Test Bank For Fundamentals Of Nursing 12th Edition
By Patricia A. Potter All Chapters Covered 1-50| Verified
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, Chapter 1: Nursing Today Multiple
Choice
1. Which Nurse Most Likely Kept Records On Sanitation Techniques And The Effects On Health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
Accurate Answer: A
Nightingale Was The First Practicing Nurse Epidemiologist. Her Statistical Analyses Connected Poor
Sanitation With Cholera And Dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, And Lillian Wald Came After
Nightingale, Each Contributing To The Nursing Profession In Her Own Way. Mary Nutting Was
Instrumental In Moving Nursing Education Into Universities. Clara Barton Founded The American Red
Cross. Lillian Wald Helped Open The Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Understand (Comprehension)
OBJ: Discuss The Influence Of Social, Historical, Political, And Economic Changes On Nursing
Practices. TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion And Maintenance
2. The Nurse Prescribes Strategies And Alternatives To Attain Expected Outcome. Which Standard Of
Nursing Practice Is The Nurse Following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
Accurate Answer: C
In Planning, The Registered Nurse Develops a Plan That Prescribes Strategies And Alternatives To
Attain Expected Outcomes. During Assessment, The Registered Nurse Collects Comprehensive Data
Pertinent To The Patient’s Health And/Or The Situation. In Diagnosis, The Registered Nurse Analyzes
The Assessment Data To Determine The Diagnoses Or Issues. During Implementation, The Registered
Nurse Implements (Carries Out) The Identified Plan.
DIF: Understand (Comprehension)
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,OBJ: Discuss The Development Of Professional Nursing Roles. TOP: Planning MSC: Management
Of Care
3. An Experienced Medical-Surgical Nurse Chooses To Work In Obstetrics. Which Level Of Proficiency
Is The Nurse Upon Initial Transition To The Obstetrical Floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced
Beginner Accurate Answer:
A
A Beginning Nursing Student Or Any Nurse Entering a Situation In Which There Is No Previous Level
Of Experience (e.g., An Experienced Operating Room Nurse Chooses To Now Practice In Home Health)
Is An Example Of a Novice Nurse. A Proficient Nurse Perceives a Patient’s Clinical Situation As a
Whole, Is Able To Assess An Entire Situation, And Can Readily Transfer Knowledge Gained From
Multiple Previous Experiences To a Situation. A Competent Nurse Understands The Organization And
Specific Care Required By The Type Of Patients (e.g., Surgical, Oncology, Or Orthopedic Patients).
This Nurse Is a Competent Practitioner Who Is Able To Anticipate Nursing Care And Establish Long-
Range Goals. A Nurse Who Has Had Some Level Of Experience With The Situation Is An Advanced
Beginner. This Experience May Only Be Observational In Nature, But The Nurse Is Able To Identify
Meaningful Aspects Or Principles Of Nursing Care.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Development Of Professional Nursing Roles. TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management
Of Care
4. A Nurse Assesses a Patient’s Fluid Status And Decides That The Patient Needs To Drink More Fluids. The
Nurse Then Encourages The Patient To Drink More Fluids. Which Concept Is The Nurse Demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
Accurate Answer: B
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, Autonomy Is An Essential Element Of Professional Nursing That Involves The Initiation Of Independent
Nursing Interventions Without Medical Orders. To Obtain Licensure In The United States, The RN
Candidate
Must Pass The NCLEX -
Certification In a Specific Area Of Nursing Practice. Accountability Means That You Are Responsible,
Professionally And Legally, For The Type And Quality Of Nursing Care Provided.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Roles And Career Opportunities For Nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management Of Care
5. A Nurse Prepares The Budget And Policies For An Intensive Care Unit. Which Role Is
The Nurse Implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver Accurate
Answer: B
A Manager Coordinates The Activities Of Members Of The Nursing Staff In Delivering Nursing Care
And Has Personnel, Policy, And Budgetary Responsibility For a Specific Nursing Unit Or Facility. As An
Educator, You Explain Concepts And Facts About Health, Describe The Reason For Routine Care
Activities, Demonstrate Procedures Such As Self-Care Activities, Reinforce Learning Or Patient
Behavior, And Evaluate The Patient’s Progress In Learning. As a Patient Advocate, You Protect Your
Patient’s Human And Legal Rights And Provide Assistance In Asserting These Rights If The Need
Arises. As a Caregiver, You Help Patients Maintain And Regain Health, Manage Disease And Symptoms,
And Attain a Maximal Level Function And Independence Through The Healing Process.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Roles And Career Opportunities For Nurses. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management Of Care
6. The Nurse Has Been Working In The Clinical Setting For Several Years As An Advanced Practice
Nurse. However, The Nurse Has a Strong Desire To Pursue Research And Theory Development. To
Fulfill This Desire, Which Program Should The Nurse Attend?
a. Doctor Of Nursing Science Degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor Of Philosophy Degree (PhD)
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By Patricia A. Potter All Chapters Covered 1-50| Verified
Q&As With Rationales For Exam Preparations| Graded A+|
Guaranteed Pass
Page | 1
, Chapter 1: Nursing Today Multiple
Choice
1. Which Nurse Most Likely Kept Records On Sanitation Techniques And The Effects On Health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
Accurate Answer: A
Nightingale Was The First Practicing Nurse Epidemiologist. Her Statistical Analyses Connected Poor
Sanitation With Cholera And Dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, And Lillian Wald Came After
Nightingale, Each Contributing To The Nursing Profession In Her Own Way. Mary Nutting Was
Instrumental In Moving Nursing Education Into Universities. Clara Barton Founded The American Red
Cross. Lillian Wald Helped Open The Henry Street Settlement.
DIF: Understand (Comprehension)
OBJ: Discuss The Influence Of Social, Historical, Political, And Economic Changes On Nursing
Practices. TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion And Maintenance
2. The Nurse Prescribes Strategies And Alternatives To Attain Expected Outcome. Which Standard Of
Nursing Practice Is The Nurse Following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
Accurate Answer: C
In Planning, The Registered Nurse Develops a Plan That Prescribes Strategies And Alternatives To
Attain Expected Outcomes. During Assessment, The Registered Nurse Collects Comprehensive Data
Pertinent To The Patient’s Health And/Or The Situation. In Diagnosis, The Registered Nurse Analyzes
The Assessment Data To Determine The Diagnoses Or Issues. During Implementation, The Registered
Nurse Implements (Carries Out) The Identified Plan.
DIF: Understand (Comprehension)
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,OBJ: Discuss The Development Of Professional Nursing Roles. TOP: Planning MSC: Management
Of Care
3. An Experienced Medical-Surgical Nurse Chooses To Work In Obstetrics. Which Level Of Proficiency
Is The Nurse Upon Initial Transition To The Obstetrical Floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced
Beginner Accurate Answer:
A
A Beginning Nursing Student Or Any Nurse Entering a Situation In Which There Is No Previous Level
Of Experience (e.g., An Experienced Operating Room Nurse Chooses To Now Practice In Home Health)
Is An Example Of a Novice Nurse. A Proficient Nurse Perceives a Patient’s Clinical Situation As a
Whole, Is Able To Assess An Entire Situation, And Can Readily Transfer Knowledge Gained From
Multiple Previous Experiences To a Situation. A Competent Nurse Understands The Organization And
Specific Care Required By The Type Of Patients (e.g., Surgical, Oncology, Or Orthopedic Patients).
This Nurse Is a Competent Practitioner Who Is Able To Anticipate Nursing Care And Establish Long-
Range Goals. A Nurse Who Has Had Some Level Of Experience With The Situation Is An Advanced
Beginner. This Experience May Only Be Observational In Nature, But The Nurse Is Able To Identify
Meaningful Aspects Or Principles Of Nursing Care.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Development Of Professional Nursing Roles. TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management
Of Care
4. A Nurse Assesses a Patient’s Fluid Status And Decides That The Patient Needs To Drink More Fluids. The
Nurse Then Encourages The Patient To Drink More Fluids. Which Concept Is The Nurse Demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
Accurate Answer: B
Page | 3
, Autonomy Is An Essential Element Of Professional Nursing That Involves The Initiation Of Independent
Nursing Interventions Without Medical Orders. To Obtain Licensure In The United States, The RN
Candidate
Must Pass The NCLEX -
Certification In a Specific Area Of Nursing Practice. Accountability Means That You Are Responsible,
Professionally And Legally, For The Type And Quality Of Nursing Care Provided.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Roles And Career Opportunities For Nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management Of Care
5. A Nurse Prepares The Budget And Policies For An Intensive Care Unit. Which Role Is
The Nurse Implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver Accurate
Answer: B
A Manager Coordinates The Activities Of Members Of The Nursing Staff In Delivering Nursing Care
And Has Personnel, Policy, And Budgetary Responsibility For a Specific Nursing Unit Or Facility. As An
Educator, You Explain Concepts And Facts About Health, Describe The Reason For Routine Care
Activities, Demonstrate Procedures Such As Self-Care Activities, Reinforce Learning Or Patient
Behavior, And Evaluate The Patient’s Progress In Learning. As a Patient Advocate, You Protect Your
Patient’s Human And Legal Rights And Provide Assistance In Asserting These Rights If The Need
Arises. As a Caregiver, You Help Patients Maintain And Regain Health, Manage Disease And Symptoms,
And Attain a Maximal Level Function And Independence Through The Healing Process.
DIF: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss The Roles And Career Opportunities For Nurses. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management Of Care
6. The Nurse Has Been Working In The Clinical Setting For Several Years As An Advanced Practice
Nurse. However, The Nurse Has a Strong Desire To Pursue Research And Theory Development. To
Fulfill This Desire, Which Program Should The Nurse Attend?
a. Doctor Of Nursing Science Degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor Of Philosophy Degree (PhD)
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