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100 EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%Nursing is profession focused on - correct answer assisting individuals, families, and communicates to
attain, recover, and maintain an optimum health and function from birth to old age
Nurses act as a bridge between - correct answer between a vulnerable public and the health care
resources that can literally make a difference between life and death, health and disease/disability and
well-being and discomfort. We can carry out a technical procedure or hold you hand
Nursing is both an art and a science. What does this mean? - correct answer Uses specialized knowledge
and skills to promote wellness and to provide care for people in both health and illness in a variety of
practice settings. Science is knowledge base for the care that is given and art is the skilled application of
that knowledge to help others achieve maximum health and quality of life
*science is knowledge art is application of knowledge
What are some contributions of Florence Nightingale? - correct answer Crimean War, 1850s, established
first training school for nurses. Patient centered care and role of nurse to meet those, recognized health
and illness as two states, saw nursing as different from medicine, nutrition is important, life long learning
is needed, documentation is necessary, beginnings of research, AND infection control and a clean
environment...she was proponent of Handwashing and sanitation. Founder of modern nursing
Wadsworth poem: Lo! in that house of misery
A lady with a lamp I see
Pass through the glimmering gloom,
And flit from room to room. What a blessing to the soldiers to see her make her rounds
What was a drawback of hospital schools? - correct answer The training was working in the
hospital...there was no real formal education, watch and learn, and cheap student workers
Nursing is now based on educational objectives. What are some ways nursing has broadened? - correct
answer Men, women, and minorities, practice in a wide variety of settings, development of a specific
body of knowledge, conduct and publish nursing research, role of nurse in promoting health, and EBP to
grow professional discipline
,Nurse means "to nourish"; a person who: - correct answer nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is
prepared to take care of sick, injured, and aged people
International Council of Nurses nursing definition states nursing includes - correct answer promotion of
health, prevention of illness, and care of ill, disabled, and dying people. ADVOCACY, promoting safe
environments, research, helping to shape policy, and health systems management and education
American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as: (What characteristics are different that #8) -
correct answer Alleviate suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response, and ADVOCACY
in care. Also, social context, knowledge base for nursing, scope of practice, standards, and regulation of
nursing......nursing process, obj. and subj. data, caring relationship
The central focus of all nursing definitions is - correct answer patient specific, holistic care
Who is Clara Barton? - correct answer Established Red Cross. Cared for wounds and fed soldiers in Civil
War, organized hospital and nurses. 1880s
Who was Dorothea Dix? - correct answer Civil War, crusader for reform of mentally ill
List the 4 broad arms of nursing - correct answer To promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health,
to facilitate coping with disability or death, *examples
List the role and function of nurses. See Table 1-2 - correct answer Caregiver (holistic care) and primary
role, Communicator, Teacher/Educator, Counselor, Leader, Researcher, Advocate, and Collaborator,
*examples
Define health - correct answer State of optimal functioning or well being. Not absence of disease or
infirmity. Health is a Subjective state. I can be diabetic and healthy. Maximize each patient's strengths
and components of preventing illness, restoring health, and facilitating coping with disability or death
*Define prevention. What are some examples of nurses preventing illness? - correct answer Anticipatory
action taken to prevent the occurrence of an event or to minimize its effects. Reduce the risk for illness,
promote good health habits, and maintain optimal functioning. Teaching and person example. (*Prenatal
care, smoking cessation program, exercise classes, literature, internet information, health assessment)
, Define the aim of restoring health and list some examples - correct answer Early detection, to rehab and
teaching during recovery, (*assessments, refer questions and abnormal finding to appropriate people,
provide direct care, collaborating with other providers, mental health clinics)
How do nurses facilitate coping with disability and death? - correct answer Promote optimal level of
functioning thru maximizing the person's strengths and potentials, through teaching, and referring to
communicating support systems
Why is nursing considered a profession? - correct answer Use existing and new knowledge to solve
problems. Well defined body of specific and unique knowledge, strong service orientation, recognized
authority by professional group, code of ethics, professional organizations that sets standards, ongoing
research, and autonomy and self regulation. Scholarly, academic qualification, and publication, and
interventions focused on EBP
For nurses to legally practice, each must hold a WHAT issued by the state in which he/she practices -
correct answer license
What is the function of the LPN? - correct answer Works under RN, gives direct care to patients, task
oriented
Who may sit for the NCLEX-RN? - correct answer Diploma ( 3 yr., hospital based), AS, and BSN
What is the difference in Associate degree nursing and Baccalaureate prepared nurses? Can they both be
RNs? Do they take the same NCLEX-RN exam? - correct answer AS are well prepared to carry out nursing
roles and functions, provide and manage care. Both are RNs and sit for same NCLEX, BSN has theory,
collaboration, research, community, ethics, leadership, and more liberal arts., and foundation for life
long learning and graduate work
How do nurses stay "up" on current topics and changes in the nursing profession? - correct answer
Continuing education and professional development courses, seminars, and workshops, In-service
education, journals and magazines, and graduate education
What are some top concerns of nursing's professional organizations? - correct answer Current issues in
nursing and health care, influence of policy and legislation
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