NUR 201 Exam 1 with Questions
& Well Illustrated Answers
2024/2025
1. You have a patient that is postoperative which healthcare
professionals would be most likely to assist the patient in
understanding the effects of medication? - ANS ✔Physician, RN,
and Pharmacist
2. The nurse must be competent in three areas: - ANS ✔Specific
skills, function, knowledge
3. When does discharge planning begin? - ANS ✔At the time of
admission
4. Nursing is: - ANS ✔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
NUR 201 Exam 1
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, 5. Dr. Benner's Theory - ANS ✔Patricia Benner developed a concept
known as "From Novice to Expert." This concept explains that nurses
develop skills and an understanding of patient care over time from a
combination of a strong educational foundation and personal
experiences.
6. Novice - ANS ✔no experience of situations, relatively inflexible, and
has context-free rules to guide behaviour
7. Advanced Beginner - ANS ✔some experience with the situation,
can identify solutions, and may formulate principles of guidelines for
action,
8. Competent - ANS ✔sees current situations in terms of long-range
goals, able to prioritize & plan, may still lack speed & flexibility
9. Proficient - ANS ✔perceives situations as wholes not parts, has
experience, has grown into perception that is not thought out but is
unconscious
10. Expert - ANS ✔Intuitive grasp on the whole situation and
does not rely on rules or guidelines, and focuses immediately on most
critical elements on the situation
NUR 201 Exam 1
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& Well Illustrated Answers
2024/2025
1. You have a patient that is postoperative which healthcare
professionals would be most likely to assist the patient in
understanding the effects of medication? - ANS ✔Physician, RN,
and Pharmacist
2. The nurse must be competent in three areas: - ANS ✔Specific
skills, function, knowledge
3. When does discharge planning begin? - ANS ✔At the time of
admission
4. Nursing is: - ANS ✔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
NUR 201 Exam 1
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, 5. Dr. Benner's Theory - ANS ✔Patricia Benner developed a concept
known as "From Novice to Expert." This concept explains that nurses
develop skills and an understanding of patient care over time from a
combination of a strong educational foundation and personal
experiences.
6. Novice - ANS ✔no experience of situations, relatively inflexible, and
has context-free rules to guide behaviour
7. Advanced Beginner - ANS ✔some experience with the situation,
can identify solutions, and may formulate principles of guidelines for
action,
8. Competent - ANS ✔sees current situations in terms of long-range
goals, able to prioritize & plan, may still lack speed & flexibility
9. Proficient - ANS ✔perceives situations as wholes not parts, has
experience, has grown into perception that is not thought out but is
unconscious
10. Expert - ANS ✔Intuitive grasp on the whole situation and
does not rely on rules or guidelines, and focuses immediately on most
critical elements on the situation
NUR 201 Exam 1
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