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, Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE z!z!
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health
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a. Florence Nightingale z!z!
b. Mary Nutting z!z!
c. Clara Barton z!z!
d. Lillian Wald z!z!
ANS: A z!z!
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses conne
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cted poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lilli
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an Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her o
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wn way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities.
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Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry S
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treet Settlement. z!z!
DIF:Understand (comprehension) z!z!
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practice
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which stand
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ard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternat
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ives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects com
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prehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the
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registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. Duri
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ng implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) z!z!
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TOP: Plannin z!z!
g MSC:
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
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nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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ANS: A z!z!