Chapter 1 (WK)
Which nursing actions demonstrate the aim of nursing to facilitate coping? Select all that apply.
- assisting a client and his family to prepare death - Providing counseling for the family of a teenager with an eating disorder - Teaching a client and her family how to live with diabetes
Which advancement in the nursing profession occurred immediately after World War II?
Advanced nursing education was established.
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?
American Nurses Association
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
A prospective student is interested in alternate emerging pathways to the nursing profession instead of the traditional programs. What pathways should the student be advised to research? Select all that apply.
- Entry level master's degree programs - RN completion programs for LPNs
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.
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
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
The registered nurse is teaching a community health class about illness prevention. Which statement reflects understanding of this concept?
"It is important to enroll in a smoking cessation class."
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 are approved as nursing diagnoses? Select all that apply.
- Caregiver Role Strain - Impaired Skin Integrity - Compromised Family Coping
Which standards are monitored by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)? Select all that apply.
- Evidence-based practice - Client-centered care - Informatics - Quality improvement
What time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
18th-19th century
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 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
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 client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?
Nursing process
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.
Which social force has most significantly impacted the future supply and demand of nurses?
aging
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
A nurse practicing in the early Christian period might perform which nursing action characteristic of this era?
making organized visits to the sick
The nursing instructor has presented some basic concepts related to the nursing profession to a class of nursing students. Which factor is part of the definition of nursing?
provide appropriate diagnosis of client's health concern
The nursing process is:
a critical thinking method used by nurses to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic.
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 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
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?
lack of educational standards
Nursing is described in various ways. The focus of all nursing interventions should involve which factor? Select all that apply.
- The human experience and responses of individuals, families, and groups - The birth, health, illness, and death of individuals - Advanced through the use of evidence-based practice to ensure the best care
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Professional Nursing Practice provides standard of care for all nurses. Which statement on the assessment of the nursing process is accurate?
The nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client's health or situation.