CoursePoint Lesson 1
A nurse mentoring second-year nursing students from a community college plans clinical experiences for them. These students will most likely graduate in which time frame?
at the end of the year
Which is the best example of a client-centered approach to care?
The nurse asks the client about health goals.
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?
lack of educational standards
A prospective nursing student desires a career that will allow the opportunity to provide client care and to assist professional nurses with routine technical procedures. The prospective student needs to be employed in a full-time position quickly due to economic hardship. What type of nursing program would best suit this student?
licensed or vocational nursing program
In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
18th to 19th century
The nurse is performing an extensive dressing change on a client with burns. The nurse explains each step as it is being performed. The nurse is acting in which role by providing explanation of each step?
Educator
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
Which action should the nurse implement when working with a medically homeless client?
Encourage client to utilize the free health care clinic.
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.
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.
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
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 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 wishes to work as a nurse researcher. Which is true regarding nurse researchers?
They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of nursing.
A nurse must possess several characteristics to be successful in this profession. Secondary to critical thinking skills, which is of great value?
advocating for the client at all times
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
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
The primary aim of the Healthy People 2020 initiative is:
health promotion
In the role of entrepreneur, the nurse's primary responsibility is:
managing a health-related business.