NURS 3111 Exam #1 questions well
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
College of Nursing Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Prepare nurse leaders to
advocate and advance healthcare across the lifespan for the people of Iowa, our Nation, and the
World
CON Pillars of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Awareness, integrity, caring, respect, learning,
collaboration, cultural humility
CON Definition of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Embrace a broad range of identities and
ancestral backgrounds including those who have been historically underrepresented within the
nursing community. Bridges all aspects of human difference
Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔All aspects of human difference
Inclusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Create a community
Equity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Fairness and justice -- what are all the barriers
Hispanic - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Come from Spanish-speaking origin
Latino/a/x/e - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Come from Latin America
How do the statistics compare to general US population - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-Men are
underrepresented
-White people are overrepresented
-Women are overrepresented
, Is workforce diversity important? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔YES! It is important because people
fair better outcomes when they're treated by someone of the same race and/or ethnicity
and/or culturally
-being diverse also prevents echo chambers and educates you on diff backgrounds
Implicit Bias - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that inform and affect
our understanding, actions, and decisions
3 parts that make bias implicit - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔1. Operate at the subconscious level
2. Run contrary to our conscious beliefs about who we are as human beings/our values
3. Triggered through rapid and automatic mental associations between people, ideas, objects,
and the stereotypes surrounding them
Why is implicit bias important to understand? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-An expanded diagnosis
of the problem
-It is predictive and preventative
-Reduces the shame and shaming that is associated with talking about issues of bias
Why do we need to discuss implicit bias? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-It is pervasive
-Predicts behavior
-Most people are unaware of their own implicit biases
-Real world consequences
What does this have to do with nursing/healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-Wide healthcare
disparities exist in the LGBTQ community due to a range of issues including healthcare provider
bias and ignorance
-There are historic cases of explicit bias and medical abuse against AA, NA, and other groups
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
College of Nursing Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Prepare nurse leaders to
advocate and advance healthcare across the lifespan for the people of Iowa, our Nation, and the
World
CON Pillars of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Awareness, integrity, caring, respect, learning,
collaboration, cultural humility
CON Definition of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Embrace a broad range of identities and
ancestral backgrounds including those who have been historically underrepresented within the
nursing community. Bridges all aspects of human difference
Diversity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔All aspects of human difference
Inclusion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Create a community
Equity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Fairness and justice -- what are all the barriers
Hispanic - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Come from Spanish-speaking origin
Latino/a/x/e - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Come from Latin America
How do the statistics compare to general US population - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-Men are
underrepresented
-White people are overrepresented
-Women are overrepresented
, Is workforce diversity important? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔YES! It is important because people
fair better outcomes when they're treated by someone of the same race and/or ethnicity
and/or culturally
-being diverse also prevents echo chambers and educates you on diff backgrounds
Implicit Bias - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Attitudes, beliefs, or stereotypes that inform and affect
our understanding, actions, and decisions
3 parts that make bias implicit - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔1. Operate at the subconscious level
2. Run contrary to our conscious beliefs about who we are as human beings/our values
3. Triggered through rapid and automatic mental associations between people, ideas, objects,
and the stereotypes surrounding them
Why is implicit bias important to understand? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-An expanded diagnosis
of the problem
-It is predictive and preventative
-Reduces the shame and shaming that is associated with talking about issues of bias
Why do we need to discuss implicit bias? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-It is pervasive
-Predicts behavior
-Most people are unaware of their own implicit biases
-Real world consequences
What does this have to do with nursing/healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-Wide healthcare
disparities exist in the LGBTQ community due to a range of issues including healthcare provider
bias and ignorance
-There are historic cases of explicit bias and medical abuse against AA, NA, and other groups
