Chapter 1: The Profession of Nursing
During a clinical rotation, a nurse documents the vital signs of a client on the bedside chart. What role is the nurse playing in such a situation?
Communicator
A nurse is thinking about pursuing a master's degree in nursing and is reviewing information about various programs. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find about such programs?
Nurses perusing such programs require solid scholastic abilities.
A nurse is preparing to provide care to a client, prioritizing and organizing the care using Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. Place the following needs n the order in which the nurse would prioritize them.
-Elimination -Predictable routine -Avoidance of loneliness -Respect -Minimizing potential
A registered nurse adheres to the American Nurse Association's standard of professional performance by engaging in:
Collaboration -Collaboration is designated in ANA's standard of professional performance.
Nursing has evolved throughout the ages. Nurses in the 21st century face a variety of challenges, and technology is in the forefront of the profession. Which force affects the current nurse most?
Client privacy issues within the social media realm
A new graduate is working with a registered nurse. The registered nurse demonstrates the use of intuition to focus on a client's problem. The registered nurse is functioning at which level of proficiency?
Expert
A nurse is gathering information about a person's culture and beliefs related to health and how these beliefs influence the person. The nurse is evaluating which functional health pattern?
Health perception and health management
A nursing student wants to take up an advanced specialty nursing role. Which role is included in advanced specificity nursing?
Nurse anesthetists are registered nurse
A nursing instructor is preparing a presentation of a group of incoming nursing students. What would the instructor need to keep in mind when developing the presentation?
The student population is likely to be widely diverse.
A group of nursing students has attended a presentation about the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA). Which statement by the group indicates that they have understood the information present?
The organization provides programs of current professional interest.
A client has come to a health care facility for a routine Pap smear. Who is qualified to perform the smear?
Nurse midwife
After hearing a presentation about the American Nurses Association (ANA), a nurse decides to join the organization based on the understanding about which of the following?
ANA aims at fostering high standards of nursing in the United States.
A registered nurse to return to the nursing profession after a long hiatus. Which statement about the trend in health care services would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind?
Clients enter the health care system acutely ill.
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about the various nursing theorists in preparation for a class exam. The students demonstrate understanding of the material when they identify which theorist as emphasizing the interpersonal interaction between the client and nurse?
Hildegard Peplau Nightingale- fundamental needs of the sick and basic principles of good health care. Henderson- focused on assisting the client to gain Independence as rapidly as possible. Orem- providing care and assisting clients to attain self-care
A student has completed a nursing program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Which is true about the organization?
It fosters continued improvement in nursing education programs.
A registered nurse who is a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) demonstrates adherence to the ANA's standards of care by participating in:
Outcome identification - Outcome identification is a professional nursing responsibility designated n ANA's standard of care list.
A licensed practice nurse (LPN) is working as a staff nurse. What role do the LPNs working as staff nurses play?
Provide direct nursing care to the clients in the health care facility.
A registered nurse wishes to work as a nurse researcher. Which is true regarding nurse researchers?
They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of nursing.
