Introduction to Nursing Test Bank
Course Introduction
Introduction to Nursing provides a comprehensive overview of the nursing profession, exploring the roles and responsibilities of nurses within the healthcare system. The course covers foundational concepts such as patient care, ethical and legal considerations, communication techniques, and the importance of cultural competence. Students will learn about the history and evolution of nursing, key theories and models that guide nursing practice, and essential skills for effective collaboration with patients, families, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams. The course also emphasizes current trends, professional standards, and the critical thinking required for decision-making in dynamic clinical environments.
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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) What uniquely twenty-first century issue challenges today's professional nurse. (select all that apply)
A) Caring for an aging population
B) Increased patient acuity
C) Access to health care services
D) Expanding technology
E) Increasing intercultural patient population
Answer: A, B, D, E
Q2) The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:
A) Mary Breckenridge.
B) Mary Seacole.
C) Clara Barton.
D) Lillian Wald.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A nursing student asks, "I wonder if the reason that the nursing shortage is so severe is that registered nurses are unhappy with their jobs." To research the answer, the National Survey of Registered Nurses was reviewed and found:
A) registered nurses change employers every year to prevent burnout and to keep the nursing shortage from increasing.
B) nursing faculty are aging or leaving academia due to increased work demands and generational difference from students.
C) practicing registered nurses are satisfied with their job and most remain with same employer they worked for the previous year.
D) registered nurses were the least satisfied with their job of all health care providers.
Answer: C
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) The oldest, most traditional type of program that prepares a candidate for RN licensure is the hospital-based _________ program.
Answer: diploma
The earliest training programs for nurses were hospital based and designed to meet the needs of the particular institution; these were referred to as diploma programs.
Q2) The number of reported medical errors demonstrates a need for what priority intervention?
A) Simulation experiences
B) Performance competency exercises
C) Comprehensive instructor-constructed examinations
D) Detailed care planning exercises
Answer: B
Q3) According to Lenburg, the use of practice-based assessments in nursing education is aimed toward the target of __________.
Answer: competence
The target that students need to meet to practice safely in today's complex health environment is achieving critical competencies and demonstrating of practice-based skills.
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact the:
A) American Nurses Association (ANA).
B) National League for Nursing (NLN).
C) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
D) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Q2) A graduate of a nursing school in the United States plans to practice nursing in Paris, France. To request licensure to practice in Paris, the nurse:
A) must contact the Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools to complete a special examination.
B) realizes that education in the United States is so generalized that he or she is eligible to practice in other countries without additional licensure.
C) is required to take a language proficiency examination for the primary language of that particular country, as well as a cultural assessment test, prior to licensure.
D) should contact the International Council of Nurses or the nursing regulatory board of that country.
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) What are general explanations that scholars use to explain, predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events?
A) Theories
B) Constructs
C) Systems
D) Propositions
Q3) The statement, "Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping people be as healthy as possible," is an example of a:
A) concept.
B) construct.
C) philosophy.
D) model.
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Development and validation of the body of knowledge and foundation on which practice is based is called ____________.
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) Which statement about qualitative research is correct?
A) Qualitative research requires less time than quantitative research because complex statistical analysis is not necessary.
B) To be statistically significant, qualitative studies must consist of large, randomly selected sample sizes.
C) Because qualitative studies deal with human concepts such as suffering and quality of life, results can be generalized.
D) Interviews are the primary means of collecting data that enable the researcher to describe unclear phenomena.
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) A nurse is newly employed by a state-owned hospital that provides health care insurance requiring a deductible paid by the employee with the majority of the premium cost covered by the employer. The insurance provided to the nurse is:
A) private health insurance.
B) a federal insurances program known as PPACA.
C) state-subsidized Medicaid insurance.
D) single-payer system coverage.
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) The largest single payer of hospital charges in the United States is ___________.
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A physician shares with the patient's family that, while a central line was being inserted, the patient's lungs were inadvertently punctured, which required oxygen administration. The physician also explains that a chest x-ray indicated the lung remained intact and no additional treatment was required. The physician's role in this instance is based on the legal principle of:
A) comparative negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) disclosure.
D) the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
Q2) A nurse who functions in the role of team leader can be held negligent for matters involving:
A) inadequate training.
B) lack of development of proper policies and procedures.
C) failure to discipline unsafe workers.
D) delegation of client care tasks.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse is unsure of his or her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
A) know his or her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the philosophy of nursing.
B) rid the impurities in his or her value system.
C) ignore his or her own values.
D) realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others.
Q2) A researcher calculated the risk-to-benefit ratio and concluded that no harmful effects were associated with a survey of college sophomores. The researcher was applying the principles of:
A) beneficence.
B) human dignity.
C) justice.
D) human rights.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is preparing discharge teaching for an Asian-American woman with a fractured hip. The nurse reviews the client's diet history while hospitalized and is concerned that the patient refused milk and yogurt, placing her at risk for osteoporosis. What cultural variation is the nurse overlooking? Asian Americans: A) have denser bones than other ethnic groups.
B) consume diets rich in pork bone and shells, reducing the risk of osteoporosis.
C) would participate in the practice of burning to compensate for this injury.
D) would consult a curandero for dietary consultation.
Q2) While completing a nursing degree in Virginia, a student who is interested in teaching in Laredo, Texas, enrolls in Spanish classes for 4 years, knowing that a high number of Mexican-Americans live there. This nursing student values: A) cultural competence.
B) ethnocentrism.
C) prejudice.
D) stereotyping.
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 who is just beginning to use homeopathy to treat depression is concerned because symptoms are actually becoming worse with increasing sadness, anxiety, and fatigue. The practitioner of homeopathy bases teaching on the Law of Cure and instructs the patient to:
A) discontinue the therapy and seek another alternative therapy.
B) concentrate the preparation to increase its potency in hopes to improve depressive symptoms.
C) increase the dosage of the substance to increase its effectiveness.
D) remain on the current regimen since worsening is a positive sign that healing is occurring.
Q2) A patient who is pregnant has used the herb feverfew for a history of migraine headaches. The nurse should provide teaching related to a risk for:
A) uterine contractions resulting in possible miscarriage.
B) reduced fetal growth.
C) insomnia.
D) tiredness the following day.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) When working with the family of a patient receiving palliative care, what is the nurse's initial intervention?
A) Determining who will be the patient's durable power of attorney
B) Identifying what types of help the family will need to care for the patient
C) Completely an assessment of the family's strengths and weaknesses
D) Discuss the dynamics of the family with the patient
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) Studies conducted to determine enrollment trends in nursing schools have found that in the last years:
A) a greater number of individuals chose nursing as a career but could not meet entrance requirements.
B) more young people chose to enter the profession of nursing.
C) fewer career opportunities exist in the profession of nursing and fewer opportunities are projected to exist for women.
D) men have dominated the profession, and women feel that they have experienced discrimination.
Q2) The occupational health and safety nurse would like to develop programs designed to decrease mortality and morbidity among the workforce. When considering factors related to mortality among health care workers, the nurse should focus efforts on prevention of:
A) suicide.
B) violence related injury.
C) bloodborne disease.
D) ergonomic hazards.
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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 nurse is interested in locating reliable information concerning noninvasive blood glucose monitoring. Information is located, and the author is a scientist who conducted studies within the last year on the effectiveness of a particular noninvasive blood glucose monitor. The scientist received funding from a pharmaceutical company to support the studies. The URL indicates the pharmaceutical company site.com. The nurse is concerned about this information's:
A) authority.
B) objectivity.
C) accuracy.
D) currency.
Q2) A nurse interested in quality improvement tools performed a search for cause and effect diagrams using www.ishikawa.com. A page opened that provided images and templates for performing fishbone diagrams. Which type of search did the nurse conduct?
A) Quick and dirty
B) Advanced
C) Brute force
D) Link searching
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) A nurse learns of a mass casualty disaster following a known terrorist attack. On arriving at the scene, the nurse knows that:
A) the response of local hospitals will be dictated by the federal government.
B) the same ground rules practiced in other settings and during smaller crises will be applicable.
C) the least experienced nurses will be assigned to triage low-risk victims and victims who have no chance of survival.
D) multiple incident commanders ensure a quick, effective response.
Q2) A nurse who is conducting a staff in-service on the phases of a disaster continuum teaches participants that, during the impact/response stage, activities focus on:
A) community awareness in anticipation of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
B) determining the effectiveness of the disaster medical assistance team (DMAT).
C) the use of an all-hazards approach.
D) initiating response activities.
Q3) The emergency preparedness term that is used to describe the process of limiting the emergency situation within a well-defined area is ___________.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) According to the unit's policy for call-ins, a nurse is suspended for 3 days because of excessive call-ins that occur within 15 minutes of shift change. The nurse states, "You are unfair to me." Which theory would disprove the nurse's statement?
A) Authoritative
B) Closed systems
C) Open systems
D) Trait
Q2) A clinical nurse leader (CNL) enters the workforce and hopes to use her interdisciplinary skills to participate on a quality improvement committee. The coordinator of the quality group invites the CNL to join the group. Which type of power is demonstrated by the coordinator of the group?
A) Coercive
B) Transformational
C) Laissez-fair
D) Legitimate
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) The financial plan required for the distribution of resources and expenses is a
Q2) A nurse manager is preparing a budget that does not base annual budgets on the revenue and expenditures of the prior year and has the advantage that outdated information is not integrated into the budget. The manager is using which budget method?
A) Zero-based
B) Incremental
C) Labor
D) Operational
Q3) A nursing unit's census consists primarily of long-term residents with a high risk for falls. To meet new safety regulations, the nurse manager must plan to replace all 50 patient beds with new beds equipped with Fall Watch electronic sensors that will detect when patients get out of bed. The manager will be involved in which type of budgeting to replace the beds?
A) Fiscal
B) Labor
C) Operational
D) Capital
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) A male nurse hired to work in the emergency department is observed throwing a contaminated needle into the trash can. The team leader reprimands the nurse for not appropriately disposing of sharps. The nurse states, "You don't care that I threw the needle in the trash. You just want an all-female staff," putting the team leader in a defensive position. This communication technique is known as:
A) straw man.
B) red herring.
C) slippery slope.
D) confusing cause and effect.
Q2) A patient's spouse was just diagnosed with lung cancer although there was no history of tobacco use. The spouse states, "I am so mad. How can you get cancer without smoking?" Which statement by the nurse represents empathy?
A) "Research is identifying many risk factors for cancer besides smoking."
B) "I understand how you could feel angry about the diagnosis."
C) "He is still a good husband."
D) "Why do you think he got cancer?"
Q3) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) A nurse moves from California to Arkansas and due to having 20 years of experience as a registered nurse is immediately placed in charge of the telemetry unit. The staffing consists of LPNs and two unlicensed assistive personnel. The RN is unsure of the scope of practice of the LPNs and reviews the nurse practice act for Arkansas, which lacks clarity on some tasks. The RN should:
A) query the state nursing association to determine their stance on the role of LPNs.
B) ask the LPNs on the unit to list what tasks they routinely performed.
C) contact the state board of nursing to determine legal scope of practice for LPNs.
D) refer to California's nurse practice act because the scope of LPNs/LVNs is consistent across the United States.
Q2) A nurse is concerned about the risk of delegating tasks to licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. What is the best way for the nurse to determine competency of an inexperienced delegatee?
A) Actually observe the delegatee perform the assigned task.
B) Ask the delegatee how many times he/she has performed the task.
C) Ask the patient if the care provided was satisfactory.
D) Ask other nurses if they feel the delegatee is competent.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) The nurse who is responsible for following the patient from admission through discharge or resolution of illness while working with a broad range of health care providers is called a:
A) nurse manager.
B) case manager.
C) coordinator of patient-centered care delivery.
D) team leader in team nursing care delivery.
Q2) A hospital is concerned with nurse retention and realizes that job satisfaction is a major influence. To enhance employee satisfaction related to staffing, the management team:
A) negotiates for additional agency nurses.
B) hires more part-time employees.
C) includes participatory management into staffing decisions.
D) uses "float" nurses to cover vacancies.
Q3) Accrediting agencies such as The Joint Commission address staffing by:
A) imposing maximum staffing levels.
B) requiring a specific staff mix.
C) stipulating nurse-patient ratios.
D) looking for evidence that patients receive satisfactory care.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) The staff on a nursing unit notes that patient satisfaction varies from month to month. They plot the degree of patient satisfaction each month for 1 year to determine when the periods of greatest dissatisfaction are occurring. The staff uses which type of graph?
A) Time plot
B) Pareto chart
C) Flowchart
D) Cause-and-effect diagram
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 bill is pending in the state legislature that will mandate teaching health promotion related to smoking cessation. Which action by the nurse should have the greatest impact on passage of the bill?
A) Explain the rationale for the bill to the school board.
B) Contact the elected representative's office by telephone to request support for the bill.
C) Support a health advocate to run for election as state representative.
D) Tell all students about the bill.
Q2) A group of nurses meet with a state representative to explain the importance of allowing registered nurses the right to sign death certificates for patients who were under their care. As constituents and nurses, they requested that the senator vote against the bill restricting this practice. These nurses are serving as:
A) lobbyists.
B) policymakers.
C) officials with regulatory power.
D) advocates for the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
Q3) Another name for an eligible voter is a _________.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) The novice nurse arrives on the nursing unit, is introduced to the staff, is assigned a preceptor, and is asked to participate in the next staff meeting. This introduction into nursing is appropriately termed:
A) biculturalism.
B) socialization.
C) transition.
D) "going native."
Q2) During orientation, a novice nurse sits and "virtually spends" the first few paychecks, envisioning the money going into a personal bank account. In the dream state, the nurse smiles and knows that the pain of nursing school was worth it. Which phase of reality shock is the nurse experiencing?
A) Honeymoon
B) Shock or rejection
C) Recovery
D) Resolution
Q3) 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 nurse realizes that much time is wasted during shift report when coworkers discuss personal items such as recent movies or department store sales. Which statement would help with time management during this critical interaction?
A) "Let's talk only about one movie you recently watched."
B) "I like to know about department store sales, but we need to get through this report, so let's talk about sales as we walk between patient rooms."
C) "I know your shift has been busy. What went wrong?"
D) "I have the list of patients; let's start with revisions to the plan of care and scheduled activities for the next shift."
Q2) When using the ABC system of managing time, those items coded A include:
A) calling the pharmacy to see whether a drug insert is available for a patient.
B) checking to see why a ventilator is alarming.
C) organizing the medication cart.
D) writing memos to remind everyone to contribute to the boss's birthday gift.
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) The nurse who organizes screenings for employees, assesses the work environment for hazards, and teaches health-promoting activities is employed in the field of:
A) infection control.
B) occupational health.
C) informatics.
D) transportation specialization.
Q2) A person from an underrepresented background in nursing is interested in entering nursing school and researches the ethnicity, age, and gender make-up of the nursing profession and finds:
A) nursing is a career field that is primarily made up of women younger than 30 years.
B) the number of male RNs has steadily increased and is equal to the number of female RNs.
C) the majority of RNs are white or non-Hispanic.
D) more than half of all RNs are ages 55 through 65.
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) The appropriate procedure for addressing a cover letter when the applicant is unsure of the name and title of the person to whom the letter should be addressed is to:
A) address the letter to "To Whom It May Concern."
B) address the letter to "Nurse Recruiter."
C) call the facility to inquire about the name and title of the person.
D) leave the salutation blank if the name and the title are unknown.
Q2) When preparing the education section of a resume:
A) list high school, followed by the first college attended.
B) include all colleges attended, even if a degree was not awarded.
C) omit the address of the university unless requested by the potential employer.
D) list in reverse chronologic order the names, dates, and addresses of universities that awarded degrees.
Q3) When should a follow-up letter be written to a recruiter?
A) Before the interview to thank him or her for granting you the interview
B) Approximately 2 weeks after you did not get the job to inquire
C) A few days after the interview
D) When you are sure you got the position
Q4) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) Although the NCLEX-RN examination has new formats for questions, the most common format is the:
A) fill-in-the-blank item because candidates are not provided with clues from distracters.
B) multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates to select the one correct answer.
C) multiple-response item because these questions require a higher level of critical thinking.
D) hot-spot item because these questions are written at the application level of Bloom's analysis.
Q2) "A patient with end-stage renal disease has a potassium level of 7.5 mEq/L. Based on this laboratory result, the nurse interprets which symptom as significant prompting which action?
A) Drowsiness, stimulate the patient every 30 minutes
B) Confusion, ask the patient to state their name and date of birth
C) Irregular heartbeat, evaluate the patient's capillary refill
D) Muscle cramps, elevate the affected limb"
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