Master the foundational concepts of professional nursing with this comprehensive ECPI NUR 164 Chapter 1 exam review guide. Designed specifically for first-semester nursing students, this resource covers the essential principles that form the bedrock of safe, competent, and ethical nursing practice. This guide provides clear, concise explanations and exam-style Q&A on critical topics including the history of nursing (Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Lillian Wald), the distinction between acute and chronic illness, morbidity versus mortality, and the three levels of preventive care (primary, secondary, and tertiary). You will also review the stages of illness behavior, the wellness-illness continuum, and the hierarchy of basic human needs that, when unmet, lead to illness.
This review also delves deeply into the professional and legal dimensions of nursing. Key areas covered include the nursing process (ADPIE: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation), patient advocacy, informed consent, and the ethical frameworks that guide nursing decisions, including utilitarianism, deontologic ethics, feminist ethics, and the ANA Code of Ethics. Legal concepts are broken down into understandable components, including public vs. private law, criminal vs. civil law, intentional torts (assault, battery, false imprisonment), unintentional torts (negligence, malpractice), and the role of the plaintiff and defendant in litigation. Cultural competence is also emphasized, with coverage of ethnocentrism, stereotyping, cultural diversity, the ESFT Model (Explanatory, Social, Fears, Therapeutic contracting), and the importance of cultural respect in patient care. Whether you are preparing for your first NUR 164 exam, a midterm, or the final, this guide provides the foundational knowledge and test-taking confidence you need to succeed in nursing school.
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ECPI NUR 164 CH 1-7 MCDONOUGH EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Acute illness - ANS.... -rapid onset, short duration
Adaptation theory - ANS.... -adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to
other living things and to environmental conditions
Advocate-role of nurse - ANS.... -The protection of human or legal rights &
the security of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have
the right to make informed decisions about their own health & lives.
The birth of modern nursing (health & illness) - ANS.... -Florence
Nightingale
Established the Red Corss - ANS.... -Clara Barton
Reform of treatment of mental ill - ANS.... -Dorothea Dix
Public health nursing, Henry street settelment - ANS.... -Lillian Wald
Active in underground RR - ANS.... -Harriet Tubman
Civil War & women's movement - ANS.... -Sojourner Truth
Frontier nursing & nurse midwives - ANS.... -Mary Breckenridge
, Traditional Knowledge - ANS.... -Passed from one generation to the next.
Authoritative Knowledge - ANS.... -Comes from an expert & is accepted as
truth.
Scientific Knowledge - ANS.... -Obtained through scientific method.
Steps of the Quantitative Research Process - ANS.... -1. State Problem.
2. Define purpose of study.
3. Review related literature.
4. Formulate Hypotheses & Variables.
5. Select Research Design.
6. Select Population & Sample.
7. Collect Data.
8. Analyze Data.
9. Communicate Findings & Conclusions.
Qualitative Research - ANS.... -To gain insight by discovering meaning
(reality is based on perceptions), researcher primarily analyzes words or
narratives that numbers.
Informed consent - ANS.... -Patients right to consent knowledgeable to
participate in a study
Morbidity - ANS.... -how frequently a disease occurs