NF.1 PrepU: CH. 1- Nursing Foundations
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
Florence Nightingale
A nurse explains the concept of health to a client when establishing health promotion goals with the client. Which statement by the client indicates that the nurse's teaching has been effective?
Health is a state of optimal functioning
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
Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly, resulting in changes in the delivery of health care?
older adults
Nurses use assessment skills in their care of clients. What is the best example of an assessment skill?
taking the temperature of a sick child
Which client is an example of "medically homeless"?
the client who goes to the emergency department for minor issues
What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
The nurse is performing care for a client in the end stage of cancer. How can the nurse best facilitate the client and family's ability to cope? Select all that apply.
-Assist the client with activities of daily living (ADLs). -Assist the client and family with the preparationof end-of-life. -Refer the client and family to hospice services.
A nursing student is obtaining an associate degree in preparation to sit for the NCLEX-RN. How many years will the student likely be in the program? Record your answer using a whole number.
2
After hearing a presentation about the American Nurses Association (ANA), a nurse decides to join the organization based on the understanding that:
ANA aims at fostering high standards of nursing in the United States
A high school senior wants to become a geriatric nurse practitioner. What nursing degree will the student need to attain this goal?
master's degree
Nurses frequently work with underserved populations. What are examples of the most commonly underserved populations in the United States? (Select all that apply.)
-ethnic minorites -poor -older adults
A licensed practical nurse is planning a move to a new state and intends to begin practicing as soon as possible. This nurse should be aware that:
there may be differences in the scope of practice when a practical nurse relocates to a new state.
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
preventing illness
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?
American Nnurses Association
Which nursing group provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
American Nursing Association (ANA)
The identity of the nursing profession was primarily shaped during which historical period?
Christian era
The Nurse Corps of the United States Army was established by whom?
Dorothea Dix
A postsurgical client required the reinsertion of a urinary catheter after retaining urine for several hours. The registered nurse had delegated this task to a practical nurse. What action shows that the RN applied the principle of right supervision and evaluation when delegating this task?
The RN confirmed that the catheter was inserted correctly after the LPN was finished the task.
Nurses use assessment skills in their care of clients. Which example best represents assessment skills?
acts that include collecting data
Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity by the nurse?
administering immunizations
The nurse is caring for a client with a new diagnosis of cancer, and allows the client to verbalize fears relating to how to tell the children. The nurse's intervention reflects which aspect of nursing?
art of nursing
A nurse mentoring second-year nursing students from a community college plans clinical experiences for them. These students will most likely graduate in which time frame?
at the end of the year
A student is choosing an educational path and desires a nursing degree with a track for community nursing and leadership and that allows for classes in liberal arts. The student would best be suited in which type of program?
baccalaureate program
A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During the rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the client in bathing and dressing. What role is the nurse engaged in?
caregiver
A nurse is caring for a client with quadriplegia who is fully conscious and able to communicate. What skill of the nurse would be most important for this client?
caring
Which nursing action is most dependent on technical skill?
changing a client's wound dressing while maintaining asepsis
An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a master's degree is considered to be an expert in the area of practice. The nurse works on an oncology unit in a large teaching hospital. Based upon this description, which career role best describes this nurse's role, taking into account the qualifications and experience?
clinical nurse specialist
Which nurse action best exemplifies the nurse's role in promoting health?
encouraging a group of junior high school students to engage in regular physical activity
Which description depicts the role of the nurse practitioner?
functions independently, is skilled at doing nursing assessments, performing physical examinations, counseling, teaching, and treating health problems
Which description best summarizes the level of responsibility of the licensed nurse as related to assessment?
gathering data by interviewing, observing, and performing a basic physical examination of people with common health problems with predictable outcomes.
Nurses use comforting skill in their care of clients. What is the best example of a comforting skill?
helping a client with breathing during a panic attack
Which of the following is a current trend affecting nursing education and practice?
increase in chronic health conditions
Nurses use counseling skills in their care of clients. Which best represents counseling skills?
interventions that include communicating with clients, actively listening during exchanges of information, offering perinent health teaching, and providing emotional support
Nurses use counseling skills in their care of clients. Which best represents counseling skills?
interventions that include communication with clients, actively listening during exchanges of information, offering pertinent health teaching, and providing emotional support
Which description is consistent with the nurse's use of empathy during client care?
intuitive awareness of what the client is experiencing
Due to the rising cost of health care services, many procedures and treatments are being delivered in what type of setting?
outpatient facilities
A nurse is providing care for an elderly client who was admitted to the hospital several days ago after she suffered a stroke. What action by the nurse best demonstrates the definition of nursing that was identified by Henderson and adopted by the International Council of Nurses?
providing temporary assistance to maximize the client's recovery and rehabilitation
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 are examples of the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommendations for transforming the nursing profession? Select all that apply.
-The nurse is a graduate with an associate degree and enrolls in a program to obtain a bachelor's degree innursing without any additional courses. -The participates in a statewide committee with other health professionals and legislators to address human trafficking. -The nurse notes an increase in bospitalized clients who have failure and implements a reseasrch studt addressing this issue.
Which nursing role is the nurse exhibiting when collecting data about the number of urinary tract infections on the nursing unit?
Researcher
A nurse is caring for a client with a hernia. Which statement should the nurse use while counseling the client about this condition?
"Open and laparoscopic hernioplasty are available."
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
Which contributor to the nursing profession established two missions: sick nursing and health nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature to act."
Florence Nightingale
During the Crimean War, which was fought between Russia and the alliance of England, Turkey, France, and Sardinia, what was the major achievement for nursing?
The nursing care resulting in a decrease of death rate of soldiers to 1% from 60%.
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.
The registered nurse (RN) working with a licensed practical nurse (LPN) understands which about LPNs?
They must take a licensure exam
The need for university-based nursing education programs was brought to light during which important historical time?
World War II
The nurse graduated several years ago from a 2-year nursing program at a community college near the home city. Recently, the nurse has considered moving from providing direct client care into an administrative role, but recognizes the need for further education to be considered for such a position. The nurse most likely possesses which nursing qualification?
associate degree
The nurse pursued a degree in nursing by attending a junior college for 2 years and successfully took the NCLEX-RN upon completion. Since getting his degree, the nurse has worked in an inpatient setting on a transplant floor for 17 years. Based on the information given, which degree does this nurse have?
associate degree
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?
lack of educational standards