NURS 2300 exam 1 blueprint Questions With Complete
Solutions
Create a personal plan for test preparation and
review Correct Answer take time to preread before lecture
-make concept maps (big picture/ideas)
-make cards to review and carry around with you
-self-test with a friend
Define evidence-based practice (EBP) Correct Answer The
practice of health care in which the practitioner systematically
finds the most current findings as basis for clinical decisions.
Describe Benner's model of socialization and how
it applies to nursing. Correct Answer Novice- Has little
background and limited practical skills; relies on rules and
expectations of others for direction.
Advanced beginner- Has marginally competent skills; uses
theory and principles much of the time; experiences difficulty
establishing priorities.
Competent Practitioner- Feels competent, organized; plans and
sets goals; thinks abstractly and analytically; coordinates several
tasks simultaneously.
Proficient Practitioner- Views patients holistically; recognizes
subtle changes; sets priorities with ease; focuses on long term
goals.
, Expert Practitioner- Performs fluidly; grasps patient needs
automatically; responses are integrated; expertise comes
naturally.
Describe how nursing has reacted to nursing shortages and how
those affect patient outcomes. Correct Answer External
shortages: can include changes in demand for nursing services,
and increasing age of American population, greater acuity
(degree of illness) of the hospitalized individual, public
perceptions of nursing as a profession and ever-widening career
options for women.
Internal shortages: salary issues, long hours, increased
responsibility for unlicensed workers and significant
responsibility with little authority.
Two solutions attempted: 1) increase the supply of nurses 2)
create less-trained worker supplement the number of nurses.
Describe how the public sees nurses. Correct Answer Some
view nurses as highly sexualized or as not being diverse in
gender and race, they tend to view them as young white women.
Also most people do not appreciate the complexity and range of
today's professional nursing role.
Describe strategies to ease transition from student
to professional nurse. Correct Answer Orientation programs
in the work setting.
Biculturalism: Joining of school values with workplace values.
Allows new nurse to introduce ideas or values from nursing
school and integrate them into the work environment.
Solutions
Create a personal plan for test preparation and
review Correct Answer take time to preread before lecture
-make concept maps (big picture/ideas)
-make cards to review and carry around with you
-self-test with a friend
Define evidence-based practice (EBP) Correct Answer The
practice of health care in which the practitioner systematically
finds the most current findings as basis for clinical decisions.
Describe Benner's model of socialization and how
it applies to nursing. Correct Answer Novice- Has little
background and limited practical skills; relies on rules and
expectations of others for direction.
Advanced beginner- Has marginally competent skills; uses
theory and principles much of the time; experiences difficulty
establishing priorities.
Competent Practitioner- Feels competent, organized; plans and
sets goals; thinks abstractly and analytically; coordinates several
tasks simultaneously.
Proficient Practitioner- Views patients holistically; recognizes
subtle changes; sets priorities with ease; focuses on long term
goals.
, Expert Practitioner- Performs fluidly; grasps patient needs
automatically; responses are integrated; expertise comes
naturally.
Describe how nursing has reacted to nursing shortages and how
those affect patient outcomes. Correct Answer External
shortages: can include changes in demand for nursing services,
and increasing age of American population, greater acuity
(degree of illness) of the hospitalized individual, public
perceptions of nursing as a profession and ever-widening career
options for women.
Internal shortages: salary issues, long hours, increased
responsibility for unlicensed workers and significant
responsibility with little authority.
Two solutions attempted: 1) increase the supply of nurses 2)
create less-trained worker supplement the number of nurses.
Describe how the public sees nurses. Correct Answer Some
view nurses as highly sexualized or as not being diverse in
gender and race, they tend to view them as young white women.
Also most people do not appreciate the complexity and range of
today's professional nursing role.
Describe strategies to ease transition from student
to professional nurse. Correct Answer Orientation programs
in the work setting.
Biculturalism: Joining of school values with workplace values.
Allows new nurse to introduce ideas or values from nursing
school and integrate them into the work environment.
