NUR 215 Exam 1 Questions and Answers with
complete Solutions | Latest update 2026/27
Why is nursing considered a profession? - ANSWERS Education, knowledge,
selfless concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy,
accountability, and responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - ANSWERS Highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
6 basic skills - ANSWERS critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - ANSWERS Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - ANSWERS autonomy, beneficence, fidelity,
justice, non-maleficence, veracity
, autonomy - ANSWERS the right of the patient to make decisions about their
medical care w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - ANSWERS address the idea that a nurse's actions should only
promote good
fidelity - ANSWERS The nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as
professionals to provide quality care
justice - ANSWERS the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - ANSWERS nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least
amount of harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - ANSWERS must be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - ANSWERS transformed to a women dominated profession
in the 19th and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the
profession in 1903 in the US
angel of mercy - ANSWERS religion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing,
moral and noble
battle Ax - ANSWERS showed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy
nurse Ratchet
complete Solutions | Latest update 2026/27
Why is nursing considered a profession? - ANSWERS Education, knowledge,
selfless concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy,
accountability, and responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - ANSWERS Highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
6 basic skills - ANSWERS critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - ANSWERS Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - ANSWERS autonomy, beneficence, fidelity,
justice, non-maleficence, veracity
, autonomy - ANSWERS the right of the patient to make decisions about their
medical care w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - ANSWERS address the idea that a nurse's actions should only
promote good
fidelity - ANSWERS The nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as
professionals to provide quality care
justice - ANSWERS the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - ANSWERS nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least
amount of harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - ANSWERS must be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - ANSWERS transformed to a women dominated profession
in the 19th and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the
profession in 1903 in the US
angel of mercy - ANSWERS religion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing,
moral and noble
battle Ax - ANSWERS showed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy
nurse Ratchet
