Hondros NUR 205 Exam 1 Test Bank
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Practice Questions & Answers
What are the key characteristics of nursing?
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
holistic
What is holistic care?
looks at physical, mental, emotional, and social well being of those we are caring for
Nursing is a _____ rather than a job
Profession
Profession is an
occupation that has specialized body of knowledge and training
A profession has a
duty to the public good
The standards of practice
describe the minimum set of criteria for giving quality care
The standards of practice assure
competency and quality care
Who publishes scope and standards of practice
The American Nursing Association
The scope of nursing describes
what the profession of nursing does and how it is done
ANA definition of nursing
-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?
American Nursing Association (ANA)
Code of Ethics for Nurses are
statements of the values and belief of nurses, which are based on ethical principles
What are the roles and functions of the nurse?
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
Care provider
nurse as educator
-ensure patient receives sufficient information to base consent for care and
treatments
-focus on discharge planning
Nurse as advocate
-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
-provides direction and purpose
-motivates to work toward common goal
nurse as a manager
-coordinating all care that a patient needs
-oversee the staff, budget, and resources
nurse as researcher
, -critique studies
-apply to practice
-problems we identify become research
Nursing research is how
nursing care is improved
Nurse as a Collaborator
-working with other health care providers
-coordination of patient care and communicating
nurse as delegator
-entrusting tasks to other health care providers
-knowing the scope of other professionals practice
The profession of nursing developed through
war
Who established American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Who headed the US Sanitary Commission (Army Nursing Corps)
Dorothea Dix
During wars, nurses emerged as _____ and had more ______ and ______
leaders, autonomy, responsibility
Nursing religious roots come from
-nurses (males) in Egypt
-increasing nun and monk work
When did the profession begin and who started it
-in the 1850's during the Crimean War
-Florence Nightingale
What advancements were made after world war II
-nursing specialties
-more male nurses
-need for health promotion (nurse practitioners)
What was Nightingale's contribution?
-cared for British soldiers during Crimean war
-assessed patients and collected data
-used statistics
-started the first nursing school
Answers | Nursing Fundamentals
Practice Questions & Answers
What are the key characteristics of nursing?
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
holistic
What is holistic care?
looks at physical, mental, emotional, and social well being of those we are caring for
Nursing is a _____ rather than a job
Profession
Profession is an
occupation that has specialized body of knowledge and training
A profession has a
duty to the public good
The standards of practice
describe the minimum set of criteria for giving quality care
The standards of practice assure
competency and quality care
Who publishes scope and standards of practice
The American Nursing Association
The scope of nursing describes
what the profession of nursing does and how it is done
ANA definition of nursing
-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?
American Nursing Association (ANA)
Code of Ethics for Nurses are
statements of the values and belief of nurses, which are based on ethical principles
What are the roles and functions of the nurse?
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
Care provider
nurse as educator
-ensure patient receives sufficient information to base consent for care and
treatments
-focus on discharge planning
Nurse as advocate
-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
-provides direction and purpose
-motivates to work toward common goal
nurse as a manager
-coordinating all care that a patient needs
-oversee the staff, budget, and resources
nurse as researcher
, -critique studies
-apply to practice
-problems we identify become research
Nursing research is how
nursing care is improved
Nurse as a Collaborator
-working with other health care providers
-coordination of patient care and communicating
nurse as delegator
-entrusting tasks to other health care providers
-knowing the scope of other professionals practice
The profession of nursing developed through
war
Who established American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Who headed the US Sanitary Commission (Army Nursing Corps)
Dorothea Dix
During wars, nurses emerged as _____ and had more ______ and ______
leaders, autonomy, responsibility
Nursing religious roots come from
-nurses (males) in Egypt
-increasing nun and monk work
When did the profession begin and who started it
-in the 1850's during the Crimean War
-Florence Nightingale
What advancements were made after world war II
-nursing specialties
-more male nurses
-need for health promotion (nurse practitioners)
What was Nightingale's contribution?
-cared for British soldiers during Crimean war
-assessed patients and collected data
-used statistics
-started the first nursing school
