Introduction to Nursing Practice
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Nursing Practice provides students with foundational knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level nursing roles. Emphasizing the principles of patient-centered care, this course explores core concepts such as the nursing process, therapeutic communication, health assessment, and evidence-based practice. Students will learn about ethical and legal responsibilities, infection control, and the importance of maintaining patient safety in diverse healthcare settings. Through a combination of classroom instruction, clinical simulations, and hands-on experiences, students will begin to develop their critical thinking, clinical judgment, and professionalism required for success in the nursing profession.
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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 4th Edition by Margaret A. Burkhardt
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Chapter 1: Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces
Influencing the Development of Nursing
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Q1) The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional because:
A) nurses must determine the health needs of society.
B) nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need.
C) theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
D) social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
Answer: B
Q2) Which period fostered the scientific revolution and a new era in the healing arts?
A) Middle Ages
B) Renaissance
C) Early Christian era
D) Reformation
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Ethical Theory
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Q1) Ethics is:
A) a formal process of making illogical and consistent decisions based upon one's beliefs.
B) a formal process of making logical and random decisions based upon moral beliefs. C) a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon moral beliefs.
D) a formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon religious beliefs.
Answer: C
Q2) Beauchamp and Childress propose focal virtues that are more pivotal than others in characterizing a virtuous person. These focal virtues include (select all that apply):
A) compassion.
B) discernment.
C) temperance.
D) trustworthiness.
E) integrity.
Answer: A, B, D, E
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Chapter 3: Ethical Principles
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Q1) Having freedom to make choices about issues that affect one's life is the principle of:
A) respect for persons.
B) justice.
C) beneficence.
D) autonomy.
Answer: D
Q2) The ethical principle that requires nurses to uphold the profession's code of ethics, to practice within the established scope of practice, and to remain competent is which of the following?
A) Beneficence
B) Autonomy
C) Fidelity
D) Nonmaleficence
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Values Clarification
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Q1) The aim of values clarification is to facilitate the process of:
A) instilling personal values.
B) teaching personal values.
C) reacting to personal values.
D) choosing personal values.
Q2) An institution's mission statement is a reflection of:
A) overt values.
B) personal values.
C) covert values.
D) implicit values.
Q3) Tools that may assist a person to expand self-awareness include which of the following?
A) Journaling
B) Meditation
C) Therapy
D) Feedback
E) All of the above
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Chapter 5: Values Development
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Q1) When considering developmental norms for moral development, nurses must be alert for (select all that apply):
A) gender.
B) cultural factors.
C) faith development.
D) norms.
E) bias.
Q2) An organizing way of looking at the nature of the universe as a whole and the role of the human in it that incorporates both the physical plane and the interconnected, multidimensional universe is called:
A) cosmology.
B) values development.
C) ethic of care.
D) faith development.
Q3) Human values development reflects the content and process of learning what is right and wrong within a culture.
A) True
B) False
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Chapter 6: Ethics and Professional Nursing
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Q1) Because society allows professionals a monopoly over the services they provide, ethics demands that those services must be provided with expertise.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The foremost legal statute regulating nursing is:
A) State Board of Nursing.
B) Code of Nursing Ethics.
C) Nurse Practice Act.
D) Standards of Nursing Practice.
Q3) Who was the first nursing theorist to write about caring?
A) Martha Rogers
B) Jean Watson
C) Madeleine Leninger
D) Margaret Newman
Q4) A complex, organized occupation preceded by a long training program is a(n):
A) profession.
B) expert.
C) autonomy.
D) nurse.
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Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making
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Q1) A problem consists of:
A) uncertainties and unintended consequences.
B) disagreements among participants as to the best course of action.
C) moral claims that conflict with practical claims.
D) a discrepancy between the current situation and a desired state.
Q2) Moral integrity is defined as:
A) the likelihood that someone will make the same decision repeatedly over time.
B) soundness, reliability, wholeness, and integration of moral character.
C) self-knowledge combined with decision-making skill.
D) the ability to make cogent moral decisions.
Q3) Which term is described as a personal consciousness of the moral importance that guides personal action in a particular situation?
A) Dilemma
B) Problem
C) Ethic
D) Moral integrity
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues
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Q1) The branch of law that deals with actions considered harmful to society is:
A) administrative law.
B) common law.
C) criminal law.
D) constitutional law.
Q2) Reducing the risk of malpractice litigation can be accomplished by:
A) being courteous, keeping up to date with knowledge and skills, and seeking attention for patients with changing health status.
B) involving patients in decision making, documenting objectively, avoiding physicians and the telephone.
C) keeping up to date with current knowledge, seeking physician attention for patients with changing health status, and challenging the patient.
D) all of the above.
Q3) Law that involves the operation of government agencies is:
A) common law.
B) administrative law.
C) constitutional law.
D) statutory/legislative law.
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Chapter 9: Professional Relationship Issues
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Q1) Any physiologic disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting any body system is a:
A) mental impairment.
B) disability.
C) physical impairment.
D) major life enjoyment.
Q2) Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which statements are true regarding sexual harassment? Select all that apply.
A) The two categories of sexual harassment include quid pro quo and hostile work environment.
B) Hostile-work-environment sexual harassment occurs when submission to or a rejection of the sexual conduct of an individual is used as a basis for employment.
C) Majority of sexual harassment claims are filed by women.
D) Sexual harassment entails emotional costs such as anger, humiliation, and fear.
E) Direct costs of sexual harassment may include counseling and lawyers fees.
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Chapter 10: Practice Issues Related to Technology
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Q1) _________ refers to situations in which interventions are judged to have very little or no medical benefit, or in which the chance for success is low.
A) Euthanasia
B) Medical futility
C) Do not resuscitate (DNR)
D) Palliative care
Q2) Palliative care includes all of the following except:
A) comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and total care.
B) aggressive treatment of chronic health problems.
C) comfort and support of patients and families.
D) delivery of coordinated and continuous services.
Q3) In assessing a patient's quality of life (QOL), the nurse needs to understand that QOL: A) is an objective measure of comfort and factors that make life worth living.
B) is only considered good if the patient feels fulfilled and can be independent. C) generally means the same thing to most patients, families, and nurses.
D) includes subjective ideas about conditions of life and functional ability.
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Chapter 11: Practice Issues Related to Patient Self
Determination
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Q1) The information that needs to be included in an informed consent document include which of the following?
A) A description of all treatment options, even those that the health care provider does not favor or cannot provide
B) The benefits, risks, and consequences of the various treatment alternatives including nonintervention
C) The nature of the health concern and prognosis if nothing is done
D) All of the above
E) a and b
Q2) Having the freedom to make choices about issues that affect our own lives and to make decisions about personal goals is called:
A) paternalism.
B) informed consent.
C) autonomy.
D) competence.
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Chapter 12: Scholarship Issues
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Q1) Which of the following are characteristics of ethical research that go beyond the protection of human rights? Select all that apply.
A) Scientific objectivity
B) Cooperation
C) Courage
D) Personal gain
E) Equitability
Q2) Which of the following are considered vulnerable populations needing special considerations in research protocols? Select all that apply.
A) Pregnant women
B) Mentally disabled
C) Emotionally disabled
D) Young children
E) Incarcerated
F) None of the above
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Chapter 13: Global Consciousness in the Twenty First Century
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Q1) The International Council of Nurses (ICN) suggests a number of action areas for nursing involvement with issues of displaced persons. These actions areas may include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) Identifying nursing and health needs of displaced persons and mobilizing resources to address these needs
B) Assisting with emergency and resettlement programs
C) Planning for provision and evaluation of health services provided for displaced persons
D) Implementing educational programs for refugees
E) Assisting nurse refugees
Q2) Disasters may be termed:
A) natural.
B) technological.
C) accidental.
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c
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Chapter 14: Health Policy Issues
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Q1) Which of the following statements regarding allocative policies are true? Select all that apply.
A) Allocative policies are an area in which we see distributive justice in practice.
B) Allocative policies are essentially economic in nature.
C) Allocative policies determine what programs are funded.
D) Medicare and Medicaid are the most well-known allocative health policies.
E) Allocative policies are those designed to direct the actions, behaviors, and decisions of individuals or groups.
Q2) Organized groups with distinct ideologies that seek to control government are called:
A) partisan parties.
B) community groups.
C) political parties.
D) municipal groups.
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Chapter 15: Economic Issues
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Q1) The economics of Country A support the rights of property and liberty for each person and allow each citizen to improve life circumstances by his or her own effort. Health care can be purchased or given freely in Country A, but there is no entitlement program to ensure basic health care to vulnerable people. This type of economic structure best describes which of the following?
A) Marxism
B) Communitarianism
C) Democracy
D) Libertarianism
Q2) The traditional health care system in the United States is:
A) managed care.
B) fee-for-service.
C) universal health insurance.
D) single payer systems.
Q3) Examples of health care cost containment in the 1980s included:
A) a payment system based on Diagnosis related groups (DRGs).
B) certificate of need programs.
C) Professional standards review organizations (PSROs).
D) Peer review organizations (PROs).
E) all of the above.
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Chapter 16: Social Issues
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Q1) Issues that influence the health and health care options of increasing numbers of elderly include which of the following?
A) Social isolation
B) Economic hardships
C) Poverty
D) Chronic illness
E) All of the above
Q2) ____ and ____ continue to be prevalent in the United States as a consequence of the overall economy and changes in government assistance programs and taxes.
A) Uninsured; racism
B) Racism; homelessness
C) Elderly population; poverty
D) Poverty; homelessness
Q3) Nursing responsibilities related to victims of human trafficking may include:
A) recognizing signs of this form of violence.
B) providing appropriate interventions and support.
C) working toward prevention of this form of violence
D) all of the above.
E) a and b only.
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Chapter 17: Gender Issues
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Q1) In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, gender discrimination:
A) is addressed only in relation to race and ethnicity.
B) is allowed if gender is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business of enterprise.
C) is never allowed, even if gender is arguably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business of enterprise.
D) exempts labor and delivery rooms from gender discrimination law and upholds a hospital's ban on employing nurses who are men in these areas.
Q2) Indicators of sexual harassment may include which of the following? Select all that apply.
A) Invasion of space
B) Overtly friendly behavior
C) Respectful behavior
D) Planned or intentional sexually suggestive behavior
E) Lack of physical or organizational power
F) Sexualized workplace
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Chapter 18: Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
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Q1) Beliefs and practices that are the expressive aspects of religion are referred to as:
A) spirituality.
B) religiosity.
C) culture.
D) values.
Q2) The ability to incorporate the patient's cultural perspective into nursing assessments and to modify nursing care in order to be as congruent as possible with the patient cultural perspective is:
A) diversity.
B) cultural awareness.
C) cultural sensitivity.
D) ethnocentrism.
Q3) Complementary therapies include a wide variety of modalities including which of the following?
A) Relaxation techniques
B) Herbal treatments
C) Prayer
D) All of the above
E) a and c only
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Chapter 19: Empowerment for Nurses
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Q1) A nurse who shares knowledge about and involves patients in health care decisions is demonstrating:
A) power over.
B) power protection.
C) power with.
D) power control.
Q2) Power over implies all of the following except:
A) controlling knowledge and people.
B) sharing responsibility with others.
C) protecting limited resources.
D) separating leaders and followers.
Q3) Emphasis on a nurse's role in terms of responsibility to the institution reflects the mind-set that views health care as:
A) medical cases.
B) basic human need.
C) basic human right.
D) commodity.
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Chapter 20: Facilitating Patient Enpowerment
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Q1) A patient who tells you that he cannot lose weight because his job keeps him on the road so he cannot exercise and his wife fixes too many high-calorie meals demonstrates:
A) internal locus of control.
B) external locus of control.
C) negative locus of control.
D) positive locus of control.
Q2) Nursing attitudes that enable patient empowerment include all of the following except:
A) viewing nurse as partner, facilitator, resource for patients.
B) directing patients to decisions that support good health outcomes.
C) maintaining mutual trust and respect regardless of decisions.
D) being aware of personal values and beliefs related to power.
Q3) Nurses foster patient empowerment when they:
A) design and set appropriate health goals for patients.
B) guide patients in selecting appropriate health options.
C) design strategies within the patient's sociocultural context.
D) tell patients what they believe would be most empowering.
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