NUR01: Professional Nursing → Final
Exam Study Guide
In the 1970's, this publication established the connection between social issues and the role of the
nurse: correct answersHospitals, Paternalism, & the Role of the Nurse (Ashley, 1976)
What did Isabel Hampton Robb do as the first president of the American Nurses Association? correct
answersOrganized the nursing profession at a national level
how did the Industrial Revolution affect Health Care? correct answersIt created crowded workplaces that
were breeding grounds for disease.
how did the 1948 Brown Report on Nursing education change the focus of Nursing education? correct
answersNursing schools began to view accreditation and standardization as necessary steps for success.
how might a Critic of Florence nightingale's nursing image describe a nurse? correct answersThey saw
her as the "lady with a lamp" and perceived nurses weren't powerful "uncaring"
what does belonging to a professional nursing association do for the nurse? correct answersIt allows
nurses to be nationally/locally active and improve leadership skills.
the standards of practice for the American Nurses Association include which of the following? correct
answersAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
, describe how Florence Nightingale influence the nursing profession in the 1850s. correct answersshe
organized a school of nursing because she believed nursing education was vital, she developed the
profession so it was not seen to contain only subordinate females, and she was religious.
Describe the recommendations of the American Association of colleges of Nursing and response to the
Health Professions level of diversity in 2004. select all that apply. correct answers- innovation &
excellence in academic nursing
- advance improvements
- primary advocate for diversity
- authoritative source of knowledge
describe how the definition of nursing has changed over time. What do you think has allow these
definitions to change? correct answersadaptability and changes in the field
A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse? correct answerscritical
thinking
Knowledge workers recognize that change is: correct answersinevitable
Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being: correct
answersseeing situations as either good or bad or black or white
what is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?
correct answersThis statement describes extremes and leads to conflict
How do nurses use critical thinking and Healthcare? correct answersBy applying knowledge, evidence, &
care to the nursing process
Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a
nurse's knowledge base? correct answersleadership
which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work? correct answers- care for the
patient- vital signs- documentation
Exam Study Guide
In the 1970's, this publication established the connection between social issues and the role of the
nurse: correct answersHospitals, Paternalism, & the Role of the Nurse (Ashley, 1976)
What did Isabel Hampton Robb do as the first president of the American Nurses Association? correct
answersOrganized the nursing profession at a national level
how did the Industrial Revolution affect Health Care? correct answersIt created crowded workplaces that
were breeding grounds for disease.
how did the 1948 Brown Report on Nursing education change the focus of Nursing education? correct
answersNursing schools began to view accreditation and standardization as necessary steps for success.
how might a Critic of Florence nightingale's nursing image describe a nurse? correct answersThey saw
her as the "lady with a lamp" and perceived nurses weren't powerful "uncaring"
what does belonging to a professional nursing association do for the nurse? correct answersIt allows
nurses to be nationally/locally active and improve leadership skills.
the standards of practice for the American Nurses Association include which of the following? correct
answersAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
, describe how Florence Nightingale influence the nursing profession in the 1850s. correct answersshe
organized a school of nursing because she believed nursing education was vital, she developed the
profession so it was not seen to contain only subordinate females, and she was religious.
Describe the recommendations of the American Association of colleges of Nursing and response to the
Health Professions level of diversity in 2004. select all that apply. correct answers- innovation &
excellence in academic nursing
- advance improvements
- primary advocate for diversity
- authoritative source of knowledge
describe how the definition of nursing has changed over time. What do you think has allow these
definitions to change? correct answersadaptability and changes in the field
A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse? correct answerscritical
thinking
Knowledge workers recognize that change is: correct answersinevitable
Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being: correct
answersseeing situations as either good or bad or black or white
what is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?
correct answersThis statement describes extremes and leads to conflict
How do nurses use critical thinking and Healthcare? correct answersBy applying knowledge, evidence, &
care to the nursing process
Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a
nurse's knowledge base? correct answersleadership
which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work? correct answers- care for the
patient- vital signs- documentation
