NCLEX questions Intro to Nursing

NCLEX questions Intro to Nursing Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (20) Science MedicineNursing Save Nursing Process NCLEX questions 16 terms jacquie_goggin Preview Fundamentals of Nursing Teacher 204 terms lesliertarangoPreview Vital Signs Practice for NCLEX Ques...15 terms lizzyohmesPreview Medica 60 terms Spi 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?

• The art of nursing
• The science of nursing
• The caring aspect of nursing
• The holistic approach to nursing
• The science of nursing is the knowledge base for care that is provided. In

contrast, the skilled application of that knowledge is the art of nursing. Providing holistic care to patients based on the science of nursing is considered the art of nursing.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?

• Clara Barton
• Lilian Wald
• Lavinia Dock
• Florence Nightingale
• Florence Nightingale elevated the status of nursing to a respected occupation,

improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing education.Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882. Lillian Wald was the founder of public health nursing. Lavinia Dock was a nursing leader and women's rights activist instrumental in establishing women's right to vote.

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?

• Women who committed crimes were recruited into

nursing the sick in lieu of serving jail sentences.

• Nurses identified the personal needs of the patient and

their role in meeting those needs.

• Women called deaconesses made the first visits to the

sick, and male religious orders cared for the sick and buried the dead.

• The nurse was the mother who cared for her family

during sickness by using herbal remedies.

• In early civilizations, the nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family

during sickness by providing physical care and herbal remedies. This nurturing and caring role of the nurse has continued to the present. At the beginning of the 16th century, the shortage of nurses led to the recruitment of women who had committed crimes to provide nursing care instead of going to jail. In the early Christian period, women called deaconesses made the first organized visits to sick people, and members of male religious orders gave nursing care and buried the dead. The influences of Florence Nightingale were apparent from the middle of the 19th century to the 20th century; one of her accomplishments was identifying the personal needs of the patient and the nurse's role in meeting those needs.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?

• There was a shortage of nurses and an increased

emphasis on education.

• Emphasis on the war slowed development of

knowledge in medicine and technology

• The role of the nurse focused on acute technical skills

used in hospital settings.

• Nursing was dependent on the medical profession to

define its priorities.

• During World War II, large numbers of women worked outside the home. They

became more independent and assertive, which led to an increased emphasis on education. The war itself created a need for more nurses and resulted in a knowledge explosion in medicine and technology. This trend broadened the role of nurses to include practicing in a wide variety of health care settings.A nurse practicing in a primary care center uses the ANA's Nursing's Social Policy Statement as a guideline for practice. Which purposes of nursing are outlined in this document? Select all that apply.

• A description of the nurse as a dependent caregiver
• The provision of standards for nursing educational

programs

• A definition of the scope of nursing practice

The establishment of a knowledge base for nursing practice

• A description of nursing's social responsibility

The regulation of nursing research c, d, e. The ANA Social Policy Statement (2010) describes the social context of nursing, a definition of nursing, the knowledge base for nursing practice, the scope of nursing practice, standards of professional nursing practice, and the regulation of professional nursing.

A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for patients. Which examples of nursing interventions reflect this goal? Select all that apply.

• A nurse counsels adolescents in a drug rehabilitation

program

• A nurse performs range-of-motion exercises for a

patient on bedrest

• A nurse shows a diabetic patient how to inject insulin
• A nurse recommends a yoga class for a busy executive
• A nurse provides hospice care for a patient with end-

stage cancerA nurse teaches a nutrition class at a local high school a, b, c. Activities to restore health focus on the person with an illness and range from early detection of a disease to rehabilitation and teaching during recovery.These activities include drug counseling, teaching patients how to administer their medications, and performing range-of-motion exercises for bedridden patients.Recommending a yoga class for stress reduction is a goal of preventing illness, and teaching a nutrition class is a goal of promoting health. A hospice care nurse helps to facilitate coping with disability and death.A nurse instructor outlines the criteria establishing nursing as a profession. What teaching point correctly describes this criteria? Select all that apply.

• Nursing is composed of a well-defined body of

general knowledge

• Nursing interventions are dependent upon medical

practice

• Nursing is a recognized authority by a professional

group

• Nursing is regulated by the medical industryNursing

has a code of ethics

• Nursing is influenced by ongoing research

c, e, f. Nursing is recognized increasingly as a profession based on the following

defining criteria: well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, strong

service orientation, recognized authority by a professional group, code of ethics, professional organization that sets standards, ongoing research, and autonomy and self-regulation.A nurse is practicing as a nurse-midwife in a busy OB- GYN office. Which degree in nursing is necessary to practice at this level?

A. LPN

B. ADN

C. BSN

D. MSN

• A master's degree (MSN) prepares advanced practice nurses. Many master's

graduates gain national certification in their specialty area, for example, as family nurse practitioners (FNPs) or nurse midwives.Nursing in the United States is regulated by the state nurse practice act. What is a common element of each state's nurse practice act?

• Defining the legal scope of nursing practice
• Providing continuing education programs
• Determining the content covered in the NCLEX

examination

• Creating institutional policies for health care practices
• Nurse practice acts are established in each state to regulate the practice of

nursing by defining the legal scope of nursing practice, creating a state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulations, define important terms and activities in nursing, and establish criteria for the education and licensure of nurses. The acts do not determine the content covered on the NCLEX, but they do have the legal authority to allow graduates of approved schools of nursing to take the licensing examination. The acts also may determine educational requirements for licensure, but do not provide the education. Institutional policies are created by the institutions themselves.

According to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, what is a current health care trend contributing to 21st century challenges to nursing practice?

• Decreased numbers of hospitalized patients
• Older and more acutely ill patients
• Decreasing health care costs owing to managed care
• Slowed advances in medical knowledge and

technology

• The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice identifies the

following critical challenges to nursing practice in the 21st century: A growing population of hospitalized patients who are older and more acutely ill, increasing health care costs, and the need to stay current with rapid advances in medical knowledge and technology.A student nurse asks an experienced nurse why it is necessary to change the patient's bed every day. The

nurse answers: "I guess we have just always done it that

way." This answer is an example of what type of knowledge?Instinctive knowledgeScientific knowledgeAuthoritative knowledgeTraditional knowledge D A nurse is using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence- Based Practice (JHNEBP) model PET as a clinical decision-making tool when delivering care to patients.Which steps reflect the intended use of this tool? Select all that apply.A nurse recruits an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP question.A nurse draws from personal experiences of being a patient to establish a therapeutic relationship with a patient.A nurse searches the Internet to find the latest treatments for type 2 diabetes.A nurse uses spiritual training to draw strength when counseling a patient who is in hospice for an inoperable brain tumor.A nurse questions the protocol for assessing postoperative patients in the ICU.A nursing student studies anatomy and physiology of the body systems to understand the disease states of assigned patients.

A, C, E

A nurse is using general systems theory to describe the role of nursing to provide health promotion and patient teaching. Which statements reflect key points of this theory? Select all that apply.A system is a set of individual elements that rarely interact with each other.The whole system is always greater than the sum of its parts.Boundaries separate systems from each other and their environments.A change in one subsystem will not affect other subsystems.To survive, open systems maintain balance through feedback.A closed system allows input from or output to the environment.

B, C, E

A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for patients in their health care facility. Which theorist promoted this type of caring as the central theme of nursing care, knowledge, and practice?Madeline LeiningerJean WatsonDorothy E.JohnsonBetty Newman A