QUESTION What are Patricia Benner’s five levels of proficiency in nursing? 1. Student, graduate, clinical specialist, practitioner, clinician. 2. Pre-professional, technical, professional, advanced, expert. 3. Novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert. 4. Student, staff nurse, manager, supervisor, director. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Benner describes five levels of proficiency in nursing that are based upon […]
QUESTION Which nurse died as a result of experiments on yellow fever? 1. Clara Maass 2. Jeanne Mance 3. Mary Mahoney 4. Edith Cavell ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Clara Maass allowed herself to be bitten by a mosquito to prove the theory that mosquitoes carried yellow fever. She developed a mild case of the […]
QUESTION What is the significance of Linda Richards to nursing and society? 1. She was America’s first African American professional nurse. 2. She is considered the first trained nurse in the United States. 3. She cared for sick and wounded officers in Crimea. 4. She was the first nurse to go on to become a […]
QUESTION Why are nurses valuable members of ethics committees? 1. They have more time to work on committees than many healthcare providers. 2. Their wages are lower than many disciplines so it is more cost effective. 3. They are direct and to the point and make decisions quickly. 4. They frequently have more contact with […]
QUESTION What ethical issues arise from organ donation and transplantation? (Select all that apply.) 1. Allocation of organs. 2. Selling of organs. 3. Advanced consent for donation. 4. Involvement of children as donors. 5. Cloning for the manufacture of organs. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5 The ethical issues that arise from organ […]
QUESTION Which element of a role is described as how the person assuming the role believes he or she should behave in the role? 1. Performed role 2. Ideal role 3. Perceived role 4. Provision role ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 The perceived role refers to how the person who is assuming the role believes […]
QUESTION Which nurse founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses in 1908? 1. Mary Seacole 2. Cecilia Makiwane 3. Mary Mahoney 4. Loretta Ford ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Mary Mahoney is considered America’s first African American professional nurse and founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses in 1908. Mary Seacole opened a […]
QUESTION The nursing student identifies a personal tendency toward procrastination. Which approach would be beneficial to this student? 1. Plan the majority of study in the two days prior to scheduled exams. 2. Plan recreational activities each week. 3. Limit reading to essential content. 4. Try to complete assigned papers in one setting. ANSWER: […]
QUESTION Lillian Wald is known for which contribution to nursing? 1. Established the Frontier Nursing Service 2. Founded the Nursing Order of Ministers of the Sick 3. Wrote the collections of poems called Drumtops 4. Developed the Henry Street Settlement ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 Lillian Wald was a cofounder of the Henry Street Settlement. […]
QUESTION The newly licensed nurse has theoretical knowledge and technical skill abilities but has difficulty working within the constraints of the nursing unit. What issue associated with role development does this situation exemplify? 1. Sending 2. Role formation 3. Reality shock 4. Mastery ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Transition shock or reality shock may happen […]
