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NUR 1102 - The Professional Nurse questions with correct answers
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NUR 1102 - The Professional Nurse questions withcorrect answers
What is nursing? Correct Answer-healthcare connection from patient to
rest of healthcare faculty
With nursing, you must... Correct Answer-advocate for a patient
Societal themes that affected the development of nursing as a profession
Correct Answer--role of women
-religion
-war
History: Early AD Correct Answer--Christianity's influence (Jesus
healing the sick)
-Religious personnel acted as nurses and doctors
History: 16th Century AD Correct Answer--Loss of religious personnel
to care for sick
-Women who committed crimes worked as nurses instead of going to
jail
History: 1700s Correct Answer--slaves as nurses
-revolutionary war
,History: 1800s Correct Answer--Modern nursing began; Florence
Nightingale (founder of modern nursing)
-Crimean War
-Male-dominated society
History: Late 1800s Correct Answer--Civil War: using slaves as nurses
was not possible anymore
-Schools of Nursing: training for nursing itself
History: 1940s Correct Answer--World War II: increased need for
nurses, increased medical knowledge, shift in nursing education
(penicillin invented --> first antibiotic)
History: 1960s-1970s Correct Answer--vietnam war
-technology
-feminist movement
Once you get your nursing license, are you done learning? Correct
Answer-No! Continuing education, lifelong learning, things are always
advancing
Types of nurses Correct Answer--LPN
-RN
, Licensed Practical nurse is... Correct Answer-not a registered nurse,
scope of practice is different, approx 18 months of training, NCLEX-PN
3 different ways someone can become an RN Correct Answer--diploma
-associate degree
-baccalaureate
Diploma education Correct Answer-schools of nursing affiliated with a
hospital; 3 year program, take classes there, and then work in the
hospital; phased out
Associate degree (ASN) Correct Answer-done in two years, but you do
not get the same level of critical thinking and reasoning you get at a
BSN; many are not hiring these nurses
Baccalaureate (BSN) Correct Answer-four year university or college,
liberal arts background and strong foundation in critical thinking/
reasoning, research, etc.
The Baccalaureate "RN" Correct Answer--Professional Registered Nurse
-Liberal arts background: scientific and humanities knowledge
-Acts as a leader and is politically aware
-Applies and evaluates nursing research in clinical nursing practice
-Longstanding debate to make BSN entry level degree for nursing
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