Introduction to Nursing (1)
The nurse is describing the role of the nurse entrepreneur. Which of the following statements best describe this role?
A nurse who manages a health-related business
A man age 61 years is distraught because he has just learned that his most recent computed tomography (CT) scan shows that his colon cancer has metastasized to his lungs. Which of the following nursing aims should the nurse prioritize in the immediate care of this patient?
Facilitated Coping
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.
Attracting minorities to the profession of nursing is an important consideration for the future of nursing. Which of the following key historical nursing figures set a precedent in this area?
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
A nurse wishes to pursue a degree as a nurse practitioner. What is the minimal degree needed by the nurse?
Masters
Which of the following nursing interventions would be the most appropriate for a new mother that calls the nursery for help with breastfeeding?
Refer the mother for a home care visit
The registered nurse is teaching a community health class about illness prevention. Which of the following statements reflects understanding of this concept?
"It is important to enroll in a smoking cessation class."
Which of the following are examples of a RN participating in illness prevention for a client with hypertension? Select all that apply.
• Teaching lifestyle modifications • Providing literature on heart-healty diets • Performing risk screenings for hypertension
The nurse is discussing entry level for professional nursing practices. Which of the following is the most accurate statement by the nurse?
"BSN is the recommended entry level by national nursing organization."
The nurse is evaluating client health. Which of the following clients should the nurse determine to be exhibiting the most signs of health?
A client with a leg amputation that performs activities of daily living with a prothesis
Which of the following is the best example of a nurse in the role of counselor?
A nurse allowing a crying client to verbalize their fears of death
After hearing a presentation about the American Nurses Association (ANA), a nurse decides to join the organization based on the understanding about which of the following?
ANA aims at fostering high standards of nursing in America
A client is brought to the emergency department with a head injury following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. The nurse asks the family members to describe how the accident occurred. The nurse is implementing which ANA Standard?
Collaboration: When speaking to family members and trying to figure out what happened.
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?
Florence Nightingale elevated the status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing education. She promoted the publication of books about nursing education and health care. Her belief regarding nursing was that it was separate and distinct from the practice of medicine. She did not belief that nursing education should be a part of a medical degree. Clara Barton established the American Red Cross in 1882.
The nurse recognizes that immunizations are an example of:
Illness prevention
The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?
Nursing process
Which of the following is the best example of a nurse implementing care according to the ANA standards of practice?
Providing nutrition teaching to a client with diabetes
The nurse conducts a home safety assessment for a client. Which statement best explains the standard of care being implemented?
The nurse promotes a safe environment
The need for university-based nursing education programs was brought to light during which important historical time?
World War II
A registered nurse wishes to work as a nurse researcher. Which of the following is true regarding nurse researchers?
They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of nursing
The nurse working with an LPN understands which of the following about LPNs?
They must take a licensure exam
During the Reformation, what factor influenced the decline of nursing?
Women's subordination to men
A student nurse understands that the primary aim of the Healthy People 2020 initiatives is
health promotion
The nurse utilizing the nursing process includes which of the following steps? Select all that apply
• Assess • Evaluate • Implement • Plan
The nurse caring for a client with a new diagnosis of cancer 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 nurse is attempting to provide anticipatory guidance for the parents of an eighteen-month-old boy. Which of the following would be the best statement for the nurse to make?
Keep all medications in a locked cabinent
A nurse identifies a patient's health care needs and devises a plan of care to meet those needs. Which guideline is being followed in this case?
Nursing process: Devising a plan of care is based on the nursing process. This process, identifies the client's healthcare needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
The diploma nurse is considering obtaining a baccalaureate degree. Which degree should the nurse investigate?
RN to BSN
The nurse is using the nursing process to care for a client and is in the process of making a nursing diagnosis for the client. Which of the following best reflects a nursing diagnosis?
Risk for falls: is a nursing diagnosis. Hypertension, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia are medical diagnoses versus nursing diagnoses.
Nurse H. graduated several years ago from a 2-year nursing program that he took at a community college near his home city. Recently, Nurse H. has considered moving from providing direct patient care into an administrative role, but he recognizes the need to further his education in order to be considered for such a position. Nurse H. most likely possesses which of the following nursing qualifications?
Associate degree
Which of the following is the best example of a nurse attending an inservice program?
Attending a hospital program on how to use a new IV pump
Which of the following actions should the nurse implement when working with a medically homeless client?
Encourage client to utilize the free healthcare clinic.
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 of nursing's key people's contributions to nursing?
Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing included the recognition of the importance of nutrition to health. Clara Barton established the Red Cross. Dorothea Dix was a pioneer for reform of treatment for the mentally ill. Linda Richards began the practice of keeping records and writing orders
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. Which of the following best describes the aspect of nursing demonstrated?
Science of nursing
Which of the following is the best example of a nurse demonstrating the role of caregiver?
Starting an intravenous line in the client's arm
During the course of any given day of work in the acute care setting, the nurse may need to perform which of the following roles? Select all that apply.
Teacher, Communicator, Counselor
The registered nurse communicates with the physical therapist that a client is now on strict bed rest due to bradycardia. Which statement best explains the standard exemplified by the nurse?
The RN coordinates care delivery.
A nurse educator is teaching students the criteria that define nursing as a profession. Which nursing actions are based on these criteria? (Select all that apply.)
• A nurse accesses a well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge to plan nursing care for patients. • A nurse follows an established code of ethics when performing actions for patients who are in hospice. • A nurse is committed to using ongoing research when planning nursing care for patients. • A nurse independently chooses nursing interventions for a patient and uses self-regulation to ensure they are performed properly.
One of the American Nurse Association's (ANA) standards of nursing practice is collegiality. In which of the following examples is the nurse utilizing this standard? Select all that apply.
• A nurse helps a colleague write a journal article. • A nurse encourages a colleague to join the hospital journal club. • A nurse encourages a colleague to join the ANA.
Which of the following are the best examples of the role of the nurse as a communicator? Select all that apply.
• Informing the physical therapist that client's therapy was discontinued • Calling a physician about a client's blood pressure • Telling a client their blood pressure