Professional Issues in Nursing Test
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Course Introduction
Professional Issues in Nursing explores the complex ethical, legal, and social responsibilities that define the nursing profession in modern healthcare environments. The course examines topics such as professional standards, scope of practice, regulatory frameworks, and advocacy, while also addressing issues of cultural competence, interprofessional collaboration, and workplace dynamics. Students will analyze current trends and challenges, including technology, policy changes, and global health concerns, to develop critical thinking skills and strategies for effective decision-making, leadership, and lifelong professional development.
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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management 7th Edition by Cherry
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?
A) Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an interdisciplinary team.
B) Nurses should have a minimum of a master's degree to sit on policy committees that affect an entire facility.
C) Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is interdisciplinary.
D) Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making. Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A group of new graduate nurses is asked to speak to a group of politicians to describe the current state of professional nursing and how best to alleviate the nursing shortage. Which statements accurately portray professional nursing today and tomorrow? (select all that apply)
A) More RNs attain a bachelor's degree than an associate degree or diploma.
B) Because of pressure to shorten length of stay in hospitals, more RNs practice in outpatient settings and home health than in acute care settings.
C) The most popular advanced practice specialty is nurse anesthesia.
D) White nurses are more likely to enter graduate school than nurses from other ethnic groups.
E) Nursing represents the largest health care professional group, followed by medical doctors.
Answer: A, E
Q2) Which nurse best portrays nursing as a "knowledge worker"?
A) Nurse in matched scrubs with lab coat, hair back, small stud earrings
B) Nurse in mismatched scrubs, no lab coat, large hoop earrings
C) Nurse in white uniform with apron with no jewelry/hair back
D) Nurse with nose ring and eyebrow piercing with starched white uniform and cap
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as:
A) core practice competencies.
B) continuing competence.
C) distance learning.
D) performance-based assessment.
Answer: D
Q2) Which experience is best designed to support a nursing student's preparation for interprofessional team participation?
A) Attending a seminar on interprofessional team cooperation
B) Completing a preceptorship with an advanced practice nurse
C) Carrying for three patients with varying medical diagnoses
D) Presenting patient information at the daily care planning meeting on a mental health unit
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A nurse who wishes to practice in another state: (select all that apply)
A) must retake the NCLEX-RN for that state.
B) should determine whether the state is a compact state.
C) may obtain licensure by endorsement.
D) must revoke licensure in the current state because nurses cannot be licensed in more than one state concurrently.
Q2) When participating in a nurse licensure compact, the nurse:
A) is held responsible for complying with the nursing practice laws in the state where practicing at the time care is rendered.
B) must purchase a license in each state but does not retake the licensure examination.
C) determines residency based on the state where educated as registered nurse.
D) may practice using one license in any state or territory in the United States that recognizes the NCLEX as the source of licensure.
Q3) The primary purpose of licensure is protection of the ___________.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
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Q1) Einstein's theory of relativity laid the groundwork for theories of mathematics, and Freud and Jung provided the basis for a philosophy of man. Which nursing theory served as the foundation for nursing science?
A) Rogers' science of unitary human beings
B) Nightingale's theory of practice
C) Watson's theory of human caring
D) King's theory of goal attainment
Q2) Which nursing theory might a nurse use as a conceptual framework to determine how to meet the needs of immigrants while ensuring provision of high-quality and culturally sensitive care?
A) Martha Rogers' nursing theory
B) Dorothea Orem's nursing theory
C) Hildegard Peplau's nursing theory
D) Madeleine Leininger's nursing theory
Q3) Which type of theory most often guides present nursing practice?
A) Grand theory
B) Middle range theory
C) Developmental theory
D) Values theory
Q4) The basic ingredients of theory are ____________.
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A nurse interested in life satisfaction among patients receiving hemodialysis reviews databases and identifies relevant studies which are then statistically analyzed providing generalization through multiple studies. The nurse researcher is using which type of research?
A) Quasi-experimental
B) Secondary analysis
C) Meta-analysis
D) Survey
Q2) The research hypothesis is that aromatherapy reduces stress more effectively than does acupuncture. The researcher does not identify a control group. This study would be a(n) _________ design.
A) experimental
B) quasi-experimental
C) survey
D) meta-analysis
Q3) Development and validation of the body of knowledge and foundation on which practice is based is called ____________.
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) The type of insurance that shifts the largest percentage of costs for goods and services to employees and consumers is _____________ insurance.
Q2) A young mother has detected a lump in her breast, and because she lives at the poverty level, she is covered under Medicaid. This individual:
A) is more likely to participate in mammography screening than are individuals covered by private insurance.
B) has designated primary care and a specialist as sources of care.
C) will more likely wait to seek care and will require hospitalization for a mastectomy, which could have been avoided if care had been sought earlier.
D) has decreased access to health care when compared with the uninsured.
Q3) When reviewing the literature on the effects of Medicaid on health care for the poor, the nurse researcher found that the poor:
A) have less access than even the uninsured.
B) receive many unnecessary treatments.
C) lack consistent providers.
D) abuse preventive services.
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Which types of abuse are the nurse required to report or be subject to fines and imprisonment for not reporting? (select all that apply)
A) Animal
B) Child
C) Alcohol
D) Infant
E) Emotional
Q2) A nurse learns in orientation that an incident report does not "blame" anyone but concisely documents the events leading up to an occurrence. Which events would warrant completion of an incident report? (select all that apply)
A) The client is crying and distraught when he learns of a diagnosis of cancer.
B) An intravenous antibiotic given preoperatively does not infuse because of a faulty pump.
C) The nurse is unable to carry out orders written by the specialist because of illegibility.
D) A client falls while in the shower, although she was told not to get up alone.
E) The registered nurse is not available to complete the preoperative checklist.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Three illegal immigrants with no health insurance or money sustained life-threatening injuries during an automobile accident. Two of these individuals had head trauma and lacerated internal organs. The decision was made to provide extended care in the trauma center after emergency surgery was performed to save their lives. The third individual received only minor injuries, which were treated in the emergency department. The care of the two critical clients was based on the ethical principle of:
A) utilitarianism.
B) deontology.
C) autonomy.
D) veracity.
Q2) When assessing an ethical issue, the nurse must first:
A) ask, "What is the issue?"
B) identify all possible alternatives.
C) select the best option from a list of alternatives.
D) justify the choice of action or inaction.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A priority action for the nurse who works with culturally diverse clients is completion of a:
A) sign language course.
B) cultural self-assessment.
C) cultural client assessment.
D) continuing education course on how to speak Spanish.
Q2) A Southeast Asian woman brings her baby into the clinic because the baby is lethargic. The nurse determines that the baby has had diarrhea and vomiting for several days, resulting in dehydration. Physical examination reveals small, round burns on the abdomen. These burns probably are the result of cigarettes or burning cotton used to:
A) try to quiet the child and is considered child abuse.
B) bring out toxic wind from the body.
C) balance heat loss from the body.
D) brush the body with ruda to allow spirits to return.
Q3) On the scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being no prejudice and 10 being extreme prejudice, the placement of hate on the continuum would be at number _____.
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Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
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Q1) A patient experiences migraine headaches that are not relieved by traditional Western medical practices. The family physician suggests acupuncture, which: (select all that apply)
A) is based on the belief that meridians are vital for life, and when they are out of balance, pain occurs.
B) uses strategically placed, slender needles for pain relief.
C) uses breathing exercises and meditation to relieve pain.
D) corrects metabolic imbalance through purification regimens. E) determines distinct metabolic body types.
Q2) A patient with kyphosis is visiting a practitioner of chiropractic medicine for the first time and asks, "How does this therapy work?" The practitioner replies, "I will use my hands along with heat to correct the misalignment of your spine by placing pressure on the nerves that have produced pain. The misalignment of your spine is referred to as: A) subluxation."
B) a sprain."
C) a fracture."
D) epicondylitis."
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) The Karnofsky prognostication scale is most appropriately used to screen patients with which medical diagnoses?
A) Respiratory diseases
B) Cancers
C) Cardiac diseases
D) AIDS
Q2) When first diagnosed with Parkinson disease, how can the patient and family best avoid future ethical dilemmas concerning the patient's care?
A) Work with the patient and family to create an advanced plan of care.
B) Explain to the family that the patient's cognitive function will deteriorate as time passes.
C) Discuss the patient's religious and spiritual concerns to identify potential problems.
D) Identify which family members will be in control of decision making for the patient.
Q3) ________________ occurs when a physician predicts the course and outcome of a disease process.
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing
Practice Environment
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Q1) A newly hired nurse is asked to serve on a committee formed to recruit and retain nurses. At the committee meeting, the nurse learns that:
A) older nurses are being encouraged to retire so that younger, more efficient nurses can practice.
B) Magnet hospitals are able to attract nurses with sign-on bonuses and flexible work hours but fail to retain nurses because insufficient autonomy over professional practice is provided.
C) multitasking is seldom desired by the younger generation of nurses.
D) many younger workers are less concerned with longevity and are willing to change institutions to achieve professional advancement and flexible work hours.
Q2) One workplace issue-the nursing shortage-is caused by several complex issues, including:
A) movement of nurses into acute care settings.
B) the use of unlicensed assistive personnel to replace RNs.
C) a mass of Baby Boomers who have chosen nursing as a career.
D) an aging nursing workforce.
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Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Todays Workplace
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Q1) In recent Gallop Polls, nurses were voted as the most honest with the highest ethical standards of all professions. How does this degree of professionalism affect nurses' desire to participate in organized strikes?
A) Nurses most often turn to collective bargaining strategies such as strikes to emphasize client safety initiatives.
B) Nurses use evidence-based studies that reflect both management and labor views to support participation in unionization.
C) Nurses often find union activities such as strikes in conflict with the need to serve and protect clients and their profession.
D) Nurses who strike can be legally punished for abandonment and negligence, considered to be professional misconduct.
Q2) A group of nurses interested in unionizing decides to contact the largest union in the United States representing registered nurses, which is the:
A) American Nurses Association.
B) United American Nurses.
C) National Nurses United.
D) National Labor Relations Board.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) A consumer is learning about electronic health records at a local health fair and states, "I am worried that someone can read my health information and I really don't understand the difference between privacy and confidentiality." The nurse explains that an example of confidentiality would be:
A) a pledge that states, "I will hold matters pertaining to my patients in strict intimacy."
B) a patient who does not tell the physician that he has been treated for a sexually transmitted disease.
C) a teenager who sustains a broken arm and in the emergency department and withholds information about her use of recreational drugs.
D) locking medical records in cabinets to prevent unauthorized users from accessing patient information.
Q2) Software programs that process data to produce or recommend valid choices are known as ______________.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS):
A) is totally financed by the federal government national disaster fund.
B) consists of responders who have obtained specialized training and equipment to deal with mass casualty events.
C) has a storehouse of medications and antidotes to be used during response in times of national emergencies.
D) arranges for patient admissions to federal hospitals.
Q2) In the preparedness phase for disasters, the community plans for a possible terrorist attack using anthrax as the weapon of destruction. What treatments and/or preparations would be needed?
A) Vaccines and Level B Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
B) Treatment for burns, decontamination, and Level A PPE
C) Social distance determination, decontamination for radioactive fallout
D) Identify and detect incendiary devices, treatment for burns and propellants
Q3) The emergency preparedness term that is used to describe the process of limiting the emergency situation within a well-defined area is ___________.
Q4) The term used during a pandemic disaster that refers to the attempt to contain germs by limiting socialization and personal interactions is ___________.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) An explosion just occurred at the local factory, and hundreds of employees have sustained varying degrees of injury. Which type of nursing leadership is most effective in this situation?
A) Autocratic
B) Democratic
C) Laissez-faire
D) Referent
Q2) The first step in the nursing process and in the problem-solving process is to:
A) identify the problem.
B) gather information.
C) consider the consequences.
D) implement interventions.
Q3) A nurse asks, "What is meant by 'internal' customers?" The correct response is: (select all that apply)
A) insurance companies
B) accreditors such as The Joint Commission
C) X-ray technicians
D) clinical pharmacist
E) chief financial officer
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) Organizations measure the effectiveness of their budgets by examining actual revenues and expenditures versus:
A) planned variances.
B) incremental budgets.
C) productivity metrics.
D) expected performance.
Q2) A nurse manager has calculated that providing 75 hours of direct nursing care per day requires that 120 hours must actually be worked by nursing staff. The manager is involved in: (select all that apply)
A) developing the capital budget.
B) applying productivity metric.
C) monitoring the labor budget.
D) incremental budgeting processes.
E) addressing budget assumptions.
Q3) The financial plan required for the distribution of resources and expenses is a
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) A nurse is listening to a patient's apical heart rate. The patient asks, "Is everything okay?" The nurse says nothing and shrugs her shoulders. The nurse is demonstrating:
A) open communication.
B) filtration.
C) blocking.
D) false assurance.
Q2) A nurse gives Dilantin intravenously with lactated Ringer's solution containing multivitamins. The drug precipitates and obstructs the only existing line. When the team leader informs the nurse that these drugs cannot be mixed, the nurse states, "Everyone just pushes the medicine slowly. No one checks for compatibility. There isn't even a compatibility chart on the unit." Which type of logical fallacy has influenced the nurse?
A) Ad hominem abusive
B) Appeal to common practice
C) Appeal to emotion
D) Appeal to tradition
Q3) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) Which statement made by an RN regarding delegation indicates the need for additional teaching? (select all that apply)
A) Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) can assess vital signs during the first 5 minutes for a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion because a reaction at this time is unlikely.
B) An LPN/LVN can administer a PPD (tuberculin skin test) if there is no history of a positive PPD.
C) When dopamine is ordered continuously, the LPN/LVN can administer dopamine at a low dose for the purpose of increasing renal perfusion.
D) UAPs can transfer a patient who is being discharged home from the wheelchair to the bed if they have received training and demonstrated competency.
E) Responsibility can be delegated to the UAP, but the delegator retains accountability.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) The nurse manager determines that four RNs, five LPN/LVNs, and two unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are required per shift to meet the needs of the patient population on the unit, according to acuity and census. The nurse manager is concerned with:
A) assignments.
B) staffing.
C) output.
D) productivity.
Q2) rNurses on a unit provide personal hygiene, administer medications, educate the patient and family about treatments, and provide emotional support. These nurses provide patient care based on which nursing delivery system?
A) Total patient care
B) Partnership nursing
C) Team nursing
D) Functional nursing
Q3) Customer satisfaction is primarily based on:
A) access to modern, up-to-date facilities.
B) availability of an extensive menu selection.
C) personal interactions with employees.
D) having to undergo fewer invasive procedures.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) An organization's emergency preparedness task force meets to discuss how it should react in case of a terrorist attack and develops a disaster evacuation plan that details how each department will assist individuals in reaching safety. This type of diagram is referred to as a:
A) Pareto chart.
B) control chart.
C) top-down flowchart.
D) deployment chart.
Q2) Which of the following occurrences would be classified as a sentinel event?
A) A postpartum patient who elects to breastfeed only twice daily develops mastitis.
B) A newly diagnosed diabetic patient self-injects insulin in the abdominal area rather than the upper thigh as instructed by the patient educator.
C) A nurse assisting with the delivery of twins places the "Twin 1" name tag on the second-born twin, causing the first-born twin to undergo surgery that was scheduled for the other twin.
D) A nurse administers 3 units of regular insulin rather than 3 units of NPH insulin subcutaneously, resulting in a drop in the patient's serum glucose from 160 to 100 mg.
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Q1) A nurse would like to advocate for increased protective services and reporting mechanisms for elder abuse and attends the "meet the candidate" session at the town hall meeting. This is an important time for the nurse to:
A) educate the public about the nurse's political platform.
B) be spontaneous and not deliver a rehearsed speech.
C) address the person as "candidate" rather than using a first name that implies a working relationship.
D) learn what the key issues are in the candidate's platform.
Q2) A concerned nursing student calls the office of an elected official to voice support for the bill to ban smoking in all public places. The secretary asks, "Are you a constituent?" What does the term constituent mean?
A) A member of a professional organization who supports the organization's political issue
B) A citizen who is registered and is eligible to vote for a representative
C) An elected official who proposes legislation to be considered as a potential law
D) A member of the House of Representatives who is seeking support for a particular bill
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) A novice nurse is in the "rejection phase" of stress and wonders if she made the right decision when deciding nursing was her chosen career. Which strategy would help the novice nurse cope with transition into practice and reduce stress?
A) When asked by the charge nurse to accept the new admission even though she had no discharges, the novice nurse stops and considers if this request is acceptable and safe, then accepts the assignment based on two patients having a low acuity level.
B) Refusing to eat anywhere but the hospital cafeteria to ensure a balanced diet and time to socialize with other staff and visitors.
C) Avoid wasting time by listening to coworkers' problems or ideas on how to staff the unit during the upcoming holiday since the novice nurse's time is valuable and better spent getting her own work completed.
D) Make an effort to "win over" hostile or angry coworkers who find fault with the novice nurse's work performance.
Q2) It is important for novice nurses to know that "self-esteem = self-confidence + self-______."
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Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High
Self-Performance
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Q1) A novice nurse is unsure of his ability to insert a nasogastric tube for one of the assigned patients who is vomiting coffee ground emesis. The novice nurse waits, hoping that someone with more experience will volunteer to do the job, or he just waits until the end of the shift. This nurse is practicing:
A) energy management.
B) priority setting.
C) procrastination.
D) introspection.
Q2) A nurse takes a day to travel to a state park where she can sit by the river alone to reflect over recent events and put things into perspective. She recalls the time she was complimented for her ability to deal with a difficult patient and another time when she was criticized for lack of teamwork. This nurse is improving which source of energy?
A) Emotional
B) Spiritual
C) Physical
D) Mental
Q3) The most important step in time management is ____________.
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Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career
Opportunities
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Q1) A new graduate desires a position in labor and delivery; however, no position is available. What is the best advice for this nurse?
A) Continue to study to keep skills current and wait for desired position.
B) Return to college until a position in labor or delivery opens.
C) Accept another nursing position and transfer into labor and delivery when a position is available.
D) Practice obstetrical skills in a simulation lab then present evidence of competency to potential employer.
Q2) A nurse researcher is attempting to describe the demographics of today's RNs and reports that:
A) less than half of all RNs work in hospital settings.
B) the average age for an RN is 50 years.
C) approximately 25% of RNs are male.
D) most RN are practicing with a bachelor's degree.
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) A nurse preparing a resume for the first position is anxious to demonstrate all achievements, which included completing a rigorous accelerated program and maintaining a high GPA while also serving in many community projects and leadership positions. The applicant finds it impossible to include all the accolades on one page and researches tips for professional cover letters and resumes and learns:
A) margins should be at least 0.5 inch on all four sides, making conciseness important.
B) paper should be bright colored to catch the attention of the recruiter.
C) legal size paper may be used when applicants have many accolades or extensive work history.
D) standardized cover letters present a professional image as opposed to those that stress the applicant's perspective too heavily.
E) include in the cover letter that after researching other position, this is the applicant's preference.
Q2) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) Graduates from approved schools of nursing cannot sign their charting as registered nurses (RNs) until they:
A) pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
B) provide evidence of mental competency.
C) supply written proof of physical fitness.
D) have signed an employment contract with a health care facility.
Q2) A graduate is preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination. Based on the latest practice survey, the candidate would focus the most amount of time on which content?
A) Stages of grief
B) Pharmacologic pain management
C) Practices to promote rest and sleep
D) Prioritization of workload to manage time effectively
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