Introduction to Nursing
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Introduction to Nursing offers students a comprehensive overview of the nursing profession, emphasizing its history, core values, roles, and responsibilities within the healthcare system. The course explores foundational concepts such as patient-centered care, communication, ethics, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice. Students are introduced to the various specialties within nursing, the scope of practice, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the importance of cultural competence. Through interactive discussions, readings, and practical scenarios, learners gain insight into the vital role nurses play in promoting health, preventing illness, and supporting patients across the lifespan.
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Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges 7th Edition by Beth Black RN MSN PhD
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Chapter 1: Nursing Today: A Time of Transformation
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Q1) Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in nursing. Which facts have contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
A) End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
B) End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
C) Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying patients and their families.
D) Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
E) Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
Answer: A, B, E
Q2) The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
A) the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
B) the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
C) the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurses.
D) the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The History and Social Context of Nursing
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Q1) Nursing practices during the Civil War advanced the cause of professional nursing. The move toward formal education and training was supported by (Select all that apply.)
A) endorsement by the Catholic nursing orders (Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and Sisters of the Holy Cross).
B) a proposal by Dr. Samuel Gross in 1869 that large hospitals develop training schools for nurses.
C) reports of inadequate conditions in hospitals reported by social reformers after the Civil War.
D) lobbying by the United States Sanitary Commission for the creation of nursing schools.
E) the appointment of Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of Women Nurses of the (Union) Army.
Answer: B, C, D, E
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Chapter 3: Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
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Q1) According to the nurse's Code of Ethics, the hallmark of nursing practice is
A) autonomy.
B) accountability.
C) evidence-based practice.
D) altruism.
Answer: B
Q2) Similarities exist between various ideas about what constitutes a profession. Which of the following is believed to be a characteristic of a profession?
A) Members have autonomy.
B) Members are trained on the job.
C) Members are motivated primarily by financial reward.
D) The group lacks a code of ethics.
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following was recognized earliest as a true profession?
A) Ministry
B) Teaching
C) Social work
D) Engineering
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following actions is acceptable as an exception to a nurse's obligation regarding confidentiality?
A) Reporting certain diseases to public health authority
B) Discussing a patient's care with someone who does not know the patient
C) Leaving printouts of lab reports on the desk in the physicians' lounge as a convenience
D) Discussing a patient's condition in a public place as long as the patient's name is not mentioned
Q2) The RN asked a nursing assistant to monitor several postoperative patients. Which of the following instructions to the nursing assistant demonstrate appropriate delegation?
A) "Take vital signs every 2 hours, and report to me anything outside of the norms."
B) "Assess pain using a 10-point scale, and record the score on the chart."
C) "Record the urine output, and report to me if they have not voided within 4 hours."
D) "Record the amount of drainage on the dressing on the bedside record."
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Chapter 5: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Nursing Practice
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Q1) According to Kohlberg's theory, which of the following is true of moral development?
A) Participating in decision making promotes moral reasoning.
B) Intellectual development has no effect on moral development.
C) Participating in debates on ethical issues decreases moral development.
D) Holding people responsible for their actions does not improve moral development.
Q2) According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, individuals who act "because it is the rule of society" are operating in which level of moral development?
A) Preconventional
B) Conventional
C) Postconventional
D) Developmental
Q3) Gilligan's theory on moral development differed from Kohlberg's theory because Gilligan considered which population not addressed by Kohlberg?
A) Children
B) Men
C) Women
D) Adolescents
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Chapter 6: Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and
Socialization into Professional Practice
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Q1) A nurse observes a new graduate nurse being harassed by co-workers when asking questions or requesting help. What action by the nurse is best?
A) Do not intervene, because it will only invite more harassment.
B) Ask the nursing manager to intervene on behalf of the new nurse.
C) Respectfully confront the staff and explain that this behavior is not part of nursing.
D) Teach the new nurse to stand up for himself or herself when harassed. This is bullying behavior by the staff, and often the new nurse cannot handle it alone. If the new nurse cannot manage this with mentoring of the seasoned nurse, the other nurse should help the new nurse report this behavior to the management staff.
Q2) Which early nursing theorist defined nursing in interpersonal terms by stating that nursing is a significant, therapeutic, and interpersonal process?
A) Virginia Henderson
B) Hildegard Peplau
C) Martha Rogers
D) Dorothea Orem
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Chapter 7: The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation
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Q1) Which of the following is true about bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN) education?
A) Faculty must be BSN prepared.
B) It is recommended by professional organizations as preparation for entry into practice.
C) It requires 3 years to complete.
D) Faculty are not given full faculty status in the university.
Q2) Over the last two decades a number of organizations issued reports identifying changes needed in nursing education to prepare nurses for practice in the twenty-first century. Which of the following suggestions were included in these reports? (Select all that apply.)
A) Recruitment of students and faculty to reflect the multicultural nature of society
B) More focus on knowledge and skills to care for acutely ill individuals
C) Increased informatics training to improve access to information
D) Limiting discussion of the quality improvement measures in the health care system
E) Curricula emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration
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Chapter 8: Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment
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Q1) The nurse is admitting a patient for surgery. The patient is twisting a handkerchief over and over while saying, "I'm going to have a little mole removed. I'm not worried. The surgery will take only an hour, and then I will go home. I've never been sick a day in my life, so I'll be fine." The nurse finds the following during her physical assessment: blood pressure is 150/90; temperature is 98.6° F; pulse is 88 beats per minute; respiration is 20 breaths per minute; black, brown, and red pigmented pea-sized raised area on her shoulder. Which of the above information would be considered subjective data? (Select all that apply.)
A) Pigmented mole on shoulder
B) "I'm not worried I'll be fine."
C) Patient is anxious.
D) Heart rate is increased.
E) "The surgery will take only an hour and then I will go home."
Q2) Which of the following is an appropriate long-term goal to measure diabetes control for a patient in whom diabetes has been newly diagnosed?
A) Patient will inject insulin twice daily.
B) Patient will keep appointments with physician over the next 6 months.
C) Patient's A1c will be 5% at 1 year postdiagnosis.
D) Patient's recorded blood glucose will be between 60 and 120 mg/dL each day.
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Chapter 9: Communication and Collaboration in Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following suggests that a successful contract has been established between the nurse and patient in the orientation phase of the nurse-patient relationship?
A) Patient has agreed to learn to change his colostomy bag.
B) Patient ambulates in the hall without assistance.
C) Patient allows the nurse to inject his daily insulin.
D) Patient asks the charge nurse to verify that the staff nurse's teaching is correct.
Q2) A patient is being discharged from the hospital. Which statement by the nurse is appropriate for the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship?
A) "You must be happy to be going home. Here are the written diet and medication instructions."
B) "It has been wonderful getting to know you. The best of luck when you get home."
C) "During the past 3 days, you have learned how to inject insulin and how to make appropriate food choices. Remember that you have the unit telephone number if you have any questions."
D) "You have done well learning a lot of new material and should be able to do well at home."
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Families, and Nurses
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Q1) A patient was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 5 years ago. She underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but cancer returned 2 years ago with metastases to the bone and possibly the lung. She says the cancer is "no longer curable, but treatable."
During this time the patient's daughter was critically injured in a car accident and now lives with a traumatic brain injury, needing round-the-clock care. Her husband had an affair. She continues to work and volunteers with various community groups. Which phenomenon is the patient demonstrating?
A) Resourcefulness
B) Independence
C) Acceptance
D) Resilience
Q2) Which illness has the characteristics of a chronic illness?
A) Lupus
B) Bronchitis
C) Chicken Pox
D) Gastroenteritis
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Chapter 11: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is an example of a research question based on a clinical problem?
A) Published observations of a nurse who practiced many years in elder care
B) Nursing intuition about what measures are most useful with anxious patients before surgery
C) Stories of a flight nurse's experiences with posttraumatic stress disorder
D) Relationship between hours of bright light and irritability of preterm infants
Q2) The discovery of oxygen would be called pure science because this information
A) was obtained for the sake of obtaining new knowledge of the world.
B) had an immediate use for humans.
C) would be useful in curing, managing, or preventing disease.
D) could direct further research at the bedside.
Q3) What is the current name of the agency that serves as an important source of funding for nursing research?
A) NIH
B) National Institute of Nursing Research
C) National Center for Nursing Research
D) National Nursing Research Agenda
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Chapter 12: Conceptual and Philosophical Bases of Nursing
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Q1) A school-aged child with spina bifida uses a wheelchair, attends school, and is actively involved in Scouting and science club. This child is meeting which of Maslow's basic needs?
A) Safety needs
B) Love and belonging needs
C) Esteem needs
D) Self-actualization
Q2) Bandura's theory of self-efficacy described people's response to health-related behaviors. Which of the following was a major premise of this theory?
A) Patients will take responsibility for their health if they understand the risks and benefits.
B) A "cue to action" is a powerful motivator for changing health behavior.
C) Belief in self as having the ability to improve health is important in changing health behaviors.
D) Health is genetically predetermined and cannot be influenced by an individual's actions or beliefs.
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Chapter 13: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Q1) Watson's 10 caritas processes include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) The promotion of interpersonal teaching-learning
B) The participation in recreation
C) The instillation of faith-hope
D) Avoidance of injuring others
E) Assistance with the gratification of human needs
Q2) The nurse observes a patient pacing around the room. The patient expresses concern that being hospitalized will cause lost wages and create economic problems. The nurse infers that the patient is anxious, which the patient confirms. The nurse could be basing care on the theory of
A) Leininger
B) Neuman
C) Orlando
D) Peplau
Q3) Which of the following best describes a middle-range theory?
A) They are very limited in scope and are confined to one to three concepts.
B) They do not incorporate the elements of nursing's metaparadigm in use.
C) They usually blend nursing practice with nursing research.
D) They do not borrow concepts from other disciplines.
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Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
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Q1) Differences between treatment outcomes for different populations are known as A) health care outcomes.
B) population variability.
C) treatment choices.
D) health care disparities.
Q2) A nurse places high priority on working with patients and families, including them in planning care and in establishing goals. Which nursing role has this nurse assumed?
A) Patient advocate
B) Provider of care
C) Change agent
D) Collaborator
Q3) Health promotion differs from illness prevention in that health promotion
A) addresses identified health problems.
B) occurs before the identification of disease risk factors.
C) identifies and ameliorates a health problem.
D) returns an individual to optimal functioning after an illness.
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Chapter 15: Political Activism in Nursing: Communities,
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Q1) A nurse is contemplating a political leadership position and wonders if she/he has the desired characteristics to make a good leader. Which of the following traits is inconsistent with a good leader?
A) Has a developed sense of systems thinking
B) Solves problems methodically using a strict model
C) Holds high moral and ethical standards
D) Adapts quickly to new situations
Q2) A nurse has held a media event to publicize the need for funding for immunizations and lobbied decision makers by providing pertinent statistical information about the risks and benefits of immunizations. The nurse is known as a
A) nurse citizen.
B) nurse activist.
C) nurse politician.
D) nurse clinician.
Q3) The most critical aspect of nurses becoming personally "political" is A) financially supporting political action committees (PACs).
B) being informed of social and political issues.
C) communicating with legislators.
D) running for office.
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Chapter 16: Nursing's Challenge: The Call for Transformation
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Q1) How could changes in world population affect health?
A) Decreasing populations in third world countries frees up limited resources for the remaining population's needs.
B) Feeding, immunizing, and providing clean water will become an overwhelming task.
C) Massive population increases in some areas will lead to abundant health care in countries with smaller populations.
D) More health care resources can be utilized fighting regional problems based on shifting population dynamics.
Q2) What is meant by "workplace incivility"?
A) A setting in which there are poor relationships among different professional specialties
B) A setting in which different professions vie to take over the functions of other professional groups
C) A setting in which the manager is unreceptive, hostile, and creates dissention
D) A setting where colleagues bully, intimidate, or use aggression toward each other
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