Nursing 212 Final Exam Questions With
Answers @ 2024
Demographics of nursing profession - Answer becoming more diverse, but not enough
based on demographics of the target population
Nursing is dominated by? - Answer Women
Men are over represented in - Answer advanced practice role of certified nurse
anesthetists
Median age for nurses is becoming younger because... - Answer more BSN graduates are
beginning to work
Black/African American, non-Hispanics make up... - Answer 12.2% of the U.S. population,
they make up just 5.4% of RNs.
Hispanics/Latinos make up... - Answer 15.4% of the U.S. population, they make up only
3.6% of RNs
Advanced Practice Nursing - Answer It applies to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4 years of basic nursing
education.
Four Categories of APNs - Answer Nurse practitioner
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse-midwife
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer master's degree, post master's certificate, national
certification exams, Doctor of Nursing practice, autonomies vary in states, scope of
practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Answer variety of settings, master's or doctoral
prepared, experts in a particular field, health assessments, deliver treatment, develop
quality control methods,
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer master's of science in nursing, licensed and
independent health car providers that can prescribe medicine in all 50 states, primary
,care providers, attend births
CNS benefits - Answer Direct reimbursement to some CNSs is possible through
Medicare, Medicaid, and military and private insurers
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer master's and doctoral degree,
national certification, and re-certification, administer approximately 30 million anesthetics
in a year, collaborate with physician anesthesiologists, or work independently in various
settings,
Florence Nightingale - Answer aristocratic upbringing, promoted wellness, Reformed
British military health care, Crimean war, Cleaned kitchens, Lead the nurses to scrub the
floors, Added a Laundry facility on site, Repaired sewers, Arranged clean running water,
Improved ventilation, "Lady with The Lamp"
Margaret Sanger - Answer safe contraception
Mary Breckenridge - Answer Frontier nursing service, first organized midwifery service,
traveled by horseback
Clara Barton - Answer set-up field hospitals for the wounded and dying in Culpeper,
Virginia. Founded The American Red Cross
What did Clara Barton found? - Answer The American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answer Lillian Wald and Lavinia Dock. They sought finances and formalized
public health. They treated minor illnesses, prevented disease transmission, and
provided health education
Mary Mahoney - Answer First African American trained nurse in US
Mary Seacole - Answer · Jamaican, funded own voyage to assist soldiers during Crimean
war, rejected by Nightingale, set up hotel for wounded soldiers, cholera expert, "Greatest
Black Britton", Reigned on battlefield
Causes of Nursing shortage - Answer Internal or external
, Shortage of nurse faculty - Answer Not enough doctoral- or master's prepared nurses are
produced to meet demands for education
Two Solutions for Shortage of RNs - Answer 1) Increase supply of nurses
-Import from English speaking countries
-Travel nursing
2) Create less trained workers to supplement nursing -workforce
-Shorter training and education
Contributing factors to nursing shortage - Answer aging nurses and population
ANA Code of Ethics - Answer -Has a strong internal organization of members and a
well-developed group consciousness (ANA)
-American Nurses Association (ANA) - official voice of nursing
-Relatively low percentage of nurses who belong to ANA and the constituent state nurses
association
ANA Purposes - Answer -Work for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of health care services for all people
-Foster high standards of nursing
-Stimulate and promote the professional development of nurses and advance their
economic and general welfare
Occupation definition - Answer a job or profession
Occupation - Answer on the job training, manual labor, decision making is trial and error,
Values, beliefs, and ethics are not prominent features of preparation, Commitment and
personal identification differ, workers are supervised, may change jobs, material reward
is main motivation, accountability lies with employer
Answers @ 2024
Demographics of nursing profession - Answer becoming more diverse, but not enough
based on demographics of the target population
Nursing is dominated by? - Answer Women
Men are over represented in - Answer advanced practice role of certified nurse
anesthetists
Median age for nurses is becoming younger because... - Answer more BSN graduates are
beginning to work
Black/African American, non-Hispanics make up... - Answer 12.2% of the U.S. population,
they make up just 5.4% of RNs.
Hispanics/Latinos make up... - Answer 15.4% of the U.S. population, they make up only
3.6% of RNs
Advanced Practice Nursing - Answer It applies to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4 years of basic nursing
education.
Four Categories of APNs - Answer Nurse practitioner
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse-midwife
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer master's degree, post master's certificate, national
certification exams, Doctor of Nursing practice, autonomies vary in states, scope of
practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Answer variety of settings, master's or doctoral
prepared, experts in a particular field, health assessments, deliver treatment, develop
quality control methods,
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer master's of science in nursing, licensed and
independent health car providers that can prescribe medicine in all 50 states, primary
,care providers, attend births
CNS benefits - Answer Direct reimbursement to some CNSs is possible through
Medicare, Medicaid, and military and private insurers
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer master's and doctoral degree,
national certification, and re-certification, administer approximately 30 million anesthetics
in a year, collaborate with physician anesthesiologists, or work independently in various
settings,
Florence Nightingale - Answer aristocratic upbringing, promoted wellness, Reformed
British military health care, Crimean war, Cleaned kitchens, Lead the nurses to scrub the
floors, Added a Laundry facility on site, Repaired sewers, Arranged clean running water,
Improved ventilation, "Lady with The Lamp"
Margaret Sanger - Answer safe contraception
Mary Breckenridge - Answer Frontier nursing service, first organized midwifery service,
traveled by horseback
Clara Barton - Answer set-up field hospitals for the wounded and dying in Culpeper,
Virginia. Founded The American Red Cross
What did Clara Barton found? - Answer The American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answer Lillian Wald and Lavinia Dock. They sought finances and formalized
public health. They treated minor illnesses, prevented disease transmission, and
provided health education
Mary Mahoney - Answer First African American trained nurse in US
Mary Seacole - Answer · Jamaican, funded own voyage to assist soldiers during Crimean
war, rejected by Nightingale, set up hotel for wounded soldiers, cholera expert, "Greatest
Black Britton", Reigned on battlefield
Causes of Nursing shortage - Answer Internal or external
, Shortage of nurse faculty - Answer Not enough doctoral- or master's prepared nurses are
produced to meet demands for education
Two Solutions for Shortage of RNs - Answer 1) Increase supply of nurses
-Import from English speaking countries
-Travel nursing
2) Create less trained workers to supplement nursing -workforce
-Shorter training and education
Contributing factors to nursing shortage - Answer aging nurses and population
ANA Code of Ethics - Answer -Has a strong internal organization of members and a
well-developed group consciousness (ANA)
-American Nurses Association (ANA) - official voice of nursing
-Relatively low percentage of nurses who belong to ANA and the constituent state nurses
association
ANA Purposes - Answer -Work for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of health care services for all people
-Foster high standards of nursing
-Stimulate and promote the professional development of nurses and advance their
economic and general welfare
Occupation definition - Answer a job or profession
Occupation - Answer on the job training, manual labor, decision making is trial and error,
Values, beliefs, and ethics are not prominent features of preparation, Commitment and
personal identification differ, workers are supervised, may change jobs, material reward
is main motivation, accountability lies with employer
