Nursing Fundamentals Midterm 1 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100%
CORRECT ALREADY GRADED A+
profession - ANSWERS-an occupation that meets specific criteria including a
well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and
standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
reciprocity - ANSWERS-process allowing a nurse to apply for and be
endorsed as a registered nurse by another state
secondary traumatic stress - ANSWERS-feeling of despair caused by the
transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a caregiver, which often
develops suddenly
standards - ANSWERS-rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the
institution where health care is given
Nursing definition - ANSWERS--nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and
communities, sick or well and in all settings
-nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care
of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe
environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient
and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles
Nursing Aims and Competencies - ANSWERS--to promote health
-to prevent illness
,-to restore health
health includes... - ANSWERS-physical, social, and mental components, and
is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health is often a subjective state: - ANSWERS-people medically diagnosed
with an illness may still consider themselves healthy
burnout - ANSWERS-1- cumulative state of frustration with the work
environment that develops over a long time
2- behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress
compassion fatigue - ANSWERS-loss of satisfaction from providing good
patient care
health - ANSWERS-state of optimal functioning or well-being
licensure - ANSWERS-to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
mindfulness - ANSWERS-capacity to intentionally bring awareness to
present-moment experience with an attitude of openness and curiosity;
mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the present and listien.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWERS-law established to regulate nursing practice
nursing - ANSWERS-profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
,nursing process - ANSWERS-five-step systematic method for giving patient
care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Five steps of nursing process - ANSWERS-assessing, diagnosing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
Wellness - ANSWERS-a term that is often associated with health, is an
active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health
preventing illness - ANSWERS-the objectives of disease prevention activities
are to reduce the risk of illness, to promote good health habits, and to
maintain optimal functioning.
Nurses prevent illness primarily by - ANSWERS-teaching and by personal
example
restoring health - ANSWERS-range from early detection of a disease to
rehabilitation and teaching during recovery
coping - ANSWERS-provide care to both patients and families at the end of
life, and they do so in hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, and
homes. ADL's, teaching, rehab, community services (meals on wheels), pain
control.
3 things you need to be an RN - ANSWERS--Education-
Diploma, ADN, BSN
-Licensing-
, state fees, practice act
-NCLEX-
national exam
TRUE OR FALSE
Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-
RN examination. - ANSWERS-FALSE
Nurse____________Acts are laws established in each state in the United States
to regulate the practice of nursint - ANSWERS-Practice
The essential activities involved in the nursing process are ____________,
_____________, ______________, _______________, and _____________. -
ANSWERS-assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
TRUE OR FALSE
A current nursing trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of
practicing nurses - ANSWERS-FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
The major goals of health care are promoting, maintaining, and restoring
health - ANSWERS-TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Reciprocity is the process that allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state. - ANSWERS-TRUE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100%
CORRECT ALREADY GRADED A+
profession - ANSWERS-an occupation that meets specific criteria including a
well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and
standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
reciprocity - ANSWERS-process allowing a nurse to apply for and be
endorsed as a registered nurse by another state
secondary traumatic stress - ANSWERS-feeling of despair caused by the
transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a caregiver, which often
develops suddenly
standards - ANSWERS-rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the
institution where health care is given
Nursing definition - ANSWERS--nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and
communities, sick or well and in all settings
-nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care
of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe
environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient
and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles
Nursing Aims and Competencies - ANSWERS--to promote health
-to prevent illness
,-to restore health
health includes... - ANSWERS-physical, social, and mental components, and
is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health is often a subjective state: - ANSWERS-people medically diagnosed
with an illness may still consider themselves healthy
burnout - ANSWERS-1- cumulative state of frustration with the work
environment that develops over a long time
2- behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress
compassion fatigue - ANSWERS-loss of satisfaction from providing good
patient care
health - ANSWERS-state of optimal functioning or well-being
licensure - ANSWERS-to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
mindfulness - ANSWERS-capacity to intentionally bring awareness to
present-moment experience with an attitude of openness and curiosity;
mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the present and listien.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWERS-law established to regulate nursing practice
nursing - ANSWERS-profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
,nursing process - ANSWERS-five-step systematic method for giving patient
care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Five steps of nursing process - ANSWERS-assessing, diagnosing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
Wellness - ANSWERS-a term that is often associated with health, is an
active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health
preventing illness - ANSWERS-the objectives of disease prevention activities
are to reduce the risk of illness, to promote good health habits, and to
maintain optimal functioning.
Nurses prevent illness primarily by - ANSWERS-teaching and by personal
example
restoring health - ANSWERS-range from early detection of a disease to
rehabilitation and teaching during recovery
coping - ANSWERS-provide care to both patients and families at the end of
life, and they do so in hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, and
homes. ADL's, teaching, rehab, community services (meals on wheels), pain
control.
3 things you need to be an RN - ANSWERS--Education-
Diploma, ADN, BSN
-Licensing-
, state fees, practice act
-NCLEX-
national exam
TRUE OR FALSE
Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-
RN examination. - ANSWERS-FALSE
Nurse____________Acts are laws established in each state in the United States
to regulate the practice of nursint - ANSWERS-Practice
The essential activities involved in the nursing process are ____________,
_____________, ______________, _______________, and _____________. -
ANSWERS-assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
TRUE OR FALSE
A current nursing trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of
practicing nurses - ANSWERS-FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
The major goals of health care are promoting, maintaining, and restoring
health - ANSWERS-TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Reciprocity is the process that allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state. - ANSWERS-TRUE
