Chapter 1 introduction to nursing
A nurse conducts a smoking cessation program for patience of a neighborhood clinic. This is an example of which of the following aims of nursing
Preventing illness
A nurse has been tried and found guilty of the felony crime of forgery. How much does this affect the nurses license to practice nursing?
The license may be revoked or suspended
Which of the following organizations has established standards for clinical nursing practice
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing
Florence Nightingale
A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with down syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing role?
counselor
Amy Jones, a high school senior, wants to become a geriatric nurse practitioner. What nursing degree will she need to attain this goal?
master's degree
Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly, resulting in changes in the delivery of healthcare?
older adults
Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at the end of the middle ages
purpose, direction, leadership
What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice
to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
Which of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an ethical/legal skill?
A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will
Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as a profession
A strong service orientation
What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with disability and death
-Referring to a community diabetic support group -admitting a patient to a hospice program
Which of the following statements accurately describe an element of nursing
-The science of nursing is the knowledge base for the care that is given, -Nursing is considered to be both an art and science -nursing is a proffesion that uses specialized knowledge and skills
In what time period did nursing care as we know it begin
18th and 19th century
Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing
ANA
After graduation from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the NCLEX, what gives the nurse a legal right to practice?
Being licensed by the State Board of Nursing
Which of the following nursing pioneers establish the red cross in the United States in 1882
Clara Barton
A nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes chooses in appropriate plan of care and devices interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing skills?
Cognitive
A nurse instructor explain the concept of health to her students. Which of the following statements accurately describes the state of being
Health is a state of optimal functioning
Which of the following is a current trend affecting nursing education and practice?
Increase in chronic health conditions
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War
Lack of educational standards
Which of the following individuals provided community-based care and found public health nursing
Lilian Wald
Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practice from early civilization to the 16th century
Most early civilizations believed that illness had super natural causes
A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the US Department of health document: healthy people 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator discussed in this document
Obesity
Nurses use the nursing process to focus care on human responses to what?
Outcomes of medical or surgical treatment
Teaching A woman about breast self examination is an example of what brought aim of nursing?
Preventing illness
A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single pregnant teens. Which of the following actions is the best example of using the collaborator role as a nurse
Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental health care specialist
Why are nursing organizations important for the continued development and improvement of nursing as a whole
To set standards for nursing education and practice
Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities which one would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree?
Using research findings to improve practice
