QUESTION A nurse has been sued for malpractice after a client received a wrong medication and required two additional days in the hospital. What type of legal action is most likely in this case? 1. Contract 2. Public 3. Criminal 4. Civil ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 There are two kinds of legal actions: civil […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What are the primary sources of law? (Select all that apply.) 1. Statutes 2. Contract 3. Constitutions 4. Decisions of court 5. Federal ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4 The three primary sources of law are statutes, constitutions, and decisions of court or common law. Contract and federal are types of law, but […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which theorist developed a learning theory based on humanism? 1. Rogers 2. Piaget 3. Skinner 4. Bandura ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Humanistic learning theory focuses on both cognitive and affective areas of the learner. Prominent members of this school of thought include Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. Piaget is a cognitive theorist. Skinner […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse’s research is directed toward testing a specific hypothesis deduced from a theory. Which research approach does this work represent? 1. Dynamicism 2. Positivist 3. Constructivist 4. Naturalistic ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 The positivist approach deals with natural law and assumes that there is a body of facts and principles to be […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which strategy would be most useful in integrating nursing theory and nursing practice? 1. Link nursing theories to medical theories. 2. Present theories in a compelling, practice-focused manner. 3. Define theories in terms of advanced nursing education. 4. Require each nurse to identify a personal nursing theorist. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 There is […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse is involved in an organization whose goal is to help children make the decision not use tobacco. Which type of health organization does this represent? 1. Health protection 2. Health restoration 3. Preventive health services 4. Health promotion ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 Health promotion includes individual and community activities to promote […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which level of prevention as defined by Leavell and Clark most closely reflects health promotion? 1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary 4. None of the levels is related to health promotion ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 In the model used by Leavell and Clark, primary prevention precedes any disease symptoms and encourages optimal health […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What happens when a federal law and a state law conflict? 1. Federal law supersedes state law. 2. State law supersedes federal law. 3. Both federal and state laws are superseded by local law. 4. The two types of law carry equal weight. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Laws enacted by any legislative body […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which attribute is necessary for the nurse who wishes to be a client advocate? 1. Restricting work to those areas in which the nurse has expertise and experience. 2. Referring any political action needs to a political action committee. 3. Avoiding conflicts with physicians and healthcare agency administrators. 4. Being assertive in representing the […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A nursing student has achieved academic excellence and has been invited to join nursing’s honor society. Which organization has this student been invited to join? 1. National League for Nursing 2. American Nurses Association 3. Sigma Theta Tau International 4. American Association of Colleges of Nursing ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Sigma Theta Tau […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
