NU 311 FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are professional characteristics? - ANS -extensive education
-theoretical body of knowledge
-specific service
-autonomy in decision making
-code of ethics
Define Nursing - ANS The protection, promotion, and optimization 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.
parts to the nursing process - ANS assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate
prioritizing nursing process - ANS o Safety
o Airway
o Breathing
o Circulation
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,o Pain
What is the ANA? - ANS American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 9? - ANS The profession of nursing, collectively
through its professional organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of
the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 6? - ANS the nurse participates in establishing,
maintaining, and improving health care environments and conditions of employment conducive
to the provision of quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through
individual and collective action
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 7? - ANS The Nurse, in all roles and settings,
advances the profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards of
development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy."
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 8 - ANS The nurse collaborates with other health
professionals and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to
meet health needs.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 5 - ANS duties to self and others
-INTEGRITY is an aspect of wholeness of character and is primarily a self-concern of the
individual nurse.
-Nurses have a responsibility to remain consistent with both their personal and professional
values
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,What is the ANA code of ethics provision 4 - ANS The nurse has authority, accountability, and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the
obligation to promote health and to provide optimal care
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 3? - ANS Promotes, advocates for, and strives to
protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient
This means:
-Participate in review and development of policies
-Reporting errors and near misses per facility policy (whether you or other made error)
-Disclosing errors to patients
-Use the Chain of Command
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 2? - ANS professional boundaries
The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or
population.
When acting within one's role as a professional, the nurse recognizes and maintains boundaries
that establish appropriate limits to relationships.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 1? - ANS relationships with colleagues and other
...practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attribute
of EVERY person.
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, What are the ANA scope of standards? - ANS they are not laws but influence policy
development
NCBSN guidelines for professional boundaries - ANS • Professional sexual misconduct is an
extreme form of boundary violation; includes seductive behavior, sexual demeaning, harassing
or reasonably interpreted as sexual by the patient
• Boundary violations can result when there is confusion between the nurses needs and those
of the patient
• Avoid repeated boundary crossings
• Avoid personal or business relationships to the patient
• Don't discuss personal problems with patient
• Don't show favoritism
• Don't keep secrets with patient
What is SBAR? - ANS • Situation: The problem
- State your name and unit
- I am calling about (patient name and room number)
- The reason for calling
• Background of patient: Brief and to the point
- State admission diagnosis and date of admission
- State pertinent medical history
- Brief synopsis of the up to date treatment
• Assessment: Vital signs, O2 sat, pn, mental status
- What you found, what you think
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AND ANSWERS
What are professional characteristics? - ANS -extensive education
-theoretical body of knowledge
-specific service
-autonomy in decision making
-code of ethics
Define Nursing - ANS The protection, promotion, and optimization 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.
parts to the nursing process - ANS assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate
prioritizing nursing process - ANS o Safety
o Airway
o Breathing
o Circulation
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,o Pain
What is the ANA? - ANS American Nurses Association (ANA)
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 9? - ANS The profession of nursing, collectively
through its professional organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of
the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 6? - ANS the nurse participates in establishing,
maintaining, and improving health care environments and conditions of employment conducive
to the provision of quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through
individual and collective action
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 7? - ANS The Nurse, in all roles and settings,
advances the profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards of
development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy."
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 8 - ANS The nurse collaborates with other health
professionals and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to
meet health needs.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 5 - ANS duties to self and others
-INTEGRITY is an aspect of wholeness of character and is primarily a self-concern of the
individual nurse.
-Nurses have a responsibility to remain consistent with both their personal and professional
values
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,What is the ANA code of ethics provision 4 - ANS The nurse has authority, accountability, and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the
obligation to promote health and to provide optimal care
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 3? - ANS Promotes, advocates for, and strives to
protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient
This means:
-Participate in review and development of policies
-Reporting errors and near misses per facility policy (whether you or other made error)
-Disclosing errors to patients
-Use the Chain of Command
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 2? - ANS professional boundaries
The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or
population.
When acting within one's role as a professional, the nurse recognizes and maintains boundaries
that establish appropriate limits to relationships.
What is the ANA code of ethics provision 1? - ANS relationships with colleagues and other
...practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attribute
of EVERY person.
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, What are the ANA scope of standards? - ANS they are not laws but influence policy
development
NCBSN guidelines for professional boundaries - ANS • Professional sexual misconduct is an
extreme form of boundary violation; includes seductive behavior, sexual demeaning, harassing
or reasonably interpreted as sexual by the patient
• Boundary violations can result when there is confusion between the nurses needs and those
of the patient
• Avoid repeated boundary crossings
• Avoid personal or business relationships to the patient
• Don't discuss personal problems with patient
• Don't show favoritism
• Don't keep secrets with patient
What is SBAR? - ANS • Situation: The problem
- State your name and unit
- I am calling about (patient name and room number)
- The reason for calling
• Background of patient: Brief and to the point
- State admission diagnosis and date of admission
- State pertinent medical history
- Brief synopsis of the up to date treatment
• Assessment: Vital signs, O2 sat, pn, mental status
- What you found, what you think
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