NUR 218 Exam 1 Purdue Questions with Correct Answers
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Nur 218
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Nur 218
Clara Barton - Answer-practiced nursing in the civil war and established the red cross
Linda Richards - Answer-first US trained nurse
Florence Nightingale - Answer-Founder of modern nursing, emphasized patient's needs and rights
Lewin's Change Model is used in what aspect of nursing? - Ans...
NUR 218 Exam 1 Purdue Questions with
Correct Answers
Clara Barton - Answer-practiced nursing in the civil war and established the red cross
Linda Richards - Answer-first US trained nurse
Florence Nightingale - Answer-Founder of modern nursing, emphasized patient's needs
and rights
Lewin's Change Model is used in what aspect of nursing? - Answer-used in the
leadership role of nursing
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Erikson's Developmental Theory and Rosenstock's
Health Belief model will be used in what aspect of nursing? - Answer-patient care and
education
A team meeting of providers and nurses is convened to discuss a specific patient's
problems and to determine goals for the patient. During the meeting, specific
accountability related to patient care for both the providers and nurses involved is
established. All members of the meeting show mutual respect by valuing each other's
clinical competence that is necessary to provide quality patient care. Of the following
functions of a nurse, which one is demonstrated in the above example?
a. Delegation
b. Advocacy
c. Collaboration
d. Management - Answer-C
A nurse has graduated from a nursing school and is participating in a new graduate
program at a local hospital as a continuing socialization to the role of the nurse. At what
level is the nurse functioning at this point in the nurse's career?
a. Expert
b. Competent
c. Novice
d. Advanced beginner - Answer-D. The nurse is an advanced beginner for 2 to 3 years
after graduating and doesn't reach the level of competence until the end of that time
period. An expert has an intuitive grasp of situations. A novice is rigid and rule-bound
because he or she has no experience.
1. What is the nurse's role as patient advocate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Explain to the patient the nurse's viewpoint.
b. Communicates the patient's wishes to other health care providers.
c. Accept the patient's decision and support his or her wishes.
d. Give the patient the provider's viewpoint.
,e. Provide education to the patient and evaluate understanding. - Answer-B, C providing
education is the educators role, and explaining viewpoints are not necessary
Nursing students all belong to the National Student Nurses Association when they are
attending a specific nursing program. This is an important aspect of their socialization to
the profession as it demonstrates which criteria of a profession?
a. Providing service to society
b. Accepting responsibility for actions and omissions
c. Participating in an organization that supports and advances the profession
d. Making independent decisions based on their scope of practice - Answer-C
A nurse is planning a program for educating a Hispanic community regarding nutritional
practices. What would be the most important aspects that the nurse takes into
consideration first? (Select all that apply.)
a. Change theory and Health Belief Model
b. Previous educational programs
c. Cultural influences
d. Hospital admissions from this community
e. Vital statistics such as death rates - Answer-A, C
Change Theory - Answer-a theory that posits change takes place in three stages:
Unfreezing, Changing, and Refreezing
Health Belief Model - Answer-Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs
and behaviors
How might a nurse as a researcher approach the care of the patient? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Performing technical skills as learned
b. Looking for problems and questioning practices
c. Incorporating research into practice
d. Carrying out procedures according to policy
e. Designing and conducting research studies - Answer-B,C (designing and conducting
researches is not a bedside nurse's job)
1. A profession has specific characteristics. In regard to how nursing meets these
characteristics, which criteria are consistent and standardized processes? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Code of ethics
b. Licensing
c. Body of knowledge
d. Educational preparation
e. Altruism - Answer-a,b,c,e
1. What specific aspect of a profession does the development of theories provide?
a. Altruism
,b. Body of knowledge
c. Autonomy
d. Accountability - Answer-b
1. Health care workers are discussing a diverse group of patients respectfully and are
being responsive to the health beliefs and practices of these patients. What important
aspect of nursing professional practice are they exhibiting?
a. Autonomy
b. Accountability
c. Cultural competence
d. Autocratic leadership - Answer-c
1. A nurse makes a medication error, immediately assesses the patient, and reports the
error to the nurse manager and the primary care provider (PCP). Which characteristic of
a professional is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Autonomy
b. Collaboration
c. Accountability
d. Altruism - Answer-c
1. Which are included in the ANA standards? (Select all that apply.)
a. Standards of professional performance
b. Code of ethics
c. Standards of practice
d. Legal scope of practice
e. Licensure requirements - Answer-A, C
What are the two parts of ANA standards? - Answer-standards of professional practice,
and standards of practice
1. Which core competency of advanced practice nursing is the Master of Science in
Nursing (MSN) nurse educator exhibiting when counseling a student in therapeutic
communication techniques?
a. Leadership
b. Ethical decision making
c. Direct clinical practice
d. Expert coaching - Answer-d
1. Which statements describe a component discussed in nursing theories? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Optimal functioning of the patient
b. Interaction with components of the environment
c. The conceptual makeup of the administration of the hospital
d. The illness and health concept
e. Safety aspect of medication administration - Answer-a,b,d
, what are the four components that a nursing theory discusses? - Answer-the patient,
health, environment, and nursing
1. Which factors affect the nursing shortage? (Select all that apply.)
a. Aging faculty
b. Increasing elderly population
c. Job satisfaction due to adequate number of nurses
d. Aging nursing workforce
e. Greater autonomy for nurses - Answer-a,b,d
1. A nurse has performed a physical examination of the patient and reviewed the
laboratory results and diagnostics on the patient's chart. The nurse is performing which
specific nursing function?
a. Diagnosis
b. Assessment
c. Education
d. Advocacy - Answer-b
what are the standards of nursing practice? - Answer-Assessment,
Diagnosis,
Outcomes identification,
Planning,
Implementation,
Evaluation
1. A hospitalized patient experiences a sharp, stabbing pain while visiting with his
spouse. Both the patient and his wife become very concerned, and the patient's call
light is activated. What referent initiated communication between the patient and the
nurse?
a. Interaction between the patient and his wife
b. Concern on the part of the patient's spouse
c. Pain experienced by the patient
d. Activation of the call light - Answer-c, pain instigated the conversation
1. Which factors influence whether a message is effectively communicated? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Timing of the conversation
b. Educational level of participants
c. Mode of communication used
d. Physical environment of discussion - Answer-a,b,c,d
1. If a patient is grimacing, what assessment statement or question would be most
beneficial in identifying the underlying cause of the nonverbal communication?
a. "Did you lose something?"
b. "You appear to be having pain."
c. "I will turn off the lights and let you rest."
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