NUR 201||NUR201 EXAM 1
QUESTION AND WELL EXPLAINED
ANSWERS (LATEST REVIEW
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Florence Nightingale (CORRECT ANSWER) "The act of utilizing
the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery" Also, this
person was the first person to ever observe that dirty areas
contaminated people. First nurse scientist.
Virginia Henderson (CORRECT ANSWER) "The unique function of
the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of
those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful
death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength,
will, or knowledge, and to do this in such a way as to help him gain
independence as rapidly as possible." First to apply nursing to sick
and healthy people.
American Nurses Association (CORRECT ANSWER) "Nursing is
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care
of individuals, families, communities, and populations."
What is nursing? (CORRECT ANSWER) Based on theory and
clinical practice
,Focus is on response of the individual and family to actual or
potential health problems
Attuned to the whole person, not just the presenting health problem
Autonomy in decision making
Profession has code of ethics for practice
Common themes of nursing (CORRECT ANSWER) Caring, an art, a
science, client centered, holistic, adaptive, concerned with health
promotion/maintenance/restoration, and it's a helping profession.
Recipients of nursing care (CORRECT ANSWER) Patient - someone
who is unactive in their care, "to suffer or bare"
Client - someone who actively participates in their care
Consumer - somebody who buys a healthcare service
Scopes of nursing (CORRECT ANSWER) Caring for the dying,
restoring health, preventing illness, and promoting health/wellness
Nurse Practice Acts (CORRECT ANSWER) Legal acts that regulate
the practice of nursing in the US and Canada
Each state has its own
Purpose is to protect the public
Nurses are responsible for knowing and complying with their state's
practice act as it governs their practice
Standards of Nursing Practice (CORRECT ANSWER) Describe
responsibilites for which nurses are accountable
,Generic; use nursing process as foundation
Provide for practice of nursing regardless of area of specialization
Specialty organizations may develop specific standards for their area
Standards of Professional Performance (CORRECT ANSWER)
Quality of care, Performance appraisal, continuing education,
collegiality, ethics, collaboration, research, and resource utilization
Nursing as a profession is distinguished by: (CORRECT ANSWER)
Prolonged specialized training to acquire body of knowledge pertinent
to role, orientation of individual towards service, ongoing research,
code of ethics, autonomy, and professional organization
Roles of the nurse (CORRECT ANSWER) Caregiver, educator,
communicator, client advocate, counselor, change agent, leader, and
manager
Sources of nursing knowledge (CORRECT ANSWER) Tradition,
authoritative, clinical experience, trial and error, intuition, logical
reasoning, and scientific research.
Why use evidence based nursing practice? (CORRECT ANSWER)
Patients who receive care based on the best and latest evidence from
well designed studies experience 28% better outcomes. There are also
higher levels of satisfaction.
Evidence based practice (CORRECT ANSWER) Incorporates the
best available clinical evidence, individual clinical expertise, and
patient's values/preferences
, 5 steps of evidence based practice (CORRECT ANSWER) 1. Ask the
burning clinical question
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence
4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise, patient
preferences, and values in making a practice decision or change.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change. Share the outcomes of
EBP changes with others.
Iowa Model - PICO Question (CORRECT ANSWER) P - the Patient
population
I - the potential Intervention or issue
C - the comparison of interest
O - the desired Outcome
The professional organization that guides nursing practice in the US
(CORRECT ANSWER) ANA
The term client, used by nurses, refers to a person who: (CORRECT
ANSWER) Participates actively in his/her care
A nurse wonders why some surgical wounds heal better than others in
clients who are the same age. This is an example of: (CORRECT
ANSWER) A clinical question