nursing 1 - week 1 study guide with
100% correct answers
______________________ nursing care includes activities that are performed in collaboration with
other members of the healthcare team and also independently. - correct answers ✔✔contemporary
______________________________ are laws that regulate nursing practice at the state level. - correct
answers ✔✔nurse practice acts
(t or f)
Managed care models of insurances (HMOs, PPOs, POS, IDNs) reduce cost by reimbursing providers at
discounted, predetermined rates and limiting the consumers' choice of providers. - correct answers
✔✔true
Florence Nightingale transformed nursing and is associated with which image of the nurse? - correct
answers ✔✔professional
Identify five images of nurses that have emerged over time. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Angel of mercy depicts the nurse as an angelic, serene, compassionate person.
Battle-ax image shows the nurse as an unkind, mean-spirited person who lacks compassion for patients.
Naughty nurse portrays the nurse as a sex symbol who lacks clinical judgment and critical-thinking skills.
Handmaiden image describes the nurse in a submissive role with no autonomy in patient care decisions.
Professional image illustrates the nurse as an educated, competent, and caring patient care provider.
(t or f)
A person who cares for the sick but has not taken the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
can use the title "Nurse." - correct answers ✔✔false
,Rationale:
The title "Nurse" is regulated and can be used only by persons who have completed a nursing program of
study and passed the NCLEX.
The NSNA is the professional organization for which of the following?
a. Newly licensed nurses
b. Student nurses
c. Licensed practical nurses
d. Certified nursing assistants - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
B. Student nurses
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of
____________________________________________. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Human responses to actual and potential health problems
Rationale:
In 1980, the ANA defined nursing as the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and
potential health problems. This definition continues to be the nursing profession's standard.
To be considered a discipline, a profession must have a _____________________ that has theoretical
and practical boundaries. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Domain of knowledge
Rationale:
,The theoretical boundaries of a healthcare profession are the questions that arise from clinical practice
and are then investigated through research. The practical boundaries are the current state of knowledge
and research in the field. To be considered a discipline, a profession must have a domain of knowledge
that has both theoretical and practical boundaries (Meleis, 1991).
What type of custodial care activities can the RN assign to the NAP?
a. Assisting the patient with grooming
b. Walking the stable patient
c. Changing the patient's wound dressing
d. A and B only - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
D. A and B only
Rationale:
The NAP can provide custodial care that consists of helping patients with activities of daily living such as
bathing, grooming, eating, and toileting. The NAP works under the direction/supervision of the RN.
five stages of nursing competence - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Stage 1: Novice. This phase begins with the onset of education. The novice is receptive to education and
is learning the rules.
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner. After considerable exposure to clinical situations, performance improves
and the nurse begins to recognize elements of a situation. The result is progression to the advanced
beginner stage.
Stage 3: Competence. After several years of practice, this stage is achieved. Competent performers have
gained additional experience and wrestle with more complex concerns. They are able to handle their
, patient load and prioritize situations. They are also more involved in their caregiving role and may be
emotionally involved in the clinical choices made.
Stage 4: Proficient. Proficient nurses are a resource for newer nurses. They are able to see the "big
picture," coordinate services, forecast needs, and plan intuitively as well as consciously.
Stage 5: Expert. Expert nurses are able to see what needs to be achieved and how to do it. They trust in
and use their intuition. They have expert skills and are often consulted when others need advice or
assistance.
In the United States, the practice of nursing is regulated by which of the following?
a. ANA's Code for Nurses With Interpretive Statements
b. ANA's Nursing's Social Policy Statement
c. ANA's Standards for Nursing Practice
d. State nurse practice acts - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
D. State nurse practice acts
Rationale:
Each state's nurse practice act defines and regulates the scope and practice of nursing within the state.
State nurse practice acts legally define nursing and are the laws that regulate the scope of practice for all
levels of nursing within a state. The ANA Code for Nurses and Nursing's Social Policy Statement and
Standards "provide a means by which a profession clearly describes the focus of its activities, the
recipients of service, and the responsibilities for which its practitioners are accountable" (ANA, 1998, p.
vii). Standards are guidelines that the profession develops to promote the delivery of quality care by
competent professionals.
The purpose of nursing care is to achieve the goals of__________, illness prevention, __________, and
end-of-life care. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Health promotion, health restoration
100% correct answers
______________________ nursing care includes activities that are performed in collaboration with
other members of the healthcare team and also independently. - correct answers ✔✔contemporary
______________________________ are laws that regulate nursing practice at the state level. - correct
answers ✔✔nurse practice acts
(t or f)
Managed care models of insurances (HMOs, PPOs, POS, IDNs) reduce cost by reimbursing providers at
discounted, predetermined rates and limiting the consumers' choice of providers. - correct answers
✔✔true
Florence Nightingale transformed nursing and is associated with which image of the nurse? - correct
answers ✔✔professional
Identify five images of nurses that have emerged over time. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Angel of mercy depicts the nurse as an angelic, serene, compassionate person.
Battle-ax image shows the nurse as an unkind, mean-spirited person who lacks compassion for patients.
Naughty nurse portrays the nurse as a sex symbol who lacks clinical judgment and critical-thinking skills.
Handmaiden image describes the nurse in a submissive role with no autonomy in patient care decisions.
Professional image illustrates the nurse as an educated, competent, and caring patient care provider.
(t or f)
A person who cares for the sick but has not taken the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
can use the title "Nurse." - correct answers ✔✔false
,Rationale:
The title "Nurse" is regulated and can be used only by persons who have completed a nursing program of
study and passed the NCLEX.
The NSNA is the professional organization for which of the following?
a. Newly licensed nurses
b. Student nurses
c. Licensed practical nurses
d. Certified nursing assistants - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
B. Student nurses
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of
____________________________________________. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Human responses to actual and potential health problems
Rationale:
In 1980, the ANA defined nursing as the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and
potential health problems. This definition continues to be the nursing profession's standard.
To be considered a discipline, a profession must have a _____________________ that has theoretical
and practical boundaries. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Domain of knowledge
Rationale:
,The theoretical boundaries of a healthcare profession are the questions that arise from clinical practice
and are then investigated through research. The practical boundaries are the current state of knowledge
and research in the field. To be considered a discipline, a profession must have a domain of knowledge
that has both theoretical and practical boundaries (Meleis, 1991).
What type of custodial care activities can the RN assign to the NAP?
a. Assisting the patient with grooming
b. Walking the stable patient
c. Changing the patient's wound dressing
d. A and B only - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
D. A and B only
Rationale:
The NAP can provide custodial care that consists of helping patients with activities of daily living such as
bathing, grooming, eating, and toileting. The NAP works under the direction/supervision of the RN.
five stages of nursing competence - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Stage 1: Novice. This phase begins with the onset of education. The novice is receptive to education and
is learning the rules.
Stage 2: Advanced Beginner. After considerable exposure to clinical situations, performance improves
and the nurse begins to recognize elements of a situation. The result is progression to the advanced
beginner stage.
Stage 3: Competence. After several years of practice, this stage is achieved. Competent performers have
gained additional experience and wrestle with more complex concerns. They are able to handle their
, patient load and prioritize situations. They are also more involved in their caregiving role and may be
emotionally involved in the clinical choices made.
Stage 4: Proficient. Proficient nurses are a resource for newer nurses. They are able to see the "big
picture," coordinate services, forecast needs, and plan intuitively as well as consciously.
Stage 5: Expert. Expert nurses are able to see what needs to be achieved and how to do it. They trust in
and use their intuition. They have expert skills and are often consulted when others need advice or
assistance.
In the United States, the practice of nursing is regulated by which of the following?
a. ANA's Code for Nurses With Interpretive Statements
b. ANA's Nursing's Social Policy Statement
c. ANA's Standards for Nursing Practice
d. State nurse practice acts - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
D. State nurse practice acts
Rationale:
Each state's nurse practice act defines and regulates the scope and practice of nursing within the state.
State nurse practice acts legally define nursing and are the laws that regulate the scope of practice for all
levels of nursing within a state. The ANA Code for Nurses and Nursing's Social Policy Statement and
Standards "provide a means by which a profession clearly describes the focus of its activities, the
recipients of service, and the responsibilities for which its practitioners are accountable" (ANA, 1998, p.
vii). Standards are guidelines that the profession develops to promote the delivery of quality care by
competent professionals.
The purpose of nursing care is to achieve the goals of__________, illness prevention, __________, and
end-of-life care. - correct answers ✔✔Answer:
Health promotion, health restoration
