Fundamentals of Nursing

Which nursing actions demonstrate the aim of nursing to facilitate coping? Select all that apply.

Teaching a client and her family how to live with diabetes Assisting a client and his family to prepare for death Providing counseling for the family of a teenager with an eating disorder

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

American Nurses Association

The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?

Nursing process

The role of medicine developed from the pre-civilization era through the eras representing the beginning of civilization, the beginning of the 16th century, the 18th and 19th centuries, the World War II era and up to the present day. Place the events that defined these eras listed below in the correct chronologic order to follow this timeline.

Belief in good and evil spirits bringing health or illness existed; medicine men were physicians. Temples were the centers of medical care; belief that illness is caused by sin and the displeasure of the gods existed; priests were physicians. Focus on religion was replaced by a focus on warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge. Hospital schools were organized; female nurses were under control of male hospital administrators and physicians; males dominated the health care setting. An explosion of knowledge in medicine and technology occurred. Varied health care settings developed.

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

The registered nurse is performing a nutritional assessment to ensure that the client's diet is optimal for wound healing. The nurse's intervention can be traced back to which key contributor to nursing?

Florence Nightingale

The nurse is utilizing knowledge about a blood pressure medication's actions and side effects to determine whether or not to give a client, whose blood pressure is low, the prescribed blood pressure medication. What best describes the aspect of nursing demonstrated?

Science of Nursing

Which is the best example of a client-centered approach to care?

The nurse asks the client about health goals.

A nurse is considering relocating to another state to practice nursing. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse to ensure ability to practice in the new state?

applying for a reciprocal license in the new state

Which is the best example of a nurse demonstrating the role of caregiver?

starting an intravenous line in the client's arm