chapter 1
Which description depicts the role of the nurse practitioner?
functions independently and is skilled at doing nursing assessments, performing physical examinations, counseling, teaching, and treating health problems
When administering immunizations, the nurse is engaged in:
illness prevention
The registered nurse (RN) working with a licensed practical nurse (LPN) understands which about LPNs?
licensed exam
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
A client has come to a health care facility for a routine Papanicolaou test. Who is qualified to perform the test?
nurse-midwife
The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?
nursing process
Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly, resulting in changes in the delivery of health care?
older adults
Oxygen, food, water, and rest are all examples of what type of human need as described by Maslow?
physiological
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
preventing illness
In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
18th to 19th century
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
A nurse educator is discussing the role of nursing based on the American Nurses Association (ANA). Which statement best describes this role?
It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing
A person practicing nursing in the 1950s would most likely have been influenced by what trend?
Large numbers of women began to work outside the home, asserting their independence.
Which individual provided community-based care and founded public health nursing?
Lillian Wald
What might a nurse need to do to ensure the continuation of his or her nursing license?
Obtain continuing education credits.
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.
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.
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 the 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 is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
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 nursing action would be considered an ethical/legal skill?
A nurse helps a client prepare a living will.
The new nursing graduate is concerned about some of the critical changes that will be occuring in nursing. What changes does the nurse anticipate will impact nursing care?
Difficulty for nurses to remain current in a rapidly changing medical and technology environment
Which healthcare trends should the nurse include when speaking about the efficiency of today's healthcare system at a community health fair? (Select all that apply.)
Emphasize the need to focus on health promotion and prevention. & Encourage the increase use of outpatient and ambulatory services.
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 evaluating which functional health pattern?
Health perception and health management
The nursing process is:
a critical thinking method used by nurses to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic
The nurse is caring for a client who cannot meet health needs independently. Which action made by the nurse depicts concern and attachment?
asking the client, "How are you today? I am really worried about you."
The nurse is administering an antibiotic to a client with community-acquired pneumonia. This activity encompasses which aim of nursing?
restoring health
Which is the best example of a nurse demonstrating the role of caregiver?
starting an intravenous line in a patient
Which nursing group provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing?
American Nurses Association
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?
American Nurses Association
The nursing process includes step(s)? Select all that apply.
Assess Implement Evaluate Plan
Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate for a new mother that calls the nursery for help with breastfeeding?
Refer the mother for a home care visit.
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
Which organization offers membership by invitation to students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurses in the community who demonstrate excellence in leadership?
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
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
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Professional Nursing Practice provides standard of care for all nurses. Which statement on the assessment of the nursing process is accurate?
The nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client's health or situation.
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Which nursing pioneer established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
clara barton
The nurse is caring for a client after a stroke rendered the client's right side weaker than the left. The nurse coordinates the plan of care with the physical therapist. The nurse's interventions reflect which one of nursing's four broad goals?
to restore health
