Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
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This course explores the diverse roles and responsibilities of professional nurses within the healthcare system. Students will examine the scope of nursing practice, ethical and legal considerations, multidisciplinary collaboration, and patient advocacy. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills as they relate to patient care, health promotion, and disease prevention across various healthcare settings. By the end of the course, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the expectations and challenges faced by nurses and prepare to fulfill these roles effectively in their future careers.
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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) CNSs may (Select all that apply.)
A) manage an inpatient nursing unit.
B) develop educational programs for nursing staff.
C) conduct practice outcomes research.
D) prescribe medications for common illnesses.
E) attend or assist in the delivery of low-risk newborns.
Answer: A, B, C
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) What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the 1900s?
A) Male, intelligent, strong
B) Female, sensitive, subservient
C) Female, docile, from poor background
D) Male, high breeding, independent
Answer: B
Q2) Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse?
A) Linda Richards
B) Phoebe Pember
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Mary Eliza Mahoney
Answer: D
Q3) To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross?
A) Clara Barton
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Lavinia Lloyd Dock
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
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Q1) Preparation is a component that separates occupations from professions. Which of the following is the best way that a nurse demonstrates preparation for the profession?
A) Improves nursing practice through the use of trial and error methods
B) Focuses on the skills needed for the practice setting
C) Articulates the values of caring and compassion in patient-centered care
D) Utilizes textbooks from college to support practice 5 years after graduation
Answer: C
Q2) Scholars have defined "profession" through the years. Which of the following were identified as common major characteristics according to scholars? (Select all that apply.)
A) It is based on a body of knowledge that can be learned.
B) It has a service orientation.
C) Practice is in a single recognized setting.
D) Professionals control their own practice.
E) Skills can be learned in a variety of settings, including through job training.
Answer: A, B, D
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Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001 demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient care setting?
A) Acute care
B) Psychiatric
C) Nursing homes and long-term care facilities
D) Home health
Q2) The central question in any charge of malpractice is whether the prevailing standard of care was met. Which of the following are considered part of the standard of nursing care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Basic prudent nursing care is a standard.
B) Health care providers determine standards of care in health care settings.
C) Standards of care are never changing.
D) Standards are based on the ethical principle of nonmaleficence.
E) National standards of nursing practice are standards for all nurses.
Q3) Which of the following is an example of civil law?
A) Possession of marijuana
B) Assault and battery
C) Giving alcohol to a minor
D) Child custody case
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Chapter 5: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is the best description of a code of ethics?
A) A document that describes the correct course of action and does not change regardless of societal changes
B) A document that all professions must have even if not representative of practice
C) A document that permits others to know what principles guide professional decision making
D) A document widely open to interpretation by professionals in various settings
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
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Chapter 6: Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and
Socialization into Professional Practice
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Q1) A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU. After considering the needs of the patient and his brother, the nurse suggests that the brother can visit for 5 minutes. This illustrates which of Benner's stages of nursing proficiency?
A) Advanced beginner
B) Competent practitioner
C) Proficient practitioner
D) Expert practitioner
Q2) A nursing student says to the clinical faculty, "I know I will be able to care for this patient given your directions." In which stage of Cohen's model of professional socialization is this student?
A) Stage I: Unilateral dependence
B) Stage II: Negativity/independence
C) Stage III: Dependence/mutuality
D) Stage IV: Interdependence
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Chapter 7: The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation
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Q1) 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
Q2) All levels of nursing educational programs can be accredited by which organization?
A) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
B) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
C) National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
D) National League for Nursing Councils of Education Programs (NLNCEP)
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Chapter 8: Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment
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Q1) The nurse observes a patient lying rigidly in bed and taking shallow breaths. The patient reports a pain score of 4 out of 5 and says, "My leg hurts." The nurse determines that the objective and subjective data are
A) incongruent and require more assessment.
B) insufficient to make any conclusions.
C) congruent and support that the patient is in pain.
D) unclear; the nurse needs to talk to the patient's family for more information.
Q2) A patient is in respiratory distress and placed on oxygen. Which is the most appropriate short-term goal?
A) Nasal cannula remains in place.
B) Patient completes morning care and eats breakfast.
C) Patient verbalizes that he is breathing better after lunch.
D) Patient maintains an oxygen saturation of 90% during the shift.
Q3) What does the process of analysis of patient data directly result in?
A) Validating actual problems or diagnoses
B) Determining the nursing interventions of importance
C) Identifying actual or potential problems amenable to nursing intervention
D) Confirming the medical diagnosis
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Chapter 9: Communication and Collaboration in Nursing
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Q1) A nurse comments in private about a patient: "That lady with six kids is pregnant again! It makes me sick to see these people on welfare taking away from our tax dollars. I don't know how she can continue to do this." The best response by a nurse peer is to A) ignore the biased statements.
B) accept the comments as self-disclosure.
C) offer neutral responses.
D) convey acceptance of the patient.
Q2) One of the most important outcomes of the orientation phase of the nurse-patient relationship is the development of mutual A) communication.
B) understanding.
C) acceptance.
D) trust.
Q3) How would a nurse's use of the technique of reflection help a person?
A) Showing an awareness of the person's feelings
B) Causing the person to answer more fully than yes or no
C) Showing knowledge the person is not expected to know
D) Encouraging the person to think through problems for himself or herself
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Chapter 10: Illness, Culture, and Caring: Impact on
Families, and Nurses
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Q1) A Caucasian nurse is caring for a Native American after a stroke. The nurse finds the patient sleeping while holding several small feathers bound by a beaded leather thong. The nurse should consider the possibility that this is
A) an interesting trinket to brighten the environment.
B) a gift from his grandchildren to make him feel closer to the family.
C) an important item used in native healing practices.
D) an item that might introduce microorganisms into the hospital environment.
Q2) A patient in whom metastatic cancer is diagnosed tells the nurse, "God has never let me down before. I'll pray for strength." This patient's illness behavior is being influenced by
A) resiliency.
B) sense of control.
C) spirituality.
D) depression.
Q3) 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) What body has been established to protect participants of research?
A) Institutional review board
B) State board of nursing
C) Nursing research board
D) Peer review panel
Q2) Which research design would be used to determine the relationship between self-concept, physical fitness, and health habits in school-aged children?
A) Experimental design
B) Nonexperimental design
C) Applied research design
D) Pretest and posttest design
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) Which of the following are considered systems? (Select all that apply.)
A) Automobile engine
B) Person
C) Rock
D) Hospital
E) Family
Q2) Family structures have experienced change in the second half of the twentieth century. What is the most dramatic difference seen in families today?
A) Increased incidence of single-parent families
B) Reemergence of large, extended families
C) Increased incidence of nuclear families
D) Nuclear families moving closer to extended families
Q3) 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
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Chapter 13: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Q1) A nurse has been introduced to theory as a guide to research and practice. This nurse is prepared at which level of nursing education?
A) Associate degree
B) Bachelor's degree
C) Master's degree
D) Doctoral degree
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) The metaparadigm of nursing consists of which concepts? (Select all that apply.)
A) Environment
B) Health
C) Caring
D) Nursing
E) Person
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Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of the following is an example of rehabilitation and disease management?
A) Prompt treatment for hypertension
B) Attending weight loss classes
C) Teaching patients with newly diagnosed diabetes the signs of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia
D) Taking an antibiotic for a sinus infection
Q3) The school health clinic treats common health problems, as well as conducting health promotion and illness prevention activities. The clinic provides which level of health care?
A) Subacute care
B) Primary care
C) Secondary care
D) Tertiary care
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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 applied for a job and during the interview was told that the health care facility is a "closed shop." What does that phrase mean to the nurse?
A) The nurse must join a union to be employed there.
B) The nurse can join the union if desired, but it is not required.
C) This facility is closed to all union activities.
D) The facility is negotiating with several unions for control of the employees.
Q3) A nurse who lobbies state legislators to support a change in the scope of practice in nursing is engaging in
A) power sharing.
B) setting policy.
C) politics.
D) legislative power.
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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) Which of the following is true regarding the requirement that entry to nursing practice should require a bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN)?
A) With increased complexity in health care, this is being debated again.
B) This issue continues to divide the nursing profession.
C) The BSN will be required for practice in all 50 states by 2025.
D) The master's of science in nursing (MSN) will replace the BSN for bedside nurses.
E) The need for BSN-prepared nurses will decrease with increased unlicensed staff.
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