Nursing Informatics midterm Chap 1
A registered nurse plans 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 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 adheres to the American Nurses Association's standard of professional performance by engaging in:
Collaboration
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 evaluation which functional health pattern?
Health perception and health management
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about the various theorists in preparation for a class exam. The students demonstrate understanding of the material when they identify which theorists as emphasizing the interpersonal interaction between the client and the nurse?
Hildegard Peplau
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
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 items in order in which the nurse would prioritize them.
1) Respect 2)Avoidance of illness 3)Elimination 4)Predictable routine 5)Maximizing potential
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.
During the 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
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? a) the use of electronics (such as a vital signs machine) to monitor clients b) client privacy issues within the social media realm c) the identification of super bugs (such as MRSA) that potentially harm the client d) Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) challenges
client privacy issues within the social media realm
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 new graduate is working with a registered nurse. The registered nurse demonstrates the use of intuition to ficus on a client's problem. The registered nurse is functioning at which level of proficiency?
Expert
A nursing student wants to take up an advanced speciality nursing role. Which role is included in advanced speciality nursing?
Nurse anesthetists are registered nurses
A client has come to a health care facility for a routine Pap smear. Who is qualified to perform the smear?
Nurse midwife
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 pursing such programs require solid scholastic abilities.
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 presented?
The organization provides programs of current professional interest
A nursing instructor is preparing a presentation for 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 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.
