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Course Introduction
Introduction to Nursing provides students with a comprehensive overview of the nursing profession, its history, and its evolving role within the healthcare system. This course explores the fundamental principles of nursing practice, including patient care, ethical and legal considerations, communication skills, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Students will gain insight into the nurses responsibilities in promoting health, preventing illness, and delivering compassionate care across diverse populations. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking, professional behavior, and foundational clinical skills necessary for further study and practice in nursing.
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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) Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role?
A) Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)
B) Community health nurse
C) Certified nurse practitioner (CNP)
D) Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The History and Social Context of Nursing
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Q1) What specialty of nursing was considered well suited for men at a time when other areas were excluding men from practicing?
A) Obstetric nursing
B) Pediatric nursing
C) Psychiatric nursing
D) Nurse educator
Answer: C
Q2) What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary Breckenridge in her role as a frontier nurse?
A) She demonstrated that nurses could provide primary care in rural settings.
B) She demonstrated that female nurses could protect themselves in unsettled rural environments.
C) She demonstrated that nurses were capable of teaching new mothers to care for babies.
D) She demonstrated that nurses could provide care to many clients despite geographic boundaries.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
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Q1) A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are
A) state nurse practice acts.
B) lobbyists for the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
C) the status of nurses in hospital hierarchy.
D) the view of physicians as the gatekeepers in health care.
Answer: B
Q2) A barrier to professionalism attributed to nursing's roots in altruism is illustrated when a nurse
A) questions a medication order written by the physician.
B) takes the time to listen to a patient's fears about surgery.
C) needs to seek approval from charge nurse to give a PRN medication.
D) feels guilty for expecting to be paid well for work.
Answer: D
Q3) 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
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Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) The American Nurses Association (ANA) published a guide for state nurses associations seeking to revise their nurse practice acts. According the ANA, which of the following should be included in these revisions? (Select all that apply.)
A) Differentiation between advanced and generalist nursing practice
B) Authority for boards of nursing to oversee UAP
C) Specified frequency of revisions to the nurse practice acts
D) Authority for boards of nursing to regulate prescription writing by advanced practice nurses
E) Nurses' responsibility for delegating to LPN/LVNs
Q2) The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991, as implemented today, is known as providing
A) informed consent.
B) advance directives.
C) patient bill of rights.
D) HIPAA protections.
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Chapter 5: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following ethical theories is illustrated by the example of following the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you wish them to do unto you"?
A) Deontology
B) Principalism
C) Utilitarianism
D) Virtue ethics
Q2) 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
Q3) When nurses receive a patient assignment and accept reports on these patients, they are committed to providing care to those assigned to them. This is based on the ethical principle of
A) beneficence.
B) fidelity.
C) justice.
D) veracity.
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Chapter 6: Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and
Socialization into Professional Practice
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Q1) Which of the following illustrates an effective strategy for a registered nurse student returning for a bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN)?
A) Get reacquainted with the library; expect to spend many hours there doing research.
B) Be open to information that does not seem to be readily applicable to your current position.
C) Start a program only if you have a great deal of free time to devote to classes on campus.
D) Use your co-workers as a sounding board to relieve frustration.
Q2) Which of the following behaviors of a student indicate that the student has taken responsibility for his or her own professional socialization? (Select all that apply.)
A) Projecting a professional appearance in class
B) Attending class, quietly listening to the lectures
C) Taking responsibility to request alternative dates for examinations in order to work
D) Taking responsibility to learn the expectations of the faculty in each course
E) Accepting constructive criticism without becoming defensive
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Chapter 7: The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation
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Q1) The single most important reason for the decline in the number of hospital-based diploma programs was
A) shift in hospital occupancy from acute care to home care.
B) increase in hospital-based medical residency programs competing for educational dollars.
C) beginning of associate degree programs that were shorter in length.
D) diploma education's position outside the mainstream of higher education.
Q2) Who is credited with developing the model of associate degree nursing education?
A) Esther Lucille Brown
B) Annie W. Goodrich
C) Mildred Montag
D) National League for Nursing
Q3) Which factors contribute to threatening the current and future supply of nurses? (Select all that apply.)
A) The number of qualified applicants has decreased.
B) Seventy-five percent of current faculty may retire over the next decade.
C) Overall numbers of applicants to doctoral programs has decreased.
D) Faculty vacancies are having an impact on large numbers of schools.
E) More men are entering nursing and choosing faculty positions.
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Chapter 8: Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment
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Q1) A nursing student asks a faculty member how to improve critical thinking. Which response by the faculty is best?
A) "Don't worry too much; it will come with time and experience."
B) "Pay close attention to how you solve problems; assess your own style of thinking."
C) "Spend time shadowing an experienced nurse to see how it is done."
D) "Use ethical standards to guide how you approach patient situations."
Q2) What is the primary method of obtaining patient data?
A) Medical record
B) Speaking with family
C) Interview with patient
D) Physical examination
Q3) The identification of nursing diagnosis and goal setting should ideally be a collaborative process between the nurse and which other party?
A) Physician
B) Nurse manager
C) Patient's family
D) Patient
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Chapter 9: Communication and Collaboration in Nursing
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Q1) A new mother says to the nurse, "It really hurts me to breastfeed. I think I should wean my baby." The most appropriate response by the nurse is,
A) "It is good to wean the baby early because it is easier on you."
B) "If I understand you, it hurts when you breastfeed. Tell me how and when it hurts."
C) "It is your decision to make whether you breastfeed."
D) "You should continue to breastfeed because it is much better for the baby."
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) The nurse finds a patient sitting in bed, rocking back and forth, wringing her hands and repeating rapidly, "I can't breathe. My heart is pounding. I think I'm going to die." Her physician is called to the bedside and tells the nurse, "She is having an anxiety attack." What assessment can be made by the nurse?
A) Severe anxiety is present in this patient.
B) Cultural factors control anxiety levels.
C) Focusing on discharge instruction will ease the anxiety.
D) The level of anxiety cannot be determined at this point.
Q2) A young girl from a Middle Eastern country is in the process of dying. Her parents ask the nurses to allow her to be prepared for death by being dressed in a specific garment and headdress every day. The parents cannot be there every day to do this and ask the nurses to apply the attire. Which actions by the nurses demonstrate culturally competent care?
A) Allowing the parents to dress the patient in the garment and headdress when they are by her side
B) Consulting the chaplain as to the meaning of the ritual in the Middle East
C) Informing the parents that hospital policy requires all patients to wear hospital garments
D) Learning how to apply the garment and headdress properly
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Chapter 11: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A data collection protocol calls for a questionnaire to be administered to patients having knee replacement surgery after the third physical therapy appointment. Errors can be introduced into the study by
A) giving the questionnaire to all participants.
B) reading the questionnaire to the participants with poor reading skills.
C) giving the questionnaire to all participants when they arrive for their appointment.
D) giving the questionnaire to the participants after the appointment to be completed while they have a snack.
Q2) What is meant by the term "evidence-based practice"?
A) Using nursing research findings to develop nursing theory
B) Integrating the research process into nursing administration
C) Studying research from the social sciences and applying it to practice
D) Applying research findings; patient care data, preferences, and values; and nursing expertise to nursing practice
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Chapter 12: Conceptual and Philosophical Bases of Nursing
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Q1) Nurses recognize which of the following about health? (Select all that apply.)
A) Individuals desiring to change their behaviors are already motivated to change.
B) The burden of change is borne by the individual.
C) Health is relative and ever changing.
D) Multiple interventions are necessary to change health behaviors.
E) Unhealthy behaviors may persist in spite of increased knowledge.
Q2) An adult has difficulty initiating a conversation, and in working with others always agrees with them because "My opinion is not important." Which of Maslow's basic needs is not being met by this person?
A) Basic physiologic needs
B) Love and belonging needs
C) Esteem needs
D) Self-actualization
Q3) Which statement by an obese individual could be assessed as perceiving self-efficacy?
A) "I've never been able to lose weight on any diet."
B) "It's better to maintain one's weight than lose weight and gain it all back."
C) "I'll be all right as long as my spouse will stay on the diet with me."
D) "I believe I can stay on this diet as long as necessary."
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Chapter 13: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who is unable to feed himself and complete basic activities of daily living. The nurse does catheter care and changes the surgical dressing, as well as assisting with feeding and hygiene. The nurse could be basing care on the conceptual model of A) Johnson.
B) King.
C) Orem.
D) Roy.
Q2) A group of concepts and propositions that describe linkages between the concepts is a
A) conceptual model.
B) metaparadigm.
C) philosophy.
D) theory.
Q3) An overriding principle of Nightingale's writings on nursing dealt with which aspect of nursing?
A) The relationship between nurses, physicians, and society
B) The relationship between patients, health, and environment
C) The relationship between illness and health practices
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D) The relationship between hospitals, nurses, and patients
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Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
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Q1) Which of the following patients is likely to benefit most from referral for case management?
A) Child injured in a playground accident
B) Elderly patient with total hip replacement
C) A 49-year-old man in the emergency department with chest pain
D) A 20-year-old with appendectomy
Q2) Which of the following is an example of illness prevention?
A) Viewing a program on television about the increased incidence of heart disease
B) Speaking to a high school group about the value of exercise
C) Encouraging women at a health fair to have an annual mammogram
D) Counseling people recently experiencing death of a spouse about signs and symptoms of depression
Q3) Governmental agencies differ from voluntary agencies in which way?
A) Level of community served
B) Administrative structure
C) Funding source
D) How the profits are used
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Chapter 15: Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations,
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The American Nurses Association (ANA) serves as the
A) clearinghouse of standards set by clinical specialty organizations.
B) regulatory agency setting the guidelines for the scope of practice.
C) source of dissemination of nursing research.
D) professional organization for all nurses regardless of practice setting or level of practice.
Q3) Which of the following is an effective method for the practicing nurse to achieve leadership skills?
A) Becoming active in professional organizations
B) Changing jobs frequently to improve skills
C) Learning about collective bargaining
D) Avoiding involvement in politics
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Chapter 16: Nursing's Challenge: The Call for Transformation
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Q1) What is the most important action a nurse can take to help further the profession of nursing?
A) Joining a professional organization like the ANA
B) Running for political office and helping create health-related legislation
C) Maintaining a sense of well-being and taking care of oneself in the workplace
D) Developing leadership skills and increasing professional education
Q2) What is the focus of the Truth About Nursing Campaign?
A) Educating high school students about the nature of nursing
B) Increasing interdisciplinary collaboration by highlighting nursing achievements
C) Changing how the world thinks of nursing and protecting its image
D) Defending nurses against malpractice by supplying expert witnesses at trial
Q3) Which medical conditions can be linked to decreases in environmental quality? (Select all that apply.)
A) Chronic respiratory diseases
B) Allergies
C) Cancers
D) Mental illness
E) Inflammatory bowel disease
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