Intro to Nursing Concepts Chapter 1 PrepU
The nurse going back to school for nurse midwifery can trace education for nurse midwifery to which nursing leader?
Mary Breckinridge
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
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."
A current nursing trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of practicing nurses.
false
Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination.
false
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
To meet the aims of nursing practice, the nurse uses four blended competencies: _____________, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal.
cognitive
Which challenge associated with technology most affects nurses today?
Client privacy issues within the social media realm
The nurse conducts a home safety assessment for a client. Which statement best explains the standard of care being implemented?
The RN promotes a safe environment.
Health promotion activities that are the framework for nursing activities are considered __________ centered.
patient
Which is the best example of a nurse demonstrating the role of caregiver?
starting an intravenous line in the client's arm
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
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
The major goals of health care are promoting, maintaining, and restoring health.
True
The registered nurse is performing a nutritional assessment to ensure that the client's diet is optimal for wound healing. The nurse's intervention can be traced back to which key contributor to nursing?
Florence Nightingale
Why do nurses need to care for their own health needs? Select all that apply.
To enable them to practice more efficiently To help them serve as role models for clients To allow them to give effective nursing care to others
As defined by the World Health Organization, health includes physical, social, and mental components and is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
true
Reciprocity is the process that allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another state.
true
The nurse is attempting to provide anticipatory guidance for the parents of an 18-month-old child. Which statement would be best for the nurse to make?
"Keep all medications in a locked cabinet."
A client asks an RN to prescribe a medication for pain. What is the best answer by the nurse?
"Only advanced practice registered nurses have prescriptive authority."
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 nurse is demonstrating a type of nursing whose roots go back to the ancient Greek times when temples were the center of nursing care?
The nurse conducting a blood pressure screening at a local church
Nursing is described in various ways. The focus of all nursing interventions should involve which factor? Select all that apply.
Advanced through the use of evidence-based practice to ensure the best care The birth, health, illness, and death of individuals The human experience and responses of individuals, families, and groups
Due to the rising cost of health care services, many procedures and treatments are being delivered in what type of setting?
outpatient facilities
Nurse _________ Acts are laws established in each state in the United States to regulate the practice of nursing.
practice
After hearing a presentation about the American Nurses Association (ANA), a nurse decides to join the organization based on the understanding that:
ANA aims at fostering high standards of nursing in the United States.
The nurse is performing care for a client in the end stage of cancer. How can the nurse best facilitate the client and family's ability to cope? Select all that apply.
Refer the client and family to hospice services. Assist the client and family with the preparation for end-of-life. Assist the client with activities of daily living (ADLs).
The nurse is helping the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) bathe the client, who is experiencing a lot of pain when repositioned in bed. Which nursing responsibility is the nurse demonstrating?
client advocate
The essential activities involved in the nursing process are assessing, _____________, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
diagnosing ADPIE
Nursing theories and nursing research provide a foundation for _________-based nursing practice that defines the rationale for nursing actions.
evidence
