NSG-310 Final Exam Questions and
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How is nursing both an art and a science? - Answer-Nursing is an art because it
delivers care with compassion, caring, and respect for each patient's dignity and person
hood. Nursing is also a science because nursing is based on a body of knowledge that
is continually changing with new discoveries, innovations, and evidence-based practice.
What is the purpose of learning about the different nursing theories? - Answer-They
help explain events, define ideas or concepts, explain relationships, and predict
outcomes. They conceptualize an aspect of nursing; describe, predict, or explain
nursing care. It helps identify focus, means and goals of practice, and can enhance
communication and accountability for patient care.
Florence Nightingale is best known for being the first of which of the following? (SATA)
a. Epidemiologist
b. Statistician
c. Evidence-Based Practice
d. Discovering positive effects of ant-biotics - Answer-a, b, c
Which is true about Florence Nightingale's training program? (SATA)
a. All students were women
b. Increased employment for graduates
c. First hospital-based training school
d. First to accept male students
e. Gave women a career path through licensure - Answer-a, b, c
Which professional organization focus on the advancement and protection of the
nursing profession. That started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae?
a. The National League of Nursing (NLN)
b. The National League for Nursing Educators (NLNE)
c. The American Medical Association (AMA)
d. American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer-d.
A nurse who also is a parent or a primary caregiver to an aging relative is experiencing
what?
a. role stress
b. role conflict
c. role overload
d. role strain - Answer-b.
Which of the following is NOT considered an essential role function and characteristic of
a nurse?
a. manager
, b. researcher
c. coach
d. colleague - Answer-c.
Upon program completion, which of the following is the primary responsibility of the
BSN nurse?
a. planning, delegating, and supervising care
b. supervise dietary staff
c. provide health information security
d. generate government reports - Answer-a.
What are some of the considerations when selecting a Nursing Program? (SATA)
a. cost
b. financial assistance
c. quality
d. updated medical equipment
e. accreditation - Answer-a, b, c, e
Which of the following is true regarding Associate Degrees in Nursing (ADN)?
a. Prepares students to practice in beginning leadership positions
b. Prepares students to take the NCLEX-PN
c. The program lasts 3-5 years
d. The degree was created to meet a nursing shortage - Answer-d.
Nurse X is having a really hard time with his patient. The patient is refusing IV access
and is a/o x3. Nurse X states,"If you don't let me do this, I am going to get some other
nurses to hold you down so I can put in the IV." What could this nurse be charged with
in this situation?
a. negligence
b. assault
c. battery
d. maleficence - Answer-b.
A patient with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an
antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks. The physician
switches the medication to Seroquel, a new antipsychotic oral medication that is
administered twice a day. The patient complains that he cannot afford the new
medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician replies, "I can't
help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The patient's nurse may experience
which of the following?
a. paternalism
b. cognitive dissonance
c. nonmaleficence
d. moral distress - Answer-d.
Which of the following are considered unintentional, or nondeliberate, tort? (SATA)
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