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NU211 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Contributions of Florence Nightingale - Answer✔-Established standards for hospital
management
-Established nursing education and nursing as a respected occupation for women
-Believed that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
-Stressed the need for continuing education for nurses
-Maintained accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
ANA definition of nursing - Answer✔"the protection, promotion, and optimization of *health
and abilities*, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations" (ANA, 2015).
What is the central focus of all definitions of nursing? - Answer✔THE PATIENT!
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the client's health care needs and strengths, to
establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of
the plan to meet established outcomes?
A.Nursing Process
B.ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C.Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines
D.Nurse Practice Acts - Answer✔A
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
A. Treating Illness
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B. Preventing Illness
C. Restoring Health
D. Facilitating Coping - Answer✔B
A nurse receives an x-ray report on a newly admitted client suspected of having a fractured
tibia. The nurse contacts the physician to report the findings. What role is the nurse engaged
in?
A.Communicator
B.Advocate
C.Caregiver
D.Researcher - Answer✔A
*Case Study*
You are a nurse caring for an 87-year-old retired teacher who underwent hip replacement
surgery 2 weeks ago and has transferred to your rehabilitation unit for physical therapy and
nursing care until she is physically able to return home. Before her surgery, she lived alone,
maintained an immaculately clean house, and was very socially active, with several events
scheduled throughout her week. She travelled extensively but limited her personal driving to
daylight hours. Upon admission to your rehab unit, the patient wonders aloud how she'll return
to her former lifestyle and who will help her. - Answer✔What data can you gather based on
available patient information?
How should you assist the patient to facilitate maximal health?
What questions should you ask yourself when caring for this patient to help ensure quality of
life?
*Case Study*
You are a nursing student observing a primary nurse completing an admission history on a 55-
year-old woman. The patient shared that she was currently working as a nurse in a subacute
unit of a long-term care facility. She indicated that she felt pressured by her organization to
continue her education and was adapting to electronic health records. She commented on the
patient population being "sicker" than she remembered. Obviously frustrated, she stated, "I
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NU211 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Contributions of Florence Nightingale - Answer✔-Established standards for hospital
management
-Established nursing education and nursing as a respected occupation for women
-Believed that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
-Stressed the need for continuing education for nurses
-Maintained accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
ANA definition of nursing - Answer✔"the protection, promotion, and optimization of *health
and abilities*, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations" (ANA, 2015).
What is the central focus of all definitions of nursing? - Answer✔THE PATIENT!
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the client's health care needs and strengths, to
establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of
the plan to meet established outcomes?
A.Nursing Process
B.ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C.Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines
D.Nurse Practice Acts - Answer✔A
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
A. Treating Illness
1
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B. Preventing Illness
C. Restoring Health
D. Facilitating Coping - Answer✔B
A nurse receives an x-ray report on a newly admitted client suspected of having a fractured
tibia. The nurse contacts the physician to report the findings. What role is the nurse engaged
in?
A.Communicator
B.Advocate
C.Caregiver
D.Researcher - Answer✔A
*Case Study*
You are a nurse caring for an 87-year-old retired teacher who underwent hip replacement
surgery 2 weeks ago and has transferred to your rehabilitation unit for physical therapy and
nursing care until she is physically able to return home. Before her surgery, she lived alone,
maintained an immaculately clean house, and was very socially active, with several events
scheduled throughout her week. She travelled extensively but limited her personal driving to
daylight hours. Upon admission to your rehab unit, the patient wonders aloud how she'll return
to her former lifestyle and who will help her. - Answer✔What data can you gather based on
available patient information?
How should you assist the patient to facilitate maximal health?
What questions should you ask yourself when caring for this patient to help ensure quality of
life?
*Case Study*
You are a nursing student observing a primary nurse completing an admission history on a 55-
year-old woman. The patient shared that she was currently working as a nurse in a subacute
unit of a long-term care facility. She indicated that she felt pressured by her organization to
continue her education and was adapting to electronic health records. She commented on the
patient population being "sicker" than she remembered. Obviously frustrated, she stated, "I
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