Nursing in Today's Evolving Health Care Environment
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when
the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model for early nursing education?
Florence Nightingale
The nursing profession has experienced barriers to professionalism. Which of the following is the primary current barrier to nursing’s professionalism?
Variability of educational backgrounds of nurses
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the
diploma program.
The legal definition of nursing for any particular state can be found in the
state’s nurse practice act.
Dynamic balance between systems and their parts is called
homeostasis.
When Surveyed what was the primary reason given by men for entering nursing
To make a difference
Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the 20th century brought sweeping changes to nursing?
Nurses had to pass a licensing examination to use the title RN.
The document that provides professional standards and a framework for professional decision-making that ensures decisions are made with the highest integrity is the
Code of Ethics.
Which recommendation made by the 1965 American Nurses Association (ANA) position paper and other position papers of national nursing organizations is still an issue today?
Minimum preparation for professional nursing practice should be the BSN degree.
Which of the following is an example of formal socialization into the profession of nursing?
A. Hearing two nurses discussing how to organize patient care more effectively.
B. Unplanned observation of a nurse comforting a child after a painful procedure
C. Participating in a student nurses’ association meeting
D. Starting an intravenous (IV) line in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance
Starting an intravenous (IV) line in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance
Which one of the following guiding principles helps explain nursing’s holistic approach?
Nursing care considers mind, body, and spirit.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary work site for RNs is
acute care hospitals
What specialty of nursing was considered well suited for men at a time when other areas were excluding men from practicing?
Psychiatric nursing
Which of the following was recognized earliest as a true profession?
Ministry
Which of the following recommendations resulting from the 1934 study Nursing Schools Today and Tomorrow still has relevance today?
Nurses should be highly educated.
A nursing student says to the clinical faculty, “I know I will be able to care for this patient given your directions.” In which stage of Cohen’s model of professional socialization is this student?
Stage I: Unilateral dependence
Internally controlled people see themselves as
responsible for their health and amenable to change.
One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they
allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside.
What was the most important influence of war on nursing?
Nurses were able to perform medical procedures during war.
Which of the following best describes the difference between an occupation and a profession?
A profession requires a duty to serve.
The Goldmark Report focused on what aspect of nursing
Desirability of establishing schools of nursing within academic settings
Which of the following strategies may help to overcome reality shock in the novice nurse?
Participating in a preceptorship
Maslow’s basic need of self-actualization is when
people use their abilities to the fullest extent possible and are true to their nature.
One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that
informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills of nurses who use them in mind.
Which of the following was an unsuccessful attempt by the American Medical Association (AMA) to alleviate the nursing shortage of the time?
Creation of the registered care technician
A component that separates occupations from professions is commitment. Which of the following is the best way that nurses can show commitment to each other?
Mentoring nursing students and novice nurses
All levels of nursing educational programs can be accredited by which organization?
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Benner describes five stages of nursing proficiency, what are they
Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent Practitioner, Proficient Practitioner, Expert Practitioner
The nursing process is an example of which of the branch of philosophy?
Logic