NURSING 106 (EXAM 1) CLUSTER 1-3 VERIFIED
STUDY GUIDE
Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) - Answers - Entry-level Education for RNs: 2-3 years of
private/community college; includes general education services: math, science, history,
English
Diploma Program Nurse - Answers - 3 years of a hospital-based nursing program: least
available; experience is learned on patient units
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Answers - 2+ years in graduate
school/university; may teach in BSN, ADN, LPN/LVN programs and specialize as a NP,
CRNA, CNS, or Midwife
Baccalaureate Degree Nurse - Answers - Students enter a university for courses of a 4-
year degree; or, previous students complete 2 years before obtaining Bachelor (BSN)
degree
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Answers - Most basic entry-level nursing option;
ranges from 9 months-1 year for full time programs, and 18-2 years for part time
Doctorate in Nursing (PhD, DNP) - Answers - 2+ years in a doctoral program at a
university; may serve as the Dean of Nursing in uni programs or Director of Nursing in
hospitals; teach in MSN programs
Scope of practice - Answers - What you are permitted to do as a nurse
Tort - Answers - a civil wrong
Negligence - Answers - an unintentional violation of a legal duty to use a standard of
care
Malpractice - Answers - Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Incident reports - Answers - How to improve care: documentation of falls, medication
errors, problems
Four invasions of Privacy - Answers - 1. Using name without consent
2. Unreasonable intrusion
3. Public disclosure of facts
4. Putting person in false light (speaking ill of a patient)
, Defamation - Answers - Slander or libel
Altruism - Answers - unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Autonomy - Answers - independence; responsibility to oneself
Integrity - Answers - honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition,
completeness, soundness
Human Dignity - Answers - Absolute inherent worth/ People are valuable
Social Justice - Answers - Society is fairly treated/ has no status
Ethics - Answers - moral values
Bioethics - Answers - ethics as applied to human life or health
Morality - Answers - Standard of what is right or wrong
Nonmaleficence - Answers - do no harm
Fidelity - Answers - Faithful agreements; promises
Veracity - Answers - truthfulness
Accountability - Answers - ability to answer for one's own actions
Responsibility - Answers - Specific accountability/ liability associated with performing
duty
QSEN - Answers - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN focuses on: - Answers - Skills, knowledge, and attitudes (KSA's) to improve
safety and quality of patient care
Six branches of QSEN - Answers - 1. Patient Centered Care
2. Teamwork and Collaboration
3. Evidence Based Practice
4. Quality Improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
Patient's/Residents Bill of Rights - Answers - 1. Shared decision making
2. Right to be informed of all medical options
3. Right to refuse treatment
4. Right to file suit against insurance companies
STUDY GUIDE
Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) - Answers - Entry-level Education for RNs: 2-3 years of
private/community college; includes general education services: math, science, history,
English
Diploma Program Nurse - Answers - 3 years of a hospital-based nursing program: least
available; experience is learned on patient units
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Answers - 2+ years in graduate
school/university; may teach in BSN, ADN, LPN/LVN programs and specialize as a NP,
CRNA, CNS, or Midwife
Baccalaureate Degree Nurse - Answers - Students enter a university for courses of a 4-
year degree; or, previous students complete 2 years before obtaining Bachelor (BSN)
degree
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Answers - Most basic entry-level nursing option;
ranges from 9 months-1 year for full time programs, and 18-2 years for part time
Doctorate in Nursing (PhD, DNP) - Answers - 2+ years in a doctoral program at a
university; may serve as the Dean of Nursing in uni programs or Director of Nursing in
hospitals; teach in MSN programs
Scope of practice - Answers - What you are permitted to do as a nurse
Tort - Answers - a civil wrong
Negligence - Answers - an unintentional violation of a legal duty to use a standard of
care
Malpractice - Answers - Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Incident reports - Answers - How to improve care: documentation of falls, medication
errors, problems
Four invasions of Privacy - Answers - 1. Using name without consent
2. Unreasonable intrusion
3. Public disclosure of facts
4. Putting person in false light (speaking ill of a patient)
, Defamation - Answers - Slander or libel
Altruism - Answers - unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Autonomy - Answers - independence; responsibility to oneself
Integrity - Answers - honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition,
completeness, soundness
Human Dignity - Answers - Absolute inherent worth/ People are valuable
Social Justice - Answers - Society is fairly treated/ has no status
Ethics - Answers - moral values
Bioethics - Answers - ethics as applied to human life or health
Morality - Answers - Standard of what is right or wrong
Nonmaleficence - Answers - do no harm
Fidelity - Answers - Faithful agreements; promises
Veracity - Answers - truthfulness
Accountability - Answers - ability to answer for one's own actions
Responsibility - Answers - Specific accountability/ liability associated with performing
duty
QSEN - Answers - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN focuses on: - Answers - Skills, knowledge, and attitudes (KSA's) to improve
safety and quality of patient care
Six branches of QSEN - Answers - 1. Patient Centered Care
2. Teamwork and Collaboration
3. Evidence Based Practice
4. Quality Improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
Patient's/Residents Bill of Rights - Answers - 1. Shared decision making
2. Right to be informed of all medical options
3. Right to refuse treatment
4. Right to file suit against insurance companies
