Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
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Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice introduces students to the essential principles, values, and responsibilities that underpin the nursing profession. The course explores the history and evolution of nursing, ethical and legal frameworks, and the roles and scope of practice for professional nurses. Students develop fundamental skills in communication, critical thinking, and evidence-based decision-making, while gaining insights into patient-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration. Emphasis is placed on professional standards, cultural competence, and the provision of safe, compassionate, and effective nursing care across diverse healthcare settings.
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Conceptual Foundations The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice 6th Edition by Elizabeth E. Friberg
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Professional Nursing in the
United States
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Q1) Nurses in private duty positions faced several hardships,including (Select all that apply. )
A)a shortage of nurses as schools limited enrollment.
B)a surplus of nurses starting in the mid-1920s.
C)employment that was sporadic and seasonal.
D)opportunities primarily working with poorer families.
E)pay that continued to be lower than other jobs.
Answer: B,C,E
Q2) Which patient would most likely have been cared for in a hospital in the 19th to early 20th century?
A)Dying patient
B)Contagious patient
C)Homeless patient
D)Woman in labor
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Pathways of Nursing Education
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Q1) When analyzing the development of nursing education for a research paper,the nursing student notes that certain factors have been important contributors to the current system of nursing education in this country,including (Select all that apply. )
A)changing demographics.
B)cost of education.
C)historical events.
D)societal health care needs.
E)women's roles.
Answer: C,D
Q2) A nurse practicing in a specialty area wishes to be recognized for the specialized skill set and knowledge obtained in order to be an effective member of the health care team serving that particular patient population.The nurse would best complete this goal by
A)completing a rigorous continuing education program.
B)gaining admission to a graduate nursing degree program
C)obtaining a secondary license in that area of practice.
D)passing the certification examination in that particular specialty.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Beyond Professional Socialization
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Q1) Which of the following does the nursing student learn about professional socialization? (Select all that apply. )
A)Everyday experiences are vital for professional socialization.
B)Interaction with peers can have a positive or negative effect.
C)Knowledge,skills,and behaviors contribute to socialization.
D)Norms and values are more important than skill to socialization.
E)Socialization happens during a memorable event in time.
Answer: A,B,C
Q2) An astute practitioner recognizes that the dynamic process of nursing includes which possibilities? (Select all that apply. )
A)Engaged stakeholder: speaking up and establishing leadership within the system
B)Expert learner: engaging in lifelong learning and synthesizing learning into practice
C)Innovation catalyst: developing new technologies and conducting research
D)Interprofessional collaborator: being an advocate to promote systems-level change
E)Reflective practitioner: reflecting on whether or not new knowledge is relevant
Answer: A,B,D
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Chapter 4: Professional Nursing Roles
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Q1) A nursing supervisor thinks that a staff nurse serving on several multidisciplinary committees is not demonstrating collaborative practice behaviors.What behavior by the staff nurse would best illustrate the supervisor's opinion? The staff nurse
A)agrees with,but does not incorporate,other disciplines' input.
B)does not listen to viewpoints and opinions of other disciplines.
C)feels nursing is the only viewpoint for analyzing patient issues.
D)is territorial and unwilling to share the patients' care plans.
Q2) A nursing manager would like to see the nurses on that unit increase their commitment to patient advocacy.Which action by the manager would best meet this goal?
A)Bring a political activist to the unit for motivational speeches.
B)Lobby for patient and family rights bills to pass state legislation.
C)Organize a political drive for state coverage of all standard vaccinations.
D)Schedule a walk-a-thon for donations to pay for medications.
Q3) A military recruiter would point out to a potential male RN recruit that
A)approximately one third of all the nurses in the armed forces are men.
B)not all branches of the military allow men in nursing positions.
C)opportunities for men in nursing are limited and highly competitive.
D)the number of military male nurses is similar to civilian numbers.
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Chapter 5: Theories and Frameworks for Professional
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Q1) Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs,which patient should the nurse assess first?
A)Complains of pain of 6 on a scale of 1 to 10
B)Crying after receiving a terminal diagnosis
C)Disoriented and agitated
D)Waiting for discharge teaching
Q2) A nurse manager is planning a major change on an inpatient unit.Using Lewin's theory,what areas does the manager assess? (Select all that apply. )
A)Coping factors
B)Driving forces
C)Motivators
D)Restraining forces
E)States of change
Q3) A nursing educator summarizes the role of nursing theory across the domains of nursing practice,education,and research by pointing out that in all three areas,theory
A)assists nurses to view patients and information in a uniform way.
B)is useful for prediction but not for driving nursing activities.
C)rigidly structures data collection and protocol implementation.
D)serves to organize information in a meaningful,useful manner.
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Chapter 6: Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is confused because a federal agency does not seem to be providing services according to the law.Another nurse explains that this can happen because
A)agencies do not work under any specific federal laws.
B)agency interpretation is needed to implement the law.
C)not all government agencies fall under specific laws.
D)there is considerable infighting among different agencies.
Q2) A nurse wishing to give money to a national political party without designating it for a specific purpose is donating what is called __________ money.
A)hard
B)soft
C)unencumbered
D)unrestricted
Q3) The nurse researcher explains to a co-worker that the priority in funding for research today is research studies that examine
A)effectiveness of care as evidenced by specified outcomes.
B)how standards improve the cost effectiveness of therapies.
C)if local standards of care measure up to national standards. D)ways to determine whether health disparities are being addressed.
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Chapter 7: Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is evaluating an economic analysis paper.In critiquing the analysis,the nurse should note whether it (Select all that apply. )
A)considers from whose viewpoint the analysis is being considered.
B)demonstrates that the interventions discussed are clinically effective.
C)determines whether the analysis was based on a clearly defined question.
D)includes a description of the type of analysis performed.
E)evaluates interventions that can be performed in all practice settings.
Q2) An economist explains that consumerism is not a preferred mechanism for the health care market because of the
A)ethical viewpoint that equal access to health care is a universal human right.
B)inability of most people to save for or borrow enough money to pay for care.
C)trend for prices of health care goods and services that continue to skyrocket.
D)variability in people's ability to articulate current and future health care needs.
Q3) The student nurse know that employer-sponsored health insurance was
A)a new idea for health care financing invented after World War II.
B)created by the federal government to stimulate the economy.
C)never envisioned as being a permanent part of the health care arena.
D)originally a way to increase revenue for doctors and hospitals.
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Chapter 8: Effective Communication
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Q1) A nurse manager is briefed by hospital administration about a new nursing expectation.The manager educates the nursing staff on the unit about the new policies.The student studying communication understands this as what type of communication?
A)Downward
B)Horizontal
C)Intraprofessional
D)Vertical
Q2) A nurse explains to a preceptor student that values clarification helps with intrapersonal communication because
A)communication is enhanced when it occurs between people with similar values.
B)it allows the nurse to separate his or her values from those of the patient.
C)it helps the nurse avoid saying things that might offend or anger others.
D)understanding values will help prevent communication misunderstandings.
Q3) A nurse wishes to have the patient reflect on what the patient has just said.To allow this to happen,the nurse should
A)ask the patient to reflect on what was just said.
B)clarify the meaning of the words with the patient.
C)repeat what was said and ask what was meant.
D)stay silent until the patient begins to talk again.
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Chapter 9: Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses
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Q1) Some nursing students are complaining about having to write "so many journals." Which statement by the nursing instructor provides the best explanation for this? "Journaling
A)allows reflection,an important critical thinking skill."
B)gives you time to review what happened in your clinical."
C)is a way to organize your thoughts about your experiences."
D)teaches open-mindedness,a critical thinking disposition."
Q2) When the nurse is assessing a patient,the best action by the nurse is to
A)focus on assessment data collected with the five senses.
B)not rely on information from friends,who may be wrong.
C)use both primary and secondary sources of information.
D)use secondary sources to determine assessment priorities.
Q3) A recent graduate nurse charts the following entry: "1200: Ambulated patient 25 feet with walker." The preceptor nurse critiques the entry.Which statement by the preceptor nurse is most accurate? "This charting
A)has missing data you must incorporate."
B)is accurate and timely-very well done."
C)needs to say whether the patient did well or not."
D)should include the patient's response."
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Chapter 10: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
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Q1) A diabetic nurse educator teaches according to the principles of the cone of experience theory.Which activity planned by this nurse would best demonstrate the concepts in the theory when teaching a patient with diabetes to self-administer insulin injections?
A)Demonstrate and then allow plenty of practice and return demonstrations.
B)Find out the client's motivating factors and design rewards that fit these motivators.
C)Identify the learning styles of individual clients and tailor teaching to his or her style.
D)Use teaching styles that stimulate all five senses,limiting environmental distractions.
Q2) A nurse who runs a pulmonary rehabilitation program wants to incorporate an educational component designed to facilitate patients' ownership of their own health.To accomplish this goal,the nurse would most likely create sessions based on A)individual counseling.
B)group discussions.
C)lectures.
D)role-playing.
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Chapter 11: Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is having a hearing before the state board of nursing for a possible misconduct occurrence.The nurse is worried about possible sanctions,which can include
A)being fined or sentenced to prison.
B)having to compensate the patient.
C)mandatory community service hours.
D)suspension of the nursing license.
Q2) A nurse has been fired for refusing to work the designated number of weekend and holiday shifts each quarter.The nurse protests to the human resources department,saying that unit managers modified this requirement because this nurse has the most seniority on the floor and that therefore,they cannot fire him or her for this.Which statement by the human resources officer best explains the situation?
A)"A court of law will uphold your written contract,not verbal promises."
B)"It doesn't matter how long you have worked here;the rules apply equally."
C)"Unit management does not have the authority to allow these alterations."
D)"You should not have been fired;I would suggest getting a lawyer."
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Chapter 12: Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A faculty member explains that professional ethics
A)guide behavior based on group consensus.
B)is completely an individual nurse's concern.
C)is optional in groups considered professions.
D)should not consider the goals of the profession.
Q2) The nurse explains to a co-worker that in order to practice in an ethical manner,the first thing the nurse must do is to
A)clarify one's own values to be sure they can be helpful in ethical dilemmas
B)find an employer with organizational goals consistent with ethical practice.
C)follow an established set of rules when confronted with an ethics dilemma.
D)understand nursing's role in meeting the professional goals of nursing.
Q3) A nurse is assessing factors that may influence a patient's decision-making
ability.Which assessment by the nurse would provide the most useful information?
A)Financial ability to pay for care
B)How long the patient has to decide
C)The patient's current pain level
D)What information is available
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Chapter 13: Information Management
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Q1) A nurse has written a PICO question as follows: Are there specific urinary catheter care practices that decrease infection in the intensive care population? What element of the question is missing?
A)Comparison
B)Intervention
C)Outcome
D)Population
Q2) A nurse manager is assessing the unit staff on their degree of information literacy.What actions by staff members best indicate good information literacy skills?
(Select all that apply. )
A)Able to conduct relevant computer searches for information
B)Evaluate sources of information as to their validity and reliability
C)Notice that a particular problem exists and recognize the need for information
D)Search common lay Internet sites for health care-related information
E)Use information to inform best practices and improve patient care
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Chapter 14: Diversity in Health and Illness
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Q1) A nurse is working with a patient whose ethnic background emphasizes collective family decision making.The nurse needs to teach this patient self-care of diabetes,including how to take blood glucose readings and adjust insulin doses.The best action for the nurse to take in this situation is to
A)confirm the patient's beliefs in this cultural value.
B)discuss the family's wishes to be involved in care.
C)plan to include both patient and family in teaching.
D)wait for family to come before teaching the patient.
Q2) A hospital nursing manager wishes to improve the cultural competence of the nurses working on the manager's unit.Which action by the manager would best accomplish this goal for this particular unit?
A)Collect information about the cultures seen most often.
B)Ensure that written material is available in other languages.
C)Provide incentives to complete training programs.
D)Write policies and procedures for using interpreters.
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Chapter 15: Health and Health Promotion
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Q1) A nurse is explaining a behavioral contract with the patient.Which statement by the nurse is most accurate? "A behavioral contract
A)lets me decide what rewards I will give you when you meet certain objectives."
B)does not have a specific time frame and continues until I terminate it."
C)eliminates the need to keep records of the behavior we are working on."
D)is planned and evaluated by both of us and concerns a specific goal."
Q2) The idea that health is the absence of disease is a predominant feature of the __________ model of health.
A)adaptive
B)clinical
C)eudaemonistic
D)role performance
Q3) A faculty member explains to a student that when a person has self-care agency,the person
A)believes in personal control of his or her life and its consequences.
B)controls his or her own health care practices instead of relying on others for this.
C)has an innate sense of direction and sets goals for the future.
D)thinks he or she is able to accomplish things and is willing to try them.
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Chapter 16: Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing
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Q1) The nurse studying genomics explains to another nurse that the era between the 1950s and 1980s was notable for A)creation of medications tailored to genetics. B)developing tests for some genetic conditions. C)passage of a genetic nondiscrimination act. D)the complete mapping of the human genome.
Q2) A genetics nurse is working with a couple undergoing genetic counseling.The nurse would evaluate that goals for counseling have been met when the couple A)decides not to have children because of the chance of genetic illness. B)is able to consider consequences of testing without cultural influences. C)makes informed decisions regarding testing and subsequent actions. D)understands a particular genetic illness and how it can be transmitted.
Q3) The nurse knows that the science of all the genes in the human genome,along with their interactions with each other,the environment,and other influences,is known as the study of A)genes. B)genetics. C)genomics. D)inheritance.
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Chapter 17: Global Rural Nursing Practice
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Q1) The nurse working in a rural community understands that the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)include (Select all that apply. )
A)achieve universal primary education.
B)create employment opportunities.
C)improve maternal health.
D)promote gender equality and empower women.
E)reduce child mortality.
Q2) A nurse from an urban area has moved into a rural location and is now working at the small local hospital.The nurse is concerned about doing many tasks that at the former place of employment were done by ancillary personnel or by physicians.The nurse's mentor explains that the best way to determine whether the nurse is still practicing appropriately would be to
A)ask the manager for further advice.
B)check the state nurse practice act.
C)consult other nurses at that facility.
D)search professional nursing websites.
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Chapter 18: Violence Against Women: An Epidemic and a Health Issue
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Q1) A nurse working in a community clinic usually is consistent about screening women for intimate partner violence (IPV).However,the nursing manager found two charts during an audit in which the nurse did not do the screening.When asked,the nurse stated that the two women were lesbians,so she did not need to screen them.What response by the manager is best?
A)"Lesbians who are in intimate relationships are considered intimate partners."
B)"There is a specific screening tool just for lesbians and homosexuals."
C)"You have to screen all women for IPV regardless of their sexual preference."
D)"You're right;lesbians have a far lower rate of IPV than heterosexuals do."
Q2) A nursing student asks the clinic nurse why it is important to find out whether a woman in a violent relationship feels safe leaving the clinic.The best response by the nurse would be to tell the student that
A)femicide is a major cause of death,especially in African American women.
B)if the woman is not safe,the nurse can have the police escort her.
C)the law requires asking about patient safety in this situation.
D)women who are not safe need to be given referral information.
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Chapter 19: Telehealth
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Q1) The nursing instructor explains different modes of telehealth technology to nursing students,including (Select all that apply. )
A)computer transmission.
B)interactive live videoconferencing.
C)store-and-forward images.
D)voice-only via telephone.
E)voice-over images.
Q2) A nurse works in a very remote area and is interested in discovering how telehealth services might improve local health care.What action by the nurse is best?
A)Conduct a survey of residents on the potential use of telehealth.
B)Interview providers where telehealth is already in use.
C)Perform a literature search on the topic of telehealth.
D)Visit the website of the closest telehealth resource center (TRC).
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Chapter 20: Patient Safety
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Q1) A nurse asks the manager why the nursing staff seems to have the bulk of the responsibility for preventing errors in patient care.The manager explains that the primary reason nurses are best situated to recognize and prevent errors is because they
A)are leaders on the health care team.
B)have refined communication skills.
C)interact with patients so frequently.
D)provide the majority of risky care.
Q2) A nursing executive wishes to implement a new policy based on initial National Patient Safety Goals 2002 to eliminate wrong patient,wrong site,and wrong procedure.Which action by the executive would best meet one of the goals?
A)Collaborate with the laboratory for timely reporting of laboratory values.
B)Formulate a time-out policy.
C)Mandate that all fall-prone patients be clearly identified.
D)Reevaluate work flow design and patient-staffing ratios.
Q3) A nurse is explaining to a student that SBAR is a type of
A)format for conducting a debriefing.
B)process for multidisciplinary meetings.
C)standardized patient chart template.
D)structured communication strategy.
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