CATALANO Nursing Now 8e Questions, Answers, and Rationales Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing 1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing profession? 1. Autonomy 2. Accountability 3. Precision 4. Specificity ANS: 2 Page: 00 Feedback 1. This is incorrect. The autonomous nature of the nursing profession has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in court cases. 2. This is correct. Nurses must be accountable and demonstrate a high level of responsibility for the care and services they provide. 3. This is incorrect. The precision in which nurses must practice has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in court cases. 4. This is incorrect. The specificity in which nurses must practice has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in court cases. 2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice? NURSING NOW 8TH EDITION CATALANO TEST BANK NURSINGTB.COM Catalano Page 7 of 19 Nursing Now 8e TB 1. Client-based practice 2. Physician-based practice 3. Evidence-based practice 4. Provider-based practice ANS: 3 Page: 00 Feedback 1. This is incorrect. Client-based care does not use information from research as the basis for making decisions. 2. This is incorrect. Physician-based care does not use information from research as the basis for making decisions. 3. This is correct. Evidence-based care uses information from research as the basis for making decisions. 4. This is incorrect. Provider-based care does not use information from research as the basis for making decisions. 3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick and dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why nursing is universally known as which type of profession? 1. Altruistic 2. Synergistic 3. Optimistic NURSING NOW 8TH EDITION CATALANO TEST BANK NURSINGTB.COM Catalano Page 8 of 19 Nursing Now 8e TB 4. Pragmatic ANS: 1 Page: 00