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The nurse manager has hired a nurse from another country. What action should the nurse manager take, in order to make the new nurse's transition easier? A) Allow the new nurse to choose a preceptor. B) Encourage the new nurse to enroll in a higher education program. C) Educate the current staff about the new nurse's background. D) Give the new nurse an assignment as part of training. (Chapter 1) - answer>>C Foreign educated nurses often face many challenges when they join the workforce in the United States. Peers may not see them as knowledgeable, and often devalue them. The nurse manager should educate the current staff about the new nurse, even allowing the new nurse to discuss the country of origin. The nurse manager should strive to make the nurse's transition smooth, by selecting a great preceptor and ensuring the proper amount of training. Immediately encouraging the new nurse to pursue more education may be overwhelming, and giving the new nurse as assignment right away would not be appropriate. A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the work force today. Which statement by one of the student nurses indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "In the past decade, the rate of aging of nurses has increased steadily." B) "The average age of graduates from nursing programs is 25 years old." C) "Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce because the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs experienced by other professions." Correct D) "One-third of the current workforce is younger than 50 years old."
(Chapter 1) - answer>>C The increasing number of older nurses who are in the workforce is possibly due to the recent economic downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates. The nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs that other professions often experience. In the past decade, the rate of aging nurses has decreased. The average age of graduating nurses from all nursing programs is 31 years old. One-third of the current workforce is older than 50 years of age. An international nurse recruiter is looking at factors that would push nurses to seek employment in another country. What should the recruiter expect to push nurses towards migration? A) Personal safety B) Poor working conditions C) Professional incentives D) Better quality of life (Chapter 1) - answer>>B Factors that push nurses to seek employment in other countries include: poor working conditions, poor compensation, political instability and lack of opportunities for career development. Personal safety, professional incentives and better quality of life are factors that pull nurses emigrate. What action should the nurse recruiter take to successfully recruit (pull) a nurse from a foreign country? A) Offer the nurse costly benefits.
B) "Nursing care originated in the hospital setting." C) "It is unsure where nursing care originated." D) "Nursing care likely originated in medical offices." (Chapter 1) - answer>>A Nursing care originated and was practiced informally in the home and community settings. Over the last 150 years, nursing care moved into the hospital settings. In more modern times, nursing care became available in medical offices. The nurse manager wants to encourage staff nurses to enroll in an RN-BSN program. Which patient centered outcomes are likely to encourage the staff nurses to obtain a higher degree level? A) Nurses with advanced degrees are given more vacation days. B) Patients cared for by BSN (or higher) prepared nurses have more positive outcomes. C) Patient satisfaction scores are higher with BSN (or higher) prepared nurses. D) Patients won't use their call lights as much. (Chapter 1) - answer>>B Research has indicated that patients cared for by BSN or higher-prepared RNs have more positive outcomes. Patients have less complications and better quality of care. The nurse educator is giving a presentation on military nursing. Which statement by one of the attendees indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Military nurses are required to hold an associates degree for active duty."
B) "Military nurses must have at least 5 years of critical care experience." C) "Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced education." D) "Military nurses must be 18 to begin active duty." (Chapter 1) - answer>>C Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced education, and are supported during schooling. Tuition, books, moving expenses and even salary are often supplied. Military nurses are required to hold a BSN for active duty and be between the ages of 21 and 46½ to enter active duty. They are not required to have any specialized previous experience. The hospice nurse is caring for a patient who is actively dying. Which actions are supported by the Hospice Standards of Practice? A) Reassure the family that the patient is going to be ok. B) Withhold pain medication so that the patient can communicate with the family. C) Turn the patient every 2 hours, even if the patient appears to be in pain. D) Provide culturally sensitive care to the patient and family. (Chapter 1) - answer>>D Hospice care strives to improve the patient's quality of life and reduce suffering. It would be appropriate for the nurse to provide care to the patient and family that is culturally sensitive. The nurse should sit down with the family and explain the goal of hospice and methods to keep the patient comfortable, while honoring the dignity of the patient.
Florence Nightingale founded the first school of nursing following the Crimean war, at St. Thomas Hospital in London. Mary Seacole established a hotel for sick and injured soldiers, was referred to as a physician or doctress, and was a Jamaican nurse and business woman. The nurse educator is presenting a lecture on the contributions of Dorothy L. Dix. Which statement by one of the students indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Dix was a Jamaican and a business woman." B) "Dix founded the first school of nursing in London." C) "Dix sold food and drinks to officers and spectators during the Crimean war." D) "Dix was a long-time advocate for the mentally ill in the prewar years." (Chapter 2) - answer>>D Dorothy L. Dix was a long-time advocate for the mentally ill in the prewar years. Mary Seacole was a Jamaican and a business woman. Seacole also operated as an entrepreneur, selling food and drinks to officers and spectators during the Crimean war. Florence Nightingale founded the first school of nursing in London. The nurse is attending a lecture on Susie King Taylor. Which statement by the nurse indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Taylor taught soldiers, both African-American and white, how to read." B) "Taylor founded the first school of nursing in London." C) "Taylor was a long-time advocate for the mentally ill in the prewar years." D) "Taylor worked as a herbalist, creating alternative treatments with plants and herb (Chapter 2) - answer>>A
Susie King Taylor first worked as a laundress, then began to work as a nurse. She is noted for teaching soldiers, both African-American and white, how to read. Florence Nightingale founded the first school of nursing in London. Dorothy L Dix was a long- time advocate for the mentally ill in the prewar years. Mary Ann Bickerdyke worked as a herbalist, creating alternative treatments with plants and herbs. The nurse is listening to a presentation on Harriet Tubman. Which statement by one of the other attendees indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Tubman worked as a herbalist, creating alternative treatments with plants and herbs." B) "Tubman set up field hospitals while accompanying the Ulysses S. Grant down the Mississippi River." C) "Tubman is known for making cleanliness a priority at hospital camps." D) "Tubman established the Underground Railroad, and led numerous slaves to freedom." (Chapter 2) - answer>>D Tubman, a former slave, is noted for establishing the "underground railroad," and leading numerous slaves to freedom. Mary Ann Bickerdyke worked as a herbalist, creating alternative treatments with plants and herbs. She also set up field hospitals while accompanying the Ulysses S. Grant down the Mississippi River, making cleanliness a priority. The nurse has just finished listening to a lecture on the contributions of Sojourner Truth. Which statement by the nurse indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Truth founded the first school of nursing in London." B) "Truth was a famous abolitionist who took care of injured union soldiers."
A) "Pember was appointed "captain of Calvary, unassigned." B) "Pember founded the American Red Cross." C) "Pember was appointed matron of Chimborazo hospital in Richmond, Virginia." D) "Pember established a private hospital in Richmond, Virgini (Chapter 2) - answer>>C Phoebe Pember was one of the earliest women to be appointed as matron of a hospital. In 1862, she was appointed as matron of Chimborazo hospital in Richmond, Virginia. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Sallie Thompkins, who had previously established a private hospital, was appointed "captain of Calvary, unassigned" by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The nurse is presenting a lecture on the first nursing schools in the United States. Which statement by one of the attendees indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "The first nursing school open in the United States in 1902." B) "Linda Richards was the first trained nurse in the United States." Correct C) "The first three nursing schools were opened in Maine, Florida and Michigan." D) "Clara Barton was the first nurse graduate after the civil war." (Chapter 2) - answer>>B Linda Richards was the first trained nurse in the United States. The first nursing schools in the United States were opened in 1873; they were located in Boston, Massachusetts and New York.
The nurse is listening to a lecture regarding the nursing education of African Americans during the early 1900s. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "African-Americans were strictly prohibited from entering a nursing school." B) "Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first professionally trained African-American nurse in the United States." C) "Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary did not allow African-American students to apply." D) "African-American nurses often served as nursing professors." (Chapter 2) - answer>>B Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first professionally trained African-American Nurse in the United States. Some nursing schools in the north admitted a small number of African- American students, provided that they meet at admittance criteria. Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary was the first nursing school that exclusively trained African-American nurses. African-American nursing did not serve as nursing professors during this time period. The nurse is presenting a lecture on nursing image, and how to keep this image positive. Which statement by the students indicates that further education is needed? A) "Ignore negative images in nursing." B) "Contact those responsible for negative nursing images." C) "Boycott programs or films that promote negative images of nurses." D) "Contact those who share positive images of nursing." (Chapter 2) - answer>>A
(Chapter 3) - answer>>C Professionals often feel that their profession is their calling. They often do not change career paths, they are not motivated by reward, and they feel as though their profession is an integral part of their lives. The nurse professor has just provided a lecture on the influence of Esther Lucille Brown. Which statement by one of the nursing indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Brown called for nursing education to be based in colleges and universities." B) "Brown called for nursing education to be shortened, due to a critical nursing shortage." C) "Brown called for nursing education to be hospital based." D) "Brown called for student nurses to work as hospital staff during their education." (Chapter 3) - answer>>A Esther Lucille Brown (1948) wrote Nursing for the Future, which called for nursing education to be based in colleges in universities. Brown did not call for nursing education to be shortened, or for student nurses to work as hospital staff during their education. The nurse professor is giving a lecture on autonomy. Which statement indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Autonomy guides nurses in ethical decision making." B) "Autonomy means that the nurse has control over his/her own practice." C) "Autonomy means that nurses are motivated by service."
D) "Autonomy means that nurses consider their work an important component of their lives." (Chapter 3) - answer>>B Autonomy means that nurses have control over their own practice, and are responsible for their practice. Altruism means to be motivated by service to others, and to consider work an important part of one's life. The code of conduct guides nurses in ethical decision making. The student is listening to a lecture on nursing standards of practice. Which statement by the student indicates that the teaching has been effective? A) "Standards of practice determine appropriate pay rates for nurses." B) "Standards of practice determine the hours in which nurse's work." C) "Standards of practice determine responsibilities to which nurses are held accountable." D) "Standards of practice determine holiday rotations." (Chapter 3) - answer>>C The nursing scope and standards of practice establish standards to improve the health and well-being of all recipients of nursing care, and to establish the responsibilities to which nurses are held accountable. The standards of practice do not determine appropriate pay rates, hours of work or holiday rotations. How can the nurse manager take the first step to reduce the barriers to professionalism in nursing? A) Remain positive and ignore the barriers.
B) Is practical, in addition to being theoretical. C) Has practitioners who are motivated by altruism. D Has practitioners who are responsive to public interest. E) Has a strong internal organization of members. (Chapter 3) - answer>>A, B, C, D Flexner's criterion stipulates that a profession is practical, in addition to being theoretical. A profession also has practitioners who are motivated by altruism, are responsive to public interest and has a strong internal organization of members. A profession is basically intellectual, as opposed to physical, and is accompanied by a high level of personal responsibility. The nurse educator has given a lecture on the difference between the term "profession" and "occupation." Which statement(s) by one of the students indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.) A) "The words profession and occupation are often used interchangeably." B) "The word profession means a calling or vocation." C) "The two words mean the same thing in nursing." D) "The word occupation is defined as a person's regular work." E) "An occupation is a calling to work that possess characteristics of expertise." (Chapter 3) - answer>>A,C According to Collins English Dictionary, the word "occupation" is defined as a person's regular work. "Profession" is defined as a calling or vocation. A profession is a calling to work that possess characteristics of expertise.
Which actions can the nurse take to demonstrate collegiality? (Select all that apply.) A) Refuse to mentor nursing students because of short staffing. B) Share the latest nursing research with colleagues. C) Become an active member of professional organizations. D) Assist researchers with data gathering. E) Publish in professional literature. (Chapter 3) - answer>>A, B, C, D Collegiality is an important aspect of professionalism in nursing. Acts of collegiality include, but are not limited to: sharing the latest research with colleagues, become an active member of professional organizations, assist researchers with data gathering and publish in professional literature. Refusing to mentor a nursing student does not demonstrate collegiality. The nurse is listening to a lecture on the pioneers of early nursing, including the works of Hildegard Peplau. Which statement by the nurse indicates that teaching has been effective? A) "Peplau developed the self-care theory of nursing." B) "Peplau believed that the patient should be an active collaborator in care." C) "Peplau included the concept of the nursing process in her definition of nursing." D) "Peplau wrote the popular book, Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is Not." (Chapter 5 (6 in 8th edition)) - answer>>A
A) "Informal socialization includes all activities that are pre-planned." B) "An example of informal socialization is assessing a patient after a fall." C) "Informal socialization is not an effective method of teaching." D) "A student can take part in informal socialization by attending nursing clinicals." E) "Informal socialization can be learned through reviewing literature." (Chapter 5 (6 in 8th edition)) - answer>>B Information socializing is an excellent educational tool that is learned incidentally from unplanned situations, such as assessing a patient after a fall. The student is attending a lecture on biases. Which statement indicates that further education is needed? A) "I don't need to worry about baises." B) "Unexamined biases are more likely to influence behaviors than examined ones." C) "Nurses need to be aware of their baises." D) "Nurses need to discuss biases with peers, faculty or mentors." (Chapter 5 (6 in 8th edition)) - answer>>A Unexamined biases are more likely to influence behaviors than examined ones. Therefore it is important that the nurse understand personal biases, in order to prevent them from affecting nursing practice. Nurses can and should be discuss biases with peers, faculty or mentors.
The student nurse has self-identified with stage one of Cohen's Model of Basic Student Socialization. Which actions are expected for this nurse? A) The student's critical thinking abilities expand. B) The student will rely on external limits established by the clinical instructor. C) The student learns to test concepts. D) The student develops a more realistic appraisal process. (Chapter 5 (6 in 8th edition)) - answer>>B Cohen's Model of Basic Student Socialization consists of four stages that student's progress through. A student in stage one of Cohen's model wound rely on external limits established by the clinical instructor. Students in stage two would have expanded critical thinking. Students in stage three would develop a more realistic appraisal process and learn to test concepts. The nursing instructor is planning assignments for a group of nursing students. Which characteristics should the nurse expect from students in Benner's novice stage? A) Marginally competent performance B) Student who relies rigidly on rules C) Base their actions on theory and principles, but have difficulty establishing priorities D) Are able to think abstractly and analytically (Chapter 5 (6 in 8th edition)) - answer>>B Students in Benner's novice stage or stage I have little background to base their clinical behavior, and rely rigidly on rules. Students in the advanced beginner stage, or stage II are marginally competent, and base their actions on theory and principles, but have
