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Nurse Researcher

They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of nursing.

Which social force has most significantly impacted the future supply and demand of nurses?

Aging

During the course of any given day of work in the acute care setting, the nurse may need to perform which roles?

Communicator Counselor Teacher

A nurse is providing care for clients in a long-term care facility. What should be the central focus of this care?

The client receiving the care

The nurse going back to school for nurse midwifery can trace education for nurse midwifery to which nursing leader?

Mary Breckinridge

The diploma nurse is considering obtaining a baccalaureate degree. Which degree should the nurse investigate?

RN-BSN

In the role of entrepreneur, the nurse's primary responsibility is:

managing a health-related business

What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?

Lack of educational standards

A prospective nursing student desires a career that will allow him to provide client care and to assist professional nurses with routine technical procedures. The prospective student needs to be employed in a full-time position quickly due to economic hardship. What type of nursing program would best suit this student?

Licensed or vocational nursing program

The first nursing journal owned, operated, and published by nurses was:

American Journal of Nursing

Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?

American Nurses Association

A nurse is planning to pursue further education in the hopes of becoming an expert in geriatric nursing who carries out direct care. For which expanded career role is the nurse preparing?

Clinical nurse specialist

Which action should the nurse implement when working with a medically homeless client?

Encourage client to utilize the free health care clinic.

The nurse is caring for a client who ascribes to the theory of animism. When attempting to explain this theory to other staff members, the nurse should state:

Everything in nature is alive with invisible forces.

A nurse wishes to pursue a degree as a nurse practitioner. What is the minimal degree needed by the nurse?

Masters

The nurse studies Dorthea Dix, an individual who organized women volunteers to care for the Civil War troops. For which other groups did Dorthea Dix improve health care?

Mentally ill, homeless, deaf, blind

What might a nurse need to do to ensure the continuation of his or her nursing license?

Obtain continuing education credits

The need for university-based nursing education programs was brought to light during which important historical time?

World War II

The RN is working with hospital administrators to transform care at their facility. Which nursing competency will be critical for the nurse to utilize?

Work effectively in interdisciplinary teams


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