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, Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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MULTIPLE CHOICE d v
1. Which nurse most likely kept 5d v d v 5 d v d v d v records on sanitation techniques and d v d v d v d v 5
the effects on h ealth?
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a. Florence Nightingale d v
b. Mary Nutting d v
c. Clara Barton d v
d. Lillian Wald d v
ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analy d v d v d v d v d v d v d v d v d v
ses c onnected poor sanitation with cholera and
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dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after Nighti
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ngale, each contributing to the nursing professi on
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in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving
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nursing education i nto universities. Clara Barton founded
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the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helpe d open the Henry Street S
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ettlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursin 5d v d v d v d v d v d v d v 5d v d v d v 5d v
g pr actices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance d v d v d v
2. The nurse prescribesstrategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome.
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Which st andard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that
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prescribes strategies and alt ernatives to attain expected outcomes. During
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assessment, the registered nurse colle cts comprehensive data pertinent to
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the patient’s health and/or the situation. In di agnosis, the registered nurse
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analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnose s or issues. During
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implementation, the
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registered nurse implements (carries out) th e identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of 5 d v d v d v d v professional d v nursing d v roles.
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3. An experienced dmedical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficien
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cy is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner d v
ANS: A