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1. The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is best prepared to A
assume which of the following nursing roles?
A) Responsibility for the evaluation of a client's plan
of care
B) Preoperative assessments on clients requiring
surgical interventions
C) Research to provide evidence-based practice re-
garding neonatal feeding practices
D) Acting as advocate for an elderly, cognitively im-
paired client hospitalized with gastrointestinal pain
2. What event in American history influenced the role B
African-American women have played in the nursing
profession?
A)The creation of the U.S. Marine Hospital Service in
1798
B) The Civil War, beginning in 1861
C) The Army Nurse Corps, established in 1901
D) The North Carolina Nurse Practice Act of 1903
3. In the Middle Ages (467 BCE to 1450 AD), women de- A
livered food, medicine, and care to the community's
ill based on the:
A) Christian concepts of charity and the sanctity of
human life.
B) need to make offerings to the gods in exchange for
good health.
C) emphasis being placed on the patient-centered
approach to health care.
D) emerging understanding of the importance of hy-
giene and sanitation.
4. Which of the following interventions best demon- C
strates that a nursing administrator understands the
challenges currently facing the professional nurse
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regarding patient safety?
A) Supporting nursing interventions directed to-
wards providing holistic care to both the client and
his/her support system
B) Requiring representation of the nursing staff in
any discussion related to the redesign of patient care
environments
C) Requiring that staffing and schedules accommo-
date the attendance at mandatory in-services focus-
ing on interprofessional care collaboration
D) Supporting the right of the registered nurse to
appropriately act as an advocate when a family dis-
agrees with a client's wishes to limit visitors.
5. There is increasing evidence that nursing needs A
to address the ability of its members to provide
high-quality, effective care as patient-centered care
needs intensify. Which nursing behavior demon-
strates an understanding of how these needs will be
best initially met?
A) Enrolling in a Masters of Nursing Education grad-
uate program
B) Volunteering to provide community health screen-
ing at a senior citizen center
C) Becoming politically active regarding the delivery
of health care on the national level
D) Regularly speaking to groups of high school stu-
dents regarding the profession of nursing
6. The image that best serves today's profession of B
nursing is one that portrays:
A) skill and caring.
B) trust and belief.
C) honesty and loyalty.
D) dependability and charity.
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7. The play Miss Evers' Boys was one of the first literary C
presentations that depicted nurses as:
A) trained professionals.
B) caring and charitable.
C) client advocates.
D) self-sacrificing.
8. Which of the current perceptions of nursing most D
likely accounts for the lagging numbers of males in
the profession?
A) Poor income potential
B) Work is routine and boring
C) Lack of professional autonomy
D) Viewed as a female profession
9. The ability to maintain appropriate professional A
boundaries and preserve nurse-client confidences
has been most severely impacted by:
A) the misuse of social media forums by nurses.
B) the hesitation of state boards of nursing to disci-
pline offenders.
C) the courts' reluctance to uphold legal decisions
involving professional boundaries.
D) the nursing profession's inability to adequately
define unacceptable behaviors.
10. A staff nurse routinely finds it difficult to receive B
clarification on prescriptions and orders written by a
particular member of the medical staff. When numer-
ous attempts to deal directly with the physician fail,
the nurse most appropriately manages the problem
by:
A) making it known to the nurse manager that they
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will no longer accept the physician's clients as pa-
tients.
B) documenting the problem in terms of client safety
concerns and forwarding the information to both the
nursing manager and chief of medical staff.
C) informing the clients that any dissatisfaction with
their care should be directed towards their physician
for resolution.
D) presenting the issues to the unit's entire nursing
staff so that a unified plan can be developed to ensure
the safety of the physician's clients.
11. Which educational intervention demonstrates the B
most acceptable application of technology as a trend
that is currently influencing nursing education as well
as client safety?
A) Scheduling an orientation session on comput-
er-based documentation for each freshman nursing
student
B) Providing a list of acceptable Internet sites to use
as resources for medication administration
C) Requiring each student to have access to a per-
sonal laptop computer installed with all required soft-
ware
D) Allowing pre- and postclinical written assignments
to be submitted electronically
12. Increasing professional and personal responsibility B
has been identified as an issue influencing the edu-
cation of today's nursing professional. Which of the
following has the greatest impact on client safety in
the acute care setting?
A) Requiring all nurse managers to possess at least
a Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
B) Scheduling mandatory competency assessments
on all shifts to facilitate compliance
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