NURSING 201 FINAL [2026] UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Question and Answer | VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND EXAM REVIEW
• ANA -✓✓ ANSWER: -nothing can super-cede them
-generic
uses nursing process as a foundation
• Standards of Professional -✓✓ ANSWER: 1.Assessment
2.Diagnosis
3.Outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. Quality of care
2. Performance appraisal
3. education
4.Collegiality
5. ethics
6. collaboration
7. research
8. resource utlilization
,• Why is evidence based practice used? -✓✓ ANSWER: -used because better
outcomes and higher levels of satisfaction
• What are the three parts of evidence based practice? -✓✓ ANSWER: best
available evidence+ patient preferences+ clinical expertise
• What are the 5 steps of evidence based practice? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. ask the
burning question
2.collect evidence
3. appraise evidence
4.integrate evidence+ patient preferences+ clinical expertise
5.evaluate
6. share outcomes
• What are the steps of the IOWA model? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. identify a problem
2. determine if its a priority
3. form a team
4. PICO question
• What does PICO stand for? -✓✓ ANSWER: P patient population
I intervention or issue
C comparison of interest
O desired outcome
,• What is a therapeutic relationship? -✓✓ ANSWER: a close and helping
relationship based on trust
• What is milieu? -✓✓ ANSWER: whole environment and people working towards
the good of the patient
• What are values? -✓✓ ANSWER: qualities, principles, attitudes, or beliefs about
the inherent worth of an object, behavior or
nursing-work around our values to provide the best care for our patients
• What is self concept? -✓✓ ANSWER: mental picture of the self
• What is self esteem? -✓✓ ANSWER: refers to how individuals feel about the way
that they see themselves
• What are boundaries? -✓✓ ANSWER: guidelines, rules or limits that a person
creates to identify what are reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other
people to behave around him or her
• indicators of boundary issues -✓✓ ANSWER: -gift giving
-spending more time than needed with the patient
-defending or explaining patient's behaviors
-keeping secrets
-the nurse feeling like they are the only one that can take care of a particular
patient
, • What is self disclosure? -✓✓ ANSWER: providing personal info about one self to
a patient
-generally discouraged
• What are the phases of the therapeutic relationship? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1.
Preinteraction
2. Orientation
3.Working
4.Termination
• Preinteraction Phase -✓✓ ANSWER: occurs prior to meeting the patient
-review available data
-talk to other care givers that have taken care of this patient
-anticipate health concerns or issues that arise
-plan enough time for initial interaction
• Orientation phase -✓✓ ANSWER: the nurse and the client meet and get to know
each other
-set the tone
observe client closely
-establish trust
-assess the client
-let the patient know when to expect termination
Exam | Question and Answer | VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND EXAM REVIEW
• ANA -✓✓ ANSWER: -nothing can super-cede them
-generic
uses nursing process as a foundation
• Standards of Professional -✓✓ ANSWER: 1.Assessment
2.Diagnosis
3.Outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. Quality of care
2. Performance appraisal
3. education
4.Collegiality
5. ethics
6. collaboration
7. research
8. resource utlilization
,• Why is evidence based practice used? -✓✓ ANSWER: -used because better
outcomes and higher levels of satisfaction
• What are the three parts of evidence based practice? -✓✓ ANSWER: best
available evidence+ patient preferences+ clinical expertise
• What are the 5 steps of evidence based practice? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. ask the
burning question
2.collect evidence
3. appraise evidence
4.integrate evidence+ patient preferences+ clinical expertise
5.evaluate
6. share outcomes
• What are the steps of the IOWA model? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1. identify a problem
2. determine if its a priority
3. form a team
4. PICO question
• What does PICO stand for? -✓✓ ANSWER: P patient population
I intervention or issue
C comparison of interest
O desired outcome
,• What is a therapeutic relationship? -✓✓ ANSWER: a close and helping
relationship based on trust
• What is milieu? -✓✓ ANSWER: whole environment and people working towards
the good of the patient
• What are values? -✓✓ ANSWER: qualities, principles, attitudes, or beliefs about
the inherent worth of an object, behavior or
nursing-work around our values to provide the best care for our patients
• What is self concept? -✓✓ ANSWER: mental picture of the self
• What is self esteem? -✓✓ ANSWER: refers to how individuals feel about the way
that they see themselves
• What are boundaries? -✓✓ ANSWER: guidelines, rules or limits that a person
creates to identify what are reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other
people to behave around him or her
• indicators of boundary issues -✓✓ ANSWER: -gift giving
-spending more time than needed with the patient
-defending or explaining patient's behaviors
-keeping secrets
-the nurse feeling like they are the only one that can take care of a particular
patient
, • What is self disclosure? -✓✓ ANSWER: providing personal info about one self to
a patient
-generally discouraged
• What are the phases of the therapeutic relationship? -✓✓ ANSWER: 1.
Preinteraction
2. Orientation
3.Working
4.Termination
• Preinteraction Phase -✓✓ ANSWER: occurs prior to meeting the patient
-review available data
-talk to other care givers that have taken care of this patient
-anticipate health concerns or issues that arise
-plan enough time for initial interaction
• Orientation phase -✓✓ ANSWER: the nurse and the client meet and get to know
each other
-set the tone
observe client closely
-establish trust
-assess the client
-let the patient know when to expect termination
