NURS 205 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Requires extended education, as well as basic liberal foundation
2. Has a theoretical body of knowledge
3. Provides specific service
4. Members have autonomy in decision making practice
5. The profession/professional has a code of ethics for practice - Answers -What are
some characteristics of the nursing profession?
1. Critical thinking
2. Communication
3. Assessment
4. Technical skills - Answers -What are 4 core competencies?
1. Novice
2. Advanced beginner
3. Competent
4. Proficient
5. Expert - Answers -What are the 5 stages of nursing competence?
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation - Answers -What is the nursing process?
1. Diversity
2. Safety
3. Education
4. Health promotion
5. Treatment
6. Self-care
7. Planning for continuity of care - Answers -What are the standards of care for nursing
responsibilities?
1. Autonomy and Accountability
2. Caregiver
3. Advocate
4. Educator
5. Communicator
6. Manager
7. Career Development - Answers -What are some roles and responsibilities of a
nurse?
, ANA's definition of nursing - Answers -Is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
ANA code of ethics - Answers -Is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define
the principals you will use to provide care to your patients
Nurse practice act - Answers -Regulates the licensing and practice of nursing in all
states
1. Altruism
2. Autonomy
3. Human dignity
4. Integrity
5. Social justice - Answers -What are some professional values?
1. Patient/family centered
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Safety
4. Evidence-based practice
5. Quality improvement
6. Informatics - Answers -What are the QSEN competencies identified from the institute
of medicine?
*Step 1*: Is the problem an ethical one?
*Step 2*: Gather data
*Step 3*: Examine your own values
*Step 4*: Verbalize the problem
*Step 5*: Courses of action
*Step 6*: Negotiate the outcome
*Step 7*: Evaluate the outcome - Answers -What are the 7 steps for utilization of the
ethical decision making model?
It is the way you learn; the way information is processed - Answers -What are learning
styles?
Visual
Auditory
Reading
Kinesthetic - Answers -What is VARK?
1. Gain achievement
2. Different perspectives
3. Positive interdependence - Answers -What are some benefits of working in a group?
1. Requires extended education, as well as basic liberal foundation
2. Has a theoretical body of knowledge
3. Provides specific service
4. Members have autonomy in decision making practice
5. The profession/professional has a code of ethics for practice - Answers -What are
some characteristics of the nursing profession?
1. Critical thinking
2. Communication
3. Assessment
4. Technical skills - Answers -What are 4 core competencies?
1. Novice
2. Advanced beginner
3. Competent
4. Proficient
5. Expert - Answers -What are the 5 stages of nursing competence?
1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation - Answers -What is the nursing process?
1. Diversity
2. Safety
3. Education
4. Health promotion
5. Treatment
6. Self-care
7. Planning for continuity of care - Answers -What are the standards of care for nursing
responsibilities?
1. Autonomy and Accountability
2. Caregiver
3. Advocate
4. Educator
5. Communicator
6. Manager
7. Career Development - Answers -What are some roles and responsibilities of a
nurse?
, ANA's definition of nursing - Answers -Is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
ANA code of ethics - Answers -Is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define
the principals you will use to provide care to your patients
Nurse practice act - Answers -Regulates the licensing and practice of nursing in all
states
1. Altruism
2. Autonomy
3. Human dignity
4. Integrity
5. Social justice - Answers -What are some professional values?
1. Patient/family centered
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Safety
4. Evidence-based practice
5. Quality improvement
6. Informatics - Answers -What are the QSEN competencies identified from the institute
of medicine?
*Step 1*: Is the problem an ethical one?
*Step 2*: Gather data
*Step 3*: Examine your own values
*Step 4*: Verbalize the problem
*Step 5*: Courses of action
*Step 6*: Negotiate the outcome
*Step 7*: Evaluate the outcome - Answers -What are the 7 steps for utilization of the
ethical decision making model?
It is the way you learn; the way information is processed - Answers -What are learning
styles?
Visual
Auditory
Reading
Kinesthetic - Answers -What is VARK?
1. Gain achievement
2. Different perspectives
3. Positive interdependence - Answers -What are some benefits of working in a group?
