QUESTION To what does the moral principle of veracity refer? 1. Truth telling 2. Duty to do no harm 3. Faithfulness 4. Doing good ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Veracity is truth telling. Nonmaleficence is duty to do no harm. Fidelity is faithfulness. Beneficence is doing good.
QUESTION The nurse is preparing a presentation on notable nursing figures. In which order, chronologically, should the nurse present this information? 1. Loretta Ford 2. Mary Seacole 3. Lucy Osborne 4. Faye G. Abdellah 5. Cecilia Makiwane ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2, 3, 5, 1, 4 Mary Seacole (1805-1881) learned about nursing from her mother […]
QUESTION What is the focus of client advocacy? 1. The nurse is responsible for the client’s health. 2. The nurse should influence the client to make the right decision. 3. The focus is respect for the client’s decisions and enhancement of autonomy. 4. Emphasis is on correcting the client’s reported weaknesses. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION The nurse is preparing an education seminar that focuses on moral development. In which order should the nurse explain Kohlberg’s stages? 1. Instrumentalism/self-interest 2. Good boy/good girl 3. Obedience and punishment 4. Social contract 5. Law and order 6. Universal moral principle ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6 Kohlberg’s stages […]
QUESTION Which coping skill would be helpful as a strategy for stress reduction and time management? 1. Avoid being assigned to committees at work. 2. Delegate only when it is absolutely necessary. 3. Attend a support group to help give up the need for perfection. 4. Learn to use communication skills to win conflicts at […]
QUESTION The Vice President of Nursing is analyzing the number of nurses currently employed who have baccalaureate degrees. Of the current 750 nurses, 225 have this degree. To meet the average of 36% of nurses having this degree, how many additional nurses will need to earn this degree in nursing? ANSWER: Correct Answer: 45 […]
QUESTION A nurse would like to join a nursing organization and wants to be certain that it represents all nurses in the United States. Which organization should this nurse investigate? 1. The American Nurses Association (ANA) 2. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 3. The National League for Nursing (NLN) 4. The International […]
QUESTION The nursing instructor is preparing material for students about the development of nursing organizations. In which chronological order should the instructor present this material? 1. ICN 2. STT 3. CNATN 4. NLN 5. ANA 6. NSNA ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 6 The NLN began in 1893 as part of […]
QUESTION The history of nursing is most strongly associated with which other factor? 1. The history of women 2. The development of medical technology 3. The growth of religion across the frontier 4. The decline of the family unit ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 There is a strong symbiosis among the history of nursing, the […]
QUESTION The nursing student is planning to study all weekend for a final exam scheduled on Monday. Is this a good strategy for study? 1. Yes; this method will assure all material is fresh in the student’s mind. 2. No; the student should plan on an all-night study session on Sunday night only. 3. Yes, […]