Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing
The RN is working with hospital administrators to transform care at their facility. Which nursing competency will be critical for the nurse to utilize?
Work effectively in interdisciplinary teams
Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses is a component of:
a state's nurse practice act.
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 caring for a client who is on a ventilator. The nurse is bathing and talking to the client, including telling the client what is going to happen next. The nurse speaks to the client in a soothing manner. The nurse is acting in which role?
caregiver communicator educator
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
The nurse cares for a client with hemiparesis following cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Place the nursing diagnoses in the order of priority for this client. Use all options.
1. Impaired urinary elimination 2. Self-care deficit: dressing 3. Sexual dysfunction 4. Risk for social isolation
The nurse is undergoing peer review after a sentinel event. What might be utilized to perform a nurse peer review? Select all that apply.
A co-worker with the same educational background. A nursing audit
The identity of the nursing profession was primarily shaped during which historical period?
Christian era
A nurse is demonstrating collegiality in professional practice. Which behaviors practiced by the nurse correlate with this standard of practice?
1. A nurse helps a colleague write a journal article. 2. A nurse encourages a colleague to join the hospital journal club. 3. A nurse encourages a colleague to join the American Nurses Association (ANA).
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
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The new nursing graduate is concerned about some of the critical changes that will be occurring 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
The Nurse Corps of the United States Army was established by whom?
Dorothea Dix
Which nursing actions are characteristic of the nurse's role as communicator?
Establishing and maintaining helping relationships with clients of all ages in a variety of settings
The founder of public health nursing is:
Lillian Wald
Who established the first public health service for the sick and poor?
Lillian Wald
Which individual provided community-based care and founded public health nursing?
Lillian Ward
Attracting minorities to the profession of nursing is an important consideration for the future of nursing. Which key historical nursing figure set a precedent in this area?
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
Which is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th century?
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
Florence Nightingale was a nursing pioneer who challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all nurses. Which statement accurately describes one of her accomplishments?
She promoted the publication of books about nursing and health care.
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.
The nurse is creating a plan of care for a client. Which actions by the nurse demonstrate the components of the nursing process?
Identifies the needs of the client Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care Plans interventions to meet the client's health care needs NOT: applies rationales for the action of a nurse
Which are approved as nursing diagnoses?
Impaired Skin Integrity Caregiver Role Strain Compromised Family Coping
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