Intro to Nursing Craven Quizzes

The nurse researcher would like to gather data about the attitudes of young adults on spirituality and health care. What is the most effective form of research on this topic?

qualitative research

What is meant by intellectual and affective activities in which individuals engage to explore their experiences in order to lead to new meanings and appreciations?

reflection

Which facility is an example of a tertiary health care setting?

rehabilitation facility

A woman over the age of 40 years has an annual mammogram. What level of prevention does this represent?

secondary prevention

The nurse caring for a newly admitted client recognizes that the client's past chart at an acute care facility is considered to be the

secondary source

What is one of the most significant trends in health care today?

shift from hospitals to community-based care

The staff at a day-surgery clinic are meeting because there have been two significant medication errors committed over the past few weeks. In order to prevent future medication errors, the nurses at the clinic should

take measures to ensure that they are not disturbed when pouring medications

A hospital has begun to expand home health services to its clients. Which reason is the most likely cause for the expansion of these services?

the change to shorter hospital stays

What is the primary goal of the planning phase of the nursing process?

to prepare a plan of care

Evidence-based care emphasizes decision making based on the best available evidence and

use of outcome studies to guide decisions

What are standards for decision making that endure for a significant time in one's life?

values

socialization into the nursing profession may have the most significant effect on

values

A client is being treated for community-acquired pneumonia and has experienced respiratory distress and hypoxia on several occasions since being admitted. The nurse can best prevent adverse outcomes during the client's care by

vigilantly monitoring the client's oxygenation status

Traditional medicines view of health is typically explained by the health model termed

wellness-illness continuum

Care provided to a client following surgery and until discharge represents which phase of the helping relationship?

working phase

The nurse is providing education to a client who sometimes has difficulty remembering information. Which form of communication will be most helpful for this client?

written communication

The nurse is using Teach-Back to evaluate the client's understanding of new information given during discharge. Which statement indicates the use of this technique?

"please repeat to me the different signs and symptoms of stroke"

What is a dynamic balance among the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of a person's life?

Wellness

An example of primary health care is

a hearing screening in the school setting

A Catholic priest baptizes a stillborn baby of a Catholic family. What type of practice is this considered?

a ritual

The nurse working on a medical unit always performs hand hygiene between contact with each client. In addition to being understood as an infection control measure, this practice can be understood as:

a ritual

A conceptual framework is defined as

a set of concepts and propositions

A client has severe pain related to degenerative joint disease. On which aspect of care will the nurse need to focus first?

ability to perform daily activities

A nurse is caring for a client who is practicing Jehovah's Witness. The physician orders two units of packed cells based on his low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. The nurse states to the surgeon that it is unethical to go against the client's beliefs even though his blood counts are very low. What is the BEST description of the nurse's intentions?

acting in the client's best interest

When the nurse formulates three nursing diagnosis for an adult client hospitalized for abdominal surgery, the nurse has focused on the client's

actual health problems

A program has been introduced at a hospital with the goal of improving client safety. The nurses participating in the program should recognize what event is posing the most significant threat to a client's safety.

administering medications to the client

A legal document that states a client's health-related wishes-such as a preference for pain management if the client becomes terminally ill-and also allows the client's daughter to direct his or her care, is a(n)

advance directive

Which health-promotion activity would be the MOST appropriate to suggest to a 20-year old female?

aerobic exercise 3x per week

A client states to the nurse, "I understand that I need a mastectomy for the treatment of my breast cancer, but I am fearful of learning about the drains I will need to empty."

affective learning

A primary health-maintenance concern for adolescents is

alcohol abstinence

What term is defined as "those practices that do not form part of the dominant system for managing health and disease?

alternative medicine

In order to implement the most effective care for clients, a nursing student must

apply preexisting knowledge to present situations

The parents of an infant suffering from apnea need to be educated on the apnea monitor and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. What should the nurse assess FIRST regarding the parents?

baseline knowledge of these concepts

In the provision of care and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship, the nurse must first:

be aware of one's own personality

A student nurse is preparing a presentation regarding different cultures. Which definition of culture is most accurate?

belief system that guides behavior

The nurse correctly differentiates race from ethnicity by noting that race is based on which characteristics?

biological

A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the client in bathing and dressing. What role is the nurse engaged in?

caregiver

A nurse fails to administer a medication that prevents seizures, and the client has a seizure. The nurse is in violation of the Nurse Practice Act. What type of law is the nurse in violation of?

civil

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative has identified which key competencies for nurses?

client-centered care teamwork and collaboration evidence-based practice quality improvement

a client complains of weakness following his administration of insulin. The nurse decides to assess the client's blood sugar and prepare a snack in case the blood sugar is low. What action has the nurse implemented?

clinical reasoning

A nurse assisting a new mother in the act of breastfeeding is represented by which form of learning?

cognitive

The nurse has educated the client on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease. This is an example of what learning theory?

cognitive learning theory

When caring for a client, nursing care will be most effective when the nurse-client communication is based upon

common understanding

A nurse is working in a public school as a school nurse. This nurse is considered to be working in what role?

community health

A nurse communicating with a client states, "I will be changing your dressing." She is wearing sterile gloves and a mask. She is conveying a(n)

congruent relationship

When documenting client care, the nurse understands that the most important reason for correct and accurate documentation is

conveying information

a nursing student's attitude is defined as

disposition towards situations

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

When a client states, "I only want an American doctor," the client is expressing cultural

ethnocentrism

the nurse assesses a client's blood pressure, which was 160/90. Two hours following the administration of hydrochlorothiazide, the nurse reassesses the blood pressure at 140/78. What action has the nurse implemented?

evaluation

What nursing activity forms the bridge between theory and practice?

evidence-based research

The purpose of a values inquiry discussion with a group of nursing students is to

examine social issues

A nurse states to the client that she will keep her free of pain. However, her family wishes to try a treatment to prolong her life that may necessitate withholding pain medication. This factor will cause an ethical dilemma for the nurse in relation to which ethical principle?

fidelity

A client went missing from a long-term facility and an emergency code was called. After a search of one hour, the client was discovered in a utility room that should have been inaccessible. When responding to this event, staff should

fill out an incident report, with the goal of preventing a similar event in the future

A nurse on a medical unit recognizes the need to demonstrate Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies in clinical practice. Which action best demonstrates the skills necessary to meet the QSEN competency of safety?

filling out an incident report accurately after a client went missing from the unit

Which area is typically included in a cultural assessment?

food preferences

one of the primary focuses of nursing research is to

generate knowledge to guide practice

nursing actions should be

goal directed

The standards of practice provide nurses with

guidelines for providing care

The practitioner of therapeutic touch is listening with her

hands

Community-based health care is defined best as

health care developed in partnership with communities

When educating clients in the community on health promotion and preventative disease, it is important to stress:

health education can benefit individuals and groups

Educating women on diet and exercise is an example of what type of client education?

health promotion

Communication is the

heart of nursing

The mind and body are connected in the provision of care. This statement describes

holistic

The body's attempt to restore balance through self-regulatory mechanisms is termed

homeostasis

The nurse is instructing about illness prevention when she tells new mothers to be certain that their newborns are

immunized on schedule

The nurse researcher is aware that the type of variable that can be manipulated in a study is which type of variable?

independent

The public health nurse is preparing a presentation about disparities in health care in the community. What key concepts will the nurse include?

information regarding minorities within the community identifying groups that are disadvantaged within the community pointing out groups within the community that possess less power

A nurse educator could be considered culturally as a(an)

key informant

What is the most appropriate teaching strategy for the nurse to use for 1-hr presentation on the prevention of osteoporosis to a group of 30 college-age women?

lecture/discussion

A nurse is providing care for a client whose blood pressure has been gradually dropping over the course of a shift. The nurse has decided to inform the client's primary care provider by telephone using the SBAR tool. The nurse will end this communication by

making a suggestion about what she believes to be the best action

The nurse offers a client two possible times to ambulate, as ordered by the physician. The nurse is acting in which nursing role?

manager and coordinator

A client says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the

media

When communicating with clients nurses need to b e very careful in their approach. This is particularly true when communicating using

medical terminology

A hospital is introducing a program that has the goal of aligning practices more closely with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. What initiative best exemplifies QSEN competencies?

new systems are introduced to increase communication between nurses and the members of other health disciplines

A nurse is applying a nursing model in the care of a client. Which is most similar to a nursing model?

nursing theory

When caring for a psychiatric client, a formal contract is made with the client during which phase of the nurse-client relationship?

orientation phase

the nurse writes the following on the client's chart: the client will have complete healing of the surgical incision on the lower right quadrant of the abdomen in 3 weeks. This is a(n)

outcome identification

Due to the rising cost of health care services, many procedures and treatments are being delivered in what type of setting?

outpatient facility

A nursing instructor would like to study the effect peer tutoring has on student success. What is the independent variable?

peer tutoring

during adolescence, the process of value formation is profoundly influenced by:

peers

A nurse is of the Catholic faith and votes pro-life. He is considered to have

personal values

A nurse is educating women on the need for calcium to prevent bone loss. What level of prevention does this represent?

primary prevention

The term nursing process is synonymous with the

problem-solving approach

The role of the institutional review boards for research studies is to:

protect the rights of human participants

A student is choosing her educational path and desires a nursing degree with a track that contains community nursing and leadership, as well as liberal arts. The student would best be suited in which type of program?

Baccalaureate program

Which action directly addresses one of the Joint Commission 2015 Hospital National Safety Goals?

A hospital has set ambitious targets for reducing the incidence of catheter-related urinary tract infections

Which of the following nurses would most likely be determined to have performed an at-risk behavior?

A nurse who pre-poured a client's medications at the beginning of a shift, but then suddenly had to go home sick, creating confusion

The first nursing journal owned, operated, and published by nurses was

American Journal of Nursing

In providing nursing care, it is most important to perform which action?

Coordination of care with the health care team

Which nurse theorist developed therapeutic touch?

Dolores Kreiger

While studying about various cultures, the student nurse is aware that a subcultures is based on which characteristic?

Gender Age Profession Hobbies Sexual preference

What is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity?

Health

Nurses who assist clients to deal holistically with their health care needs at the end of their lives work primarily in which health care delivery system?

Hospice

Who established the first public health service for the sick and poor?

Lillian Wald

Advocating for financial support for university based schools of nursing was noted in which government document?

The Goldmark Report

A nurse was injured when a client with Alzheimer's disease struck the nurse on the side of the head during a transfer. The nurse has completed an incident report. Which statement about an incident report is most accurate?

The report provides a detailed and objective account of the circumstances before, during, and after the event

Which statement BEST explains the importance of theoretic frameworks?

Theoretic Frameworks advance nursing knowledge and practice

In order to provide effective nursing care, the nurse should engage in what type of communication with the client and significant others?

Therapeutic communication