Nursing, Theory, And Professional Practice

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Nursing, Theory, and Professional Practice
Values, Beliefs, and Caring
Communication
Critical Thinking in Nursing
Introduction to the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation and Evaluation
Documentation, Electronic Health Records, and Reporting
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Leadership and Management
Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research
Health Literacy and Patient Education
Nursing Informatics
Health and Wellness
Human Development: Conception through Adolescence
Human Development Young Adult to Older Adult
Vital Signs
Health History and Physical Assessment
Ethnicity and Cultural Assessment
Spiritual Health
Public Health, Community Base, and Home Health Care
Human Sexuality
Safety
Asepsis and Infection Control
Hygiene and Personal Care
Activity, Immobility, and Safe Movement
Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Nutrition
Cognitive and Sensory Alterations
Stress and Coping
Sleep
Diagnostic Testing
Medication Administration
Pain Management
Perioperative Nursing Care
Oxygenation and Tissue Perfusion
Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
Bowel Elimination
Urinary Elimination
Death and Loss

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Question 1

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A group of students are discussing the impact of non-nursing theories in clinical practice. The students would be correct if they chose which theory to prioritize patient care?

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Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

Paul's Critical Thinking Theory

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Rosenstock's Health Belief Model

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Question 2

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A nursing student is preparing study notes from a recent lecture in nursing history. The student would credit Florence Nightingale for which definition of nursing?

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The imbalance between the patient and the environment decreases the capacity for health.

The nurse needs to focus on interpersonal processes between nurse and patient.

The nurse assists the patient with essential functions toward independence.

Human beings are interacting in continuous motion as energy fields.

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Question 3

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Which nurse established the American Red Cross during the Civil War?

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Dorothea Dix

Linda Richards

Lena Higbee

Clara Barton

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Question 4

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The nursing instructor is researching the five proficiencies regarded as essential for students and professionals. Which organization, if explored by the instructor, would be found to have added safety as a sixth competency?

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Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

National League for Nursing (NLN)

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Question 5

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Multiple Choice

The nurse manager is interviewing graduate nurses to fill existing staffing vacancies. When hiring graduate nurses, the nurse manager realizes that they will probably not be considered "competent" until:

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They graduate and pass NCLEX.

They have worked 2 to 3 years.

Their last year of nursing school.

They are actually hired.

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Question 6

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The prospective student is considering options for beginning a career in nursing. Which degree would best match the student's desire to conduct research at the university level?

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Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)

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Question 7

Multiple Choice

During a staff meeting, the nurse manager announces that the hospital will be seeking Magnet status. In order to explain the requirements for this award, the nurse manager will contact the:

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American Nurses Association (ANA).

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

National League for Nursing (NLN).

Joint Commission.

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Question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses two units of packed red blood cells. The nurse notifies the health care provider of the patient's decision. The nurse is acting in the role of the:

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Manager.

Change agent.

Advocate.

Educator.

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Question 9

Multiple Choice

The nursing student develops a plan of care based on a recently published article describing the effects of bedrest on a patient's calcium blood levels. In creating the plan of care, the nursing student has the obligation to:

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Critically appraise the evidence and determine validity.

Ensure that the plan of care does not alter current practice.

Change the process even when there is no problem identified.

Maintain the plan of care regardless of initial outcome.

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Question 10

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The nurse is delegating frequent blood pressure (BP) measurements for a patient admitted with a gunshot wound to a licensed practical nurse (LPN). When delegating, the nurse understands that:

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He/she may assume that the LPN is able to perform this task appropriately.

The LPN is ultimately responsible for the patient findings and assessment.

The LPN may perform the tasks assigned without further supervision.

He/she retains ultimate responsibility for patient care and supervision is needed.

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Question 11

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The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient admitted with fever of unknown origin. The patient states, "I never got past the fifth grade in school. Don't read much. Never saw much sense in it. But I do OK. I can read most stuff. But my doctor explains things good, and doesn't think that my sickness is serious." The nurse should:

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Provide discharge medication information from a professional source to provide the most information.

Expect that the patient may return to the hospital if the discharge process is poorly done.

Assume that the physician and the patient have a good rapport and that the physician will clarify everything.

Defer offering the patient the opportunity to get the influenza vaccine because of the rapport that he has with his physician.

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Question 12

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A nurse is caring for a patient who lost a large amount of blood during childbirth. The nurse provides the opportunity for the patient to maintain her activity level while providing adequate periods of rest and encouragement. Which nursing theory would the nurse most likely choose as a framework for addressing the fatigue associated with the low blood count?

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Watson Human Caring Theory

Parse's Theory of Human Becoming

Roy's Adaptation Model

Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings

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Question 13

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Which nursing theorist described the relationship between the nurse and the patient as an interpersonal and therapeutic process?

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Virginia Henderson

Betty Neuman

Imogene King

Hildegard Peplau

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Question 14

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A nursing class volunteers to serve hot meals at a local homeless shelter on a Saturday afternoon. This focus on serving the community is called:

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Altruism.

Accountability.

Autonomy.

Advocate.

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Question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient is being discharged from the hospital with wound care dressing changes. The nurse recommends a referral for home health nursing care. The nurse is using which standard of practice?

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Assessment

Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

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Question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse administers a medication to the patient and then realizes that the medication had been discontinued. The error is immediately reported to the physician. The nurse is complying with the standards of professional performance known as:

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Ethics.

Socialization.

Altruism.

Autonomy.

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Question 17

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A newly licensed registered nurse is curious about the scope of care that she has in caring for patients undergoing conscious sedation. Which would be the best source of information?

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National Student Nurses Association

Nurse Practice Act

ANA Standards of Professional Performance

National League for Nursing

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Question 18

Multiple Choice

The nursing student is writing a paper about the direct patient care role of advanced practice nurses. Which of the following advanced practice roles would the student include in the report?

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Nurse Administrator

Clinical Nurse Leader

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Nurse Educator

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Question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is determining the patient care assignments for a nursing unit. Which of the following responsibilities may be delegated to the licensed practical nurse?

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Initiating the nursing care plans

Formulating nursing diagnoses

Assessing a newly admitted patient

Administering oral medications

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Question 20

Multiple Choice

The nursing student is taking a class in Nursing Research. In class she has learned that the most abstract level of knowledge is the:

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Metaparadigm.

Philosophy.

Conceptual framework.

Nursing theory.

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