N138 - Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers.
Three Stages of Returning-to-School Syndrome - > Honeymoon, conflict, reintegration
Transition vs. Change - > Change is something that happens to people and transition is
what happens to people internally as they go through change
Three Stages of Transition - > 1. Ending, Losing, and Letting Go
2. The Neutral Zone
3. The New Beginning
What is the Affordable Care Act? - > A law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce
the Patient's Bill of Rights
Significance of the ACA - > It aims to help more people access healthcare and how we
access healthcare, giving more opportunities to nurses
Most common gender in nursing - > Female
Age of Nurses - > 1/3 of nurses are over 60 years old
Ethnicities in Nursing - > Mostly white, about 20% are minorities
How nurses get their education - > Mostly from universities with a BSN or ASN
Settings for Nurses - > Hospitals, community, medical offices, workplace (occupational
health), armed forces, schools, palliative car/hospice, Telehealth, faith communities
Advanced Practice Nursing - > RN who has clinical and educational requirements past the
2-4 years for basic nursing
Nurse Consultant - > Advises those who provide care to older adults. Participates in
developing clinical pathways & quality assurance standards & implementation of
evidence-based practices
, Nurse Researcher - > Conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing
care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice
Nurse Entrepreneur - > A nurse who engages in a business undertaking related to health
care or nursing
Occupation vs. Profession - > Occupation: a job
Profession: a calling, vocation, or form of employment that provides a needed service to
society and possesses characteristics of expertise, autonomy, long academic preparation,
commitment, and responsibility
Four Domains of Interprofessionality - > 1. Values/ethics for interprofessional practice
2. Roles/responsibilities
3. Interprofessional communication
4. Teams and teamwork
Key's 8 Criteria of a Profession - > 1. The services provided are vital to humanity and the
welfare of society.
2. There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged through research.
3. The services involve intellectual activities; individual responsibility (accountability) is a
strong feature.
4. Practitioners are educated in institutions of higher learning.
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own policies and activities
(autonomy).
6. Practitioners are motivated by service (altruism) and consider their work an important
component of their lives.
7. There is a code of ethics to guide the decisions and conduct of practitioners.
8. There is an organization (association) that encourages and supports high standards of
practice.
Nursing Standards - > Competencies and responsibilities essential for proper patient care
Three Stages of Returning-to-School Syndrome - > Honeymoon, conflict, reintegration
Transition vs. Change - > Change is something that happens to people and transition is
what happens to people internally as they go through change
Three Stages of Transition - > 1. Ending, Losing, and Letting Go
2. The Neutral Zone
3. The New Beginning
What is the Affordable Care Act? - > A law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance,
address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce
the Patient's Bill of Rights
Significance of the ACA - > It aims to help more people access healthcare and how we
access healthcare, giving more opportunities to nurses
Most common gender in nursing - > Female
Age of Nurses - > 1/3 of nurses are over 60 years old
Ethnicities in Nursing - > Mostly white, about 20% are minorities
How nurses get their education - > Mostly from universities with a BSN or ASN
Settings for Nurses - > Hospitals, community, medical offices, workplace (occupational
health), armed forces, schools, palliative car/hospice, Telehealth, faith communities
Advanced Practice Nursing - > RN who has clinical and educational requirements past the
2-4 years for basic nursing
Nurse Consultant - > Advises those who provide care to older adults. Participates in
developing clinical pathways & quality assurance standards & implementation of
evidence-based practices
, Nurse Researcher - > Conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing
care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice
Nurse Entrepreneur - > A nurse who engages in a business undertaking related to health
care or nursing
Occupation vs. Profession - > Occupation: a job
Profession: a calling, vocation, or form of employment that provides a needed service to
society and possesses characteristics of expertise, autonomy, long academic preparation,
commitment, and responsibility
Four Domains of Interprofessionality - > 1. Values/ethics for interprofessional practice
2. Roles/responsibilities
3. Interprofessional communication
4. Teams and teamwork
Key's 8 Criteria of a Profession - > 1. The services provided are vital to humanity and the
welfare of society.
2. There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged through research.
3. The services involve intellectual activities; individual responsibility (accountability) is a
strong feature.
4. Practitioners are educated in institutions of higher learning.
5. Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own policies and activities
(autonomy).
6. Practitioners are motivated by service (altruism) and consider their work an important
component of their lives.
7. There is a code of ethics to guide the decisions and conduct of practitioners.
8. There is an organization (association) that encourages and supports high standards of
practice.
Nursing Standards - > Competencies and responsibilities essential for proper patient care
