Exam 1: Nursing Today

In 1923,the Goldmark Report was an important study that

The nurse is caring for her patients and is focused on managing their care as opposed to managing and performing skills.This nurse demonstrates which level of proficiency according to Benner?

Which of the following resources guides faculty on structure and evaluation of the nursing curriculum?

The American Red Cross was founded by

The nurse in the twenty-first century is facing an extremely complex profession with multiple external forces affecting the nursing profession.Factors influencing the nursing profession include which of the following?

The physician is planning to take the patient to surgery in the morning and leaves an order for the nurse to get the patient to sign the surgical permit.The physician's note indicates that the patient has been educated on the procedure.However,the patient tells the nurse,"I have no idea what he's going to do.He rushed in and rushed out so fast,I couldn't ask any questions." The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and calls the physician to inform him of the patient's statement.This is an example of the nurse acting as

The major difference between a baccalaureate degree nursing program and an associate's degree nursing program is that the baccalaureate program includes studies in

The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse and has earned her master's degree as a family nurse practitioner.However,she seems unfulfilled and has a strong desire to do research.To fulfill her desire,the nurse most likely would apply to attend a program that would lead to a

The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was

The student nurse has a goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).It is important for the student to understand that the CRNA

The patient requires routine gynecological services after giving birth to her son,and while seeing the nurse midwife,she asks for a referral to a pediatrician for the newborn.The nurse midwife should

Which of the following is (are)an example of an advanced practice nurse?

The nurse manager from the oncology unit has had two callouts; the orthopedic unit has had multiple discharges and probably will have to cancel one or two of its nurses.The orthopedic unit has agreed to "float" two of its nurses to the oncology unit if oncology can "float" a nursing assistant to the orthopedic unit to help with obtaining vital signs.This is an example of

The nurse is speaking in front of a group of ninth grade students about nursing as a profession.One student states that she does not want to be a nurse because all nurses do is take care of sick people and play politics.The most appropriate response that the nurse could give and expand on is that

Nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 were among the first nurses to demonstrate autonomy in practice.This was because those nurses

Graduates of baccalaureate degree or associate's degree nursing programs are eligible to take which of the following to become registered nurses in the state in which they will practice?

During the American Civil War,which of the following women was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom?

Which concept means that the nurse is responsible,professionally and legally,for the type and quality of nursing care provided?

After licensure,the practicing nurse is required to update his or her knowledge about the latest research and practice developments.The most common way nurses do this is through _____ programs.

The nurse is caring for the patient who has had major abdominal surgery and also has a large sacral pressure sore.The nurse implements coughing and deep breathing exercises and consults the wound care specialist to evaluate and prescribe care for the pressure sore,even though no physician order has provided instructions to do so.In doing this,the nurse is implementing the element of