NURS 231 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 231 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS


Whataisanursing?a-
aans✔✔Theaprotection,apromotion,aandaoptimizationaofahealthaandaability,apreventionaofai

njuries,aandaadvocacyaofaindividualsaandacommunities

Thea6aessentialsaofanursinga-aans✔✔1aprovisionaofacaring
2aattentionatoadetail
3aintegrationaofaknowledgeagained
4aapplicationaofascientificamethodausingaevidenceabasedapractice
5aadvancementaofascholarlyainquiry
6apromotingasocialajustice

Defineapersonacenteredacarea-
aans✔✔Patientamustafeelarespectedaandavalued,amustashowathemacompassionainatheacari

ngarole;acareaforatheawholeaperson

Whataareathea5acaringaprocessesainatheanursingatheoryaofacaringaandahealing?a-
aans✔✔Knowinga(strivingatoaunderstandatheapatient)

Beingawitha(emotionallyapresent)
Doingafora(treatingawitharespectatoaothers)
Enablinga(facilitatingasolutions)
Maintainingabeliefa(believeainatheaabilityatoareachagoals,ainstillahope)

Whatadoesapatientacenteredacarearelyaon?a-
aans✔✔Thearelationshipawithatheanurse,agoalsaandaempowerment,aopenacommunication,

atrust,acollaboration,aresponse,aandaadvocacy



WhatadoesatheaCaringaAssessmentaToolahelpawithaandahowacanatheanurseauseait?a-
aans✔✔Itahelpsawithabetteraoutcomesawhenatakingacareaofatheapatient.

-amutualaproblemasolving
-aattentiveareassurance
-ahumanarespect
-aencouragingamanner
-aappreciationaofauniqueameanings
-ahealingaenvironment
-aaffiliationaneeds

,-abasicahumananeeds

Defineaethicsaofacarea-
aans✔✔Concernedawitharelationsaandaattitudes,agivesapriorityatoaeachapatientabeingauniq

ue

Whataareasomeachallengesatoacaring?a-aans✔✔-atechnology
-atimeaconstraints
-astandardizingacare
-ataskaorientatedacare
-acompassionafatigue

Whataareasomeabarriersatoacaring?a-aans✔✔-aassumptions
-astereotyping
-alackaofaselfaawareness
-abeingajudgemental

Whataareasomeacharacteristicsaofaaaprofession?a-aans✔✔-aspecializedaformalaeducation
-asystemicabodyaofaknowledge
-acodeaofaethics
-aserviceacommitmentaaltruism
-aprofessionalaorganizations
-aautonomy,aresponsibility,aaccountability

Defineaaltruisma-
aans✔✔Patientsaneedsaareaaboveatheanurse's,acareaforatheawelfareaofaothers



Defineaautonomya-aans✔✔Applyaprofessionalaknowledgeatoacareaandadecisionamaking

Defineaprofessionalaidentitya-
aans✔✔Setaofabeliefs,aattitudes,aunderstandingaofathearole,againaidentityathroughacontacta

withaothers,aformalaoperations,aunofficialaexpectations,adevelopapersonalarecognitionaofas
ocialaexpectations

Attributesatoaaanursea-aans✔✔-atechnicalacompetencies
-ainterpersonalaskills
-aworkaethic
-amoralastandards
-aconcernsaforaothers

WhataisanursingaaccordingatoatheaANAapolicy?a-
aans✔✔Nursingaisatheaprotectionaforapatients,aconcernedaforatheareaction/

responseaofatreatment,aadvocacyaforathearoll

Whataareatheaprofessionalarolesaaanurseafallsainto?a-aans✔✔-achangeaagent
-acollaborator

, -aeducated
-amanager
-aclientaadvocate
-acareaprovider
-aresearcher

Whatadoesatheastateaboardaofanursingado?a-aans✔✔-aissuesalicenses/NCLEX
-aregulatesapractice
-alegalaauthoritiesaoveraprofession
-aensureatheaNurseaPracticeaActaisafollowed
-acreateadiscipliningabodies
-aprotectatheapublic
-aholdsaaccountability
-aNCSBNa(NationalaCouncilaofaStateaBoardsaofaNursing)

Whataisastatutoryalaw?a-aans✔✔Lawamadeafromalegislativeabodies

Whataisaregulatoryalaw?a-aans✔✔Lawafromaadministrativeabodies

Whataisacommonalaw?a-aans✔✔Lawafromajudicialabodies

Whataareathea5arightsaofadelegation?a-
aans✔✔Task,acircumstance,aperson,adirectionaandacommunication,asupervision



Isaevidenceabasedapracticeainductiveaoradeductive?a-aans✔✔Both

Defineainductivea-aans✔✔

Defineadeductivea-aans✔✔

Whataisanursingaresearch?a-aans✔✔Aasystemicainvestigationaofaevents/
circumstancesarelatedatoaimprovinganursingapractice,ahasabothaqualitativeaandaquantitativ
eainformation

1aidentifyatheaproblem
2acollectatheabestaevidence
3acritiqueaevidenceayouafind

Defineainformedaconsenta-
aans✔✔Participantsareceiveafullaandacompleteainformation,aunderstandait,ahaveaaafreeach

oiceatoaparticipate,aandaunderstandahowaconfidentialityawillabeakept

Defineacommunicationa-
aans✔✔Communicationaisabasedaonaaamethodaofadeliveryafromatheasenderatoatheareceive

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