Answer KeyAnswer Key
CHAPTER 1
PRACTICING FOR NCLEX
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.b 2.d 3.c 4.b 5.a
6.a 7.b 8.c 9.b 10.d
ALTERNATE-FORMAT QUESTIONS
Multiple Response Questions
1.a, c, e
2.c, d, f
3.a, c, d, f
4.a, c, d
5.a, c, e
6.a, c, d
Prioritization Questions
1.9.False—the nurse facilitates coping with disability
or death.
10.False—person-centered process
SHORT ANSWER
1.Nursing is the demonstration of nonpossessive
caring for and about others.
2.Nursing is sharing self with patients, other health
team members, and other nurses.
3.Nursing is touching to provide comfort and give
care.
4.Nursing is feeling with patients the human feelings
of sorrow, joy, frustration, and satisfaction.
5.Nursing is listening attentively to the verbal and
nonverbal communication signals of others.
6.Nursing is accepting self in order to accept others.
7.Nursing is respecting individual differences
through unconditional acceptance, ensuring
confidence and privacy, and individualizing care.
8.Sample answers:
a.Promoting health: The nurse prepares the patient
for tests, explaining each test thoroughly to the
patient and focusing on any questions the patient
may have. The nurse also identifies the patient’s
strengths (e.g., healthy diet, daily exercise rou-
tine) and weaknesses (e.g., inability to quit
smoking).
b.Preventing illness: The nurse refers the patient to
a smoking-cessation program and, if necessary,
educates the patient about the nature and treat-
ment of lung cancer.
c. Restoring health: The nurse provides direct care
for the patient, administers medications, and car-
ries out procedures and treatments for the patient.
d.Facilitating coping: The nurse facilitates patient
and family coping by helping the patient to live
with altered functioning or prepare for death.
9 .a.Profession: A well-defined body of knowledge,
strong service orientation, recognized authority
as a professional group, code of ethics,
professional organization that sets standards,
ongoing research, and autonomy.
b.Discipline: Nursing uses existing and new
knowledge to solve problems creatively and
meet human needs within ever-changing
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2.DEVELOPING YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE
FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS
1.International Council of Nurses (ICN)
2.American Nurses Association (ANA)
3.Clinical Nursing Standards
4.Nurse Practice Acts
5.Nursing Process
CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS
1.True
2.True
3.False—licensure
4.False—registered nurse
5.False—distinct and separate
6.False—ICN
7.False—the patient
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