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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,NURS 201 Final Exam UTK Nurse
Practitioners Review Exam (Latest
2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Answers | Grade A+
Nursing as a discipline
1. Specific & Unique body of knowledge
2. Strong service orientation
3. Recognize authority by a professional group
4. Code of ethics
5. Professional organization sets standards
6. Ongoing research
7. some level of Autonomy
nursing as a profession
- well-defined body of knowledge
- strong service orientation
- code of ethics
- professional organization that sets standards
- ongoing research and evidence based practice
- autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale
- established the first training school for nurses
- founder of modern nursing
- wrote books about healthcare and nursing education
- defined nursing as both an art and a science
,Clara Barton
- volunteer nurse during Civil War
- established the Red Cross
Dorothea Dix
- pioneer in the reform of the treatment for the mentally
ill
Lillian Wald
- founder of public health nursing
What are the aims of nursing?
1. promote health
2. prevent illness
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability and death
promote health
- desire to increase well-being and health potential
- includes physical, social, and mental components
- not just absence of disease or illness
wellness
active state of being healthy
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
health literacy
, a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic
health information and services, and to use these
resources to promote one's health and wellness
example of promoting health
teaching self-care activities to patients to achieve
maximum wellness
prevent illness
reduce risk for illness. promote good health habits,
maintain optimal functioning
example of preventing illness
health assessments for identifying risk
restoring health
Performing assessments that detect an illness
Referring questions and abnormal findings to other
health care providers, as appropriate
Providing direct care to the person who is ill
Collaborating with other health care providers in
providing care
Planning, teaching, and carrying out rehabilitation for
illnesses such as heart attacks, arthritis, and strokes
Working in mental health and chemical-dependency
programs
example of restoring health
giving physical care (giving insulin)