FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
origination of the word "nurse" - ANS ... from the Latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ANS ... communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ANS ... nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide care to
families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - ANS ... -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - ANS ... -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and
titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - ANS ... respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
,Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - ANS ... -well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - ANS ... defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANS ... established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of
James
sources of knowledge - ANS ... -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - ANS ... you can see the object
subjective - ANS ... coming from that subject
, types of knowledge - ANS ... -science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used
to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
goals of nursing research - ANS ... -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ANS ... examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ANS ... one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions
about general ideas
health - ANS ... a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - ANS ... the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
wellness - ANS ... an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - ANS ... differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in
that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling
desired outcomes of nursing care practices
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
origination of the word "nurse" - ANS ... from the Latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ANS ... communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ANS ... nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide care to
families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - ANS ... -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - ANS ... -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and
titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - ANS ... respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
,Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - ANS ... -well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - ANS ... defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANS ... established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of
James
sources of knowledge - ANS ... -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - ANS ... you can see the object
subjective - ANS ... coming from that subject
, types of knowledge - ANS ... -science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used
to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a
desired result)
goals of nursing research - ANS ... -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ANS ... examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ANS ... one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions
about general ideas
health - ANS ... a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - ANS ... the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
wellness - ANS ... an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - ANS ... differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in
that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling
desired outcomes of nursing care practices
