QUESTION A nurse has accepted a job position in a clinic whose focus is on health care during pregnancy and infancy. Which type of health organization does this represent? 1. Health protection 2. Health restoration 3. Preventive health services 4. Health promotion ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Preventive health services include actions that healthcare providers […]
QUESTION What is true of a manager? 1. Has an assigned position in the formal organization. 2. Does not have delegated authority. 3. Emphasizes interpersonal relationships. 4. Directs willing followers. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Managers have an assigned position in the formal organization, whereas leaders do not have delegated authority. The leader’s power derives […]
QUESTION The nurse is participating on a committee to address an ethical dilemma. The bioethical decision-making process will be used. In which order should the steps of this process be implemented? 1. Implement the action. 2. Evaluate the action taken. 3. Identify ethical theories and principles. 4. Gather relevant facts related to the issue. 5. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
QUESTION What is one indicator that an Internet site may not be accurate? 1. A long bibliography is provided for additional information. 2. There are spelling errors on the site. 3. An editor is listed on the site. 4. Background information is provided by link, not on site. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 To assess […]
QUESTION The nursing instructor is analyzing the students in the clinical area to determine the level of doctrinal conversion process according to Davis. When analyzing these students in which order should the instructor make this analysis? 1. Stable internalization 2. Initial innocence work 3. Increasing role simulation 4. Provisional internalization 5. Psyching out and role […]
