Deck 1: Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice

Question 1

A practicing RN decides that attending an upcoming workshop about new pharmacological treatments would benefit their practice. This RN is modelling which of the National Competency Standards for Registered Nurses?

A) Practices within an evidence-based framework.
B) Conducts a comprehensive and systematic nursing assessment.
C) Practices within a professional and ethical nursing framework.
D) Participates in ongoing professional development of self and others.

Answer 1

Participates in ongoing professional development of self and others.

Question 2

Jane Bell, Elizabeth Kenny, Gwen Burbidge and Muriel Doherty are among the leaders who have made notable contributions to nursing's history in Australia. Which of these leaders contributed significantly to the controversial treatment of polio?

A) Jane Bell.
B) Gwen Burbidge.
C) Elizabeth Kenny.
D) Muriel Doherty.

Answer 2

Elizabeth Kenny.

Question 3

Florence Nightingale's vision for nursing was:

A) being politically assertive.
B) surgical advancements and the use of anaesthetic agents.
C) educating about cleanliness.
D) developing the profession in hospitals.

Answer 3

developing the profession in hospitals.

Question 4

A nurse is working closely with a client regarding a chemotherapy regimen by providing consultation, education and direction for the client and the client's family. This nurse would most likely be certified as which of the following?

A) Nurse practitioner.
B) Nurse entrepreneur.
C) Clinical nurse specialist.
D) Nurse educator.

Question 5

Which of the following organisations monitors the code of professional conduct for nurses?

A) ACON.
B) ANF.
C) ANMAC.
D) NMBA.

Question 6

As a research consumer and an advocate of evidence-based practice, nurses often use research to improve client care. Nurses therefore need to:

A) counsel patients on what is for their benefit.
B) be a discriminating consumer of research.
C) have expertise in the research paradigms.
D) provide some information to clients about treatment options.

Question 7

A nursing program utilises nurse preceptors in some of its clinical experiences. These nurses are considered proficient in their clinical area. According to Benner's stages of nursing expertise, these nurses would belong to which stage?

A) Stage II.
B) Stage V.
C) Stage IV.
D) Stage III.

Question 8

What role is the nurse taking on when assisting clients to make modifications in their behaviour?

A) Socialisation advocate.
B) Technological advocate.
C) Change agent.
D) Teacher.

Question 9

The nursing role that involves the recognition and cooperation of multiple other health providers in person-centred care is:

A) Communicator.
B) Collaborator.
C) Change agent.
D) Teacher.

Question 10

The difference between 'professionalism' and 'professionalisation' is:

A) attributes versus characteristics considered to be professional.
B) learning about the influences of different nursing leaders.
C) standards of the profession versus autonomy.
D) specialisation versus research.

Question 11

Public Health and health promotion roles for nurses were one component of nursing envisioned by which of the following nurse leaders?

A) Mary Evans.
B) Sally Goold.
C) Muriel Doherty.
D) Florence Nightingale.

Question 12

The nurse has assumed the responsibilities of case manager. Which of the following would these include?

A) Delegating to and directing activities of the nurses and monitoring outcomes relating to patient care.
B) Working with the multidisciplinary health care team measuring effectiveness of care and monitoring outcomes.
C) Evaluating performance of ancillary and allied health care workers as they carry out care for the patient.
D) Identifying areas of client concern or problems and directing activities relating to patient care to other nurses.

Question 13

Which of the following social forces are said to be currently influencing the nursing profession?

A) Economics, consumer demands, legislation and information technology.
B) Communication, increase in health expenditure and an excess of graduate nurses.
C) Complaints to the Health and Community Services Complaints Commission and decrease in health expenditure.
D) Delivering medications and prescribed treatments in a timely manner.

Question 14

Which of the following nurse leaders was a strong advocate for district nursing in Australia?

A) Muriel Doherty.
B) Gwendolyn Burbidge.
C) Vivian Bullwinkel.
D) Mary Evans.

Question 15

Socialisation to professional nursing practice is the process whereby the values and norms of the nursing profession are:

A) learnt through a reciprocal learning process.
B) developed through the gaining of specific skills and abilities.
C) developed by belonging to a professional organisation.
D) internalised into the nurse's own behaviour and self-concept.

Question 16

Which of the following multiple factors is having an influence on nursing shortages within Western societies?

A) Ageing nurse workforce, increased demand for nurses and workplace issues.
B) Inadequate wages, fewer nurses entering the workforce and recruiting mature people to nursing.
C) More nurses entering specialised areas, nurses moving freely within certain geographic areas and heavy workloads.
D) Increased mobility of nurses, recruiting mature people to nursing and increases in nurse education funding.

Question 17

A new graduate has started working in a State other than the one in which a nursing education program was located. Which of the following should this nurse consult in order to understand the implications of this change of venue?

A) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
B) Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
C) Australian Nursing Federation (ANF).
D) Australian College of Nursing (ACON).

Question 18

Codes and standards established for the nursing profession aim to:

A) provide guidance to the nursing profession.
B) outline accreditation processes.
C) outline the industrial rights of nurses.
D) guide the development of evidence-based protocols.

Question 19

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has standards of nursing practice that are:

A) applicable to an area of specialisation.
B) generic of a professional organisation.
C) generic in nature and applicable across the various States and Territories.
D) specific standards of nursing practice.

Question 20

Student nurses are bound by feelings of mutual cooperation, support and solidarity. These students are practicing which attribute of organisation?

A) Service orientation.
B) Specialised education.
C) Socialisation.
D) Governance.