Fundamentals of Nursing Final Exam Test
What are the four aims of the nursing profession? - ANS-1. Promote Illness
2. Prevent Illness
3. Restore Health
4. Facilitate Coping with Death and Disability
What types of skills are needed by nurses to fulfill the aims of nursing? - ANS-1.
Cognitive-Know and understand information. Be able to teach and analyze information.
2. Technical-Skills like taking BP, medication administration. Be able to demonstrate
your skills.
3. Interpersonal-Get your patients, Dr., and coworkers to trust you in a short period of
time. Come across as a compassionate, capable, and competent nurse.
4. Legal/Ethical-Be able to work ethically, legally, working within your scope of practice.
What are nurses accountable for? - ANS-Nurses are accountable for their own actions
and behaviors as well as the actions of others such as trainees and subordinates.
What are nurses responsible for? - ANS-Nurses are responsible for performing their
assigned tasks reliably, dependably, and to the best of their ability.
Describe professional dress - ANS-No excessive jewelry, long fingernails or artificial
nails, or chewing gum.
Hair secured away from contact with the individual receiving care.
Personal cleanliness, avoiding strong odors and perfumes.
Clean uniform or clothing.
No visible body modifications or unusual ear piercings.
No tattoos visible on parts of the body not covered by scrubs.
Describe professional demeanor - ANS-Avoid loud talking
Maintain a positive attitude and instill hope
Maintain a clean, uncluttered workstation
Avoid taking personal calls at work
Do not discuss personal problems with patients
Never breach patient confidentiality
Avoid gossiping with and bullying coworkers
Do not complain to patients or family members
Do not use illegal substances
Describe professional electronic media use - ANS-Do not use personal cell phones to
document patients
Do not share patient information over social media
, What are the roles of the nurse? - ANS-Caregiver
Manager
Teacher
Advocator
Collaborator
**A professional nurse needs to be doing these things at all times**
What is nursing? - ANS-A profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and
communities to attain, recover, and maintain optimum health and function from birth to
old age.
What are the phases of the nursing process? - ANS-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
(ADPIE)
How is the nursing process dynamic, patient-centered, and collaborative? - ANS-The
nursing process if dynamic because it can adapt to changes in the patients status.
Patient-centered because the nurse organizes the plan of care according to the patients
needs to achieve goals and outcomes. And collaborative because nurses collaborate
with other members of the healthcare team in a joint effort to provide quality patient
care. As well as collaborating with patient and their family.
What is happening in the assessment phase of the nursing process? - ANS-The nurse
will: Collect, organize, validate, and document patients assessment data.
Establish a database: perform a head to toe assessment, obtain a nursing health
history, review patient records, speak with family members and significant support
persons, speak with other health professionals.
Update data: Update the data to keep it current. Add new data with ongoing
assessments.
Organize data: Look for significant cue clusters and patterns. This phase will point you
in a direction of a diagnosis to select.
Validate data: Seek more assessment data to clarify cue clusters and patterns. Ask
different questions or use different equipment to verify data.
Communicate data: This involves documenting data and verbally communicating with
other providers and colleagues.
Constant Data - ANS-information that does not change over time such as race or blood
type
What are the four aims of the nursing profession? - ANS-1. Promote Illness
2. Prevent Illness
3. Restore Health
4. Facilitate Coping with Death and Disability
What types of skills are needed by nurses to fulfill the aims of nursing? - ANS-1.
Cognitive-Know and understand information. Be able to teach and analyze information.
2. Technical-Skills like taking BP, medication administration. Be able to demonstrate
your skills.
3. Interpersonal-Get your patients, Dr., and coworkers to trust you in a short period of
time. Come across as a compassionate, capable, and competent nurse.
4. Legal/Ethical-Be able to work ethically, legally, working within your scope of practice.
What are nurses accountable for? - ANS-Nurses are accountable for their own actions
and behaviors as well as the actions of others such as trainees and subordinates.
What are nurses responsible for? - ANS-Nurses are responsible for performing their
assigned tasks reliably, dependably, and to the best of their ability.
Describe professional dress - ANS-No excessive jewelry, long fingernails or artificial
nails, or chewing gum.
Hair secured away from contact with the individual receiving care.
Personal cleanliness, avoiding strong odors and perfumes.
Clean uniform or clothing.
No visible body modifications or unusual ear piercings.
No tattoos visible on parts of the body not covered by scrubs.
Describe professional demeanor - ANS-Avoid loud talking
Maintain a positive attitude and instill hope
Maintain a clean, uncluttered workstation
Avoid taking personal calls at work
Do not discuss personal problems with patients
Never breach patient confidentiality
Avoid gossiping with and bullying coworkers
Do not complain to patients or family members
Do not use illegal substances
Describe professional electronic media use - ANS-Do not use personal cell phones to
document patients
Do not share patient information over social media
, What are the roles of the nurse? - ANS-Caregiver
Manager
Teacher
Advocator
Collaborator
**A professional nurse needs to be doing these things at all times**
What is nursing? - ANS-A profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and
communities to attain, recover, and maintain optimum health and function from birth to
old age.
What are the phases of the nursing process? - ANS-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
(ADPIE)
How is the nursing process dynamic, patient-centered, and collaborative? - ANS-The
nursing process if dynamic because it can adapt to changes in the patients status.
Patient-centered because the nurse organizes the plan of care according to the patients
needs to achieve goals and outcomes. And collaborative because nurses collaborate
with other members of the healthcare team in a joint effort to provide quality patient
care. As well as collaborating with patient and their family.
What is happening in the assessment phase of the nursing process? - ANS-The nurse
will: Collect, organize, validate, and document patients assessment data.
Establish a database: perform a head to toe assessment, obtain a nursing health
history, review patient records, speak with family members and significant support
persons, speak with other health professionals.
Update data: Update the data to keep it current. Add new data with ongoing
assessments.
Organize data: Look for significant cue clusters and patterns. This phase will point you
in a direction of a diagnosis to select.
Validate data: Seek more assessment data to clarify cue clusters and patterns. Ask
different questions or use different equipment to verify data.
Communicate data: This involves documenting data and verbally communicating with
other providers and colleagues.
Constant Data - ANS-information that does not change over time such as race or blood
type
