NUR 2058 Dimensions of Nursing Exam 1
1: Licensure and certification are both methods of granting credentials to demonstrate that an
individual is qualified to provide safe care to the public.
-True
2: What is a type of nursing education program conducted in junior and community colleges that
is nominally 2 years in length?
-Associate degree program
3: Evidence-based practice is the practice of nursing in which interventions are based on date
from research that demonstrates that they are appropriate and successful.
-True
4: The establishment of a professional organization is one of the most important characteristics
of a profession.
- True
5: In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must the nursing
profession embrace?
-Responsibility and Accountability
6: Licensure is conducted by the state through the enforcement powers if its regulatory boards to
protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare by establishing professional standards.
-True
, 7: Identify the element that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of
nursing.
-Demonstration of competency and high-quality care through peer review.
8: What health care service targets rehabilitative services, long-term care, and care of the dying?
-Tertiary Care
9: Identify the approach that describes a profession as a being in a continual state of development
along a continuum.
-Process Approach
10: Being disrespectful to a classmate or an instructor in school would not be an issue of
incivility.
- False
11: Select the trait of a profession that some experts feel nursing falls short in
-Nurse consistently use evidence based knowledge and practice
12: What is the primary goal of establishing licensure of nurses?
-Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public.
13: Both nursing faculty and nursing students have reported that incivility is a moderate issue in
nursing education.
1: Licensure and certification are both methods of granting credentials to demonstrate that an
individual is qualified to provide safe care to the public.
-True
2: What is a type of nursing education program conducted in junior and community colleges that
is nominally 2 years in length?
-Associate degree program
3: Evidence-based practice is the practice of nursing in which interventions are based on date
from research that demonstrates that they are appropriate and successful.
-True
4: The establishment of a professional organization is one of the most important characteristics
of a profession.
- True
5: In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must the nursing
profession embrace?
-Responsibility and Accountability
6: Licensure is conducted by the state through the enforcement powers if its regulatory boards to
protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare by establishing professional standards.
-True
, 7: Identify the element that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of
nursing.
-Demonstration of competency and high-quality care through peer review.
8: What health care service targets rehabilitative services, long-term care, and care of the dying?
-Tertiary Care
9: Identify the approach that describes a profession as a being in a continual state of development
along a continuum.
-Process Approach
10: Being disrespectful to a classmate or an instructor in school would not be an issue of
incivility.
- False
11: Select the trait of a profession that some experts feel nursing falls short in
-Nurse consistently use evidence based knowledge and practice
12: What is the primary goal of establishing licensure of nurses?
-Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public.
13: Both nursing faculty and nursing students have reported that incivility is a moderate issue in
nursing education.
