NURS 1117 UNIT 6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING STUDY
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nursing definition - ANS ✔✔the care of others
science of nursing - ANS ✔✔the knowledge base for the care that is given
Art of Nursing - ANS ✔✔the skilled application of that knowledge to help others reach
maximum health and quality of life
Essence of nursing - ANS ✔✔caring for, caring with, and caring about people
who established the first school for nurses - ANS ✔✔Florence Nightingale
the school provided both theory based knowledge and clinical skill building
- she also stressed the need to create a body of nursing knowledge separate from medical
knowledge
- recognized the influence of environment on health -- clean linens daily
contributions of florence nightingale - ANS ✔✔* Identified personal needs of patients and role
of nurse in meeting them.
* Established standards for hospital management.
* Established nursing education and respected occupation for women.
* Recognized two components of nursing- Health and Illness
* Believed nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
* Recognized nutrition as important to health. (Food and Hand sanitation)
* Instituted occupational and recreational therapy for sick people.
* Stressed the need for continuing education for nurses.
,* Maintained accurate records/beginning of nursing research.
4 elements of the Nursing Theory (metaparadigm) - ANS ✔✔health
person
nursing
environment
nursing roles - ANS ✔✔caregiver, communicator, teacher / educator, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator.
Nursing is recognized as a profession based on - ANS ✔✔-well-defined body of specific and
unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
- recognized authority by a professional group
- code of ethics
- professional organization that sets standards
- ongoing research
- autonomy
nursing as a profession - ANS ✔✔-uses an organized body of knowledge
-generated from research and theory (provides rational for our nursing intervention actions)
and uses nursing theory which is self generated and draws from other disciplines/fields
American nursing association (ANA) - ANS ✔✔professional organization for RNs in the US
- founded in the late 1800s
- membership is comprised of the state nurses associations to which individual nurses belong
, - establishes standards of practice, encourages research, and represents nursing legislative
actions
National League of Nursing (NLN) - ANS ✔✔open to all people interested in nursing
- 1952-- objective is to foster the development and improvement of all nursing services and
nursing education
American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) - ANS ✔✔national voice for baccalaureate
and higher degree nursing education programs
- goals focus on establishing quality educational standards, influencing the nursing profession to
improve healthcare, and promoting public support of baccalaureate and graduate education,
research, and nursing practice
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANS ✔✔standards serve as protection for the nurse, patient,
and institution where healthcare is given.
- each nurse is accountable for his or her own quality of practice and is responsible for the use
of these standards to ensure knowledgeable, safe, and comprehensive nursing
deductive reasoning - ANS ✔✔examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or
ideas
inductive reasoning - ANS ✔✔builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general
ideas
Goal of nursing theory - ANS ✔✔improve pt outcome and quality of care
Abraham Maslow theory - ANS ✔✔developed a hierarchy of basic human needs that can be
used to consider which needs of a person are the most important at any given time
GUIDE 2026/2027
nursing definition - ANS ✔✔the care of others
science of nursing - ANS ✔✔the knowledge base for the care that is given
Art of Nursing - ANS ✔✔the skilled application of that knowledge to help others reach
maximum health and quality of life
Essence of nursing - ANS ✔✔caring for, caring with, and caring about people
who established the first school for nurses - ANS ✔✔Florence Nightingale
the school provided both theory based knowledge and clinical skill building
- she also stressed the need to create a body of nursing knowledge separate from medical
knowledge
- recognized the influence of environment on health -- clean linens daily
contributions of florence nightingale - ANS ✔✔* Identified personal needs of patients and role
of nurse in meeting them.
* Established standards for hospital management.
* Established nursing education and respected occupation for women.
* Recognized two components of nursing- Health and Illness
* Believed nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
* Recognized nutrition as important to health. (Food and Hand sanitation)
* Instituted occupational and recreational therapy for sick people.
* Stressed the need for continuing education for nurses.
,* Maintained accurate records/beginning of nursing research.
4 elements of the Nursing Theory (metaparadigm) - ANS ✔✔health
person
nursing
environment
nursing roles - ANS ✔✔caregiver, communicator, teacher / educator, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator.
Nursing is recognized as a profession based on - ANS ✔✔-well-defined body of specific and
unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
- recognized authority by a professional group
- code of ethics
- professional organization that sets standards
- ongoing research
- autonomy
nursing as a profession - ANS ✔✔-uses an organized body of knowledge
-generated from research and theory (provides rational for our nursing intervention actions)
and uses nursing theory which is self generated and draws from other disciplines/fields
American nursing association (ANA) - ANS ✔✔professional organization for RNs in the US
- founded in the late 1800s
- membership is comprised of the state nurses associations to which individual nurses belong
, - establishes standards of practice, encourages research, and represents nursing legislative
actions
National League of Nursing (NLN) - ANS ✔✔open to all people interested in nursing
- 1952-- objective is to foster the development and improvement of all nursing services and
nursing education
American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) - ANS ✔✔national voice for baccalaureate
and higher degree nursing education programs
- goals focus on establishing quality educational standards, influencing the nursing profession to
improve healthcare, and promoting public support of baccalaureate and graduate education,
research, and nursing practice
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANS ✔✔standards serve as protection for the nurse, patient,
and institution where healthcare is given.
- each nurse is accountable for his or her own quality of practice and is responsible for the use
of these standards to ensure knowledgeable, safe, and comprehensive nursing
deductive reasoning - ANS ✔✔examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or
ideas
inductive reasoning - ANS ✔✔builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general
ideas
Goal of nursing theory - ANS ✔✔improve pt outcome and quality of care
Abraham Maslow theory - ANS ✔✔developed a hierarchy of basic human needs that can be
used to consider which needs of a person are the most important at any given time
