Chapter 8: Entry into Practice

Anderson's Nursing Leadership, Management, And Professional Practice For The LPNLVN In Nursing School and Beyond 5th Edition by Tamara R. Dahlkemper

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Chapter 8: Entry into Practice

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   The student nurse is applying knowledge learned in class to the care of a patient. What type of knowledge is the student nurse using?

1. Knowing that
2. Knowing how
3. Knowing why
4. Knowing when

 

 

____     2.   After the student graduates and begins to practice the healing art in the real world of nursing, he or she develops what type of knowledge?

1. Knowing that
2. Knowing how
3. Knowing why
4. Knowing when

 

 

____     3.   The actual practice of nursing requires extensive use of what type of knowledge?

1. Knowing that
2. Knowing how
3. Knowing why
4. Knowing when

 

 

____     4.   The physician asks the nurse to perform a procedure. The nurse is unsure whether nurses are allowed to perform this procedure. What is the nurse’s best source of information to determine whether the procedure can legally be performed by the nurse?

1. Ask another nurse with more experience
2. Nurse Practice Act
3. Call the nursing instructor
4. Call any school of nursing

 

 

____     5.   The nurse was originally licensed in one state and is accepting a job in a different state. What statement regarding the nurse’s practice in the new state is accurate?

1. Every state’s Nurse Practice Act is the same so the nurse’s practice will not change.
2. The nurse will need to take the NCLEX-PN again in the new state.
3. The nurse is responsible for understanding the Nurse Practice Act in the new state.
4. The nurse will need to take a quiz regarding differences in the Nurse Practice Act in the new state.

 

Chapter 8: Entry into Practice

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  1

This type of knowledge is called “knowing that,” which is the type of knowledge learned in the classroom. This knowledge is the theory of nursing.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 8      OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Entry into Practice | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

  1. ANS:  2

The nurse develops “knowing how” knowledge when caring for a patient or a category of patients over time. This information evolves without explanation while performing the day-to-day responsibilities of the profession.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 8      OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Entry into Practice | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

  1. ANS:  1

The practice of nursing requires extensive “knowing that” knowledge, which is why the program to become a nurse requires many months of classes in order to build the foundation of nursing knowledge.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 8      OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Entry into Practice | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

  1. ANS:  2

The Nurse Practice Act is the best resource to determine what practices are allowable for LPNs in that state.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 8      OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Entry into Practice | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

  1. ANS:  3

The nurse holds responsibility for reading and understanding the Nurse Practice Act in any state where the nurse accepts a job.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 8      OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Entry into Practice | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

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