Nursing 101 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Nursing The protection, promotion and optimization of health and activities; prevention if
illness and injury; alleviation of sucfering throuhh thd diagnosis and treatment of
human reaponse; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families and
comminities
Florence Nightingale "lady with the lamp" put a body in a state to be free of disease or to recover from
disease. Clean dry and airy.
Clara Barton Founder of American Red Cross. Tended to soldiers in Civil War
Mary Mahoney First pro African American nurse. Concerned with relationships b/ culture & race.
Respect for everyone
Lilian Wald Focused on health needs of poor. Autonomy in practice
Isabel Hampton Robb Founded Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the US and Canada--later became
American Nurses Association
Mary Adelaide Nutting Nursing education pioneer-affiliating nursing programs with universities. First
nursing professor at Columbia University
Lillian Mood Author of Institute of Medicine Report
Autonomy Independent nursing interventions without medical orders. (Cough and deep
breathing)
, Collaboration Working with other professionals to develop the best plan of care
Accountability Responsibility, professional, legal
Nursing process Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Core Values Caring, Professionalism, Holistic Care, Critical Thinking, Safe and competent
practice, Communication
Caring Encompasses comfort, empathy, compassion, concern & advocacy with a
culturally diverse client population. Enhancing the dignity and integrity of
individuals, families and communities
Professionalism acquired through a complex process, student internalizes values inherent to the
practice of nursing. Pro role development includes the acquisition of knowledge
and skills through life-long learning
Holistic Care multidisciplinary approach to managing care that recognizes the uniqueness of
the individual. Goals enhancement of illness prevention, health promotion,
wellness maintenance, & health restoration across life span
Critical Thinking complex process that is purposeful, goal-directed and based on factual evidence.
Requires the skill of collecting, identifying, examining, interpreting, and evaluating
data.
Safe & Competent Practice Implement through clinical, cultural, and technological proficiency in a variety of
health care settings based on scientifically supported evidence
Communication essential to the practice of professional nursing. Includes verbal and non-verbal
skills, and information technologies to enhance client care
Q: How do nurses protect selves and pts? A: Knowledge and using appropriate PPE
Q: How many pts acquire infections while in hospital A: 1 in 25 pts get infections in hospital
Q: How many pts that get HAI, die? A: 1 in 9 pts get HAI and die
Chain of Infection Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry,
Susceptible host
Nurses need to break the chain of reaction so infection does not develop
Microorganisms Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protozoa
Potential to cause Disease Dose, Virulence, Susceptibility
CORRECT Answers
Nursing The protection, promotion and optimization of health and activities; prevention if
illness and injury; alleviation of sucfering throuhh thd diagnosis and treatment of
human reaponse; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families and
comminities
Florence Nightingale "lady with the lamp" put a body in a state to be free of disease or to recover from
disease. Clean dry and airy.
Clara Barton Founder of American Red Cross. Tended to soldiers in Civil War
Mary Mahoney First pro African American nurse. Concerned with relationships b/ culture & race.
Respect for everyone
Lilian Wald Focused on health needs of poor. Autonomy in practice
Isabel Hampton Robb Founded Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the US and Canada--later became
American Nurses Association
Mary Adelaide Nutting Nursing education pioneer-affiliating nursing programs with universities. First
nursing professor at Columbia University
Lillian Mood Author of Institute of Medicine Report
Autonomy Independent nursing interventions without medical orders. (Cough and deep
breathing)
, Collaboration Working with other professionals to develop the best plan of care
Accountability Responsibility, professional, legal
Nursing process Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Core Values Caring, Professionalism, Holistic Care, Critical Thinking, Safe and competent
practice, Communication
Caring Encompasses comfort, empathy, compassion, concern & advocacy with a
culturally diverse client population. Enhancing the dignity and integrity of
individuals, families and communities
Professionalism acquired through a complex process, student internalizes values inherent to the
practice of nursing. Pro role development includes the acquisition of knowledge
and skills through life-long learning
Holistic Care multidisciplinary approach to managing care that recognizes the uniqueness of
the individual. Goals enhancement of illness prevention, health promotion,
wellness maintenance, & health restoration across life span
Critical Thinking complex process that is purposeful, goal-directed and based on factual evidence.
Requires the skill of collecting, identifying, examining, interpreting, and evaluating
data.
Safe & Competent Practice Implement through clinical, cultural, and technological proficiency in a variety of
health care settings based on scientifically supported evidence
Communication essential to the practice of professional nursing. Includes verbal and non-verbal
skills, and information technologies to enhance client care
Q: How do nurses protect selves and pts? A: Knowledge and using appropriate PPE
Q: How many pts acquire infections while in hospital A: 1 in 25 pts get infections in hospital
Q: How many pts that get HAI, die? A: 1 in 9 pts get HAI and die
Chain of Infection Infectious Agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry,
Susceptible host
Nurses need to break the chain of reaction so infection does not develop
Microorganisms Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protozoa
Potential to cause Disease Dose, Virulence, Susceptibility
