d) The patient - ANSWER A hospital nurse works collaboratively with a
physician, social worker, physical therapist, and home healthcare nurse to
provide nursing care for a patient following an MVA. what should be the central
focus of this care?
a) The nurses
b) The physician
c) The nursing care plan
d) The patient
e) The physical therapist
False
Nurse advocates - ANSWER T/F: A nurse who explains a surgical procedure
to a patient to obtain informed consent is fulfilling the role of a counsellor
b) Nurse practice acts - ANSWER Which of the following establishes criteria
for the education and licensure of nurses?
a) Nursing process
b) Nurse practice acts
c) ANA standards of nursing practice
d) National League for Nursing
b) The science of nursing - ANSWER A nurse is caring for a patient in the
ICU who is being monitored for a possible cerebral aneurysm following a loss
of consciousness in the emergency department (ED). The nurse anticipates
preparing the patient for ordered diagnostic tests. What aspect of nursing does
this nurse's knowledge of the diagnostic procedures reflect?
a) The art of nursing
, b) The science of nursing
c) The caring aspect of nursing
d) The holistic approach to nursing
d) Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Nurses today complete a nursing
education program, and practice nursing that identifies the personal needs of the
patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs. Which nursing pioneer
is MOST instrumental in this birth of modern nursing?
a) Clara Barton
b) Lilian Wald
c) Lavinia Dock
d) Florence Nightingale
d) The nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by using
herbal remedies - ANSWER The role of nurses in today's society was
influenced by the nurse's role in early civilization. Which statement best
portrays this earlier role?
a) Women who committed crimes were recruited into nursing the sick in lieu of
serving jail sentences
b) Nurses identified the personal needs of the patient and their role in meeting
those needs
c) Women called deaconesses made the first visits to the sick, and male
religious orders cared for the sick and buried the dead
d) The nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by using
herbal remedies
a) There was a shortage of nurses and an increased emphasis on education -
ANSWER Nurses today work in a wide variety of health care settings. What
trend occurred during World War II that had a tremendous effect on this
development in the nursing profession?
a) There was a shortage of nurses and an increased emphasis on education
b) Emphasis on the war slowed development of knowledge in medicine and
technology
c) The role of the nurse focused on acute technical skills used in hospital
settings
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