Question 1

Which organization provides federal funding for research?

Accepted Answer

National Institute of Nursing Research

Question 2

What are general explanations that scholars use to explain, predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events?

Accepted Answer

Theories

Question 3

Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:

Accepted Answer

Cause Harm

Question 4

If a nurse applies Nightingale\'s theory to current practice, the nurse\'s first step will be to evaluate the hospital room\'s air quality and secondly to:

Accepted Answer

arrange for ... outside and keeping window\'s open

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine Leininger\'s Nursing Theory

Question 6

A potential nursing student is visiting the website of some nursing programs and notes that the school states, \"The curriculum is built on the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education to ensure that this nursing program meets the standards set for educating nurses at the baccalaureate level.\" Which organization oversees professional nursing programs and establishes these essentials?

Accepted Answer

AACN

Question 7

A nursing student scores 95% on the written examination for the adult health course. To be successful in this course, this same student must then perform an indwelling catheter insertion and wound care in a simulated environment meeting core competencies. The student asks, \"What are core competencies?\" The nursing instructor replies, \"Core competencies are:

Accepted Answer

those skills necessary for safe competent nursing practice

Question 8

The practice of nurses, nursing students, and faculty is affected by demographic changes due to:

Accepted Answer

an epidemic of obesity in children and adults

Question 9

The oldest, most traditional nursing program that prepares a candidate for RN licensure is the hospital-based _____ program.

Accepted Answer

diploma

Question 10

The new trend in nursing education that is consistent with real-world practice is focused on:

Accepted Answer

competency outcomes

Question 11

One of the major trends that currently influences nursing education and practice is:

Accepted Answer

incivility or disregard of others\' rights in schools and in the work place

Question 12

Nursing care during the civil war was:

Accepted Answer

plagued by communicable diseases made worse by unsanitary conditions

Question 13

Potential nursing students are concerned about choosing a profession with job security and ask, \"because more are choosing nursing...will I have job?\" - answers on basis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics prediction, that by 2020,

Accepted Answer

the total number of RNs will not meet the demand for the workforce number required

Question 14

a bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by holding a soldier\'s head in as artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam War

Question 15

A comparison of nursing in the 1980\'s versus nursing in the 1990s reveals that:

Accepted Answer

the demand for advanced practice nurses increased in the 1980s and the 1990s as a result of the economy and concern about the health of the nation

Question 16

What effect did the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo\'s Nest have on health care?

Accepted Answer

the public and the nursing profession were made aware of the right to vulnerable populations

Question 17

The International Council of Nursing declared that the term nurse represents:

Accepted Answer

only registered nurses at all levels of education

Question 18

Which bill provided for construction of hospitals?

Accepted Answer

Hill-Burton Act

Question 19

The practice of public health nursing and the Henry Street Settlement are credited to:

Accepted Answer

Lillian Wald

Question 20

While one is visiting Arlington National Cemetery, a large limestone statue, the Spirit of Nursing, can be seen. This statue honors:

Accepted Answer

all military nurses for their bravery and compassion

Question 21

The cross often portrayed on nursing pins today was derived from the cross:

Accepted Answer

that identified monks and knights as Christian warriors

Question 22

A family requests that no additional heroic measures be instituted for their terminally ill mother who has advance directives in place. The nurse respects this decision in keeping with the principle of:

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Question 23

An older adult client is comatose and had one electroencephalogram that indicated no activity. The daughter is very distraught and notices her mother\'s hand moves when she is talking to her. The daughter asks the nurse, \"Is mother responding to my voice?\" The nurse, attempting to console the daughter, knows the movement was involuntary but states, \"It does appear she did.\" The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?

Accepted Answer

Veracity

Question 24

In attempting to decide which services should be offered to a community, the public health nurse decides to implement hypertension screening and treatment because most of the residents are hypertensive. This decision is based on the principle of:

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism

Question 25

The nurse who admits making a medication error and immediately files an incident report is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

Accountability

Question 26

While assisting in the labor and delivery room, a nurse is helping to stimulate a newborn infant who is not breathing well. The nurse stumbles, allowing the baby to fall to the floor, resulting in the infant\'s death. This situation is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

a sentinel event

Question 27

A nurse is checking orders at the front desk when a visitor asks the room number of his father. The nurse leaves the chart open while looking up the room number on the computer, allowing the visitor to read the patient\'s recent x-ray report. Which law would protect this client from others having access to his or her medical information?

Accepted Answer

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Question 28

A nurse is caring for a client with hypertension whose blood pressure has increased by 40 mm Hg during the past hour. The nurse goes to lunch and fails to report the change to the physician. The nurse is at risk for being charged with:

Accepted Answer

Negligence

Question 29

When the client is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself, authorization that allows another person to make these decisions is called:

Accepted Answer

Durable Power of attorney

Question 30

Which statement regarding informed consent is correct? Informed consent:

Accepted Answer

must reveal expected benefits

Question 31

A patient is concerned about using a health maintenance organization (HMO) for health care and knows that The Joint Commission accredits hospitals and ensures quality care. The patient asks the nurse how HMOs are accredited. The nurse informs the patient that HMOs have an accrediting agency known as the:

Accepted Answer

The Joint Commission.

Question 32

A nonprofit organization that distributes to governmental agencies, the public, business, and health care professionals knowledge related to health care for the purpose of improving health is the:

Accepted Answer

Institute of Medicine

Question 33

Regardless of the term used to describe quality health care, the focus of quality is:

Accepted Answer

what the consumer needs and wants

Question 34

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(n):

Accepted Answer

Deployment chart

Question 35

Nurses in a home health agency are implementing a policy to include input from the patient in the patient\'s plan of care. This action by the nurses represents:

Accepted Answer

Patient-Centered Care

Question 36

Nurses, physicians, and social workers finalize the plan of care and coordinate discharge for a homeless person who will need wound care and follow up over the next 4 weeks. Each member contributes based on their area of expertise but also recognize other members\' strengths. Which of the QSEN competencies are being demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

Team work and collaboration

Question 37

Which of the following statements concerning the Institute of Medicine (IOM) competencies is correct?

Accepted Answer

The competencies address both individual and system approaches to transform care.

Question 38

A person who practices the Law of Cure in homeopathy would consider treatment to be effective when the pain:

Accepted Answer

in the right lung has moved to the gallbladder.

Question 39

A practitioner of Ayurveda assesses a person and identifies him or her as a perfectionist who follows a strict schedule. The nurse observes the person to be short-tempered and to have acne. The patient\'s chief complaint is, \"I have a lot of stomach pain.\" Based on Ayurveda, this individual has the metabolic body type called:

Accepted Answer

Pitta

Question 40

A young adult on a limited income who is having back pain states, \"I want to see a chiropractor, but I don\'t have any money. However, I do have health insurance.\" The most appropriate response that the nurse can provide is:

Accepted Answer

\"Most insurance companies will pay for chiropractic treatment.\"

Question 41

A nurse practices a relaxing massage technique to stimulate and apply pressure to the feet or hands, increasing blood supply circulation to various parts of the body and relieving pain. The massage technique used by the practitioner is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Reflexology

Question 42

The use of plants in conventional modern medicine is evidenced by the drug atropine, which is derived from which plant?

Accepted Answer

Atropa belladonna

Question 43

Complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is gaining popularity in Western society because: (Select all that apply.) 1. Consumers want knowledgeable, trained physicians to control their care. 2. CAM consumers want personalized care. 3. Quantity, rather than quality, of life is most important in Western society. 4. Consumers have access to evidence that support CAMs. 5. Consumers want to remain indifferent to the health care provider.

Accepted Answer

2,4

Question 44

A patient who is interested in herbal medicine attends a seminar to learn more about complementary alternative medicine (CAM). The patient learns that a common belief related to all CAMs includes that: (Select all that apply.) 1. The body is not able to repair itself; thus, natural remedies are used to inhibit the immune system. 2. Many different CAMs that focus on specific body parts and the mind are needed. 3. The focus of CAM is on an intervention for the diseased body part. 4. Each CAM treatment is unique to the person who is being treated. 5. Health promotion is incorporated into CAM.

Accepted Answer

4,5

Question 45

While making patient rounds, the charge nurse is told that a staff nurse sat in the room with the family and watched television, causing the patient\'s medications to be late. When communicating with the staff nurse, the charge nurse states, \"I will not tolerate lazy disorganized nurses on my unit. Either join my team or leave, and I don\'t want to hear any of your excuses.\" Which type of communication did the manager use?

Accepted Answer

Aggressive

Question 46

A charge nurse has asked for the upcoming holiday off. The nurse manager calls her into the office and states, \"The unit must be covered. Do you have any suggestions on how to cover it?\" The charge nurse assumes her boss is upset with her for asking for the day off because she never asks her opinion on staffing. Which of the following elements most likely influenced the communication process?

Accepted Answer

Interpretation

Question 47

Which statement accurately describes communication?

Accepted Answer

When the receiver becomes the sender, the subcomponent of communication that is in use is feed back.

Question 48

A nurse is preparing an exercise program as part of a health promotion program for older adults with osteoporosis. Which question would retrieve the most valuable information about health practices?

Accepted Answer

\"Can you tell me about your exercise practices?\"

Question 49

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA, 1996) provides:

Accepted Answer

regulations to ensure privacy and security of patient data.

Question 50

A nurse is preparing a presentation and is reviewing websites to collect information on stem cell research. One site does not contain headings to direct the reader, and hyperlinks do not connect to the stated information. Which criterion to establish a reputable website is missing?

Accepted Answer

Usability

Question 51

Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information when placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR is:

Accepted Answer

More Secure

Question 52

A nurse is preparing a scholarly publication on the prevalence of hepatitis A worldwide. The most efficient and effective means of conducting an Internet search to gather information for this publication is to use:

Accepted Answer

MEDLINE database

Question 53

A nurse who is teaching a class to introduce telehealth to the staff would include which example?

Accepted Answer

A nurse watches remotely from Indiana while a patient in Wyoming performs a peritoneal dialysis to ensure that all steps are being followed correctly.

Question 54

A nurse is assessing a Chinese child and notices 5-inch, perfectly circular bruises on the body. The nurse realizes that this finding is indicative of:

Accepted Answer

Cupping to remove colds and coughs

Question 55

Barriers to mainstream health care include lack of transportation and disrespectful treatment for a group of economically deprived, underserved individuals living in a remote area. A mobile clinic provides blood pressure screening, minor first aid, and blood glucose checks. This group of individuals is best described as:

Accepted Answer

marginalized

Question 56

A Mexican-American patient is attacked and beaten. This patient is at risk for \"fright disease,\" which is known as:

Accepted Answer

susto

Question 57

\"evil eye\"

Accepted Answer

Mal ojo

Question 58

\"a disease brought on by anger\"

Accepted Answer

Bilis

Question 59

\"Sharp pains brought on by food lodged in the intestinal tract\"

Accepted Answer

Empacho

Question 60

Which statement is true regarding health care for minorities?

Accepted Answer

Higher costs of health care coupled with lower wages for minorities have prevented most minorities from seeking health care.

Question 61

A nurse is submitting a grant application to improve access to health care and mortality for minority groups. The grant focuses on the six causes of death that are identified as priorities for minorities, which include:

Accepted Answer

cancer

Question 62

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:

Accepted Answer

Cultural Competence

Question 63

On the scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being no prejudice and 10 being extreme prejudice, hate is rated as 10 on this scale.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 64

Although communication varies among members of different cultures, the greatest obstacle to providing multicultural care is differences in language.

Accepted Answer

True

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