NUR 215 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Why is nursing considered a profession? - cCORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>Education, knowledge, selfless concern for others,
follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and
responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Highly trained, well
educated, caring, and competent.
6 basic skills - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>autonomy,
beneficence, fidelity, justice, non-maleficence, veracity
autonomy - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the right of the patient to
make decisions about their medical care w/out their healthcare
provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>address the idea that a
nurse's actions should only promote good
fidelity - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>The nurse must be faithful to the
promises they made as professionals to provide quality care
justice - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the nurse needs to be impartial
and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>nurse must be non-
harming or inflicting the least amount of harm possible to reach a
beneficial outcome
veracity - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>must be honest and tell the truth
, History of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>transformed to a
women dominated profession in the 19th and 20th century, had to
become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the US
angel of mercy - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>religion based and shows
nurses as self-sacrificing, moral and noble
battle Ax - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>showed nurses as cruel
torturers, includes the bossy nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>shows nurses as sexy and
risque women, seen as potential dates for physicians
military nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>shows nurses on battlefield
in uniform; striaghtedges
handmaiden nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>nurses as just mere
assistants that need to help the physician at all costs
Florence Nightingale - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>transformed nursing
from battle ax image to nursing as a respected profession, founder of
modern nursing and the first nursing school
ADPIE - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation and evaluation
assessment - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>gather the information and
review patient PMHx, present medical Hx, and family Hx.
diagnosis - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>identify problems
planning - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>develop smart goals, desired
outcomes and action plans
SMART goals - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/reasonable
Timely
implementation - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>actions that the nurse is
going to perform in order to try and reach the goal
evaluate - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>were the smart goals and
outcomes achieved
5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - cCORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>physiological needs
safety needs
love and belonging
self-esteem
self actualization
health promotion - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the process of enabling
people to increase control over and to improve their health
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
Why is nursing considered a profession? - cCORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>Education, knowledge, selfless concern for others,
follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and
responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Highly trained, well
educated, caring, and competent.
6 basic skills - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>autonomy,
beneficence, fidelity, justice, non-maleficence, veracity
autonomy - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the right of the patient to
make decisions about their medical care w/out their healthcare
provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>address the idea that a
nurse's actions should only promote good
fidelity - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>The nurse must be faithful to the
promises they made as professionals to provide quality care
justice - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the nurse needs to be impartial
and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>nurse must be non-
harming or inflicting the least amount of harm possible to reach a
beneficial outcome
veracity - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>must be honest and tell the truth
, History of nursing - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>transformed to a
women dominated profession in the 19th and 20th century, had to
become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the US
angel of mercy - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>religion based and shows
nurses as self-sacrificing, moral and noble
battle Ax - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>showed nurses as cruel
torturers, includes the bossy nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>shows nurses as sexy and
risque women, seen as potential dates for physicians
military nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>shows nurses on battlefield
in uniform; striaghtedges
handmaiden nurse - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>nurses as just mere
assistants that need to help the physician at all costs
Florence Nightingale - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>transformed nursing
from battle ax image to nursing as a respected profession, founder of
modern nursing and the first nursing school
ADPIE - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation and evaluation
assessment - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>gather the information and
review patient PMHx, present medical Hx, and family Hx.
diagnosis - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>identify problems
planning - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>develop smart goals, desired
outcomes and action plans
SMART goals - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/reasonable
Timely
implementation - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>actions that the nurse is
going to perform in order to try and reach the goal
evaluate - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>were the smart goals and
outcomes achieved
5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - cCORRECT-
ANSWERS>>>>physiological needs
safety needs
love and belonging
self-esteem
self actualization
health promotion - cCORRECT-ANSWERS>>>>the process of enabling
people to increase control over and to improve their health