Nursing 101 fundamentals exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Benner's Novice to Expert Model - CORRECT ANSWER - novice, advanced beginner, competent,
proficient, expert
The nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER - assessment- collects data important to patients'
health
diagnosis-analyze data/ prioritize hypothesis
planning goal/ outcome-plan to address risks by using evidence-based interventions
implementation-take action
evaluation- evaluate outcomes
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of modern nursing and a reformer of
hospital sanitation methods
Florence Nightingale theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Concept of balance between environment
and patient: emphasized prevention; clean air, water, and housing
6 cognitive skills for critical judgment model - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognize cues
Analyze cues
Hypotheses
Solution
Action
Evaluate outcome
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - A reflective thinking process. involves collecting and
analyzing information and carefully considering options for actions
, Clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWER - a process in which nurses use critical thinking nursing
knowledge, observation and decision making to identify and prioritize client concerns to generate the best
evidence-based solutions to deliver care.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - (level 1) Physiological Needs,
(level 2) Safety and Security,
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem,
(level 5) Self Actualization
validation theory - CORRECT ANSWER - arises from social work and provides for a way to
communicate with older people with dementia
Five Rights of Delegation - CORRECT ANSWER - right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - students or newly licensed nurses who have minimal
clinical experience
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides care drawing from some practical
experience; can perform
tasks but has difficulty improvising and prioritizing
Competent nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - usually been in practice 2-3 years
demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical judgment
Proficient nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - understands a patient situation as a whole rather than as a
list of tasks, attends to an assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously labeling it
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Benner's Novice to Expert Model - CORRECT ANSWER - novice, advanced beginner, competent,
proficient, expert
The nursing process - CORRECT ANSWER - assessment- collects data important to patients'
health
diagnosis-analyze data/ prioritize hypothesis
planning goal/ outcome-plan to address risks by using evidence-based interventions
implementation-take action
evaluation- evaluate outcomes
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of modern nursing and a reformer of
hospital sanitation methods
Florence Nightingale theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Concept of balance between environment
and patient: emphasized prevention; clean air, water, and housing
6 cognitive skills for critical judgment model - CORRECT ANSWER - Recognize cues
Analyze cues
Hypotheses
Solution
Action
Evaluate outcome
critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER - A reflective thinking process. involves collecting and
analyzing information and carefully considering options for actions
, Clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWER - a process in which nurses use critical thinking nursing
knowledge, observation and decision making to identify and prioritize client concerns to generate the best
evidence-based solutions to deliver care.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - (level 1) Physiological Needs,
(level 2) Safety and Security,
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem,
(level 5) Self Actualization
validation theory - CORRECT ANSWER - arises from social work and provides for a way to
communicate with older people with dementia
Five Rights of Delegation - CORRECT ANSWER - right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Novice nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - students or newly licensed nurses who have minimal
clinical experience
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides care drawing from some practical
experience; can perform
tasks but has difficulty improvising and prioritizing
Competent nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - usually been in practice 2-3 years
demonstrate increasing levels of skill and proficiency and clinical judgment
Proficient nurse - CORRECT ANSWER - understands a patient situation as a whole rather than as a
list of tasks, attends to an assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously labeling it
