QUESTION During which war did Dorothea Dix serve as superintendent of the United States Army nurse corps? 1. Revolutionary War 2. Civil War 3. War of 1812 4. Spanish-American War ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Dorothea Dix was appointed superintendent of the first nurse corps of the United States Army during the Civil War.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse has decided to go back to school. Which group is most likely to provide physical and financial support to this nurse? 1. Mentor 2. Family and friends 3. Career ladder organization 4. State nursing organization ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Although every person’s situation is different, family and friends are generally more […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION How does a return to school for a baccalaureate degree affect socialization of practicing nurses? 1. It has little effect. 2. These nurses regress in socialization back to the pre-nursing levels. 3. These nurses experience resocialization in many ways. 4. Resocialization does not occur until the degree is completed. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse has elected to return to school to pursue a baccalaureate degree. After the first week of classes, the nurse is overwhelmed. Which stage of Spencer and Adams’ model of transition is this nurse most likely experiencing? 1. Losing focus 2. Minimizing the impact 3. The pit 4. Letting go of the past […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which scenario represents a nurse working at Kohlberg’s preconventional stage of moral development? 1. The nurse agrees to work overtime today if he or she can have a weekend shift off. 2. The nurse agrees to work overtime today to gain the approval of the new nursing supervisor. 3. The nurse agrees to work […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION One model of professional socialization consists of three stages: Stage 1, proficiency in specific tasks; Stage 2, attachment to significant others in the work environment; and Stage 3, internalization of the values of the professional group and adoption of behaviors it prescribes. Who developed this model? 1. Simpson 2. Hinshaw 3. Davis 4. Benner […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse who is returning to school to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing states, “I don’t know why I am putting myself through this. I have practiced just fine for 10 years as an associate degree nurse.” Which strategy, recommended by a friend, would be helpful in overcoming this feeling? 1. “Why don’t […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION According to Gilligan, which statement is true? 1. Men usually follow the moral development path of nonviolence. 2. Women usually follow the moral development path of equality. 3. Men usually follow the moral development path of fairness. 4. Women usually follow the moral development path of justice. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 According to […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION How did the development of the Deaconess Institute at Kaiserwerth, Germany, change nursing? 1. It supported prisoners and prostitutes who wished to provide nursing care. 2. It developed a training school for nurses that included hospital care of the sick and visiting nurse instruction. 3. Nurses graduating from Kaiserwerth were the first to be […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION How is the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements most useful for nurses? 1. It gives direction for actions as related to specific cases of ethical dilemma. 2. It gives suggestions for use in cases of general-duty ethical dilemma. 3. It is best used to make suggestions to solve problems in critical […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
