Nursing Theory and Practice Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Nursing Theory and Practice offers a comprehensive exploration of the foundational concepts and models that guide modern nursing care. The course examines key nursing theories, their historical development, and their relevance to contemporary clinical practice. Students will learn how to apply theoretical principles to real-world situations, enhance critical thinking skills, and foster evidence-based decision-making in various healthcare settings. Through the integration of theory and hands-on practice, this course equips future nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide holistic, patient-centered care while promoting professional growth and lifelong learning.
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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) Which of the following statements explains why the school nurse of today is truly a community health nurse?
A) The school nurse may be called on to care for a student's family members in underserved areas.
B) The school nurse's primary responsibility is centered on the well child.
C) The school nurse's primary responsibility is to maintain immunization records.
D) The school nurse must be certified in CHN.
Answer: A
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) Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This designation is based on
A) her methods of reorganizing British hospitals.
B) her use of data on the morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in Scutari.
C) demonstration that trained nurses provided better nursing care.
D) publication of Notes on Nursing, the first scholarly nursing publication.
Answer: B
Q2) What was the most important influence of war on nursing?
A) It allowed for the development of hospitals.
B) Nurses were able to perform medical procedures during war.
C) Improved medical care increased soldiers' survival rates.
D) It provided for the creation of new technology to make work easier.
Answer: B
Q3) When surveyed, what is the primary reason given by men for entering nursing?
A) To make a difference
B) High salaries
C) Flexible schedules
D) Opportunity for travel
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism
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Q1) The document that provides professional standards and a framework for professional decision making that ensures decisions are made with the highest integrity is the
A) Nurse Practice Act.
B) Code of Ethics.
C) Nursing's Social Policy Statement.
D) bylaws of the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Answer: B
Q2) The process of professionalization of an occupation typically follows a pattern of developmental stages. One of the stages is collective identity. Which of the following is an example of collective identity?
A) Legal right to practice profession to protect unique skills from outsiders
B) Apprenticeship programs to develop skills
C) A loose association of practitioners
D) Definition of the profession's mission related to full-time work
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) Which of the following chart entries represents a pitfall in documentation?
A) Restless and combative; SaO? 87%
B) Patient demanding and difficult to please
C) Discovered in bathroom; instructed to ask for assistance before ambulating
D) Three-centimeter area of serosanguineous drainage noted on the dressing to the left hip
Q2) The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic. Later in the shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies. What element is lacking to support malpractice?
A) Duty of care
B) Breach of duty
C) Specific injury
D) Proximate cause
Q3) In which of the following situations should the legality of an informed consent be questioned?
A) Patient with dementia; consent given by spouse
B) Patient who received a preoperative dose of Demerol before giving consent
C) Patient who is anxious and asks many questions of the physician
D) Patient who expresses concern about the cost of the procedure
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Chapter 5: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Nursing Practice
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Q1) Taking a pediatric patient to the playroom on a promised time and day is based on the belief in the ethical principle of A) autonomy.
B) fidelity.
C) justice.
D) veracity.
Q2) Which of the following situations is an example of moral distress?
A) You hear nurses in the lounge making off-color jokes about a patient. You are afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation.
B) You have been late for work a couple of times in the last 2 weeks, and your co-workers are covering for you.
C) You become romantically involved with a co-worker, which is against the unit policy, so you resign your position.
D) You purposefully use vague language when explaining a patient's condition to the family. Staff expects that the patient may be brain-dead, but test results are not yet conclusive.
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Chapter 6: Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and
Socialization into Professional Practice
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Q1) A nursing student asks, "Why do I have to go to clinical in obstetrics when I know I'll never work with women and children?" 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
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
Q3) The legal definition of nursing for any particular state can be found in the
A) state legislature's official newsletter.
B) state board of nursing's bylaws.
C) governor's official papers.
D) state's nurse practice act.
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Chapter 7: The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation
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Q1) In 2004, the AACN proposed a new doctoral degree, the doctor of nursing practice (DNP). What is the focus of the DNP degree in nursing?
A) Nursing research
B) Nursing quality improvement
C) Advanced clinical practice
D) Nursing theory development
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 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
Q2) The use of standardized plans of care for different patient populations has
A) facilitated the use of critical paths as interdisciplinary plans of care.
B) required the nurse to individualize the plan of care to the patient.
C) eliminated the need for the nurse to develop a plan of care for an individual.
D) increased the time the nurse has to document the plan of care.
Q3) A "well-cultivated critical thinker" is an individual who does which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Raises questions
B) Recognizes alternative ways to see problems
C) Uses only logic to determine relevance of information
D) Implements solutions to complex problems only as an individual
E) Criticizes solutions and alternatives suggested by others
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Chapter 9: Communication and Collaboration in Nursing
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Q1) A patient demonstrates obvious regression in ability to perform self-care during the working phase. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) Frustration because the patient does not appear to be motivated to achieve goals
B) Persistence in demonstrating the importance of achieving goals
C) Patience and understanding because regression is a defense mechanism
D) Ignoring it because the nurse realizes the patient is exhibiting childlike behavior
Q2) When a co-worker tells the nurse, "I am not sure I will be able to give the right answers in the job interview," the nurse replies, "I know what you mean. Interviews have always been a problem for me, too." This response can be evaluated as lacking
A) appropriateness.
B) efficiency.
C) feedback.
D) flexibility.
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Chapter 10: Illness, Culture, and Caring: Impact on Patients,
Families, and Nurses
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Q1) A patient states, "I do not understand why I keep getting these headaches. I have seen a nurse practitioner and two specialists. I have taken several medications, but the headaches keep coming back." In which stage of illness is the patient?
A) Disbelief and denial
B) Irritability and anger
C) Attempting to gain control
D) Acceptance and participation
Q2) A patient diagnosed with breast cancer responded by gathering information about treatment options and becoming involved in a self-help group. The nurse assesses that the patient is demonstrating which personality characteristic?
A) Independence
B) Hardiness
C) Self-control
D) Tolerance
Q3) Nurses can best help patients deal with stress by
A) helping patients eliminate all stress from their lives.
B) helping patients communicate their stress better to friends and family.
C) helping patients evaluate their lifestyles for areas of potential stress.
D) intervening in the family system to reduce family stress.
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Chapter 11: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nursing manager wants the unit staff to become more involved in research. The staff nurses say they are not qualified to conduct research. Which response by the manager is best?
A) "You need a basic understanding of the research process because you should be good consumers of research."
B) "At the staff nurse level, you can assist with clinical studies by doing data collection."
C) "A baccalaureate-prepared nurse should be able to design simple studies."
D) "If we all work on this together, we can design and implement good research studies."
Q2) For data collection to be valid, what must occur?
A) The tool must be thorough.
B) The tool must be unbiased.
C) The tool must measure what it is supposed to measure.
D) The tool must be accurate all of the time.
Q3) 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
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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) 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) Dynamic balance between systems and their parts is called A) synergy.
B) homeostasis.
C) inertia.
D) suprasystems.
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Chapter 13: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Q1) A patient who had a broken neck in an automobile accident and was paralyzed, but eventually went back to college, obtained a law degree, and became a practicing lawyer could be said to be demonstrating
A) adaptation.
B) caring.
C) self-care.
D) homeostasis.
Q2) 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
Q3) A specific organizational structure that makes clear connections between concepts is a
A) conceptual model.
B) metaparadigm.
C) philosophy.
D) theory.
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Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
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Q1) The care delivery model in which a registered nurse provides direct care and also has 24-hour responsibility for updating the patient's plan of care is known as
A) functional care.
B) team nursing.
C) primary care.
D) case management.
Q2) Which of the following is a responsibility of many health care agencies' chief executive officers (CEOs)?
A) Managing the budgets of each department in the agency
B) Recruiting and hiring of staff
C) Overall operation of the agency on a daily basis
D) Establishing policies governing the operation for the agency
Q3) The purpose of continuous quality improvement (CQI) is to
A) monitor processes involved in the provision of safe, effective care for patients.
B) restructure hospital departments to initiate cost savings.
C) provide an opportunity for staff members to participate in self-governance.
D) deliver appropriate nursing care to patients.
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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 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.
Q3) A nurse has registered to vote, voted in primary and regular elections, and participated in public forums related to budget reductions that could result in the reduction of the numbers of school nurses. The nurse is known as a A) nurse citizen.
B) nurse activist.
C) nurse politician.
D) nurse clinician.
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Chapter 16: Nursing's Challenge: The Call for Transformation
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Q1) 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
Q2) A new graduate medical-surgical nurse is interested in joining a professional organization. Which organization should the nurse's manager recommend?
A) National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) The unit-based journal club
D) A national political action committee
Q3) A nurse manager wants to cut costs and eliminate expensive latex-free gloves. Which response by the chief nursing officer (CNO) is best?
A) Allowing the change because it will save substantial money
B) Allowing the change because the manager is in charge of the unit's budget
C) Not allowing the change because latex allergy is fairly common
D) Not allowing the change until the next vendor bidding cycle occurs
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