Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry
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Fundamentals of Nursing 9th Edition
9780323327404 Table of content
Chapter 1 Nursing Today
Chapter 2 The Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 3 Community-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 4 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Chapter 5 Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 6 Health and Wellness
Chapter 7 Caring in Nursing Practice
Chapter 8 Caring for the Cancer Survivor
Chapter 9 Cultural Awareness
Chapter 10 Caring for Families
Chapter 11 Developmental Theories
Chapter 12 Conception Through Adolescence
Chapter 13 Young and Middle Adults
Chapter 14 Older Adults
Chapter 15 Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
Chapter 16 Nursing Assessment
Chapter 17 Nursing Diagnosis
Chapter 18 Planning Nursing Care
Chapter 19 Implementing Nursing Care
Chapter 20 Evaluation
Chapter 21 Managing Patient Care
Chapter 22 Ethics and Values
Chapter 23 Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
Chapter 24 Communication
Chapter 25 Patient Education
Chapter 26 Documentation and Informatics
Chapter 27 Patient Safety and Quality
Chapter 28 Immobility
Chapter 29 Infection Prevention and Control
Chapter 30 Vital Signs
Chapter 31 Health Assessment and Physical Examination
Chapter 32 Medication Administration
Chapter 33 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 34 Self-Concept
Chapter 35 Sexuality
Chapter 36 Spiritual Health
Chapter 37 The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief
Chapter 38 Stress and Coping
Chapter 39 Activity and Exercise
Chapter 40 Hygiene
Chapter 41 Oxygenation
Chapter 42 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 43 Sleep
Chapter 44 Pain Management Table of content
Chapter 45 Nutrition
Chapter 46 Urinary Elimination
Chapter 47 Bowel Elimination
Chapter 48 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 49 Sensory Alterations
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the eឤects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
ANS: A
Nightingale was the ᝬrst practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistic al analyses connected poor sanitation
with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lill ian Wald came after Nightingale, each
contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing
education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry
Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:5
OBJ: Discuss the inᝬuence of social, historical, political, and econom ic changes on nursing practices. TOP:
Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance 10/15/2016 Free Chapter 01: Nursing Today | Nursing Test Banks
http://boostgrade.info/freechapter01nursingtoday/ 2/162. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of nursing
practice is the nurse following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategi es and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s
health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implemen ts (carries out) the identiᝬed plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:2
OBJ: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Planning
MSC:Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Wh ich level of proᝬciency is the nurse
upon initial transition to the obstetrical ᝬoor?
a. Novice
b. Proᝬcient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
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(e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice
nurse. A proᝬcient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a w hole, is able to assess an entire situation,
and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous exp eriences to a situation. A competent
nurse understands the organization and speciᝬc care required by the ty pe of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology,
or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is abl e to anticipate nursing care and
establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experi ence with the situation is an advanced
beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful
aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:2
OBJ: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Evaluation
MSC:Management of Care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s ᝬuid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more ᝬuids. The nurse
then encourages the patient to drink more ᝬuids. Which concept is the nurs e demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certiᝬcation
d. Accountability
ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the in itiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the RN candidate must pass the
NCLEX-RN®. Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, the nurse may choose to work toward certiᝬcation in a speciᝬc area of
nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible, p rofessionally and legally, for the type and
quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:3
OBJ: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implemen tation
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http://boostgrade.info/freechapter01nursingtoday/ 4/165. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care un it. Which role is the nurse implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staឤ in d elivering nursing care and has
personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a speciᝬc nu rsing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain
concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care ac tivities, demonstrate procedures such
as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in learning. As
a patient advocate, you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these
rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence thr ough the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:4
OBJ: Describe the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implem entation
MSC:Management of Care
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several y ears as an advanced practice nurse. However,
the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To fu lᝬll this desire, which program
should the nurse attend?
a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
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Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and th eory development and award the
research-oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professi onal doctoral programs in nursing (DSN or
DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research ᝬndings to clinical nursi ng. The DNP is a practice doctorate that
prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:10
OBJ: Describe educational programs available for professional regi stered nurse (RN) education.
TOP:Teaching/LearningMSC:Management of Care
7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses Association. Which
type of education did the nurse receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
ANS: C
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational progra ms oឤered by universities, hospitals, state
nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educationa l and health care institutions. After
obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue grad uate education leading to a master’s or
doctoral degree in any number of graduate ᝬelds, including nursi ng. Inservice education programs are
instruction or training provided by a health care facility or in stitution. Registered nurse education is the
education preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:10
OBJ: Describe educational programs available for professional regi stered nurse (RN) education.
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http://boostgrade.info/freechapter01nursingtoday/ 6/168. A nurse identiᝬes gaps between local and best practices. Which Qua lity and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
ANS: C
Quality improvement identiᝬes gaps between local and best practices. Safety m inimizes risk of harm to
patients and providers through both system eឤectiveness and individual p erformance. Patient-centered care
recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and
coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and need s. Teamwork and collaboration
allows eឤective functioning within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual
respect, and shared decision making.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:7 | 8
OBJ: Describe the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Evalua tion
MSC:Management of Care
9. A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conᝬict
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. Short-term grief and single stressor
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Compassion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and second ary traumatic stress. Compassion
fatigue may contribute to what is described as lateral violence (nurse- nurse interactions, not intrapersonal).
Frequent, intense, or prolonged exposure to grief and loss places nur ses at risk for developing compassion
fatigue. Stressors, not a single stressor, contribute to compassion fatigue. Phy sical and mental exhaustion
describes burnout only.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:6
OBJ: Discuss the inᝬuence of social, historical, political, and econom ic changes on nursing practices. TOP:
Assessment MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
10. A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed consent, the patient tells the
nurse, “I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn’t ask any questions.” The nurse does not allow the
patient to sign the permit and notiᝬes the health care provider of the situati on. Which role is the nurse
displaying?
a. Manager
b. Patient educator
c. Patient advocate
d. Clinical nurse specialist
ANS: C
As a patient advocate, the nurse protects the patient’s human and legal ri ghts, including the right of the patient
to understand procedures before signing permits. Although nurses can be educators, it is the responsibility of
the surgeon to provide education for the patient in preparation for surgery, and it is the nurse’s responsibility
to notify the health care provider if the patient is not properly edu cated. Managers coordinate the activities of
members of the nursing staឤ in delivering nursing care, and cli nical nurse specialists are experts in a
specialized area of nursing practice in a variety of settings.
DIF:Apply (application)REF:3
OBJ: Describe the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Evalua tion
MSC:Management of Care
