Nursing 101 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Aspects of Health Care Quality 1. safe
2. effective
3. patient-centered
4. timely
5. efficient
6. equitable
Aspects of Caring 1. relationships are important
2. nurses do more than tasks
3. empathy and compassion are key
4. patients can sense commitment
5. including family/significant others into plan of care is often important
6. nurses should try to understand the context of a patient's situation
It's the essence of nursing. You can teach it to a degree, but you must have it.
How can a novice practitioner demonstrate care? 1. show confidence appropriately (not arrogance)
2. listen/communication
3. demonstrate respect of the person (no matter who they are)
Remember that this isn't a routine process for the patient, explain everything, and
take the time to answer questions and make them feel comfortable.
Barriers to Caring 1. time pressure/busy work environment
2. expectations of patients/self
3. workload
4. burnout
, The Practice of Nursing Promotion of health and assessment of, the provision of care for, and the
treatment of health conditions by....
1. supportive
2. preventive
3. therapeutic (support patient)
4. palliative (help patients be symptom free)
5. rehabilitative (help people reach optimum)
means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.
Our focus is health, not illness!
Nursing Roles 1. direct care provider
-advanced practice nurse
2. administrator
3. researcher
4. educator
they can practice in public health, clinics, hospitals, schools, etc.
CNO Requisite Skills and Abilities 1. cognitive (thinking capacity skills)
2. communication
3. interpersonal (good relationships)
4. behavioural
5. psychomotor (ability to participate/care in different activities)
6. sensory (use senses to provide care)
7. environmental (function in non-pleasant environments)
Confidentiality -Keep personal info private
-Applies to all info, not just health (can't say age or anything)
-Outlives the professional relationship
-Share info with the health care team only (let the patient know who is on the
team, it's not always obvious)
-Remember patients can see their file
-Computers bring on new challenges
-But you have to report of you learn info that the patient will harm themselves or
someone else
Professional Standards -A professional is accountable for their mistakes, sets the standards (self-
regulating)
-Applies to RNs and RPNs
1. Accountability: make sure people know the skills you don't have. Seek help.
Admit mistakes.
2. Continuing Competence: you need to keep learning- College of Nurses of
Ontario's Quality Assurance Program
3. Ethics- we need to understand, uphold, and promote the values and beliefs
described in CNO's Ethics practice standard.
4. Knowledge: we need to give evidence for our decisions
5. Knowledge Application: problem solving
6. Leadership
7. Relationships: therapeutic nurse-client relationships
Difference between the nurse-client relationship and Difference in power. One is a professional relationship, one is personal.
friend-friend relationship?
CORRECT Answers
Aspects of Health Care Quality 1. safe
2. effective
3. patient-centered
4. timely
5. efficient
6. equitable
Aspects of Caring 1. relationships are important
2. nurses do more than tasks
3. empathy and compassion are key
4. patients can sense commitment
5. including family/significant others into plan of care is often important
6. nurses should try to understand the context of a patient's situation
It's the essence of nursing. You can teach it to a degree, but you must have it.
How can a novice practitioner demonstrate care? 1. show confidence appropriately (not arrogance)
2. listen/communication
3. demonstrate respect of the person (no matter who they are)
Remember that this isn't a routine process for the patient, explain everything, and
take the time to answer questions and make them feel comfortable.
Barriers to Caring 1. time pressure/busy work environment
2. expectations of patients/self
3. workload
4. burnout
, The Practice of Nursing Promotion of health and assessment of, the provision of care for, and the
treatment of health conditions by....
1. supportive
2. preventive
3. therapeutic (support patient)
4. palliative (help patients be symptom free)
5. rehabilitative (help people reach optimum)
means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.
Our focus is health, not illness!
Nursing Roles 1. direct care provider
-advanced practice nurse
2. administrator
3. researcher
4. educator
they can practice in public health, clinics, hospitals, schools, etc.
CNO Requisite Skills and Abilities 1. cognitive (thinking capacity skills)
2. communication
3. interpersonal (good relationships)
4. behavioural
5. psychomotor (ability to participate/care in different activities)
6. sensory (use senses to provide care)
7. environmental (function in non-pleasant environments)
Confidentiality -Keep personal info private
-Applies to all info, not just health (can't say age or anything)
-Outlives the professional relationship
-Share info with the health care team only (let the patient know who is on the
team, it's not always obvious)
-Remember patients can see their file
-Computers bring on new challenges
-But you have to report of you learn info that the patient will harm themselves or
someone else
Professional Standards -A professional is accountable for their mistakes, sets the standards (self-
regulating)
-Applies to RNs and RPNs
1. Accountability: make sure people know the skills you don't have. Seek help.
Admit mistakes.
2. Continuing Competence: you need to keep learning- College of Nurses of
Ontario's Quality Assurance Program
3. Ethics- we need to understand, uphold, and promote the values and beliefs
described in CNO's Ethics practice standard.
4. Knowledge: we need to give evidence for our decisions
5. Knowledge Application: problem solving
6. Leadership
7. Relationships: therapeutic nurse-client relationships
Difference between the nurse-client relationship and Difference in power. One is a professional relationship, one is personal.
friend-friend relationship?
