EKU NSC 252 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
75(C) - 100(A) - Answers -What constitutes as a passing grade for the course?
15% - Answers -How much of your total grade is the philosophy of nursing paper
worth?
March 28th - Answers -What is the due date for the Philosophy of Nursing Paper?
Informatics - Answers -The science of computer information systems
Nursing Informatics - Answers -Nursing science, computer science and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing
practice...to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making
Informatics & Health care technology - Answers -the use of electronic systems to
gather, monitor and analyze data in the provision of patient care
Examples of Informatics - Answers -Electronic medical records, online databases,
computer assisted instruction, classroom technology, and telemedicine
What are some uses of informatics in Nursing ? - Answers -Communicate between and
among students and faculty
Teach and facilitate learning
Access and & Disseminate information
Administer and Take exams
What sources does Dr. Slusher not permit? - Answers -Nursing made easy, Nursing
(year), RN Journal, Websites such as Wikipedia
What is the primary database used for finding acceptable scholarly articles? - Answers
-CINAHL
You may only use articles no older that ____ years of the current date - Answers -5
When is the application for Fall admission to the BSN program? - Answers -March 30th
by 4:30 pm
Where are BSN applications due? - Answers -Rowlett 223
All refrences should be ____________ _____________ and have a ______________
_____________ - Answers -double spaced
, hanging indent
Leadership (EKU BSN handbook) - Answers -The ability to apply learned skills by
which nurses influence the direction of health care, the nursing profession and the
quality of health care for patients
Leadership (Berman) - Answers -Influencing others to work together to accomplish a
specific goal
Leadership Style - Answers -Refers the traits, behaviors, motivations, and choices used
by individuals to influence others
Leadership Skills - Answers -Foundation blocks for nursing professional practice
Authoritarian - Answers -Leader has almost all control; Makes decisions for the group;
Assumes all responsibility; Output of the group is high quantity and good quality
Democratic (participative, consultative) - Answers -Collaborative group work,
Encourages group discussion & decision making; Equal involvement; Responsibility is
shared; Output is creative & High quality
Laissez-Faire (non-directive, permissive) LAZY - Answers -Little or no control; provided
little or no direction; permissive; Hands-off approach; output may be of poor quality;
Inefficient
Transformational - Answers -Collaborative; Empowers, motivates & inspires group
members; Responsibility is shared and interactive; Output is creative and high quality;
Highly Efficient
Shared - Answers -Collaborative; shared leadership, appropriate leadership emerges;
responsibility is shared, decision making distributed among group members; Output is
creative and innovative, high quality; Highly efficient
Leadership styles
(highly efficient)
(inefficient) - Answers -Authoritarian
Transformational
Shared
Democratic
Laissez-Faire
Lewin's 3 Stages of Change - Answers -Unfreezing, Moving, and Refreezing
Unfreezing (Lewin's 3 steps) - Answers --Determine that change is needed
75(C) - 100(A) - Answers -What constitutes as a passing grade for the course?
15% - Answers -How much of your total grade is the philosophy of nursing paper
worth?
March 28th - Answers -What is the due date for the Philosophy of Nursing Paper?
Informatics - Answers -The science of computer information systems
Nursing Informatics - Answers -Nursing science, computer science and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing
practice...to support patients, nurses and other providers in their decision-making
Informatics & Health care technology - Answers -the use of electronic systems to
gather, monitor and analyze data in the provision of patient care
Examples of Informatics - Answers -Electronic medical records, online databases,
computer assisted instruction, classroom technology, and telemedicine
What are some uses of informatics in Nursing ? - Answers -Communicate between and
among students and faculty
Teach and facilitate learning
Access and & Disseminate information
Administer and Take exams
What sources does Dr. Slusher not permit? - Answers -Nursing made easy, Nursing
(year), RN Journal, Websites such as Wikipedia
What is the primary database used for finding acceptable scholarly articles? - Answers
-CINAHL
You may only use articles no older that ____ years of the current date - Answers -5
When is the application for Fall admission to the BSN program? - Answers -March 30th
by 4:30 pm
Where are BSN applications due? - Answers -Rowlett 223
All refrences should be ____________ _____________ and have a ______________
_____________ - Answers -double spaced
, hanging indent
Leadership (EKU BSN handbook) - Answers -The ability to apply learned skills by
which nurses influence the direction of health care, the nursing profession and the
quality of health care for patients
Leadership (Berman) - Answers -Influencing others to work together to accomplish a
specific goal
Leadership Style - Answers -Refers the traits, behaviors, motivations, and choices used
by individuals to influence others
Leadership Skills - Answers -Foundation blocks for nursing professional practice
Authoritarian - Answers -Leader has almost all control; Makes decisions for the group;
Assumes all responsibility; Output of the group is high quantity and good quality
Democratic (participative, consultative) - Answers -Collaborative group work,
Encourages group discussion & decision making; Equal involvement; Responsibility is
shared; Output is creative & High quality
Laissez-Faire (non-directive, permissive) LAZY - Answers -Little or no control; provided
little or no direction; permissive; Hands-off approach; output may be of poor quality;
Inefficient
Transformational - Answers -Collaborative; Empowers, motivates & inspires group
members; Responsibility is shared and interactive; Output is creative and high quality;
Highly Efficient
Shared - Answers -Collaborative; shared leadership, appropriate leadership emerges;
responsibility is shared, decision making distributed among group members; Output is
creative and innovative, high quality; Highly efficient
Leadership styles
(highly efficient)
(inefficient) - Answers -Authoritarian
Transformational
Shared
Democratic
Laissez-Faire
Lewin's 3 Stages of Change - Answers -Unfreezing, Moving, and Refreezing
Unfreezing (Lewin's 3 steps) - Answers --Determine that change is needed
