Nursing 205 – Final Exam Study Guide and Practice Questions
Who stated that nursing's role was "to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act
upon them" - ANS✔✔ Florence Nightingale
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ Nursing is the
protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy
in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ Nursing encompasses
autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities,
sick or well in all settings. nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and
the care of the ill, disabled, or dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment,
research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient health systems management, and
education are also key nursing roles.
holistic - ANS✔✔ addressing physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social needs
Roles of the Nurse - ANS✔✔ Care provider
Educator
Advocate
Leader
Change Agent
Manager
Researcher
Collaborator
Delegator
,Care Provider - ANS✔✔ determine the necessary course of action, perform the necessary
interventions, communicate effectively with the patient and family, and function within the
scope of practice and accordance with the profession's code of ethics
Educator - ANS✔✔ Ensures patients receive sufficient information on which to base consent for
care and related treatment
Advocate - ANS✔✔ Respects the patient's decisions and communicates them to other
healthcare professionals; speaking up for patients
Change Agent - ANS✔✔ Encourages change and provides change strategies for effective change
Manager - ANS✔✔ Manages all activities and treatments for patients
Researcher - ANS✔✔ Concur research studies and apply research to practice
Collaborator - ANS✔✔ Working together to achieve common goal
Delegator - ANS✔✔ Entrusting or transferring responsibility for certain tasks to other personnel
consistent with scope of practice
Founder of modern nursing - ANS✔✔ Florence Nightingale
metaparadigm - ANS✔✔ global set of concepts that identify and describe the central
phenomena of the discipline and explain the relationship between these concepts
conceptual framework - ANS✔✔ collection of interrelated concepts that provides direction for
nursing practice, research,, and education
,ANA Standards of Nursing Practice (six responsibilities) - ANS✔✔ assessment, diagnoses,
outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Bennett's Novice to Expert Model - ANS✔✔ Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent (working for 2 to 3 years)
Proficient
Expert
Nursing shortage - ANS✔✔ Increasing elderly population and aging nurse workforce
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) five areas of proficiency - ANS✔✔ delivering
patient centered care
working as part of an interdisciplinary team
practicing evidence-based medicine
focusing on quality improvement
using information technology
National Patient Safety goals - ANS✔✔ Identify patients correctly
Improve staff communication
Use medicines safely
Use alarms safely
Prevent infection
Identify patient safety risks
Prevent mistakes in surgery
, In comparing the ANA and ICN definitions of nursing, what component does the ICN mention
that is to included in ANA's definition and is indicative of a more global focus?
a. Advocacy
b. Health promotion
c. Shaping health policy
d. Prevention of illness - ANS✔✔ c. Shaping health policy
Which components are included in the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards? (select all
that apply)
a. Standards for professional performance
b. Code of ethics
c. Standards of care
d. Legal scope of practice
e. Licensure requirements - ANS✔✔ a. Standards for professional performance
c. Standards of care
Which factors are affecting the nursing shortage? (select all that apply)
a. Aging faculty
b. Increasing elderly population
c. Job satisfaction due to adequate number of nurses
d. Aging nursing workforce
e. Greater autonomy for nurses - ANS✔✔ a. Aging faculty
b. Increasing elderly population
d. Aging nursing workforce
Who stated that nursing's role was "to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act
upon them" - ANS✔✔ Florence Nightingale
The American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ Nursing is the
protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy
in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) definition of nursing - ANS✔✔ Nursing encompasses
autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities,
sick or well in all settings. nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and
the care of the ill, disabled, or dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment,
research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient health systems management, and
education are also key nursing roles.
holistic - ANS✔✔ addressing physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social needs
Roles of the Nurse - ANS✔✔ Care provider
Educator
Advocate
Leader
Change Agent
Manager
Researcher
Collaborator
Delegator
,Care Provider - ANS✔✔ determine the necessary course of action, perform the necessary
interventions, communicate effectively with the patient and family, and function within the
scope of practice and accordance with the profession's code of ethics
Educator - ANS✔✔ Ensures patients receive sufficient information on which to base consent for
care and related treatment
Advocate - ANS✔✔ Respects the patient's decisions and communicates them to other
healthcare professionals; speaking up for patients
Change Agent - ANS✔✔ Encourages change and provides change strategies for effective change
Manager - ANS✔✔ Manages all activities and treatments for patients
Researcher - ANS✔✔ Concur research studies and apply research to practice
Collaborator - ANS✔✔ Working together to achieve common goal
Delegator - ANS✔✔ Entrusting or transferring responsibility for certain tasks to other personnel
consistent with scope of practice
Founder of modern nursing - ANS✔✔ Florence Nightingale
metaparadigm - ANS✔✔ global set of concepts that identify and describe the central
phenomena of the discipline and explain the relationship between these concepts
conceptual framework - ANS✔✔ collection of interrelated concepts that provides direction for
nursing practice, research,, and education
,ANA Standards of Nursing Practice (six responsibilities) - ANS✔✔ assessment, diagnoses,
outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Bennett's Novice to Expert Model - ANS✔✔ Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent (working for 2 to 3 years)
Proficient
Expert
Nursing shortage - ANS✔✔ Increasing elderly population and aging nurse workforce
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) five areas of proficiency - ANS✔✔ delivering
patient centered care
working as part of an interdisciplinary team
practicing evidence-based medicine
focusing on quality improvement
using information technology
National Patient Safety goals - ANS✔✔ Identify patients correctly
Improve staff communication
Use medicines safely
Use alarms safely
Prevent infection
Identify patient safety risks
Prevent mistakes in surgery
, In comparing the ANA and ICN definitions of nursing, what component does the ICN mention
that is to included in ANA's definition and is indicative of a more global focus?
a. Advocacy
b. Health promotion
c. Shaping health policy
d. Prevention of illness - ANS✔✔ c. Shaping health policy
Which components are included in the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards? (select all
that apply)
a. Standards for professional performance
b. Code of ethics
c. Standards of care
d. Legal scope of practice
e. Licensure requirements - ANS✔✔ a. Standards for professional performance
c. Standards of care
Which factors are affecting the nursing shortage? (select all that apply)
a. Aging faculty
b. Increasing elderly population
c. Job satisfaction due to adequate number of nurses
d. Aging nursing workforce
e. Greater autonomy for nurses - ANS✔✔ a. Aging faculty
b. Increasing elderly population
d. Aging nursing workforce
