NU 100 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025-2026
Florence Nightingale - Answers Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - Answers Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of
US mental asylums. Army nursing Corps.
Virginia Henderson - Answers the patient is an individual who requires help to reach
independence. Sick or well.
Clara Barton - Answers Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Primary Roles of Nurse: - Answers care provider, educator, advocate, leader, change agent,
manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator
Metaparadigm - Answers four broad concepts core to nursing: person, environment, health, and
nursing
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answers self actualization
self esteem
love and belonging
safety and security
physiological needs
Erickson's Psychosocial Theory - Answers development is lifelong
stages span from birth until death- personality is continually evolving
people are dealing with the realities of the ego throughout life
Styles of Leadership - Answers autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, bureaucratic
autocratic leadership - Answers leadership style that involves making managerial decisions
without consulting others
democratic leadership - Answers a leadership style in which managers work with employees to
make decisions
laissez-faire leadership - Answers A leadership style that leaves much of the business decision-
making to the workforce - a 'hands off' approach and the reverse of the autocratic style
Nursing Problems - Answers shortage of nurses, increased workload, increased stress, elderly
population
ethics committee - Answers committee made up of individuals who are involved in a patient's
,care, including health care practitioners, family members, clergy, and others, with the purpose of
reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases. Involves education, case consultation, and policy
recommendation.
What's needed in a person for leadership? - Answers personality, ability and intelligence
affective learning domain - Answers feelings, values, motivations and attitudes.
What to do during a values conflict with substance abuse. - Answers Subtle signs of denial.
Avoid confrontation. Be matter of fact. Provide straight forward info.
ADPIE - Nursing Process - Answers Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Assessment - Answers systematic and continuous collection and analysis of
information about the client
Nursing Diagnosis - Answers used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or
potential health problems
Nursing Planning - Answers - the establishment of client goals/outcomes
- working with the client to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-to determine related nursing interventions that are most likely to assist client in achieving goals
-this about improving the quality of life for your patient
- this is about what the patient needs to do to improve their health status or better cope with
illness.
Nursing Implementation - Answers Formally begins after a plan of care is developed. The nurse
initiates interventions that are designed to achieve the goals and expected outcomes needed to
support or improve the patient's health status.
Nursing Evaluation - Answers Involves measuring if goals in planning step were met: progress is
evaluated; changes in nursing diagnoses, goals & care plan may result; NA has keep role as NA's
observations are used for this step
Deontology - Answers defines actions as right or wrong. Not based on consequences.
, Utilitarianism - Answers Defines actions as right or wrong based on consequences.
objective data - Answers information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
subjective data - Answers things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
autonomy - Answers independence; self-government
Accountability - Answers Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
Advocacy - Answers taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to
support a health-related belief
Beneficence - Answers Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Confidentiality - Answers the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals
fidelity - Answers faithfulness; loyalty
Justice - Answers fairness; rightfulness
Nonmaleficence - Answers duty to do no harm
responsibility - Answers Being responsible for one's actions
veracity - Answers truthfulness, honesty
civility - Answers politeness; courteousness
Bioethics - Answers The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
scope of practice - Answers Most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you are able
to provide for the patient.
Constitutional Law - Answers Laws relating to the interpretation of the Constitution
Statutory Law - Answers Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Regulatory Law - Answers reflects decisions made by administrative bodies
Case laws - Answers based on a court decision that establishes a precedent; also called
common law
Negligence (4 elements) - Answers duty, dereliction, damages and direct cause.
living will - Answers Advanced directive. A document that indicates what medical intervention an
individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes. Organ donation.
Florence Nightingale - Answers Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - Answers Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of
US mental asylums. Army nursing Corps.
Virginia Henderson - Answers the patient is an individual who requires help to reach
independence. Sick or well.
Clara Barton - Answers Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Primary Roles of Nurse: - Answers care provider, educator, advocate, leader, change agent,
manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator
Metaparadigm - Answers four broad concepts core to nursing: person, environment, health, and
nursing
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answers self actualization
self esteem
love and belonging
safety and security
physiological needs
Erickson's Psychosocial Theory - Answers development is lifelong
stages span from birth until death- personality is continually evolving
people are dealing with the realities of the ego throughout life
Styles of Leadership - Answers autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, bureaucratic
autocratic leadership - Answers leadership style that involves making managerial decisions
without consulting others
democratic leadership - Answers a leadership style in which managers work with employees to
make decisions
laissez-faire leadership - Answers A leadership style that leaves much of the business decision-
making to the workforce - a 'hands off' approach and the reverse of the autocratic style
Nursing Problems - Answers shortage of nurses, increased workload, increased stress, elderly
population
ethics committee - Answers committee made up of individuals who are involved in a patient's
,care, including health care practitioners, family members, clergy, and others, with the purpose of
reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases. Involves education, case consultation, and policy
recommendation.
What's needed in a person for leadership? - Answers personality, ability and intelligence
affective learning domain - Answers feelings, values, motivations and attitudes.
What to do during a values conflict with substance abuse. - Answers Subtle signs of denial.
Avoid confrontation. Be matter of fact. Provide straight forward info.
ADPIE - Nursing Process - Answers Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Assessment - Answers systematic and continuous collection and analysis of
information about the client
Nursing Diagnosis - Answers used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or
potential health problems
Nursing Planning - Answers - the establishment of client goals/outcomes
- working with the client to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-to determine related nursing interventions that are most likely to assist client in achieving goals
-this about improving the quality of life for your patient
- this is about what the patient needs to do to improve their health status or better cope with
illness.
Nursing Implementation - Answers Formally begins after a plan of care is developed. The nurse
initiates interventions that are designed to achieve the goals and expected outcomes needed to
support or improve the patient's health status.
Nursing Evaluation - Answers Involves measuring if goals in planning step were met: progress is
evaluated; changes in nursing diagnoses, goals & care plan may result; NA has keep role as NA's
observations are used for this step
Deontology - Answers defines actions as right or wrong. Not based on consequences.
, Utilitarianism - Answers Defines actions as right or wrong based on consequences.
objective data - Answers information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
subjective data - Answers things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
autonomy - Answers independence; self-government
Accountability - Answers Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
Advocacy - Answers taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to
support a health-related belief
Beneficence - Answers Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Confidentiality - Answers the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals
fidelity - Answers faithfulness; loyalty
Justice - Answers fairness; rightfulness
Nonmaleficence - Answers duty to do no harm
responsibility - Answers Being responsible for one's actions
veracity - Answers truthfulness, honesty
civility - Answers politeness; courteousness
Bioethics - Answers The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
scope of practice - Answers Most commonly defined by state law; outlines the care you are able
to provide for the patient.
Constitutional Law - Answers Laws relating to the interpretation of the Constitution
Statutory Law - Answers Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Regulatory Law - Answers reflects decisions made by administrative bodies
Case laws - Answers based on a court decision that establishes a precedent; also called
common law
Negligence (4 elements) - Answers duty, dereliction, damages and direct cause.
living will - Answers Advanced directive. A document that indicates what medical intervention an
individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes. Organ donation.
