NUR 139 – Module A: Introduction to Nursing Concepts – Study Guide, Notes & Practice Questions (2026 Updated)

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What are the aims of Nursing? - correct answer ✔✔To promote health

To prevent illness

To restore health

To facilitate coping with disability or death

How do nurses meet these aims of nursing? - correct answer ✔✔Nurses use knowledge, skills,
and critical thinking.

Nurses give care in a variety of traditional and expanding nursing roles.

Nurses use cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills.

What skills do nurses need to use to meet these aims? - correct answer ✔✔Cognitive skills
involve thinking about the nature of things sufficiently to make decisions regarding care.

Technical skills enable nurses to manipulate equipment to produce a desired outcome.

Interpersonal skills involve caring relationships.

Ethical/legal skills enable nurses to conduct themselves morally and professionally.

What are the roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Caregiver

Communicator, Teacher/Educator

Counselor

Leader

Researcher

Advocate

What are the specialized career roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Clinical nurse specialist

, Nurse practitioner

Nurse anesthetist

Nurse-midwife

What are the educational and expanded roles of nurses? - correct answer ✔✔Nurse educator

Nurse administrator

Nurse researcher

Nurse entrepreneur

What is the educational preparation of a LPN/LVN? - correct answer ✔✔Practical and Vocational
Nurse LPN/LVN

Education - 1 year

What is the educational preparation of a RN? - correct answer ✔✔Registered Nursing education
RN

Education - Associate Degree 2years

Bachelor Degree 4 years

What is the educational preparation of a Nurse with an advanced degree? - correct answer
✔✔Graduate education in nursing Specialty Area

Education - Master Degree, PhD, DNP

What are the three ways in which professional competence is ensured and maintained? -
correct answer ✔✔Accreditation

Licensure

Certification

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