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origination of the word "nurse"
Correct Answer:
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
Correct Answer:
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
Correct Answer:
nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-
life care, hospice
The Nursing Process
Correct Answer:
-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
,-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts
Correct Answer:
-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements
and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
Correct Answer:
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Correct Answer:
-well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale
Correct Answer:
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of
modern nursing
Clara Barton
Correct Answer:
established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge
,Correct Answer:
-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
Objective
Correct Answer:
you can see the object
subjective
Correct Answer:
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
Correct Answer:
-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes
used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
goals of nursing research
Correct Answer:
-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing
history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning
Correct Answer:
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning
Correct Answer:
, one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health
Correct Answer:
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
illness
Correct Answer:
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
wellness
Correct Answer:
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
nursing theory
Correct Answer:
differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP)
Correct Answer:
a problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best
evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are
achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines
established for the care of patients
steps in implementing EBP
Correct Answer:
Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and
Yield Pr Questions, High -Style Q&A, Rationales &
Comprehensive Study Guide| Frequently Most
Tested Questions and 100% Accurate | Newest
Updated Version and Highly Elaborated | Brand
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origination of the word "nurse"
Correct Answer:
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
Correct Answer:
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
Correct Answer:
nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-
life care, hospice
The Nursing Process
Correct Answer:
-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
,-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts
Correct Answer:
-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements
and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
Correct Answer:
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Correct Answer:
-well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale
Correct Answer:
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of
modern nursing
Clara Barton
Correct Answer:
established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge
,Correct Answer:
-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
Objective
Correct Answer:
you can see the object
subjective
Correct Answer:
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
Correct Answer:
-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes
used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
goals of nursing research
Correct Answer:
-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing
history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning
Correct Answer:
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning
Correct Answer:
, one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health
Correct Answer:
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
illness
Correct Answer:
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
wellness
Correct Answer:
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
nursing theory
Correct Answer:
differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP)
Correct Answer:
a problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best
evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are
achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines
established for the care of patients
steps in implementing EBP
Correct Answer:
Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and
