D. a profession that places patients in the center of care - Answers-Which of the
following is a criteria that defines nursing as a profession?
A. an undefined body of knowledge
B. a dependence on the medical profession
C. an ability to diagnose medical problems
D. a profession that places patients in the center of care
B. masters degree - Answers-Amy Jones, a high school senior wants to become a
nurse midwife. What nursing degree will she need to attain this goal?
A. license practical nurse
B. masters degree
C. baccalaureate degree
D. associate degree
C. to help ensure knowledgable, safe, comprehensive nursing care - Answers-What is
the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
A. to establish nursing as a profession and a discipline
B. to provide a method by which nurses perform skills rapidly
C. to help ensure knowledgable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
D. to enable nurses to have a voice in healthcare policy
A. older adults - Answers-Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly,
resulting in changes in the delivery of healthcare?
A. older adults
B. young adults
C. newborns
D. school-aged children
D. referring patients and families to community support groups - Answers-What nursing
activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with disability and death?
A. conducting a blood pressure screening program
B. performing a physical assessment on a patient
C. administering intravenous fluids and oral medication
D. referring patients and families to community support groups
C. the patient - Answers-A competent adult patient is scheduled for surgery. Who signs
the information consent form to allow for the surgery?
,A. the spouse
B. the physician
C. the patient
D. the nurse
B. question the order for the medication - Answers-A nurse has taken a telephone order
from a physician for an emergency medication. The dose of the medication is
abnormally high. What should the nurse do next?
A. administer the medication based on the order
B. question the order for the medication
C. refuse to administer the medication
D. document concerns about the order
D. the report should contain all the facts related to the incident - Answers-A patient gets
out of bed following hip surgery and falls and re-injures her hip. The nurse caring for her
knows that it is her duty to make sure an incident report is filed. Which of the following
statements accurate describe the correct procedure for filing an incident report?
A. The physician in charge should fill out the report
B. The names of the staff involved need not to be included
C. The report will be used for disciplinary action against the staff
D. The report should contain all the facts related to the incident
A. small group - Answers-The family of a patient in a burn unit asks the nurse for
information. The nurse sits with the family and discusses their concerns. What type of
communication is this?
A. small group
B. interpersonal
C. organization
D. intrapersonal
B. The nurse is in the patient's personal space - Answers-A nurse is sitting near a
patient while conducting a health history. The patient keeps edging away from the
nurse. What might this mean in terms of personal space?
A. The nurse is too far away from the patient
B. The nurse is in the patient's personal space
C. The patient does not like the nurse
D. The patient has concerns about the questions
A. "Did you take those drugs?" - Answers-Which of the following is an example of a
closed-ended question or statement?
A. "Did you take those drugs?"
, B. "How did that medication make you feel?"
C. "Tell me about things that relieve your pain?"
D. "Describe the type of pain you have."
C. using judgmental language - Answers-A nurse tells a patient, "Why won't you get out
of bed? Are you always this lazy? This is an example of which fo the following barriers
to communication?
A. using leading questions
B. using probing questions
C. using judgmental language
D. using comments that give advice
B. can be evaluated - Answers-Which of the following is an essential component in the
definition of patient learning?
A. decreases stress
B. can be evaluated
C. cannot be confirmed
D. increases self-worth
D. confidentiality - Answers-A patient tells the nurse that he does not want to answer
any questions while his wife is present at the bedside. By respecting and supporting the
patient's right, what is the nurse demonstrating?
A. justice
B. altruism
C. advocacy
D. confidentiality
A. basic respect for human dignity - Answers-While at lunch, a nurse heard other nurses
at a nearby table talking about a patient they did not life. When they asked him what he
thought, he politely refused to join in the conversation. What value was the nurse
demonstrating?
A. basic respect for human dignity
B. men do not gossip with women
C. a low value on collegiality and friendship
D. the importance of food in meeting a basic human need
C. reminiscing about life events - Answers-Using Erikson's theory, which of the following
activities would the nurse use to provide a sense of fulfillment and purpose in later
adulthood?
A. making a commitment to others
B. trying on new and different roles
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