Community and Public Health Nursing
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Course Introduction
Community and Public Health Nursing focuses on the principles and practices of promoting and preserving the health of populations through organized community efforts. This course examines the roles of nurses in assessing health needs, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes for individuals, families, and groups within diverse community settings. Students will explore topics such as epidemiology, health education, disease prevention, health policy, environmental health, and the management of public health programs. Emphasis is placed on cultural competence, ethical considerations, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to address health disparities and improve the overall well-being of communities.
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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management 7th Edition by Cherry
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
A) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an interdisciplinary team.
B) Nurses should have a minimum of a master's degree to sit on policy committees that affect an entire facility.
C) Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is interdisciplinary.
D) Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making. Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) In order to best improve patient outcomes on an acute care hospital unit, which intervention should the nursing staff advocate for?
A) Staffing only 8 hour shifts on the unit
B) Decreasing the number of patients cared for on any specific unit
C) Increasing salaries for experienced nurses
D) Increasing staffing on the evening shift
Answer: D
Q2) A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by holding a soldier's head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Spanish-American War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) An RN with a diploma preparation wants to participate in decisions about health care and decides the first step is to obtain a BSN. The nurse enrolls in a nursing program offering self-scheduling and a self-paced curriculum. This nurse is taking advantage of:
A) educational mobility.
B) a traditional nursing program.
C) training for advanced practice nursing.
D) credit by examination.
Answer: A
Q2) The NCLEX examination is created and administered by the:
A) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
B) American Nurses Association (ANA).
C) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
D) National League for Nursing (NLN).
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A group of graduates were just notified that they had successfully passed the licensure examination. During the orientation process at the hospital, one asks, "I am looking at my license, but I don't really know the duties performed by the board of nursing." The staff development nurse explains that the board of nursing: (select all that apply)
A) grants nursing licensure.
B) constructs the licensure examination.
C) assigns disciplinary action when the nurse acts in a manner that results in harm to a patient.
D) members are appointed.
E) conducts certification examinations for advanced practice nurses.
Q2) To ensure that nursing legislation is current and is reviewed by specific dates, if a nurse practice act fails to be reviewed, it is automatically rescinded under which law?
A) Nurse review act
B) Sunset legislation
C) Mandatory revocation
D) Grandfathering
Q3) The primary purpose of licensure is protection of the ___________.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following are concepts related to nursing theory? (select all that apply)
A) Environment
B) Health
C) Nursing
D) Relevance
E) Comfort
Q2) A nurse believes that humans use creativity and critical thinking to balance their connections with their surroundings. The nurse decides to conduct a study on the basis of this belief. Which nursing theory would be best for this study?
A) Peplau's interpersonal relations as a nursing process: man as an organism that exists in an unstable equilibrium
B) Roy's adaptation model: assistance with the adaptation to stressors to facilitate the integration process of the client
C) Orem's self-care deficit model: self-care, self-care deficits, and nursing systems
D) Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as energy fields that interact constantly with the environment
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Which organization provides federal funding for research?
A) National Institute of Nursing Research
B) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
C) W. K. Kellogg Foundation
D) Sigma Theta Tau International
Q2) A new nurse researcher is interested in tracing the history of nursing research. The researcher learns that nursing research began with:
A) the work of Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War.
B) studies between 1900 and 1940 following Nightingale's work.
C) studies to improve patient care by doctorally prepared nurses.
D) studies based on the naturalistic paradigm.
Q3) Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:
A) be published.
B) add to the body of nursing knowledge.
C) cause harm.
D) receive funding.
Q4) Development and validation of the body of knowledge and foundation on which practice is based is called ____________.
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) A patient is eligible to change health care providers and insurance and asks, "I am interested in health promotion activities; I walk, swim, and eat healthy. Which health insurance plan would support these activities rather than just pay for services when I am sick"? Which, if any, health insurance plan would best meet the needs of this patient?
A) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
B) Fee for Service.
C) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
D) None, because health insurance plans currently cover only disease management, not preventive care.
Q2) A contractual agreement between the insurer and the provider in which covered members are encouraged to use specific health care providers in return for reduced rates is which type of arrangement?
A) Health maintenance organization
B) Preferred provider organization
C) Fee-for-service arrangement
D) Philanthropic agency
Q3) The type of insurance that shifts the largest percentage of costs for goods and services to employees and consumers is _____________ insurance.
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Which types of abuse are the nurse required to report or be subject to fines and imprisonment for not reporting? (select all that apply)
A) Animal
B) Child
C) Alcohol
D) Infant
E) Emotional
Q2) Although a hospital reversed all charges when a client was the victim of wrong site surgery, the court awarded the client $1.5 million. The client was able to return to work in 6 weeks and had no permanent damages. This monetary compensation is termed:
A) res ipsa loquitur.
B) punitive damages.
C) vicarious liability.
D) immunity.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) The nurse who admits making a medication error and immediately files an incident report is demonstrating:
A) accountability.
B) individuality.
C) an injustice.
D) values clarification.
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse is unsure of his or her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
A) know his or her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the philosophy of nursing.
B) rid the impurities in his or her value system.
C) ignore his or her own values.
D) realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others.
Q3) Ethics applied to nursing can best be defined as:
A) doing what is best for the client.
B) making good decisions about care.
C) care based on what should be done in keeping with the values of the client.
D) rules for providing competent care that is based on scientific principles.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is preparing discharge teaching for an Asian-American woman with a fractured hip. The nurse reviews the client's diet history while hospitalized and is concerned that the patient refused milk and yogurt, placing her at risk for osteoporosis. What cultural variation is the nurse overlooking? Asian Americans: A) have denser bones than other ethnic groups.
B) consume diets rich in pork bone and shells, reducing the risk of osteoporosis.
C) would participate in the practice of burning to compensate for this injury.
D) would consult a curandero for dietary consultation.
Q2) A nurse caring for a Hispanic child admitted with diarrhea notices the child is wearing red yarn around the wrist. The nurse compliments the child's "jewelry," knowing it is believed to prevent:
A) mal ojo.
B) susto.
C) bilis.
D) empacho.
Q3) On the scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being no prejudice and 10 being extreme prejudice, the placement of hate on the continuum would be at number _____.
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Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
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Q1) A pregnant woman reports back pain and wants to try a complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapy. The nurse knows that which CAM would be contraindicated?
A) Magnet therapy
B) Aromatherapy
C) Imagery
D) Therapeutic touch
Q2) A patient who is just beginning to use homeopathy to treat depression is concerned because symptoms are actually becoming worse with increasing sadness, anxiety, and fatigue. The practitioner of homeopathy bases teaching on the Law of Cure and instructs the patient to:
A) discontinue the therapy and seek another alternative therapy.
B) concentrate the preparation to increase its potency in hopes to improve depressive symptoms.
C) increase the dosage of the substance to increase its effectiveness.
D) remain on the current regimen since worsening is a positive sign that healing is occurring.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) The principle of autonomy is best supported by what intervention made available to palliative care patients?
A) Arranging for in-home health care
B) Addressing the patient's specific pain management needs
C) Helping the patient decide on the details of their advanced plan of care
D) Conducting a thorough performance status screening on the patient
Q2) Which patient's decision-making capacity should be a concern for the palliative care nurse?
A) The one who asks, "Why do I need palliative care?"
B) The patient with a diagnosis of moderate Alzheimer's disease
C) The one whose family is used to being consult about decisions affecting the patient
D) The patient who has expressed concerns about "all the decisions I have to make."
Q3) Which statement correctly applies to a person's suffering?
A) Pain is the cause of suffering.
B) Suffering and pain are experienced separately.
C) Suffering can exist without the experience of pain.
D) Pain is the focus of all nursing assessments.
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing
Practice Environment
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Q1) An acute care facility values job satisfaction among its registered nurses.by implementing a shared governance model. Which element is a fundamental characteristic of this model?
A) Administration has an open door policy
B) Established dispute resolution process
C) Implementation of mandatory reporting
D) Nurses have an active role in patient care decision making
Q2) Qualified nursing school applicants have continued to be turned away, limiting enrollment due to a shortage of faculty, which is attributed to several factors, including:
A) nursing faculty are subject to high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction.
B) only the number of faculty in Associate Degree programs remain stable.
C) the mean age of nursing faculty continues to decrease and older faculty mentors have left the profession.
D) increasing job competition from higher paying clinical sites, even as the economy recovers.
Q3) Nurses who are expected to work overtime as dictated by their employer are being subjected to a ___________ hazard in the workplace.
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Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Todays Workplace
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Q1) A large corporation employs nurses all over the United States. Nurses in one agency learned that fellow nurses in another agency are striking because they are required to work 16-hour shifts to cover for nurses who have left due to unsafe staffing practices. The union of the nonstriking agency nurses decides to stop work to support the nurses who are striking; thus, this union:
A) is placing nurses at risk for a lawsuit because their direct employer did not cause the strike.
B) must be an industry union representing both parties.
C) is participating in a sympathy strike, which, if done correctly, is legal.
D) must pay for any losses incurred by the agency during the strike.
Q2) A nurse has heard rumors that other nurses are interested in unionizing but knows little about the purpose of unions. The nurse's first action is to:
A) contact an arbitrator who has worked with other nurses in unions.
B) picket the agency where employed to gain inside information as to why unionization is sought.
C) sign the dual-purpose union authorization card.
D) review the National Nurses United website for collective bargaining information.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) A nurse interested in quality improvement tools performed a search for cause and effect diagrams using www.ishikawa.com. A page opened that provided images and templates for performing fishbone diagrams. Which type of search did the nurse conduct?
A) Quick and dirty
B) Advanced
C) Brute force
D) Link searching
Q2) A nurse is caring for a patient who is to receive an antibiotic drug that causes severe skin damage when infiltrated. The order reads, "infuse over 1 hour by portacath." The nurse accesses the Personal Digital Assistant for software that lists the steps to access a portacath. The nurse is using:
A) electronic health records.
B) point-of-care technology.
C) data management.
D) telehealth.
Q3) Software programs that process data to produce or recommend valid choices are known as ______________.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) When teaching community preparedness for a community group, the nurse explains that components of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) provide for: (select all that apply)
A) a nationwide bomb disposal squad team for the rapid removal of explosive devices.
B) teams of health care providers who are experts and have specialized supplies and equipment.
C) structures for patient evacuation from the disaster area to an unaffected area.
D) arrangements for hospitalization in federal and volunteer nonfederal acute care hospitals.
E) providing mental health care for the community, for victims, and for health care providers.
Q2) The emergency preparedness term that is used to describe the process of limiting the emergency situation within a well-defined area is ___________.
Q3) The term used during a pandemic disaster that refers to the attempt to contain germs by limiting socialization and personal interactions is ___________.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) One difference between a leader and a manager is that a:
A) leader has legitimate authority.
B) manager motivates and inspires others.
C) manager focuses on coordinating resources.
D) leader focuses on accomplishing goals of the organization.
Q2) Florence Nightingale is attributed with being intelligent (she developed statistical methods to evaluate health care), dependable (she often worked long hours to care for the injured), and ambitious (she fought against society's perception of nursing). Those who depict her as a leader on the basis of these qualities are practicing which leadership theory?
A) Trait
B) Chaos
C) Bureaucracy
D) Organizational
Q3) The first step in the nursing process and in the problem-solving process is to:
A) identify the problem.
B) gather information.
C) consider the consequences.
D) implement interventions.
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) A primary function of the budgeting process is to provide managers with an opportunity to:
A) insist that salary increases for all nurses are included in the annual budget.
B) discuss concerns about resource allocation with leaders of the organization who are capable of resolving issues.
C) develop a mechanism for changing from zero-based budgeting to incremental budgeting.
D) develop for all staff an educational program related to supply usage.
Q2) When the nurse manager conducts a qualitative analysis of budget variances, he or she is:
A) determining the percentage increase of supply usage from the last quarter to the current quarter.
B) identifying the overall increase in the dollar amount of salaries paid for overtime.
C) comparing productivity metrics across all nursing units in the facility.
D) reconciling with current conditions the underlying assumptions on which the budget was based.
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) A male nurse hired to work in the emergency department is observed throwing a contaminated needle into the trash can. The team leader reprimands the nurse for not appropriately disposing of sharps. The nurse states, "You don't care that I threw the needle in the trash. You just want an all-female staff," putting the team leader in a defensive position. This communication technique is known as:
A) straw man.
B) red herring.
C) slippery slope.
D) confusing cause and effect.
Q2) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
Q3) In today's world of fast, effective communication, what is the most commonly used means of societal communication?
A) Facial expression
B) Spoken word
C) Written messages
D) Electronic messaging
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) A nurse moves from California to Arkansas and due to having 20 years of experience as a registered nurse is immediately placed in charge of the telemetry unit. The staffing consists of LPNs and two unlicensed assistive personnel. The RN is unsure of the scope of practice of the LPNs and reviews the nurse practice act for Arkansas, which lacks clarity on some tasks. The RN should:
A) query the state nursing association to determine their stance on the role of LPNs.
B) ask the LPNs on the unit to list what tasks they routinely performed.
C) contact the state board of nursing to determine legal scope of practice for LPNs.
D) refer to California's nurse practice act because the scope of LPNs/LVNs is consistent across the United States.
Q2) A nurse is concerned about the risk of delegating tasks to licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. What is the best way for the nurse to determine competency of an inexperienced delegatee?
A) Actually observe the delegatee perform the assigned task.
B) Ask the delegatee how many times he/she has performed the task.
C) Ask the patient if the care provided was satisfactory.
D) Ask other nurses if they feel the delegatee is competent.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) The nurse who is responsible for following the patient from admission through discharge or resolution of illness while working with a broad range of health care providers is called a:
A) nurse manager.
B) case manager.
C) coordinator of patient-centered care delivery.
D) team leader in team nursing care delivery.
Q2) rNurses on a unit provide personal hygiene, administer medications, educate the patient and family about treatments, and provide emotional support. These nurses provide patient care based on which nursing delivery system?
A) Total patient care
B) Partnership nursing
C) Team nursing
D) Functional nursing
Q3) Accrediting agencies such as The Joint Commission address staffing by:
A) imposing maximum staffing levels.
B) requiring a specific staff mix.
C) stipulating nurse-patient ratios.
D) looking for evidence that patients receive satisfactory care.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) The number of IV site infections has more than doubled on a nursing unit. The staff determine common causes include the site is cleaned using inconsistent methods, dressing frequently becomes wet when patient showers, IV tubing is not changed every 48 hours per protocol, and inadequate hand washing of RN prior to insertion. A bar graph demonstrates the frequency in descending order, with 80% of infections being attributed to inadequate hand washing. The quality tool used is a:
A) cause-and-effect diagram.
B) run chart.
C) Pareto chart.
D) flowchart.
Q2) While taking a shower, a patient pushes the emergency light. When the nurse arrives, the patient complains of feeling dizzy and unsteady. The nurse turns to reach for the patient's walker and the patient falls, hitting the right side of the face resulting in loss of vision in the right eye. This scenario represents a _______ event.
Q3) Quality is defined by the ____________.
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Q1) A person who is covered by Medicaid moves from one state to another and asks the nurse at the health department why the benefits changed. The correct response by the nurse is:
A) "Local government controls which benefits each county can provide to Medicaid recipients."
B) "The federal government does not fund any part of Medicaid, so each state must find ways to pay for benefits."
C) "Each state determines benefits on the basis of the present economy."
D) "Medicaid is funded by both state and federal governments, but benefits vary from state to state."
Q2) Another name for an eligible voter is a _________.
Q3) The greatest barrier to access to health care for a poor Hispanic person living in downtown Chicago is lack of health ____________________.
Q4) Political action committees (PACs) are established for the purpose of:
A) financially supporting candidates.
B) persuading policymakers to support certain policies.
C) lobbying legislators.
D) recommending health care policy.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) A novice nurse is unsure how to correctly administer an injection using the Z-track method. What is the best approach for learning this procedure?
A) Read the procedure manual and follow the steps exactly.
B) Make an appointment at the skills laboratory of the former nursing school to practice.
C) Ask to observe the skill as it is being performed; then perform it under direct supervision.
D) Try to remember how the task was previously performed during a simulation.
Q2) Faculty comes to class to present information about joining the Student Nurses Association (SNA). A student is heard saying, "Why join this organization? It is just a bunch of students like us. I'll wait and join the real nursing organization after graduation." This student is not aware of which benefits of SNA? (select all that apply)
A) Members are eligible to sit for the licensure examination at a reduced rate.
B) Leadership skills can be refined by working with other schools of nursing.
C) The National SNA provides discounted rates for study abroad opportunities.
D) A global view of nursing can be obtained through networking internationally.
E) Lobbying efforts are a major benefit of belonging to SNA.
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Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High
Self-Performance
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Q1) The most important step in time management is ____________.
Q2) A nurse takes a day to travel to a state park where she can sit by the river alone to reflect over recent events and put things into perspective. She recalls the time she was complimented for her ability to deal with a difficult patient and another time when she was criticized for lack of teamwork. This nurse is improving which source of energy?
A) Emotional
B) Spiritual
C) Physical
D) Mental
Q3) An inexperienced nurse has heard of other novice nurses who take shortcuts in providing patient care. This nurse feels that this is unacceptable and that all tasks must be performed faultlessly, which leads to her inability to complete all assigned tasks. This nurse would benefit from the seminar "Obstacles to Time Management: How to Deal with:
A) Creativity."
B) Perfectionism."
C) Failure."
D) Downtime."
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Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career
Opportunities
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Q1) A nurse working in a factory performs routine hearing tests for employees. The factory uses 90 dB as the safe limit for an 8-hour day's exposure to machine noise rather than 85 dB as recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The nurse is functioning in the role of:
A) quality management.
B) informatics nurse specialist.
C) occupational health nurse.
D) case manager.
Q2) People are living longer and with older age comes a higher risk of terminal illness. Many individuals have chosen to maximize their quality of life but stop aggressive life-sustaining treatments. Nurses who work with terminally ill patients and their families to provide end-of-life care, pain management, and family support are practicing in which role?
A) Hospice
B) Infection control
C) Coordinator
D) Case manager
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) When should a follow-up letter be written to a recruiter?
A) Before the interview to thank him or her for granting you the interview
B) Approximately 2 weeks after you did not get the job to inquire
C) A few days after the interview
D) When you are sure you got the position
Q2) The appropriate procedure for addressing a cover letter when the applicant is unsure of the name and title of the person to whom the letter should be addressed is to:
A) address the letter to "To Whom It May Concern."
B) address the letter to "Nurse Recruiter."
C) call the facility to inquire about the name and title of the person.
D) leave the salutation blank if the name and the title are unknown.
Q3) When preparing the education section of a resume:
A) list high school, followed by the first college attended.
B) include all colleges attended, even if a degree was not awarded.
C) omit the address of the university unless requested by the potential employer.
D) list in reverse chronologic order the names, dates, and addresses of universities that awarded degrees.
Q4) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Sample Questions
Q1) A student nurse who is preparing to graduate and take the licensure examination asks, "What is compulsory licensure?" The appropriate response of the nursing advisor is which of the following?
A) All candidates wishing to take the licensure examination must pass a drug screen.
B) Candidates must not have a felony conviction.
C) To practice as an RN, the nurse must be licensed as an RN.
D) An impaired nurse must sign a legal document to acknowledge limitations on his or her practice.
Q2) On the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination, when the candidate is asked to set goals in collaboration with other members of the health care team, the nurse is being tested in the area of:
A) assessment.
B) planning.
C) analysis.
D) implementation.
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