Nursing Exam 1 Davis Plus Questions with complete solutions
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Which of the following are responsibilities of each state's board of nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Determining the salaries of nurses working in the state
2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
4) Hiring inst...
Nursing Exam 1 Davis Plus Questions with
complete solutions
Which of the following are responsibilities of each state's board of nursing?
Select All That Apply
1) Determining the salaries of nurses working in the state
2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
4) Hiring instructors for schools of nursing in the state
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing - ANSWER- 2) Approving nursing
education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing
A friend recently graduated from high school and is planning to start a program
to become a registered nurse, which will include 2 years of nursing classes plus
many liberal arts and science classes. Whoch of the following educational routes
is your friend taking to become a nurse?
1) Diploma program
2) Associate degree program
3) Baccalaureate degree program
4) Master's entry program - ANSWER- 2) Associate degree program
Which of the following trends in the United States is most likely to increase the
demand for nurses and other healthcare professionals?
1) Increased access to health and medical information among healthcare
consumers
2) Growing proportion of older adults
,3) Collective bargaining
4) The women's movement - ANSWER- 2) Growing proportion of older adults
You work as a labor and delivery nurse in the birthing center of a large hospital.
Your hospital follows a model of care in which during a single shift, you are
assigned to provide all aspects of care for just one patient. This is an example of
which model for nursing care?
1) Case method
2) Functional nursing
3) Team nursing
4) Primary nursing - ANSWER- 1) Case method
You are currently a registered nurse but would like to become an advanced
practical nurse. In particular, you would like to work with patients with
cardiovascular disease in the coronary care unit of a hospital. Which advanced
practice nursing certification should you pursue?
1) Nurse practitioner
2) Certified registered nurse anesthetist
3) Clinical nurse specialist
4) Certified nurse midwife - ANSWER- 3) Clinical nurse specialist
In your career as a nurse, you have provided primary, secondary, and tertiary
care to a wide variety of patients. Which of the following is an example of primary
care?
1) Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a community clinic
2) Administering an antibiotic to a child with strep throat in an ambulatory care
center
3) Caring for a patient who is learning to walk again after a traumatic injury in a
rehabilitation center
4) Providing in-home hospice care for a patient who is dying of brain cancer -
ANSWER- 1) Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a
community clinic
You have received unexpected blood test results for a patient and would like to
confirm that there were no errors in the processing of the specimen. Which of the
following healthcare professionals should you contact to address this concern?
1) Nursing assistant
2) Physical therapist
3) Physician's assistant
4) Laboratory technologist - ANSWER- 4) Laboratory technologist
,Which of the following is a recommendation for healthcare reform that the
American Nurses Association (ANA) published in 2008?
1) Provide universal access to essential healthcare services for all citizens and
residents
2) Privatize the entire healthcare system
3) Shift the priority from health promotion to illness care
4) Established a three-payer system for financing healthcare - ANSWER- 1)
Provide universal access to essential healthcare services for all citizens and
residents
You are providing care for a 20-year-old who is currently unemployed, has no
health insurance, and is struggling financially. Which of the following would it be
most appropriate to provide information on?
1) Medicare
2) Medicaid
3) CHIP
4) Individual private insurance - ANSWER- 2) Medicaid
The following each describes one of five of the stages in Benner's model of the
process by which a nurse acquires clinical skills and judgement: novice,
advanced beginner, competence, proficient, expert. Put the descriptions in the
correct order according to the their corresponding stages.
- Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
- Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
- Has a more sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but not
of significance
- Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
- Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs - ANSWER-
1) Has a more sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but
not the significance
2) Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
3) Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
4) Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
5) Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs
In the hospital where you work as a registered nurse, nursing tasks are
specialized. You are responsible for performing ordered treatments, such as
giving injections, taking blood draws, and taking vital signs. A licensed practical
nurse distributes medications to patients. A nursing assistant gives bed baths
and makes the beds. This is an example of which model of nursing care?
1) Case method
Which of the following were acknowledged by the American Nurses Association
(ANA) in 2010 as key characteristics of registered nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Nursing practice is the same for every nurse
2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
4) Registered nurses use a corporate process to plan and provide care to their
healthcare consumers
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to
achieve optimal outcomes
6) The profitability of the healthcare facility is central to the practice of the
registered nurse - ANSWER- 2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing
partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to
achieve optimal outcomes
Your uncle, who is 56, recently has a heart attack and was in the hospital for
emergency coronary bypass surgery. After his stay in the hospital, he was moved
to a facility for inpatient, multidisciplinary care for 6 weeks to help him recover
and regain function. In which type of care facility was your uncle most likely
treated?
1) Ambulatory care center
2) Nursing home
3) Rehabilitation center
4) Assisted living facility - ANSWER- 3) Rehabilitation center
You are interested in joining a nursing organization that has as one of its primary
goals the improvement of working conditions for nurses throughout the world.
Which of the following organizations would be best for you to join?
1) American Nurses Association
2) National League for Nursing
3) International Council of Nursing
4) Sigma Theta Tau International - ANSWER- 3) International Council of Nursing
Which of the following are factors that has a strong influence on the evolution of
professional nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Buddhism
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