Nursing 205 – Exam 1 Content Study Guide and Practice
Questions
What are the key characteristics of nursing? - ANS✔✔ 1. Holistic Care
2. Specialized knowledge and training
3. Professional organization
4. Code of ethics for nursing
5. Scope and standards of practice
6. ANA definition of nursing
Nursing is seen as ______ care - ANS✔✔ holistic
What is holistic care? - ANS✔✔ looks at physical, mental, emotional, and social well being of
those we are caring for
Nursing is a _____ rather than a job - ANS✔✔ Profession
Profession is an - ANS✔✔ occupation that has specialized body of knowledge and training
A profession has a - ANS✔✔ duty to the public good
The standards of practice - ANS✔✔ describe the minimum set of criteria for giving quality care
The standards of practice assure - ANS✔✔ competency and quality care
,Who publishes scope and standards of practice - ANS✔✔ The American Nursing Association
The scope of nursing describes - ANS✔✔ what the profession of nursing does and how it is done
ANA definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ -the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities
-prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing
-alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
What is the professional organization for nursing? - ANS✔✔ American Nursing Association
(ANA)
Code of Ethics for Nurses are - ANS✔✔ statements of the values and belief of nurses, which are
based on ethical principles
What are the roles and functions of the nurse? - ANS✔✔ 1. Care Provider
2. Educator
3. Advocate
4. Leader
5. Change Agent
6. Manager
7. Researcher
8. Collaborator
9. Delegator
What is the primary role of the nurse - ANS✔✔ Care provider
, nurse as educator - ANS✔✔ -ensure patient receives sufficient information to base consent for
care and treatments
-focus on discharge planning
Nurse as advocate - ANS✔✔ -interprets information and provides necessary education
-supports the patient's wishes and communicates them to other health care providers
-situations when patient cannot speak for themselves
Nurse as a Leader - ANS✔✔ -provides direction and purpose
-motivates to work toward common goal
nurse as a manager - ANS✔✔ -coordinating all care that a patient needs
-oversee the staff, budget, and resources
nurse as researcher - ANS✔✔ -critique studies
-apply to practice
-problems we identify become research
Nursing research is how - ANS✔✔ nursing care is improved
Nurse as a Collaborator - ANS✔✔ -working with other health care providers
-coordination of patient care and communicating
nurse as delegator - ANS✔✔ -entrusting tasks to other health care providers
-knowing the scope of other professionals practice
Questions
What are the key characteristics of nursing? - ANS✔✔ 1. Holistic Care
2. Specialized knowledge and training
3. Professional organization
4. Code of ethics for nursing
5. Scope and standards of practice
6. ANA definition of nursing
Nursing is seen as ______ care - ANS✔✔ holistic
What is holistic care? - ANS✔✔ looks at physical, mental, emotional, and social well being of
those we are caring for
Nursing is a _____ rather than a job - ANS✔✔ Profession
Profession is an - ANS✔✔ occupation that has specialized body of knowledge and training
A profession has a - ANS✔✔ duty to the public good
The standards of practice - ANS✔✔ describe the minimum set of criteria for giving quality care
The standards of practice assure - ANS✔✔ competency and quality care
,Who publishes scope and standards of practice - ANS✔✔ The American Nursing Association
The scope of nursing describes - ANS✔✔ what the profession of nursing does and how it is done
ANA definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ -the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities
-prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing
-alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
What is the professional organization for nursing? - ANS✔✔ American Nursing Association
(ANA)
Code of Ethics for Nurses are - ANS✔✔ statements of the values and belief of nurses, which are
based on ethical principles
What are the roles and functions of the nurse? - ANS✔✔ 1. Care Provider
2. Educator
3. Advocate
4. Leader
5. Change Agent
6. Manager
7. Researcher
8. Collaborator
9. Delegator
What is the primary role of the nurse - ANS✔✔ Care provider
, nurse as educator - ANS✔✔ -ensure patient receives sufficient information to base consent for
care and treatments
-focus on discharge planning
Nurse as advocate - ANS✔✔ -interprets information and provides necessary education
-supports the patient's wishes and communicates them to other health care providers
-situations when patient cannot speak for themselves
Nurse as a Leader - ANS✔✔ -provides direction and purpose
-motivates to work toward common goal
nurse as a manager - ANS✔✔ -coordinating all care that a patient needs
-oversee the staff, budget, and resources
nurse as researcher - ANS✔✔ -critique studies
-apply to practice
-problems we identify become research
Nursing research is how - ANS✔✔ nursing care is improved
Nurse as a Collaborator - ANS✔✔ -working with other health care providers
-coordination of patient care and communicating
nurse as delegator - ANS✔✔ -entrusting tasks to other health care providers
-knowing the scope of other professionals practice
