QUESTION Which of these statements is most accurate? 1. Managers are born; leaders must be educated. 2. Leaders are born; managers must be educated. 3. Managers have formal leadership titles in the organization; leaders are often informal leaders. 4. Leaders have formal leadership titles in the organization; managers are informal leaders. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION The nursing student has watched a demonstration of insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. The student is now attempting the skill on a laboratory mannequin. What category of Bloom’s psychomotor domain does this attempt reflect? 1. Imitation 2. Manipulation 3. Precision 4. Articulation ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Bloom describes performing a skill following […]
QUESTION When was the first nurse practice act implemented in the United States? 1. 1900 2. 1935 3. 1949 4. 1960 ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 In 1938, New York State passed the first nurse practice act, which was implemented in 1949. By 1952, all states had nurse practice acts.
QUESTION The chair of a hospital committee acts as a facilitator and provides constructive criticism, information, and suggestions. Which style of leadership does this represent? 1. Authoritarian 2. Transformational 3. Democratic 4. Laissez-faire ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 In democratic, or participative, leadership, the leader seeks the participation or consultation of subordinates in decision-making, actively […]
QUESTION According to Pender, Murdaugh, and Parsons, what is the definition of health promotion? 1. Behavior designed to avoid illness. 2. Behavior to increase early detection. 3. Behavior to help maintain function within constraints of illness. 4. Behavior motivated by a desire to increase well-being. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 Health promotion is considered to […]
QUESTION While progressing through nursing school, the student develops a system to categorize information as it is presented. Which theorist developed a learning theory that supports this categorization of information as essential? 1. Skinner 2. Bandura 3. Rogers 4. Bruner ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 According to Jerome Bruner, perception, conceptualizing, learning, and decision making […]
QUESTION Which option(s) are generally included in nurse practice acts? (Select all that apply.) 1. A definition of the authority of the board of nursing. 2. Specific guidelines for policy and procedures for nurses. 3. A definition of nursing. 4. The requirements for licensure. 5. Statements outlining clinical responsibilities of nurses. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION Which behaviors are including in Bloom’s cognitive domain of learning? (Select all that apply.) 1. Comprehending information 2. Analyzing information 3. Evaluating information 4. Applying information 5. Acquiring information ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4 Bloom’s cognitive domain includes remembering, comprehending, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating information. Acquiring information is not a […]
QUESTION Which option is the most general in the scope of nursing theories and looks at the nature of things? 1. Grand theory 2. Middle-range theory 3. A concept 4. Philosophy ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 A philosophy looks at the nature of things and aims to provide the meaning of nursing phenomena. It is […]
QUESTION Which act requires that a copy of the client’s advance health care directive be included in the client’s medical record? 1. Good Samaritan Act 2. Americans with Disabilities Act 3. Patient Self-Determination Act 4. Nurse practice Act ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 The Patient Self-Determination Act enables clients to participate in decisions about their […]
