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1
As described in "Mary Breckinridge," Mary Breckinridge focused on serving the needs of the:
A)Indians in the Southwest.
B)urban poor.
C)rural poor.
D)blacks in the South.
2
As described in "Hospitals Were for the Really Sick," the reasons people used to be hospitalized included all of the following except that they:
A)needed surgery.
B)were in a bad accident.
C)were elderly and near death.
D)were having a baby.
3
As related in "Hospitals Were for the Really Sick," exploratory surgery is performed less often in modern times because:
A)most insurance plans will not cover exploratory surgery.
B)machinery is now available that shows what is inside a patient's body.
C)so many doctors are specialists and are not trained in this technique.
D)antibiotics generally make it unnecessary.
4
In the past, according to "Hospitals Were for the Really Sick," hypodermic needles had to be sharpened because they were used over and over.
A)True
B)False
5
As stated in "Jane Delano," the mission of Jane Delano was to:
A)have nurses recognized as military officers.
B)raise the status of male nurses.
C)increase the pay of nurses.
D)develop an efficient reserve of Red Cross nurses for military service.
6
As cited in "An End to Angels," all of the following phrases reinforce the "virtue script" view of nurses except:
A)born to help others.
B)saving lives is serious business.
C)lifting spirits, touching lives.
D)nurses care for America.
7
As underlined in "An End to Angels," often the real importance behind a nurse's conversation with a patient is that the:
A)patient knows he or she is being cared for.
B)nurse is able to relay the doctor's instructions in language more easily understood by the patient.
C)nurse is often able to reassure the family as well as the patient, with the additional benefit of saving the doctor's valuable time.
D)nurse is able to discover such information as whether or not the patient understands how to take medication, has support at home, or is anxious.
8
As noted in "An End to Angels," author Charles Dickens portrayed nurses as angels of mercy in his novel Martin Chuzzlewit.
A)True
B)False
9
As detailed in "Delores O'Hara," Delores O'Hara was the first nurse:
A)to serve in combat in Vietnam.
B)recruited by NASA.
C)to become an astronaut.
D)to reach the rank of general.
10
As brought out in "Shots Heard `Round the World," the development of polio vaccine has had the effect of:
A)nearly eradicating the disease.
B)limiting the disease to adults.
C)confining the disease to Europe.
D)eliminating paralysis from polio.
11
As portrayed in "Linda Richards," Linda Richards:
A)founded the American Red Cross.
B)developed health programs for the rural poor.
C)recruited nurses for the military services.
D)established the importance of training for nurses.
12
As given in "Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail," Susie Yellowtail was particularly interested in:
A)bringing health services to urban Indians.
B)uniting the tribes of the Great Plains.
C)improving healthcare conditions on Indian reservations.
D)Montana politics.
13
As noted in "Lillian Wald," Lillian Wald is considered to be:
A)a pioneer of frontier nursing.
B)the founder of public health nursing.
C)the driving force behind the establishment of the American Red Cross.
D)the first American school nurse.
14
As maintained in "Universities Gird for Battle for Bioscience Supremacy," winning the battle for biotech supremacy could result in all of the following except:
A)obtaining billions in government research dollars.
B)improving diversity in higher education.
C)creating thousands of high-paying jobs.
D)earning schools huge sums in royalties.
15
The biggest clusters of biotech industries and workers, as stated in "Universities Gird for Battle for Bioscience Supremacy," are in:
A)North Carolina's Research Triangle and Miami.
B)Chicago and Atlanta.
C)Los Angeles and Princeton, New Jersey.
D)Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the San Francisco Bay area.
16
As noted in "Universities Gird for Battle for Bioscience Supremacy," stem-cell research, because of controversy, is not considered a promising area of biotech discovery.
A)True
B)False
17
As cited in "Patient Safety and the Limits of Confidentiality," factors making it increasingly difficult to protect the confidentiality of patient information include all of the following except the:
A)advent of electronic file sharing.
B)demands of insurance companies.
C)lack of qualified staff in hospital records offices.
D)number of health professionals involved in a patient's care.
18
According to "Patient Safety and the Limits of Confidentiality," all of the following might be reasons for a nurse to breach patient confidentiality except:
A)the patient reveals that he or she wishes to harm another person.
B)revealing the information may allow the patient to qualify for a potentially lifesaving drug trial.
C)information about the patient has the potential to significantly improve the lives of others.
D)the patient represents a public health hazard.
19
As noted in "Patient Safety and the Limits of Confidentiality," some data suggest that confusion about implementing the new federal Privacy Rule may actually have decreased compliance in protecting patient information.
A)True
B)False
20
As stated in "Germ Warfare," of the following, the one that has not contributed to antibiotic resistance is:
A)over-reliance on one or two antibiotics instead of employing the entire available spectrum.
B)failure by patients to finish a course of antibiotics.
C)the misuse of antimicrobials in the agricultural industry.
D)patients being prescribed antibiotics for viral infections.
21
As reported in "Germ Warfare," the members of the House of Delegates passed a resolution that included all of the following except:
A)a request to Congress and meat producers to phase out the non-therapeutic use of medically important antibiotics.
B)a plan to educate registered nurses on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics and fluoroquinolones.
C)support for full disclosure by meat and poultry producers of pharmaceutical use of antibiotics and fluoroquinolones.
D)support for research efforts to develop antibiotics to replace those to which humans have become resistant.
22
According "Germ Warfare," the majority of antibiotics and other antimicrobials used in agriculture are for the treatment of minor illnesses.
A)True
B)False
23
As discussed in "Manual May Help Promote Nursing-Sensitive Measures of Patient Care," the National Quality Forum (NQF) is working to establish standards for:
A)measuring the quality of nursing care.
B)doctor-patient interaction.
C)identifying at-risk patients.
D)health insurance.
24
As detailed in "Herbal Supplements," all of the following are potential concerns when viewing labels on herbal products, except that the:
A)label may contain unfamiliar dosage information.
B)contents may have been contaminated.
C)ingredients on the label may not match the contents of the bottle.
D)label may be incomplete.
25
As mentioned in "Herbal Supplements," some herbal supplements have been found to be contaminated with all of the following except:
A)drugs.
B)animal products.
C)metals.
D)germs.
26
As cited in "Herbal Supplements," manufacturers of herbal products can sell them without proving that they work.
A)True
B)False
27
As stated in "Arresting Drug-Resistant Organisms," community-acquired MRSA, in contrast with hospital-acquired MRSA, most often causes:
A)pneumonia.
B)gastrointestinal infection.
C)soft-tissue infections.
D)severe respiratory difficulties.
28
According to "Arresting Drug-Resistant Organisms," the people at higher risk for community-acquired MRSA include all of the following groups except:
A)children in daycare.
B)prisoners.
C)nurses.
D)amateur and professional athletes.
29
As noted in "Arresting Drug-Resistant Organisms," VRSA and VISA are of particular concern because patients with these infections cannot be treated with either vancomycin or methicillin, and these infections may become resistant to other antibiotics as well.
A)True
B)False
30
As reported in "New Movement in Parkinson's," James Parkinson, the British physician who first described Parkinson's disease, referred to it as:
A)consumption.
B)the falling disease.
C)shaking palsy.
D)quinsy.
31
As described in "New Movement in Parkinson's," all of the following are symptoms of Parkinson's disease except:
A)slowness of movement.
B)decreased appetite.
C)impaired balance and coordination.
D)limb rigidity.
32
As explained in "New Movement in Parkinson's," the majority of those afflicted with Parkinson's suffer from the form that is controlled almost entirely by genetics.
A)True
B)False
33
As defined in "Agony in the Bones," rheumatoid arthritis differs from osteoarthritis in that it:
A)is an autoimmune disease.
B)causes pain.
C)affects the joints.
D)does not respond to pain medication.
34
As listed in "Agony in the Bones," all of the following are among the nine key ways to address arthritis pain except:
A)physical therapy to provide strength and balance.
B)anti-inflammatory drugs.
C)wearing copper to detoxify the system.
D)joint lubrication by injection.
35
According to "Agony in the Bones," Bextra and Vioxx are among the arthritis medications that are no longer on the market.
A)True
B)False
36
According to "Psoriasis in the War Zone," psoriasis is a disorder that was first described during the lifetime of the physician:
A)Moses Maimonides.
B)Hippocrates.
C)Elizabeth Blackwell.
D)Joseph Lister.
37
As described in "Psoriasis in the War Zone," the patient called Hassan Dawod was admitted not only for the infection associated with psoriasis, but also for:
A)cardiac arrhythmia.
B)respiratory distress.
C)a bullet wound.
D)an appendectomy.
38
As reported in "Psoriasis in the War Zone," one of the difficulties in treating Hassan Dawod's psoriasis was that the facility did not have a bathtub.
A)True
B)False
39
As described in "Is Your Patient Depressed?" the most effective approach for treating depressive illnesses is:
A)anti-psychotics.
B)a combination of mood stabilizers and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
C)electroconvulsive therapy.
D)a combination of drug therapy and psychotherapy.
40
As reported in "Is Your Patient Depressed?" one frequently overlooked or unrecognized form of depressive illness is:
A)postpartum depression.
B)dysthymic disorder.
C)bipolar disorder.
D)depression with psychosis.
41
As noted in "Is Your Patient Depressed?" most Americans suffering from depressive illnesses are under the care of psychiatrists.
A)True
B)False
42
As defined in "Head Attack," psychosomatics is the area of medicine that deals with:
A)sleep disorders.
B)drug interactions.
C)diseases that are at least partly psychological in nature.
D)secondary conditions that develop from other diseases.
43
As described in "Head Attack," the so-called "Type A" personality shows such characteristics as:
A)ambition, competitiveness, and impatience.
B)inhibition, shyness, and lack of confidence.
C)narcissism, carelessness, and lack of compassion.
D)introspection, intellectualism, and a preference for solitude.
44
According to "Head Attack," a strong adverse emotion such as anger doubles the risk of heart attack during the next couple of hours.
A)True
B)False
45
As delineated in "What's In a Name: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults, Type 1.5, Adult-onset, and Type I Diabetes," patients categorized as having latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) were typically:
A)50 years or older, obese, and able to control their diabetes without insulin.
B)40 years or older, non-obese, and able to control their diabetes without insulin.
C)65 years or older, obese, and likely to become insulin dependent more rapidly than type 2 patients.
D)35 years or older, non-obese, and likely to become insulin dependent more rapidly than type 2 patients.
46
As noted in "What's In a Name: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults, Type 1.5, Adult-onset, and Type I Diabetes," the fact that the adult type 1 diabetic patients showed a more rapid decline post-diagnosis compared with the LADA patients suggests:
A)a less aggressive autoimmune attack against [beta]-cells.
B)a more aggressive autoimmune attack against [beta]-cells.
C)a psychological factor in disease progression.
D)an error in the classification nomenclature.
47
As stated in "What's In a Name: Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults, Type 1.5, Adult-onset, and Type I Diabetes," the authors propose that childhood-onset patients with type 1 diabetes should be classified as having type 1.5 diabetes.
A)True
B)False
48
As portrayed in "Victorious Existence," healthcare in remote Porto Velho, Brazil, depends on:
A)indigenous shamans.
B)the organization Doctors Without Frontiers.
C)Peace Corps medics.
D)a nursing clinic.
49
As characterized in "Pediatric Hospice: BUTTERFLIES," the Butterflies program:
A)provides pediatric hospice and palliative care.
B)advises hospitals about federal pediatric programs.
C)delivers pet-therapy programs to inner-city hospitals.
D)coordinates the activities of medical-school professors.
50
As brought out in "Doing More with Less," public-health nurses see themselves as:
A)equivalent to doctors in importance.
B)a last resort for their patients.
C)increasing in numbers and influence in coming years.
D)disappearing from the healthcare scene.
51
As given in "Doing More with Less," the public-health nursing shortage has been exacerbated by:
A)federal requirements that public-health nurses speak a foreign language.
B)the slow-down in the U.S. economy.
C)severe state budget cuts.
D)the low status of the nursing profession.
52
One impending crisis in public-health nursing, as claimed in "Doing More with Less," is that a large segment of public-health nurses will soon be eligible to retire, with few new candidates to replace them.
A)True
B)False
53
Before the mission to Southeast Asia, as recounted in "A New Way to Treat the World," the U.S. Navy ship Mercy had been:
A)stationed in the Middle East to care for soldiers wounded in Iraq.
B)a commercial vessel that was converted for hospital use.
C)stationed in San Diego harbor for 14 years.
D)in dry dock undergoing modifications.
54
As described in "A New Way to Treat the World," one doctor examined scores of children until he himself nearly collapsed from:
A)fatigue.
B)dehydration.
C)pneumonia.
D)tsunami lung.
55
The author of "A New Way to Treat the World" notes that he had never seen so much rampant and untreated disease as he saw while the Mercy was off the coast of Indonesia treating local patients.
A)True
B)False
56
The example, as given in "Emergency Preparedness," to illustrate the importance of having an Incident Command System is of a:
A)nuclear power plan meltdown.
B)chemical spill.
C)hurricane.
D)flu epidemic.
57
The author of "Emergency Preparedness" urges nurses to have a personal emergency plan that includes all of the following provisions except:
A)leaving a phone number with a neighbor.
B)arranging a meeting place with your family in advance.
C)a home generator for emergency power.
D)a supply of bottled water, canned food, candles, and a battery-operated radio.
58
As described in "Emergency Preparedness," by the year 2000, the Public Health system in the United States enjoyed an unprecedented level of funding and responsibility.
A)True
B)False
59
As explained in "The Fear is Still in Me: Caring for Survivors of Torture," the most common psychological disorders in people who have been tortured are:
A)social isolation and impaired memory.
B)post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
C)bipolar disorder and sexual dysfunction.
D)personality disorders.
60
As detailed in "The Fear is Still in Me: Caring for Survivors of Torture," the phenomenon by which symptoms such as depression and low self-esteem are seen not only in torture victims but also in their descendants is known as:
A)hereditary affective disorder.
B)psychological transference.
C)familial personality disorder.
D)intergenerational transmission.
61
As noted in "The Fear is Still in Me: Caring for Survivors of Torture," torture, while distasteful, is a reliable way to extract information from victims.
A)True
B)False
62
In the opinion of the nursing director of an assisted-living facility in Paramus, New Jersey, as cited in "Nursing Career to Consider: Assisted Living," these facilities are perfect settings for nurses to practice their skills in:
A)crisis care.
B)bedside nursing.
C)family communications.
D)assessment.
63
One of the primary duties of nurses in assisted-living facilities, as described in "Nursing Career to Consider: Assisted Living," involves:
A)managing long-term care.
B)assisting with medication issues.
C)basic life skills.
D)bereavement counseling.
64
One of the notable problems among the elderly that has been eliminated in assisted-living facilities, as mentioned in "Nursing Career to Consider: Assisted Living," are problems of self-medication, as alcohol is forbidden and medications are tracked by the nursing staff.
A)True
B)False
65
The author of "Bon Voyage: Nursing on a Cruise Ship" was first prompted to seek out the medical facilities aboard a cruise ship she was on because she:
A)remembered news stories of virus outbreaks aboard these ships.
B)was looking for a career change.
C)felt intensely sea sick.
D)was doing research for a textbook.
66
Among the greatest frustrations to medical work aboard a cruise ship, as noted in "Bon Voyage: Nursing on a Cruise Ship," are the:
A)limited medical facilities.
B)infrequent days off.
C)small, cramped living quarters.
D)language barriers encountered when treating patients.
67
Because a medical team aboard a cruise ship only treats patients while they are on board, as pointed out in "Bon Voyage: Nursing on a Cruise Ship," nurses are not required to be licensed to practice in each port of call.
A)True
B)False
68
Although the author had extensive experience as a trauma nurse, as described in "School Nursing," the first head and spine injury she had to deal with as a school nurse differed from others she had worked with in that:
A)the patient was very young.
B)it was impossible to begin treating the patient until the parents had been contacted.
C)she was the only medical person at the scene.
D)most of the other school staff were eager to dismiss the possible extent of the injuries.
69
When the idea of school nursing was introduced a hundred years ago, as explained in "School Nursing," the primary duty of these professionals was to:
A)provide basic wellness care.
B)report and track down communicable diseases.
C)provide social services to poor families.
D)assist immigrant children in managing their schooling.
70
The common perception of a school nurse, as pointed out in "School Nursing," is as an individual who does little more than hand out Band-Aids and who might not be a "real" nurse.
A)True
B)False
71
As described in "Neo Natal Pediatric Transport Nurse," caring for an extremely ill patient in a helicopter, jet, or ambulance:
A)provides unique challenges to the critical-care nurse.
B)denies the patient the best possible care.
C)is a welcome break from ordinary hospital routine.
D)is almost never necessary.
72
As presented in "Neo Natal Pediatric Transport Nurse," the author's mobile Neonatal Pediatric Critical Care team can consist of all the following members except:
A)a respiratory therapist.
B)a registered nurse.
C)an anesthesiologist.
D)a neonatal or pediatric physician.
73
As characterized in "Neo Natal Pediatric Transport Nurse," the author's job is restricted to the care of infants.
A)True
B)False
74
According to "Forensic Nursing," the specialties within forensic nursing include all of the following except:
A)Forensic Mental Health Nursing.
B)Criminal/Trauma Nurse Investigator.
C)Nurse Supervisor.
D)Legal Nurse Consultant.
75
As described in "A Look at Omega-3 Fats," omega-3s:
A)affect only the health of adults.
B)benefit only children.
C)can be found only in fish.
D)are "fatty acids" that help build other fats in the body.
76
As explained in "Shopping the Pyramid," the government's new food pyramid:
A)targets middle-class adults.
B)can be customized according to age, gender, and activity level.
C)ignores dairy products.
D)is not available on the Internet.
77
As quoted in "I Look a Little More Like a Human Being," his doctor believes that Patrick Deuel's weight problems stemmed from:
A)overeating only.
B)overeating and genetics.
C)lack of supervision in his childhood.
D)his mother's difficult pregnancy with him.
78
According to Patrick Dueul's doctor, bariatric surgery is successful if the patient:
A)no longer gains weight.
B)loses at least 50 pounds.
C)loses more than 50 percent of excess body weight.
D)lives 5 years.
79
Both the parents of Patrick Deuel, who is profiled in "I Look a Little More Like a Human Being," are obese.
A)True
B)False
80
Many insurance carriers, as explained in "Panniculectomy: More Than a Tummy Tuck," refuse to cover the costs of a panniculectomy, because it is considered:
A)experimental.
B)an elective cosmetic procedure.
C)too risky for most patients.
D)unnecessary, as the problem will eventually resolve itself.
81
Patients who will be especially vulnerable to complications associated with panniculectomy, as pointed out in "Panniculectomy: More Than a Tummy Tuck," include all of the following except:
A)smokers.
B)those with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes.
C)adolescents.
D)hypertensive patients.
82
Prior to undergoing a panniculectomy, as maintained in "Panniculectomy: More Than a Tummy Tuck," patients should be advised that they may experience considerable postoperative pain that may require a patient-controlled analgesia pump.
A)True
B)False
83
More men are finding it socially acceptable to become nurses, as explained in "Men in Nursing Today," as:
A)gender roles are changing.
B)nursing requires greater technical knowledge.
C)the number of specialties available continues to grow.
D)prominent men are opting for second careers in nursing.
84
The greatest concentration of male nurses in the United States today, as reported in "Men in Nursing Today," is in:
A)emergency care.
B)the military.
C)psychiatric hospitals.
D)geriatrics.
85
Even though nursing may be considered "women's work" today, as pointed out in "Men in Nursing Today," the first nurses were men.
A)True
B)False
86
Masculinity, as maintained in "Contradictions and Tensions: Exploring Relations of Masculinities in the Numerically Female-Dominated Nursing Profession," is often defined by:
A)its contrast to femininity.
B)the physical appearance of men.
C)the labor men perform.
D)heroes within a culture.
87
Male nurses, as described in "Contradictions and Tensions: Exploring Relations of Masculinities in the Numerically Female-Dominated Nursing Profession," are often called upon to defend or justify all of the following except their:
A)career choice.
B)domestic arrangements.
C)nursing abilities.
D)sexuality.
88
A far smaller percentage of men drop out of nursing school than do women, as pointed out in "Contradictions and Tensions: Exploring Relations of Masculinities in the Numerically Female-Dominated Nursing Profession."
A)True
B)False
89
During the first half of the twentieth century, as reported in "Where Are the Men?" the number of men in the nursing profession declined from more than half to fewer than one percent in the United States, in large part because men were:
A)no longer regularly serving in the military.
B)discouraged from attending or denied access to nursing schools.
C)needed for more physically demanding positions.
D)more often choosing to go to medical school.
90
The greatest single change Gene Tranbarger would recommend to increase the number of men interested in nursing, as stated in "Where Are the Men?" would be to highlight:
A)nursing's professional functions.
B)rising salaries.
C)nontraditional careers for trained nurses.
D)the strong nurturing skills men have.
91
In spite of the low numbers of men in the nursing profession, as mentioned in "Where Are the Men?" most nursing textbooks are written by men.
A)True
B)False
92
The most immediate cause of the current nursing shortage, as maintained in "The State of the Profession: "Code White: Nurse Needed"," is the:
A)aging of the nursing staff and many retirements.
B)high level of job-related stress nurses endure.
C)effect of managed-care-driven budget cuts in hospitals.
D)high number of women entering medical school.
93
According to "The State of the Profession: "Code White: Nurse Needed"," there are currently fierce battles over mandatory nurse staffing ratios ongoing in California and:
A)Massachusetts.
B)South Carolina.
C)Florida.
D)Wisconsin.
94
A short sidebar to the "Code White: Nurse Needed" article, as reported in "The State of the Profession: "Code White: Nurse Needed"," accurately describes the use of foreign nurses in the United States and the devastating effect this migration is having on the health systems in developing countries.
A)True
B)False
95
Many men in the nursing field, as maintained in "Nursing on the 'Fast Track': Second-Career Students Get Training Boost at Area Colleges," are drawn to the emergency room or acute-care departments of hospitals because they:
A)believe their physical strength will be an additional asset.
B)began their training as emergency medical technicians.
C)have a low tolerance for boredom.
D)are given greater opportunities to use their higher-end skills.
96
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, as reported in "Nursing on the 'Fast Track': Second-Career Students Get Training Boost at Area Colleges," began a fast-track program more than a decade ago and annually enrolls a large number of former:
A)political interns.
B)Peace Corps volunteers.
C)police officers and fire fighters.
D)humanities students.
97
Many of the students currently enrolled in accelerated programs, as described in "Nursing on the 'Fast Track': Second-Career Students Get Training Boost at Area Colleges," are focused on further education leading to administrative jobs.
A)True
B)False
98
In the Washington, D.C., area, as explained in "Nursing Schools' New Remedies for Low Enrollment," nursing schools begin aggressive recruitment drives:
A)in junior high schools.
B)during the high school years.
C)while students are attending two-year colleges.
D)as four-year students in other fields approach graduation.
99
Changing times for nurses, as maintained in "Nursing Schools' New Remedies for Low Enrollment," require that nursing programs change their curriculum to focus on all of the following except:
A)computer skills.
B)critical thinking.
C)problem-solving practices.
D)anatomy and physiology.
100
The same challenges that have prompted a crisis in nursing, as pointed out in "Nursing Schools' New Remedies for Low Enrollment," have also led to new directions in nursing, such as forensics or midwifery, that are attracting a much wider range of students.
A)True
B)False
101
The overall goal of educational institutions, as put forth in "Implementing the Multicultural Education Perspective into the Nursing Education Curriculum," is to:
A)provide the workers the U.S. economy will need when they graduate.
B)contribute their resources to research and furthering understanding.
C)prepare each generation to assume the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship.
D)create satisfaction in learning, so that education becomes a life-long process.
102
The main challenge in achieving the goal of multicultural nursing education, as maintained in "Implementing the Multicultural Education Perspective into the Nursing Education Curriculum," lies in:
A)recruiting a more diverse student population.
B)changing attitudes towards the value of a multicultural society.
C)finding appropriate educational materials and methods.
D)convincing employers that their patients will be best served by a multicultural perspective.
103
A recent survey from the U.S. Department of Education, as cited in "Implementing the Multicultural Education Perspective into the Nursing Education Curriculum," indicates that slightly more than half of undergraduates fit the conventional picture of a full-time student, 19 to 22 years old, and living on campus.
A)True
B)False
104
The increase in nursing duties, as explained in "Nurses Step to the Front," can be traced to the 1960s and:
A)the women's movement.
B)greater access to advanced nursing degrees.
C)an increase in geriatric care.
D)a nationwide shortage of primary-care physicians.
105
Throughout the 1980s, as stated in "Nurses Step to the Front," patients began seeking out the advice of nurses because:
A)doctors began charging for routine calls.
B)they were more used to seeing practice staff members who were not doctors.
C)nurses seemed to have more time for them than their doctors.
D)nurses were more familiar with the contents of their medical charts.
106
Many nurses with advanced degrees, as pointed out in "Nurses Step to the Front," are now called on to perform tasks previously exclusive to medical students because the students' hours have been restricted.
A)True
B)False
107
While older nurses may believe that younger and less-experienced ones are only concerned about the time for their next break, as put forth in "Bridging the Generation Gap(s)," younger generations may wonder why the more experienced ones are spending so much time on:
A)visiting with patients.
B)answering questions from patients' family members.
C)checking supplies.
D)completing their paperwork.
108
The largest percentage of nurses working today, as explained in "Bridging the Generation Gap(s)," are members of:
A)the Silent Generation.
B)the Baby Boom Generation.
C)Generation X.
D)Generation Y.
109
For the first time in U.S. history, as pointed out in "Bridging the Generation Gap(s)," there are four generations employed in the workforce simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
110
The massive hospital restructuring that occurred in North America during the 1990s, as reported in "Mitigating the Impact of Hospital Restructuring on Nurses," had as its most significant effect:
A)the layoff of thousands of nurses.
B)increased educational requirements for nurses.
C)increased technology usage in hospitals.
D)conversions from non-profit to for-profit status for many hospitals.
111
The common view of emotional intelligence, as explained in "Mitigating the Impact of Hospital Restructuring on Nurses" is based on all of the following distinct domains except:
A)self-awareness.
B)self-management.
C)social awareness.
D)predicting behavior.
112
In the study presented in "Mitigating the Impact of Hospital Restructuring on Nurses," gender was included as a control variable, although it was acknowledged that this can have a significant effect on perception of leadership.
A)True
B)False
113
The essential attributes of professional nursing practice, as set forth in "Predictors of Professional Nursing Practice Behaviors in Hospital Settings," include all of the following except:
A)nursing autonomy and control over the practice environment.
B)ongoing educational and training opportunities.
C)collaborative relationships with physicians at the nursing-unit level.
D)the ability of the nurse to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients.
114
As explained in "Predictors of Professional Nursing Practice Behaviors in Hospital Settings," nurses are often unable to make use of their professional practice training because they are controlled by:
A)the immediate demands from patients.
B)short-staffing issues.
C)organizational and medical divisions of labor.
D)organizational fear of legal liability.
115
Research has demonstrated, as stated in "Predictors of Professional Nursing Practice Behaviors in Hospital Settings," that patient outcomes are improved when hospital organizations support professional-practice characteristics, rather than task-centered behaviors.
A)True
B)False
116
Before a job interview, as suggested in "The Winning Job Interview: Do Your Homework," candidates should learn all they can about the potential employer from all of the following sources except:
A)current or former employees.
B)industry rivals.
C)the employer's web site.
D)newspapers and business journals published in the employer's city or state.
117
If a job candidate is offered a beverage during an interview, as explained in "The Winning Job Interview: Do Your Homework," he or she should accept it as sipping on it will:
A)demonstrate good manners.
B)create a more friendly atmosphere.
C)allow the candidate to consider responses to questions.
D)give the candidate something to do with his or her hands.
118
If it is known that an interview will be conducted by a group of people, as noted in "The Winning Job Interview: Do Your Homework," it can be highly beneficial to ask a group of colleagues to role-play an interview situation for practice.
A)True
B)False
119
As given in "Meeting the Challenges of Stress in Healthcare," healthcare is a stressful profession that takes its toll on people at all of the following levels except the:
A)physical level.
B)financial level.
C)emotional level.
D)mental level.
120
As pointed out in "Meeting the Challenges of Stress in Healthcare," the key skill for a person in having a positive attitude is
A)being able to balance work and home life.
B)financial independence.
C)talking sense to yourself.
D)success at work.
121
As claimed in "Meeting the Challenges of Stress in Healthcare," a person's attitude is always determined by his or her Pessimistic Voice.
A)True
B)False
122
A typical nurse in the United States, as put forth in "Diverse Nurse Workforce Needed for a Diverse Nation," has all of the following characteristics except that she is:
A)working on an advanced degree.
B)white.
C)only able to speak English.
D)about 45 years old.
123
Of ethnic and racial minorities, as reported in "Diverse Nurse Workforce Needed for a Diverse Nation," the greatest percentage in the nursing field are:
A)Asian American.
B)Native American.
C)Hispanic.
D)African American.
124
The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, as cited in "Diverse Nurse Workforce Needed for a Diverse Nation," found that minority nurses tend to be scattered thinly across the regions of the United States.
A)True
B)False
125
The most important cultural assessment strategy, as explained in "Cultural Assessment & Care Planning," is to ask questions to determine:
A)how faithful the patient is to cultural traditions.
B)the patient's culturally influenced explanation of the health problem.
C)the role of the extended family in the patient's diagnosis and care.
D)how acceptable outside nursing care is to the patient and his or her family.
126
To cultural groups that emphasize the mind-body-spirit-environment connection or the importance of achieving balance and harmony, as pointed out in "Cultural Assessment & Care Planning," Western medical practices might seem:
A)frightening.
B)mysterious.
C)overly narrow.
D)intrusive.
127
Culturally competent nurses, as described in "Cultural Assessment & Care Planning," understand that patients will neither accept nor follow a plan of care unless it is consistent with the patient's understanding of health and illness.
A)True
B)False
128
According to "Understanding Transcultural Nursing," research indicates that people from all of the following locations tend to need the least amount of personal space and feel comfortable standing close to one another except:
A)North America.
B)Japan.
C)Latin America.
D)the Middle East.
129
A strong gaze directly at a patient, as described in "Understanding Transcultural Nursing," may be interpreted as a sign of disrespect by members of all of the following cultures except:
A)Asian.
B)American Indian.
C)Eastern European.
D)Appalachian.
130
Although they must be aware of the potential for cultural conflicts, as pointed out in "Understanding Transcultural Nursing," nurses should also be cautious of assuming that all members of a particular culture will act and behave in the same way.
A)True
B)False





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