Foundations of Nursing Exam 1 Questions With Verified Answers
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Foundations of Nursing
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Foundations Of Nursing
Foundations of Nursing Exam 1 Questions
With Verified Answers
What is subjective data? - answerwhat the patient says they feel
symptoms
What is objective data? - answerwhat the nurse sees
signs
What is nursing? - answerthe protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities,
preve...
Foundations of Nursing Exam 1 Questions
With Verified Answers
What is subjective data? - answer✔what the patient says they feel
symptoms
What is objective data? - answer✔what the nurse sees
signs
What is nursing? - answer✔the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of
human response and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations.
(American Nurses Association, 2012)
Who is Florence Nightingale? - answer✔1820-1910
first practicing
epidemiologist
organized first school of nursing
improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
her practices remain a basic part of nursing today
What developed during the twenty first century? - answer✔Nursing code of ethics
Changes in curriculum
Nursing in multiple care settings
Advances in technology and informatics
End-of-life care
What are changes in society led to change in nursing? - answer✔Health care reform
Demographic changes
Medically underserved
Threat of bioterrorism
Rising health care costs
Nursing shortage
What does nursing as a profession mean? - answer✔Requires an extended education
Requires a body of knowledge
Provides a specific service
Has autonomy
Incorporates a code of ethics
What do standards of nursing practice provide? - answer✔the guidelines for implementing and
evaluating nursing care
What are the 6 standards of practice? - answer✔1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcomes identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
What are the ANA standards of professional performance? - answer✔ethics
education
evidence-based practice and research
quality of practice
communication
leadership
collaboration
professional practice evaluation
resources
environmental health
What is code of ethics? - answer✔the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define
principles used to provide care
What is needed for nursing education? - answer✔Professional registered nurse education
- 2-year associate's degree
- 4-year baccalaureate degree
Graduate education
- Master's degree, advanced practice RN (APRN)
- Doctoral degrees (PhD, EdD, DNP)
Continuing and in-service education
What do nurses do? - answer✔- protect, promote, and optimize our patients' health
- prevent illness and injury
- alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses
- advocate for the care of our patients
What are Benner's stages of nursing proficiency? - answer✔Novice - new nurse
Advanced beginner - graduate nurse
Competent - 2-3 years of experience
Proficient - 3-5 years of experience
Expert - 5 or more years of experience
What is Nurse Practice Act? - answer✔establish specific legal regulations for practice
What is licensure for nursing? - answer✔required to pass NCLEX-RN to become an RN nurse
What is certification for nursing? - answer✔for the nurses who want to work in a specific area of
nursing practice, such as medical surgical or geriatrics
What are a nurses professional responsibilities? - answer✔obtaining and maintaining specific
knowledge and skills
&
to provide care and comfort and to emphasize health promotion and illness prevention
What are the professional roles of a nurse? - answer✔autonomy and accountability
What are professional nursing organizations? - answer✔National League for Nursing (NLN) -
(voice for nursing eduction)
American Nurses Association (ANA) - (voice for nurses)
International Council of Nursing (ICN)
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) or Canadian Student Nurses Association (CSNA)
What is QSEN? - answer✔Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
What is the competency of QSEN? - answer✔1. patient-centered care
2. teamwork & collaboration
3. evidence based practice
4. quality improvement
5. quality improvement
6. informatics
What are additional nursing trends? - answer✔genomics
public perception of nurses
impact of nursing on politics & health policy
future trends
An 18 year old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains
her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects
blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed? -
answer✔assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The
nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed? - answer✔implementation
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