NUR 215 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Why is nursing considered a profession? - answerEducation, knowledge, selfless concern for
others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and responsibility,
professional organizations
What is a nurse? - answerHighly trained, w...
autonomy - answer✔the right of the patient to make decisions about their medical care w/out
their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - answer✔address the idea that a nurse's actions should only promote good
fidelity - answer✔The nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as professionals to
provide quality care
justice - answer✔the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - answer✔nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least amount of harm
possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - answer✔must be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - answer✔transformed to a women dominated profession in the 19th and 20th
century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the US
angel of mercy - answer✔religion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing, moral and noble
battle Ax - answer✔showed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy nurse Ratchet
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