Nursing 104 Final Exam Questions And Answers
Common Barriers to Success ✔✔Time management issues; Work/school/family responsibilities;
Inadequate study skills; Stress & burnout
Time Management Strategies ✔✔Set clear goals; Create master calendar; Use time blocking;
Seek support (study groups, tutors, family help)
Learning Styles (VARK) ✔✔Visual: Charts, diagrams, color coding, mind maps; Auditory: Read
aloud, recordings, study groups; Read/Write: Rewrite notes, outlines, summaries; Kinesthetic:
Hands-on practice, demonstrations, role-play
Professional Identity ✔✔Professional nursing is developed through education, role modeling,
clinical experience, accountability
Key Characteristics of Professional Nurses ✔✔Professional behavior, competence,
collaboration, advocacy, ethics
ANA Code of Ethics ✔✔Guides professional conduct - Emphasizes advocacy, accountability,
integrity
Provision 5 of ANA Code of Ethics ✔✔Nurse owes same duty to self as others
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ✔✔State law regulating nursing practice; Protects the public; Defines
scope of practice; Enforced by State Board of Nursing (BON)
Licensure Exams ✔✔Developed by National Council of State Boards of Nursing: NCLEX-RN,
NCLEX-PN
, Negligence vs. Malpractice ✔✔Negligence = Failure to act as reasonable nurse; Malpractice =
Professional negligence
5 Elements of Negligence ✔✔Duty; Breach of duty; Foreseeability; Causation; Harm
HIPAA ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Protects Private Health
Information (PHI); Violations = severe penalties (fines + jail)
Mandatory Reporting ✔✔Must report: Abuse; Communicable diseases; Impaired coworkers;
Unsafe practice
Good Faith Immunity ✔✔Protects nurse reporting abuse honestly
Ethics and Values - Altruism ✔✔Selfless concern for the well-being of patients; putting patient's
needs first, even when it requires personal sacrifice
Ethics and Values - Autonomy ✔✔Respecting a patient's rights to make their own decisions
about their healthcare, based on beliefs and preferences
Ethics and Values - Human Dignity ✔✔Respecting the inherent worth and uniqueness of every
individual, regardless of age, background, health status or ability
Ethics and Values - Integrity ✔✔Acting honestly and ethically; being consistent with professional
standards and moral principles in all situations
Ethics and Values - Social Justice ✔✔Promoting fairness and equal access to healthcare
resources, and advocating for vulnerable or underserved populations
Common Barriers to Success ✔✔Time management issues; Work/school/family responsibilities;
Inadequate study skills; Stress & burnout
Time Management Strategies ✔✔Set clear goals; Create master calendar; Use time blocking;
Seek support (study groups, tutors, family help)
Learning Styles (VARK) ✔✔Visual: Charts, diagrams, color coding, mind maps; Auditory: Read
aloud, recordings, study groups; Read/Write: Rewrite notes, outlines, summaries; Kinesthetic:
Hands-on practice, demonstrations, role-play
Professional Identity ✔✔Professional nursing is developed through education, role modeling,
clinical experience, accountability
Key Characteristics of Professional Nurses ✔✔Professional behavior, competence,
collaboration, advocacy, ethics
ANA Code of Ethics ✔✔Guides professional conduct - Emphasizes advocacy, accountability,
integrity
Provision 5 of ANA Code of Ethics ✔✔Nurse owes same duty to self as others
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ✔✔State law regulating nursing practice; Protects the public; Defines
scope of practice; Enforced by State Board of Nursing (BON)
Licensure Exams ✔✔Developed by National Council of State Boards of Nursing: NCLEX-RN,
NCLEX-PN
, Negligence vs. Malpractice ✔✔Negligence = Failure to act as reasonable nurse; Malpractice =
Professional negligence
5 Elements of Negligence ✔✔Duty; Breach of duty; Foreseeability; Causation; Harm
HIPAA ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Protects Private Health
Information (PHI); Violations = severe penalties (fines + jail)
Mandatory Reporting ✔✔Must report: Abuse; Communicable diseases; Impaired coworkers;
Unsafe practice
Good Faith Immunity ✔✔Protects nurse reporting abuse honestly
Ethics and Values - Altruism ✔✔Selfless concern for the well-being of patients; putting patient's
needs first, even when it requires personal sacrifice
Ethics and Values - Autonomy ✔✔Respecting a patient's rights to make their own decisions
about their healthcare, based on beliefs and preferences
Ethics and Values - Human Dignity ✔✔Respecting the inherent worth and uniqueness of every
individual, regardless of age, background, health status or ability
Ethics and Values - Integrity ✔✔Acting honestly and ethically; being consistent with professional
standards and moral principles in all situations
Ethics and Values - Social Justice ✔✔Promoting fairness and equal access to healthcare
resources, and advocating for vulnerable or underserved populations
