Nursing 122 Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Art - Correct answer-Any branch of creative work, especially painting and
drawing, that displays form, beauty, and any unusual perception.
Literature - Correct answer-All writings in prose or verse.
Media - Correct answer-All the means of communication, such as newspapers,
radio, and television.
Stereotype - Correct answer-A fixed or conventional conception of a person or
group held by a number of people that allows for no individuality.
Clinical nurse leader (CNL) - Correct answer-A master's degree-educated RN who
assumes accountability for client care outcomes through the assimilation and
application of research-based information to design, implement, and evaluate client
plans of care. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care at the point of care to
individuals and cohorts or populations. The CNL designs, implements, and
evaluates client care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided
by the health care team, including licensed nurses, technicians, and other health
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,professionals (AACN Updated White Paper on the Role of the Clinical Nurse
Leader, July 2007).
Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) - Correct answer-A practice focused doctoral
degree in nursing. The degree that is recommended by the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for all advanced practice nurses by 2015.
Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - Correct answer-An advanced practice nurse who
possesses expertise in a defined area of nursing practice for a selected client
population or clinical setting. The CNS functions as an expert clinician, educator,
consultant, researcher, and administrator.
Florence Nightingale - Correct answer-(1820 to 1910) Considered the founder of
organized, professional nursing. She is best known for her contributions to the
reforms in the British Army Medical Corps, improved sanitation in India, improved
public health in Great Britain, use of statistics to document health outcomes, and
the development of organized training for nurses.
Professional nurse - Correct answer-A specially trained professional that addresses
the humanistic and holistic needs of patients, families, and environments and
provides responses to patterns and/or needs of patients, families, and communities
to actual and potential health problems. The professional nurse has diverse roles,
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, such as health care provider, client advocate, educator, care coordinator, primary
care practitioner, and change agent (Katz et al, 2009).
Energy management - Correct answer-Ensuring that the right amount of effort
matches the right task to optimize an outcome while gauging the amount of
personal energy expended or taxed to achieve the desired result.
Goal - Correct answer-A tangible, measurable, and attainable act in a specific
period of time. It has broad-term results, experiences, or achievements toward
which someone is willing to work.
Milieu - Correct answer-The physical or social setting in which something occurs
or develops.
Novice to expert - Correct answer-Five stages of proficiency in the development of
skill acquisition and performance within the domain of clinical nursing practice
that frames a transition from reliance on abstract principles of the new learner to
becoming an involved performer who is engaged in a situation—the expert
performer (Benner, 2001).
Objective - Correct answer-An identifiable, measurable act that implements one's
goal and is typically short termed.
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Answers Graded A+
Art - Correct answer-Any branch of creative work, especially painting and
drawing, that displays form, beauty, and any unusual perception.
Literature - Correct answer-All writings in prose or verse.
Media - Correct answer-All the means of communication, such as newspapers,
radio, and television.
Stereotype - Correct answer-A fixed or conventional conception of a person or
group held by a number of people that allows for no individuality.
Clinical nurse leader (CNL) - Correct answer-A master's degree-educated RN who
assumes accountability for client care outcomes through the assimilation and
application of research-based information to design, implement, and evaluate client
plans of care. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care at the point of care to
individuals and cohorts or populations. The CNL designs, implements, and
evaluates client care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided
by the health care team, including licensed nurses, technicians, and other health
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,professionals (AACN Updated White Paper on the Role of the Clinical Nurse
Leader, July 2007).
Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) - Correct answer-A practice focused doctoral
degree in nursing. The degree that is recommended by the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for all advanced practice nurses by 2015.
Clinical nurse specialist (CNS) - Correct answer-An advanced practice nurse who
possesses expertise in a defined area of nursing practice for a selected client
population or clinical setting. The CNS functions as an expert clinician, educator,
consultant, researcher, and administrator.
Florence Nightingale - Correct answer-(1820 to 1910) Considered the founder of
organized, professional nursing. She is best known for her contributions to the
reforms in the British Army Medical Corps, improved sanitation in India, improved
public health in Great Britain, use of statistics to document health outcomes, and
the development of organized training for nurses.
Professional nurse - Correct answer-A specially trained professional that addresses
the humanistic and holistic needs of patients, families, and environments and
provides responses to patterns and/or needs of patients, families, and communities
to actual and potential health problems. The professional nurse has diverse roles,
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, such as health care provider, client advocate, educator, care coordinator, primary
care practitioner, and change agent (Katz et al, 2009).
Energy management - Correct answer-Ensuring that the right amount of effort
matches the right task to optimize an outcome while gauging the amount of
personal energy expended or taxed to achieve the desired result.
Goal - Correct answer-A tangible, measurable, and attainable act in a specific
period of time. It has broad-term results, experiences, or achievements toward
which someone is willing to work.
Milieu - Correct answer-The physical or social setting in which something occurs
or develops.
Novice to expert - Correct answer-Five stages of proficiency in the development of
skill acquisition and performance within the domain of clinical nursing practice
that frames a transition from reliance on abstract principles of the new learner to
becoming an involved performer who is engaged in a situation—the expert
performer (Benner, 2001).
Objective - Correct answer-An identifiable, measurable act that implements one's
goal and is typically short termed.
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