Test Bank For Essentials for Nursing Practice 9th Edition By Patricia Potter; Patricia Stockert; Anne Perry 9780323481847 Chapter 1-40 Complete Guide .

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Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition
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1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale‘s original
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theories about nursing care?
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a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth.
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b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient.
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c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes.
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d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field.
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ANS: s s A
Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients.
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Gently bathing and providing fresh linens to patients is an example of Nightingale‘s theory in
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practice. Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation,
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and viewing patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale‘s theory of
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nursing practice.
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OBJ: Discuss the influence of social, political, and economic changes on nursing
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practices. TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Basic Care
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and Comfort
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2. The nurse is mandated by the state to complete 25 contact hours of nursing education
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before the nursing license may be renewed. Which term best describes this requirement?
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a. In-service education
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b. Advanced education ss
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c. Continuing education ss



d. Certification
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ANS: s s C

Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education
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involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state
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nurses‘ associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
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institutions. In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
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care agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of
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nurses and other health care professionals employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs
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in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse
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practitioner.
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OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing
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practice. TOP: Nursing Process: Communication and
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Documentation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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3. The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse
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ss elevates the head of the patient‘s bed, checks the patient‘s pulse oximetry, and administers 2
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ss L of oxygen before notifying the patient‘s physician. Which term best describes the actions
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a. Accountability




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, b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification

ANS: s s B
Autonomy is essential to professional nursing and involves the initiation of independent
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nursing interventions without medical orders. Accountability means that you are
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professionally and legally responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided. To
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obtain licensure in the United States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN®
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examination administered by the individual State Boards of Nursing to obtain a nursing
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license. Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, some nurses choose to work toward certification in a
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specific area of nursing practice.
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4. Which type of program is appropriate to educate staff about new fall prevention protocols
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that are to be implemented on the nursing unit?
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a. In-service education ss



b. Advanced education ss



c. Continuing education ss



d. Certification education ss




ANS: s s A
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
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institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other
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health care professionals empNloU
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require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner.
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Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education
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nurses‘ associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
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institutions.
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practice. TOP: Nursing Process: Teaching and Learning
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MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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5. Which program is appropriate for a nurse who wishes to become an expert in ostomy
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ss and wound care?
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a. Specialty certification ss



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c. Doctoral degree program ss ss



d. Continuing education program ss ss




ANS: s s A




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