NUR 313 Exam 1 questions with correct answers
Florence Nightingale Correct Answer-Founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton Correct Answer-Launched the American Red Cross in
1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
Isabel Hampton Robb Correct Answer-founded American Nurses
Association and fought for license and fought for licensing exams and
registration to protect the public from incompetent nursing care
Lillian D. Wald Correct Answer-With Mary Brewster, established the
Henry Street Settlement on the lower east side of NYC.
Founded public health nursing
Mary Breckenridge Correct Answer-Established the first organized
midwifery program in the U.S.
Mary Brewster Correct Answer-Established Henry St. Settlement in
home she shared with Lillian Wald
Standards of Nursing Practice Correct Answer-assessment, diagnosis,
outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
,The nurse administers pain medications, repositions the client, and dims
the room lights. Twenty minutes later, the nurse returns to check on the
client's level of pain. The nurse is performing which standard of
practice?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation Correct Answer-D
The philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles used
to provide care are known as: Correct Answer-the code of ethics
An essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation
of independent nursing interventions without medical orders is known
as: Correct Answer-Autonomy
Nurses help their patients regain health and find their maximum level of
independent function through the healing process. Healing involves the
body, mind, and spirit. This is the nurse's role of: Correct Answer-
Caregiver
Nurses protect the human and legal rights of their patients and help
patients assert those rights when needed. This is the nurse's role of:
Correct Answer-Advocate
,Your teaching can be formal or informal and will involve the patient,
family, significant other, or other support systems. This is the nurse's
role of: Correct Answer-Educator
You know that communication is central to the nurse-patient
relationship. Again, it is important to develop a communication style for
use with patients and members of their support system, as well as a style
for communicating with other members of the health care team. This is
the nurse's role of: Correct Answer-Communicator
Collaborate with others to help your patients meet their established
outcomes and will evaluate the manner in whichcare is administered. As
a manager of care, you will evaluate staff nurses to determine whether
they meet professional and health care facility standards. This is the
nurse's role of: Correct Answer-Manager
What is the difference between licensure and certification? Correct
Answer-Certification proves that an individual has attained a certain
level of knowledge or achievement that qualifies one for a line of work.
Licensure is a legal designation that can result in jail time or fines if
practicing without a license.
Ex: Certification shows completion of studies, licensure is required to
legally operate and work.
, What are the characteristics of a profession? Correct Answer-autonomy,
responsibility, accountability,
extended education
T/F Health includes physical, social, and mental components and is not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Correct Answer-True
T/F Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the
NCLEX-RN examination. Correct Answer-True- All students who
graduate from schools of nursing are eligible to take the National
Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
T/F A current trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of
practicing nurses. Correct Answer-False- The nursing shortage affects
all aspects of nursing such as patient care, administration, and nursing
education, but it also presents challenges and opportunities for the
profession.
T/F Nurse Practice Acts are laws established in each state in the United
States to regulate the practice of nursing. Correct Answer-True-
Individual State Boards of Nursing oversee the Nurse Practice Acts that
regulate the scope of nursing practice and protect public health, safety,
and welfare
T/F Health promotion activities that are the framework for nursing
activities are considered nurse-centered. Correct Answer-True
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