NUR 3056 Exam 1 FSU (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Describe .the .status .of .nursing .as .a .profession .and .as .a .discipline.
Nursing .focuses .on .___________ .responses .to .actual .or .potential .health
.problems .and .is .increasingly .focused .on ._____________, .an .area .of .caring .that
.encompasses .nursing's .unique .knowledge .and .abilities. .It .encompasses
.___________________ .and ._____________________ .care .of .individuals .of .all
.ages, .families, .groups, .and .communities, .sick .or .well .and .in .all .settings. .Based
.on .________ .and .not ._______________ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-human .
wellness
autonomous .and .collaborative .
EBP .and .not .intuition.
Explain .the .aims .of .nursing .as .they .interrelate .to .facilitate .maximal .health .and
.quality .of .life .for .patients.
Promotion .of .health, .prevention .of .illness, .care .of .ill, .disabled .and .dying,
.advocacy, .promotion .of .a .safe .environment, .research, .participation .in .shaping
.health .policy .and .in .patient .and .health .systems .management, .and .education
Knowledge .base .for .practice .includes ._____________, .________________, .and
._________________ .from .an .established .plan .of .care
Nursing .aims: .to .promote .__________ .prevent .illness, .restore .health, .and
.facilitate .coping .with ._____________ .and .__________ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
diagnosis, .interventions, .and .evaluation .of .
outcomes
health
disability .or .death
Explain .the .aims .of .nursing .as .they .interrelate .to .facilitate .maximal .health .and
.quality .of .life .for .patients.
Nurses .use .______________, .______________, ._________________, .and
._______/__________ .competencies .to .meet .these .aims
In .addition, .the .nurse .integrates ._________________ .data .with .knowledge
.gained .from .an .understanding .of .the .patient's .or .group's .______________
,.experience, .applies .scientific .knowledge .in .the .nursing .process, .and .provides
.a .caring .relationship .that .facilitates .health .and .healing .
Defined .as .the ._______________,_________________, .and .______________ .of
.health .and .abilities, .prevention .of .illness .and .injury, .alleviation .of .suffering
.through .the .diagnosis .and .treatment .of .human .response,and .advocacy .in .the
.care .of .individuals, .families, .communities, .and .populations .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-cognitive, .technical, .interpersonal, .and .ethical/legal
.objective .
subjective .
protection, .promotion, .and .the .optimization
Discuss .the .effects .on .nursing .practice .of .nursing .organizations, .standards .of
.nursing .practice, .nurse .practice .acts, .and .the .nursing .process.
Nursing .controls .and .guarantees .its .practice .through .____________ .of .practice,
.nurse .practice ._______ .and .______________, .and .the .use .of .the .nursing
.process. .Nurses .are .accountable .for .their .quality .of .practice .and .responsible
.for .safe .use .of .standards .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-standards .
acts .and .licensure
Standards .of .practice:
.nursing .process: ._____________, ._____________, ._____________
._______________, .__________________, .________________,
.___________________, .ethics, .education, .evidence .based .practice .and
.research, .quality .of .practice, .communication, .leadership, .collaboration,
.professional .practice .evaluation, .resource .utilization, .environmental .health,
.collegiality
Nursing .process .are .guidelines .for .nursing .practice. .It .integrates .the .art .and
.science .of .nursing .and .used .by .the .nurse .to .identify .patient's .health .care
.needs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcome .identification,
.planning, .implementation, .evaluation
Nursing .process .used .by .the .nurse .to .identify .patient's .health .care .needs .and
.strengths, .establish .and .carry .out .plan .of .care .to .meet .those .needs, .and .to
.evaluate .effectiveness .of .the .plan .to .meet .established .outcomes
Helps .with .critical .thinking .and .clinical .reasoning .when .providing .care. .
Essential .activities: .assessing, .diagnosing, .planning, .implementing, .evaluating
ANA's .standards .identify .activities .specific .and .unique .to .nursing; .serve .to
.protect .the .nurse, .patient, .and .institution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Identify .current .trends .in .nursing.
1. .Nurses .should .practice .to .the .full .extent .of .their ._______________ .and
._____________
,2. .Nurses .should .achieve ._________ .levels .of .education .and .training .through
.an .improved .education .system .that .promotes .seamless .___________
.progression.
3. .Nurses .should .be .full .____________ .with .physicians .and .other .health
.professionals, .in .redesigning .health .care .in .the .United .States.
4. .Effective .workforce .planning .and .policy .making .require .better ._______
.collection .and .an .improved .information .infrastructure .
Nursing .___________, ._________ .nurse .workforce, .rapid .advances .in
.__________ .knowledge .and .______ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-education .and
.training
.higher
academic
partners,
data .
.shortage
aging .
medical
technology
Describe .scopes .of .practice .and .roles .of .health .care .team .members
Diploma: .___ .year .hospital .based .nursing, .strong .emphasis .on .clinical
.experience
ADN: .___ .year .program .at .junior .college
BSN: .___ .year .degree
NP: ._______________ .degree, .may .have .independent .practice .to .assess .and
.deliver .primary .care
Chapter .24 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3
2.
4
advanced
Identify .vital .signs .& .the .medical .terminology .which .identifies .changes. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-T= .temperature
Afebrile .(normal, .no .fever), .pyrexia .or .febrile, .hypothermia
P= .pulse
N/A .(normal), .tachycardia, .bradycardia
R= .respirations
Eupnea, .tachypnea, .bradypnea
BP= .Blood .pressure
Normotensive, .hypertensive, .hypotensive
O2 .sat= .oxygen .saturation
95-100%; .<90%
, Pain .is ."5th" .vital .sign
Demonstrate .knowledge .of .normal .ranges .for .temperature, .pulse, .respirations
.and .blood .pressure .in .adults.
Reference .from .health .assessment .sheet
Identify .age-related .variances .in .vital .signs .in .different .patient .populations. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Temperature
Newborns .lack .developed .temp .mechanism; .fever .worrisome .for .less .than .3
.months
Elderly .lose .thermoregulatory .control; .possible .lower .temps
Immunocompromised: .low .threshold .for .fever .concern .>100.4 .F
Pulse
Kids .have .higher .pulse .rate .than .adults
Newborns .have .highest .pulse .rate
Respirations
Kids .have .higher .rate .than .adults
Newborns .have .highest .respiratory .rate
BP
Should .be .taken .at .rest
Caffeine, .tobacco, .and .activity .will .affect .results
Hypertension .not .diagnosed .on .only .one .BP .reading
Identify .the .role .of .the .RN .in .monitoring .vital .signs.
Unlicensed .may .take .vitals .but .RN .responsible .for .assessing .and .doing
.something .about .them
Data .collected .may .lead .to .a .nursing .diagnosis
Nurses .assess .vital .signs .and .compare .findings .with .accepted .normal .values
.and .the .patient's .usual .patterns .in .wide .variety .of .instances
If .patient .has .unexpected .or .change .in .vital .signs, .nurse .should .validate
.findings .and .further .assess .patient
Identify .the .steps .of .the .nursing .process .which .identify .actual .and .potential
.problems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcome .identification
.and .planning, .implementation, .evaluation, .documentation
All .can .be .used .to .identify .actual .problems .or .predict .potential .problems
Identify .the .implementation .of .the .intervention .component .of .the .nursing
.process
Any .treatment .based .upon .clinical .judgment .and .knowledge .that .a .nurse
.performs .to .enhance .patient .______________
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Describe .the .status .of .nursing .as .a .profession .and .as .a .discipline.
Nursing .focuses .on .___________ .responses .to .actual .or .potential .health
.problems .and .is .increasingly .focused .on ._____________, .an .area .of .caring .that
.encompasses .nursing's .unique .knowledge .and .abilities. .It .encompasses
.___________________ .and ._____________________ .care .of .individuals .of .all
.ages, .families, .groups, .and .communities, .sick .or .well .and .in .all .settings. .Based
.on .________ .and .not ._______________ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-human .
wellness
autonomous .and .collaborative .
EBP .and .not .intuition.
Explain .the .aims .of .nursing .as .they .interrelate .to .facilitate .maximal .health .and
.quality .of .life .for .patients.
Promotion .of .health, .prevention .of .illness, .care .of .ill, .disabled .and .dying,
.advocacy, .promotion .of .a .safe .environment, .research, .participation .in .shaping
.health .policy .and .in .patient .and .health .systems .management, .and .education
Knowledge .base .for .practice .includes ._____________, .________________, .and
._________________ .from .an .established .plan .of .care
Nursing .aims: .to .promote .__________ .prevent .illness, .restore .health, .and
.facilitate .coping .with ._____________ .and .__________ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
diagnosis, .interventions, .and .evaluation .of .
outcomes
health
disability .or .death
Explain .the .aims .of .nursing .as .they .interrelate .to .facilitate .maximal .health .and
.quality .of .life .for .patients.
Nurses .use .______________, .______________, ._________________, .and
._______/__________ .competencies .to .meet .these .aims
In .addition, .the .nurse .integrates ._________________ .data .with .knowledge
.gained .from .an .understanding .of .the .patient's .or .group's .______________
,.experience, .applies .scientific .knowledge .in .the .nursing .process, .and .provides
.a .caring .relationship .that .facilitates .health .and .healing .
Defined .as .the ._______________,_________________, .and .______________ .of
.health .and .abilities, .prevention .of .illness .and .injury, .alleviation .of .suffering
.through .the .diagnosis .and .treatment .of .human .response,and .advocacy .in .the
.care .of .individuals, .families, .communities, .and .populations .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-cognitive, .technical, .interpersonal, .and .ethical/legal
.objective .
subjective .
protection, .promotion, .and .the .optimization
Discuss .the .effects .on .nursing .practice .of .nursing .organizations, .standards .of
.nursing .practice, .nurse .practice .acts, .and .the .nursing .process.
Nursing .controls .and .guarantees .its .practice .through .____________ .of .practice,
.nurse .practice ._______ .and .______________, .and .the .use .of .the .nursing
.process. .Nurses .are .accountable .for .their .quality .of .practice .and .responsible
.for .safe .use .of .standards .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-standards .
acts .and .licensure
Standards .of .practice:
.nursing .process: ._____________, ._____________, ._____________
._______________, .__________________, .________________,
.___________________, .ethics, .education, .evidence .based .practice .and
.research, .quality .of .practice, .communication, .leadership, .collaboration,
.professional .practice .evaluation, .resource .utilization, .environmental .health,
.collegiality
Nursing .process .are .guidelines .for .nursing .practice. .It .integrates .the .art .and
.science .of .nursing .and .used .by .the .nurse .to .identify .patient's .health .care
.needs. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcome .identification,
.planning, .implementation, .evaluation
Nursing .process .used .by .the .nurse .to .identify .patient's .health .care .needs .and
.strengths, .establish .and .carry .out .plan .of .care .to .meet .those .needs, .and .to
.evaluate .effectiveness .of .the .plan .to .meet .established .outcomes
Helps .with .critical .thinking .and .clinical .reasoning .when .providing .care. .
Essential .activities: .assessing, .diagnosing, .planning, .implementing, .evaluating
ANA's .standards .identify .activities .specific .and .unique .to .nursing; .serve .to
.protect .the .nurse, .patient, .and .institution .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Identify .current .trends .in .nursing.
1. .Nurses .should .practice .to .the .full .extent .of .their ._______________ .and
._____________
,2. .Nurses .should .achieve ._________ .levels .of .education .and .training .through
.an .improved .education .system .that .promotes .seamless .___________
.progression.
3. .Nurses .should .be .full .____________ .with .physicians .and .other .health
.professionals, .in .redesigning .health .care .in .the .United .States.
4. .Effective .workforce .planning .and .policy .making .require .better ._______
.collection .and .an .improved .information .infrastructure .
Nursing .___________, ._________ .nurse .workforce, .rapid .advances .in
.__________ .knowledge .and .______ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-education .and
.training
.higher
academic
partners,
data .
.shortage
aging .
medical
technology
Describe .scopes .of .practice .and .roles .of .health .care .team .members
Diploma: .___ .year .hospital .based .nursing, .strong .emphasis .on .clinical
.experience
ADN: .___ .year .program .at .junior .college
BSN: .___ .year .degree
NP: ._______________ .degree, .may .have .independent .practice .to .assess .and
.deliver .primary .care
Chapter .24 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-3
2.
4
advanced
Identify .vital .signs .& .the .medical .terminology .which .identifies .changes. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-T= .temperature
Afebrile .(normal, .no .fever), .pyrexia .or .febrile, .hypothermia
P= .pulse
N/A .(normal), .tachycardia, .bradycardia
R= .respirations
Eupnea, .tachypnea, .bradypnea
BP= .Blood .pressure
Normotensive, .hypertensive, .hypotensive
O2 .sat= .oxygen .saturation
95-100%; .<90%
, Pain .is ."5th" .vital .sign
Demonstrate .knowledge .of .normal .ranges .for .temperature, .pulse, .respirations
.and .blood .pressure .in .adults.
Reference .from .health .assessment .sheet
Identify .age-related .variances .in .vital .signs .in .different .patient .populations. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Temperature
Newborns .lack .developed .temp .mechanism; .fever .worrisome .for .less .than .3
.months
Elderly .lose .thermoregulatory .control; .possible .lower .temps
Immunocompromised: .low .threshold .for .fever .concern .>100.4 .F
Pulse
Kids .have .higher .pulse .rate .than .adults
Newborns .have .highest .pulse .rate
Respirations
Kids .have .higher .rate .than .adults
Newborns .have .highest .respiratory .rate
BP
Should .be .taken .at .rest
Caffeine, .tobacco, .and .activity .will .affect .results
Hypertension .not .diagnosed .on .only .one .BP .reading
Identify .the .role .of .the .RN .in .monitoring .vital .signs.
Unlicensed .may .take .vitals .but .RN .responsible .for .assessing .and .doing
.something .about .them
Data .collected .may .lead .to .a .nursing .diagnosis
Nurses .assess .vital .signs .and .compare .findings .with .accepted .normal .values
.and .the .patient's .usual .patterns .in .wide .variety .of .instances
If .patient .has .unexpected .or .change .in .vital .signs, .nurse .should .validate
.findings .and .further .assess .patient
Identify .the .steps .of .the .nursing .process .which .identify .actual .and .potential
.problems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcome .identification
.and .planning, .implementation, .evaluation, .documentation
All .can .be .used .to .identify .actual .problems .or .predict .potential .problems
Identify .the .implementation .of .the .intervention .component .of .the .nursing
.process
Any .treatment .based .upon .clinical .judgment .and .knowledge .that .a .nurse
.performs .to .enhance .patient .______________
