Deck 1: Nursing Today

Question 1

Which of the following resources guides faculty on structure and evaluation of the nursing curriculum?

A) ANA's Standards of Nursing Practice
B) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education
C) NLNAC Interpretive Guidelines
D) Standards of Professional Performance

Answer 1

Essentials of Baccalaureate Education

Question 2

The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was

A) Florence Nightingale.
B) Mildred Montag.
C) Clara Barton.
D) Mary Agnes Snively.

Answer 2

Florence Nightingale.

Question 3

Graduates of baccalaureate degree or associate's degree nursing programs are eligible to take which of the following to become registered nurses in the state in which they will practice?

A) Continuing education credits
B) In-service education programs
C) National Council Licensure Examination
D) Graduate education

Answer 3

National Council Licensure Examination

Question 4

The physician is planning to take the patient to surgery in the morning and leaves an order for the nurse to get the patient to sign the surgical permit.The physician's note indicates that the patient has been educated on the procedure.However,the patient tells the nurse,"I have no idea what he's going to do.He rushed in and rushed out so fast,I couldn't ask any questions." The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and calls the physician to inform him of the patient's statement.This is an example of the nurse acting as

A) Patient advocate.
B) Patient educator.
C) Manager.
D) Clinical nurse specialist.

Question 5

The patient requires routine gynecological services after giving birth to her son,and while seeing the nurse midwife,she asks for a referral to a pediatrician for the newborn.The nurse midwife should

A) Provide the referral as requested.
B) Offer to provide the newborn care.
C) Refer the patient to the supervising physician.
D) Tell the patient that she cannot make referrals.

Question 6

The nurse is speaking in front of a group of ninth grade students about nursing as a profession.One student states that she does not want to be a nurse because all nurses do is take care of sick people and play politics.The most appropriate response that the nurse could give and expand on is that

A) Nursing is ideal for the person who hates politics.
B) Nursing focuses on curing the person's disease.
C) Nursing is not political because it has its own knowledge base.
D) An area of nursing exists for every interest.

Question 7

The nurse in the twenty-first century is facing an extremely complex profession with multiple external forces affecting the nursing profession.Factors influencing the nursing profession include which of the following?

A) Demography
B) Women's health care
C) Human rights
D) The threat of bioterrorism
E) The medically underserved
F) None of the above

Question 8

The major difference between a baccalaureate degree nursing program and an associate's degree nursing program is that the baccalaureate program includes studies in

A) Basic sciences and theoretical courses.
B) Social sciences and humanities.
C) Theoretical and clinical courses.
D) Basic sciences and clinical courses.

Question 9

After licensure,the practicing nurse is required to update his or her knowledge about the latest research and practice developments.The most common way nurses do this is through _____ programs.

A) Continuing education
B) Master's degree
C) In-service education
D) DNP

Question 10

The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse and has earned her master's degree as a family nurse practitioner.However,she seems unfulfilled and has a strong desire to do research.To fulfill her desire,the nurse most likely would apply to attend a program that would lead to a

A) Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc).
B) Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD).
C) Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP).
D) Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN).

Question 11

The student nurse has a goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).It is important for the student to understand that the CRNA

A) Works under the guidance of an anesthesiologist.
B) Manages acute medical conditions.
C) Manages gynecological services such as PAP smears.
D) Must have a PhD degree in anesthesiology.

Question 12

Which of the following is (are)an example of an advanced practice nurse?

A) Nurse practitioner
B) Clinical nurse specialist
C) Patient advocate
D) Certified registered nurse anesthetist
E) Nurse midwife

Question 13

In 1923,the Goldmark Report was an important study that

A) Formed formal nurse midwifery programs.
B) Established the Center for Ethics and Human Rights.
C) Revised the ANA code of ethics.
D) Led to the development of the Yale School of Nursing.

Question 14

A bill has been submitted to the State House of Representatives that is designed to reduce the cost of health care by increasing the patient-to-nurse ratio from a maximum of 2:1 in intensive care units to 3:1.The nurse realizes that

A) Legislation is politics beyond the nurse's control.
B) National programs have no bearing on state politics.
C) The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
D) Focusing on nursing care provides the best patient benefit.

Question 15

The nurse is caring for her patients and is focused on managing their care as opposed to managing and performing skills.This nurse demonstrates which level of proficiency according to Benner?

A) Novice
B) Competent
C) Proficient
D) Expert

Question 16

Which concept means that the nurse is responsible,professionally and legally,for the type and quality of nursing care provided?

A) Autonomy
B) Accountability
C) Patient advocacy
D) Patient education

Question 17

The nurse is caring for the patient who has had major abdominal surgery and also has a large sacral pressure sore.The nurse implements coughing and deep breathing exercises and consults the wound care specialist to evaluate and prescribe care for the pressure sore,even though no physician order has provided instructions to do so.In doing this,the nurse is implementing the element of

A) Autonomy.
B) Accountability.
C) Advanced practice.
D) Nurse practitioner.

Question 18

Nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 were among the first nurses to demonstrate autonomy in practice.This was because those nurses

A) Had no ability to work in the hospital setting.
B) Were required to use critical thinking skills.
C) Focused solely on healing the very ill.
D) Planned their care around research findings.

Question 19

During the American Civil War,which of the following women was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom?

A) Harriet Tubman
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke)

Question 20

The American Red Cross was founded by

A) Florence Nightingale.
B) Harriet Tubman.
C) Clara Barton.
D) Mary Mahoney.

Question 21

The nurse manager from the oncology unit has had two callouts; the orthopedic unit has had multiple discharges and probably will have to cancel one or two of its nurses.The orthopedic unit has agreed to "float" two of its nurses to the oncology unit if oncology can "float" a nursing assistant to the orthopedic unit to help with obtaining vital signs.This is an example of

A) Autonomy.
B) Accountability.
C) Political activism.
D) Politics.