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Test Bank 1-2 deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing Test Bank Chapter 1: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse explains to a patient that the purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA) is to: 1. examine and register LPN/LVNs. 2. define the scope of LPN/LVN practice. 3. improve quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN. 4. limit LPN/LVN employment placement. ANS: 2 The NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state. DIF: Cognitive Level: ...

Nurse 165 Exam 1 Questions And Answers Latest Top Score. Both nurses are discussing nursing school programs. Which of the following is a characteristic of a profession that is accomplished by schools of nursing? - correct answer. Providing standardized content Both nurses are discussing nursing as a profession. Which of the following is an appropriate statement for a nurse to make? - correct answer. Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and soc...

Illness - Answer-Abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or intellectual condition if a person are diminished or impaired Theodor Fliedner - Answer-German pastor affiliated with Lutheran Order of Deaconesses who established 1st school if nursing in Kaiserwerth, Germany ANA - Answer-American Nurses Association NAPNES - Answer-National Association for Practical Nurse Education and service UAP - Answer-Unlicensed Assistive Personnel NFLPN - Answer-National Federat...

deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing Test Bank Chapter 1: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse explains to a patient that the purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA) is to: 1. examine and register LPN/LVNs. 2. define the scope of LPN/LVN practice. 3. improve quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN. 4. limit LPN/LVN employment placement. ANS: 2 The NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state. DIF: Cognitive Level: comprehension R...

Apprenticeship - Learning by doing Nursing Process - Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation Nursing Art vs. Science - Initially, nursing was an art- it consisted of certain acts of care skillfully, with intuition and creativity. Over time, a scientific base was combined with the art of nursing. From this body of knowledge, the nurse can choose interventions that are most likely to produce desired outcomes for the patient Founded the American Red Cross - Clara...

Florence Nightingale - Assisted soldier in the Crimean war by reducing infections and death What did Florence Nightingale advocate? - Beliefs about the environment and cleanliness, lighting, diet, and recreation Dorothea Dix - schoolteacher turned reformer; she was a pioneer for humane treatment of the mentally ill. Linda Richards - America's first trained nurse What did Linda Richards do? - Opened Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses Harriet Bailey - wrote first textboo...

Describe the evolution of nursing and nursing education from early civilization to the twentieth century. - ANSWER-Many influences have led to changes in nursing and nursing education how we as a society care for the sick, the way people live, the relationship of people to their environment, the search for knowledge and truth through education, and technologic advances. Identify the major leaders of nursing history in America. - ANSWER-*Dorthea Dix () *Clara Barton () *Mary Ann Ball () *Li...

Which association is the official membership organization for licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPN/LVNs)? National League for Nursing (NLN) American Nurses Association (ANA) National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service (NAPNES) - ANSWER-National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN Which governing body took the initiative to differentiate the scopes of practice between the registered ...

Advancement and Leadership in Nursing : Textbook of Basic Nursing 11th Edition / Chapter 103 Questions and Correct AnswersThe NAPNES certification for a licensed practical nurse is valid for ____________________ years. ~: 5 New nursing graduates feel comfortable with the _______________________ style of leadership until they gain self-confidence. ~: autocratic A charge nurse is responsible for writing __________________________ reviews of staff members. ~: performance An emplo...

Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse who is not yet licensed: a. may not perform nursing actions until he or she has passed the licensing examination. b. is not responsible for his or her actions as a student under the state licensing law. c. are held to the same standards as a licensed nurse. d. must apply for a temporary student nurse permit to practice as a s...