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Nursing 310 Exam Questions withAnswers
Nursing - Answer-the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnoses and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations. (ANA)
Nursing standards - Answer-minimum set of criteria of practice to provide quality care.
Nightingale - Answer-"to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him."
Profession - Answer-occupation that requires a minimum specialized training and a
specialized body of knowledge.
Primary Roles & Functions of Nurse - Answer-Care Provider, Educator, Advocate,
Leader, Change Agent, Manager, Researcher, Collaborator, Delegator
Nursing theory - Answer-represents a group of concepts that can be tested in practice
and can be derived from a conceptual model.
Nightingale Theory - Answer-concept of balance between environment and patient;
emphasized prevention; clean air, water, & housing.
Peplau Theory - Answer-Interpersonal process between nurse and patient (1.
orientation, 2. Working (ID & exploitation), 3. Resolution).
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer-1. Physiologic needs (oxygen, food water,
elimination, temp control, sex, movement, rest, and comfort). 2. Safety & Security (from
physiologic and psychological threat; protection, stability, and lack of danger). 3. Love &
Belonging (affection, intimacy, support, & reassurance). 4. Self-Esteem (self worth, self-
respect, independence, privacy, status, dignity, and self reliance). 5. Self-Actualization
(recognition & realization of one's potential, growth, health, and autonomy).
Lewin's Change Theory - Answer-3 step process (unfreezing, moving or change, &
refreezing)
Criteria for a Profession - Answer-altruism, body of knowledge & research,
accountability, higher education, autonomy, code of ethics, professional organization,
licensure, diversity.
Profession of nursing - Answer-guided by standards of practice & nurse practice acts
, Standards of Nursing Practice - Answer-published by ANA help to ensure quality care &
serve as legal criteria for adequate patient care (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation)
2nd part focuses on professional performance (echics, education, evidence based
practice & research, quality of practice, communication, leadership, collaboration,
professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, environmental health.
Nurse Practice Acts - Answer-provide the scope of practice defined by each state or
jurisdiction and set forth the legal limits of nursing practice (a scope of practice defines
the boundaries of the practice of nursing and clarifies how it may intersect with other
professions & disciplines.
LPN (LVN) - Answer-12-1 months training, NCLEX-PN
RN - Answer-graduate from approved school of nursing, NCLEX-RN, 2 or 4 yr program
or 3 yr diploma program, AND, BSN
National Patient Safety Goals - Answer-Identify patients correctly, improve staff
communication, use medicines safely, use alarms safely, prevent infection, identify
patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery
Belief - Answer-mental representation of reality or a person's perceptions about what is
right (correct), true, real, or what the person expects to happen in a given situation.
Values - Answer-enduring ideas about what a person considers is the good, the best,
and the "right" thing to do & their opposites - the bad, worst, & wrong things to do - and
about what is desirable or has worth in life.
Values conflict - Answer-occurs when a person's values are inconsistent with his or her
behaviors or when the person's values are not consistent with the choices that are
available
Values clarification - Answer-a process used to help people reflect on, clarify, and
prioritize personal values to increase self-awareness or to make decisions. While
helping patients with values clarification & care decisions, nurses must be aware of the
potential influence of their professional nursing role on patient decision making.
Beliefs of patients & nurses influence healthcare - Answer-example, a nurse is ordered
to give a very high dose of morphine to a terminally ill cancer patient but refuses
because they believe it will hasten death; a pregnant patient wants to terminate
pregnancy and asks a nurse to assist in locating a clinic; a patient with a high risk of
death if she becomes pregnant refuses sterilization based on religious beliefs.
Codependency - Answer-dysfunctional relationship in which the person who wants to
help acts in a manner that enables harmful behavior by another person - may lead to
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