NURS 104 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
nursing is - Answers - caring, an art, a science, client centered, holistic, adaptive,
concerned with health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration, helping
profession
nursing can be defined as - Answers - science and art
science component of nursing - Answers - uses the nursing process: the quality of
patient care is based on an analytical framework of critical thinking compromised of
assessment, diagnosis, and identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and
evaluation
evidence- based practice - Answers - nurses as scientist rely on evidence to guide their
policies and practices
art component of nursing - Answers - Care, compassion, and advocacy to enhance
patient comfort and well being; involves the human touch
Humanistic-Altruistic Values - Answers - based on caring and respect for human dignity;
includes the attitudes: acceptance, sensitivity, and appreciation
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answers - Professional organization that
represents all registered nurses.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Answers - a global institution dedicated to the
improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing
medical advice to countries
professional nursing roles - Answers - care provider, educator and counselor, client
advocate, change agent, leader and manager, researcher, coordinator of the
interprofessional health care team
RN demographics as of 2013 - Answers - approximately 3 million RNs in the US;
average age: 44.6;
male RNs increased to 9.1%;
25% of RNs are nonwhite;
55% nurses have a minimum of BSN;
hospital opportunities - Answers - infection control, quality management, specific client
services, coordinator positions
, variations on traditional roles in nursing - Answers - - hospice nurse: care for patients
with a progressive terminal disease
- informatics nurse specialist: focuses on management and processing of health care
informantion
- occupational health nurse: nurses the work for specific companies
- quality manager: research and describe findings and look for opportunities to improve
care
- case manager: identify the best resources at the lowest cost to achieve the optimal
health outcome for the client
- flight nurse: nurses who work in helicopters and care for patients while transporting
them
- telephone triage nurse: asses needs, intervene, and evaluate patient care through
technology
- forensic nurse
- school nurse
- travel nurse
- faith community nurse: intentional care of the spirit as the client seeks wholeness in
mind, body, and spirit
- nursing educator
Nurse Educator - Answers - Minimum of master's degree in the specialty area in which
they teach
Must be competent in clinical practice at advanced generalist or specialist level
Expectations of the role include teaching, scholarship, and service to the community
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Answers - Nurse practitioner: family,
adult, pediatric, psychiatric/ mental health, women's health, emergency
Nurse practitioner responsibilities - Answers - taking histories; physical examinations;
ordering, performing, interpreting diagnostic test; prescribes medication & treatments;
has prescriptive authority; education emphasizing pathophysiology & pharmacology
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Answers - prepared for specialty practice; expert clinician;
educator; consultant; researcher; administrator
nurse anesthetist - Answers - Provides anesthesia and anesthesia-related care on
request, assignment, or referral by a patient's physician, most often to facilitate
diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedures; CRNA- certified registered nurse
anethestist
Nurse Midwife - Answers - primary care provider of women's health: pregnancy,
childbirth, postpartum period, care of the newborn, family planning, gynecological
needs; care occurs in homes, birthing centers, clinics, hospitals
ANSWERS
nursing is - Answers - caring, an art, a science, client centered, holistic, adaptive,
concerned with health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration, helping
profession
nursing can be defined as - Answers - science and art
science component of nursing - Answers - uses the nursing process: the quality of
patient care is based on an analytical framework of critical thinking compromised of
assessment, diagnosis, and identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and
evaluation
evidence- based practice - Answers - nurses as scientist rely on evidence to guide their
policies and practices
art component of nursing - Answers - Care, compassion, and advocacy to enhance
patient comfort and well being; involves the human touch
Humanistic-Altruistic Values - Answers - based on caring and respect for human dignity;
includes the attitudes: acceptance, sensitivity, and appreciation
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answers - Professional organization that
represents all registered nurses.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Answers - a global institution dedicated to the
improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing
medical advice to countries
professional nursing roles - Answers - care provider, educator and counselor, client
advocate, change agent, leader and manager, researcher, coordinator of the
interprofessional health care team
RN demographics as of 2013 - Answers - approximately 3 million RNs in the US;
average age: 44.6;
male RNs increased to 9.1%;
25% of RNs are nonwhite;
55% nurses have a minimum of BSN;
hospital opportunities - Answers - infection control, quality management, specific client
services, coordinator positions
, variations on traditional roles in nursing - Answers - - hospice nurse: care for patients
with a progressive terminal disease
- informatics nurse specialist: focuses on management and processing of health care
informantion
- occupational health nurse: nurses the work for specific companies
- quality manager: research and describe findings and look for opportunities to improve
care
- case manager: identify the best resources at the lowest cost to achieve the optimal
health outcome for the client
- flight nurse: nurses who work in helicopters and care for patients while transporting
them
- telephone triage nurse: asses needs, intervene, and evaluate patient care through
technology
- forensic nurse
- school nurse
- travel nurse
- faith community nurse: intentional care of the spirit as the client seeks wholeness in
mind, body, and spirit
- nursing educator
Nurse Educator - Answers - Minimum of master's degree in the specialty area in which
they teach
Must be competent in clinical practice at advanced generalist or specialist level
Expectations of the role include teaching, scholarship, and service to the community
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Answers - Nurse practitioner: family,
adult, pediatric, psychiatric/ mental health, women's health, emergency
Nurse practitioner responsibilities - Answers - taking histories; physical examinations;
ordering, performing, interpreting diagnostic test; prescribes medication & treatments;
has prescriptive authority; education emphasizing pathophysiology & pharmacology
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Answers - prepared for specialty practice; expert clinician;
educator; consultant; researcher; administrator
nurse anesthetist - Answers - Provides anesthesia and anesthesia-related care on
request, assignment, or referral by a patient's physician, most often to facilitate
diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedures; CRNA- certified registered nurse
anethestist
Nurse Midwife - Answers - primary care provider of women's health: pregnancy,
childbirth, postpartum period, care of the newborn, family planning, gynecological
needs; care occurs in homes, birthing centers, clinics, hospitals
