Professional Nurse
Which scenario is the best example of the nurse in the role of teacher/educator?
Assessing whether the client is able to perform a dressing change
Which nursing group provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the best nursing intervention to promote health in a client at risk for heart disease?
Emphasizing a client's strengths to encourage weight loss
A client is distraught because a recent computed tomography (CT) scan shows that the client's colon cancer has metastasized to the lungs. Which nursing aim should the nurse prioritize in the immediate care of this client?
Facilitating coping
A nurse manager is teaching staff how to use a new piece of hospital equipment. Which educational setting would be most appropriate for this process?
In-service education
The nurse discussing the importance of professional nursing organizations setting standards should include which statement?
It helps identify nursing as a profession.
What might a nurse need to do to ensure the continuation of his or her nursing license?
Obtain continuing education credits.
The diploma nurse is considering obtaining a baccalaureate degree. Which degree should the nurse investigate?
RN to BSN
Which explanation accurately differentiates the role of the registered nurse (RN) from that of the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)?
The LPN/LVN should work under the supervision of an RN
The nurse asks a client about his spiritual health. Which statement best explains the standard of care utilized by the nurse?
The RN collects comprehensive data.
A nurse is providing care for clients in a long-term care facility. What should be the central focus of this care?
The client receiving the care
A registered nurse (RN) is caring for four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which task is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the licensed practical nurse (LPN)?
administering bedside blood glucose testing
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 9-year-old child asks the nurse why he keeps breathing while he is asleep. The nurse knows which of the following gases stimulate normal respiration?
carbon dioxide
When administering immunizations, the nurse is engaged in:
illness prevention.
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?
lack of educational standards
A nurse has recently completed the administration of seasonal influenza vaccinations for the residents of a long-term care facility. Which aim of nursing has the nurse most clearly demonstrated?
preventing illness
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
preventing illness
What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care