Leadership
Nursing has its origins with 1. Florence Nightingale 2. The Knights of Columbus 3. Religious orders 4. Wars and battles
#1Florence Nightingale
APRNs generally: Select all that apply. 1. Function independently 2. Function as unit directors 3. Work in acute care settings 4. Work in the university setting 5. Hold advanced degrees
#1Function independently,#5Hold advanced degrees
Who stated that the "function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death)"? 1. Henderson 2. Rogers 3. Robb 4. Nightingale
#1Henderson
Which of the following is unique to a professional standard of decision making? Select all that apply. 1. Weighs benefits and risks when making a decision 2. Analyzes and examines choices more independently 3. Concrete thinking 4. Anticipates when to make choices without others' assistance
#1Weighs benefits and risks when making a decision,#2Analyzes and examines choices more independently
Nurses at a community hospital are in an education program to learn how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This is which type of education? 1. Continuing education 2. Graduate education 3. In-service education 4. Professional registered nurse education
#3In-service education
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A non-nursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the following statements best describes this code? 1. Improves communication between the nurse and the patient 2. Protects the patient 's right of autonomy 3. Ensures identical care to all patients 4. Acts as a guide for professional behaviors in giving patient care
#4Acts as a guide for professional behaviors in giving patient care
The NCLEX ® for nurses is exactly the same in every state in the United States. The examination: 1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients 2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients 3. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided 4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
#4Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
Which of the following represent the knowledge and skills expected of the professional nurse? Select all that apply. 1. Accountability 2. Advocacy 3. Autonomy 4. Social networking 5. Participation in nursing blogs
1. Accountability 2. Advocacy 3. Autonomy
Nursing practice in the 21st century is an art and science that focuses on: 1. Th e client 2. Th e nursing process 3. Cultural diversity 4. Th e health-care facility
1. The client
Professional accountability serves the following purpose: Select all that apply. 1. To provide a basis for ethical decision making 2. To respect the decision of the client 3. To maintain standards of health 4. To evaluate new professional practices and reassess existing ones 5. To belong to a professional organization.
1. To provide a basis for ethical decision making 2. To respect the decision of the client 3. To maintain standards of health 4. To evaluate new professional practices and reassess existing ones
