Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring: Thinking, Doing, and Caring Third Edition Chapter 1-41|Complete Guide
Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring 3rd Edition by Treas Chapter 1-41|Complete Guide
TEST BANK Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing: Thinking, Doing, and Caring 3rd Edition s by Leslie S. Treas , Karen L. Barnett and Mable H. Smith 1 Treas: Basic Nursing
, 3e Chapter 1 Chapter 1. Evolution of Nursing Thought & Action Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse is working in a community health
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promot
ion clinic. Which is an example of an illness prevention activity? 1. Encouraging the use of a food diary 2. Joining a cancer support group 3. Administering immunization for human papillomavirus (HPV) 4. Teaching a diabetic patient about their diet ____ 2. A practicing nurse is aware that continuing education courses may be required for license renewal. Which organization can require nurses to obtain a specified amount of continuing education courses? 1. American Nurses Association 2. National League for Nursing 3. Sigma Theta Tau 4. State Board of Nursing ____ 3. An experienced n
urse uses knowledge of patient medical conditions and intuition to identify patient problems. The nurse often fulfills the role of a resource for other nurses on the unit. At this point, which stage of proficiency has this nurse achieved? 1. Novice 2. Adv
anced beginner 3. Competent 4. Expert ____ 4. Which statement best explains the importance of standards of practice in the nursing profession? 1. Nurses have the same standards of practice as other healthcare professionals. 2. Standards of practice are applied exclusively to nurses working in hospital settings. 3. Standards of practice identify the components nurses need to provide safe
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care. 4. Standards of practice differ among registered nurses, based on the population they serve. . 2 Treas: Basic Nursing
, 3e Chapter 1 ____ 5. The nursing instructor is considering becoming a member of the National League for Nursing (NLN). Which primary goal of the NLN will most strongly impact the nurse’s decision to become a member? 1. Emphasizing the necessity for registered nurses to promote patient safety 2. Establishing and maintaining identified standards for nursing education 3. Supporting global health policies and improving health worldwide 4. Fostering nursing scholarship, leadership, and service to improve health ____ 6. The nurse is providing care for a patient following a debilitating stroke. Which type of care will the nurse recognize as the best choice for this patient? 1. Primary care 2. Secondary care 3. Tertiary care 4. Preventive care ____ 7. The nurse is providing care for an older adult patient in an acute care setting for va
rious age
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related health issues. When planning for discharge, the patient states concern about being able to adequately provide for health maintenance and self
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care needs. Which type of facility does the nurse recognize for this patient? 1. Skilled nursing facility 2. Assisted
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living facility 3. Nursing home facility 4. Independent living facility ____ 8. The nurse understands that the most important reason for the development of a definition for the profession of nursing is that it: 1. Will result in more informed people being recruited as nurses. 2. Is a means for evaluating the degree of role satisfaction in nurses. 3. Helps dispel the stereotypical images about nurses and nursing. 4. Differentiates the nursing role from those of other health professionals. ____ 9. Which activity provides evidence-based support for the contribution made by advanced practice nurses (APNs) within healthcare?
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Reduced use of diagnostics using advanced technology
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Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
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, 3e Chapter 1 3. Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments 4. Increased use of complementary and alternative therapies ____ 10. The nurse is providing care for a pediatric patient in a
n acute care facility. The patient’s parents express concern about the cost of the medical care. The parents state, “We have jobs, but we don’t make a lot of money and have no insurance.” Which medical assistance program does the nurse recognize as being m
ost appropriate for this family? 1. Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 2. Medicare 3. Medicaid 4. Local charity ____ 11. A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility has a physician’s order to contact therapists as required by patient need. A patient has started to have difficulty with bathing and grooming. Which therapist does the nurse contact to assist the patient to regain these skills? 1. Physical therapist 2. Occupational therapist 3. Speech
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language pathologist 4. Respiratory therapist ____ 12. An older adult patient is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The patient can perform self
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care activities but needs assistance with shopping, meal preparati
on, blood glucose monitoring
, and insulin administration. Which type of healthcare facility is most appropriate for the patient? 1. Acute care facility 2. Ambulatory care facility 3. Extended care facility 4. Assisted
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living facility ____ 13. The nurse in the intensive care unit is providing care for only one patient, who was admitted with a diagnosis of septic shock. Based on this information, which care delivery model is this nurse following? 1. Functional 2. Primary 3. Case method 4. Team .
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