Nursing Profession Quiz

The nursing profession’s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for hand washing in preventing infection, was:

• Hildegard Peplau

• Florence Nightingale

• Martha Rogers

• Abraham Maslow

Answer explanation

Florence Nightingale was the nursing profession’s first nurse researcher who advocated for high-quality care and emphasized the importance of hand washing in preventing infection through statistical data.

The nurse recognizes that feedback loops:

• Do not allow for validation of information.

• Are solely based on the General Systems Theory.

• Allow the human system to correct its original information.

• Do not allow for correction of original information.

Answer explanation

Feedback loops allow the human system to correct its original information, making them essential for self-regulation and improvement.

During a health assessment, the nurse inquires about the patient's religious practices and dietary restrictions. This approach is an example of considering which of the following concepts?

• Biomedical model.

• Cultural competence.

• Pathophysiology.

• Pharmacokinetics.

Answer explanation

The nurse inquiring about the patient's religious practices and dietary restrictions demonstrates cultural competence by considering the patient's cultural background and beliefs.

A nurse attends an in-service aimed at educating staff about reporting hospital errors. The nurse demonstrates understanding when listing which of the following as being NOT consistent with creating a culture of safety?

• Installing a nonpunitive reporting system.

• Creating a way to advise and compensate harmed patients.

• Ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide.

• Supporting care providers after adverse events.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is ensuring the negative consequences of disclosing errors serve as a guide, as it does not promote a culture of safety by instilling fear of repercussions for reporting errors.

When educating a newly diagnosed patient about management of diabetes mellitus, the nurse recognizes that health care–related communication:

• Is not an important component of patient care.

• Is generally well understood by most patients.

• Does not lead to errors within the hospital.

• Can cause patients to misunderstand information.

Answer explanation

Health care-related communication can cause patients to misunderstand information, which is crucial when educating a newly diagnosed patient about managing diabetes mellitus.

When performing a newborn bath demonstration for the mother of a Native American infant, the nurse should:

• Deliver verbal instructions in a story-telling format.

• Maintain constant eye contact with the mother.

• Ask the mother to stand next to the nurse.

• Anticipate answering many of the mother’s questions.

Answer explanation

Deliver verbal instructions in a story-telling format to effectively communicate with the mother of a Native American infant during a newborn bath demonstration.

When caring for a patient from a different culture, which of the following is the best assessment approach by the nurse?

• “Describe to me your position of greatest relief from pain and discomfort.”

• “I will return shortly to give you a pain medication. Is there anything else that you need?”

• “I will roll your bed down and place a pillow between your legs.”

• “Are there any special cultural beliefs about your illness that might help me give you better care?”

Answer explanation

Choose the option that asks about cultural beliefs to provide culturally sensitive care.

When caring for the patient with macular degeneration, the nurse facilitates communication by implementing which action?

• Speak distinctly while exaggerating words.

• Standing to the patient’s side.

• Refrain from touching the patient.

• Facing the patient directly.

Answer explanation

Facing the patient directly helps in facilitating communication with a patient with macular degeneration by allowing them to see the nurse's facial expressions and lip movements clearly.

The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child on a pediatric unit. The child’s parents have just left the unit for the night. The child is standing at the edge of the crib and crying. Which of the following interventions is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

• Limit the use of kinesthetic approaches when caring for the child.

• At first maintain a distance of 8 feet from the child.

• Talk to the child about Mommy and Daddy and how much the child cares for them.

• Maintain a flat affect when interacting with the child.

Answer explanation

Talk to the child about Mommy and Daddy and how much the child cares for them.

An older adult patient has a prescription for a new medication. When preparing to administer the medication to the patient for the first time, the nurse gets ready to educate the patient and the patient’s daughter about the medication. When educating the patient and the daughter, the nurse should avoid which intervention?

• Making several short teaching sessions.

• Observing the patient before implementing teaching.

• Drawing on the patient’s experiences and interests in planning teaching.

• Directing instructions primarily to the patient’s daughter.

Answer explanation

The nurse should avoid directing instructions primarily to the patient's daughter, as the education should be focused on the patient.