NUR 106 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Advanced Practice - ans-A nurse with post graduate education in nursing
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Clinical Nurse Specialist - ans-A nurse with advanced degree education or
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experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing carries
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out direct patient care consultation teaching of patients, family, and staff and
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research
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Nurse practitioner - ans-A nurse with an advanced degree certified for a special area
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or age of patient care; works in a variety of healthcare settings or in independent
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practice to make health assessments and deliver primary care.
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Nurse anesthetist - ans-A nurse who completes a course of study in an anesthesia
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school; carries out preoperative visits and assessments; administers and monitors
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anesthesia during surgery; and evaluates postoperative status of patients.
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Nurse-midwife - ans-A nurse who completes a program in midwifery, provides
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prenatal and postnatal care, and delivers babies for women with uncomplicated
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pregnancies.
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Nurse educator - ans-A nurse usually with a advanced degree who teaches in
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educational or clinical setting; teaches theoretical knowledge and clinical skills
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conducts research
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Nurse administrator - ans-A nurse who functions at various levels of management in
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healthcare settings; is responsible for the management and administration of
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resources and personnel involved in giving patient care
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Nurse researcher - ans-A nurse with an advanced degree who conducts research
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relevant to the definition and improvement of nursing practice in education
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, Nurse entrepreneur - ans-A nurse usually with an advanced degree who may
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manage a clinic or health related business, conduct research, provide education or
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serve as an advisor or consultant to institutions, political agencies, or businesses
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ANA - ans--American nurses Association
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professional organization for RNs in the United States, founded in late 1800s,
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membership comprised of the state nurses association to which individual nurses
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belong, primary mission is to be involved in public education, clinical nursing
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standards, and lobbying state and federal lawmakers to advance the profession of
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nursing. Addresses ethics, public policy, and the economic and general welfare for
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nurses.
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AACN - ans--American Association of colleges of nursing
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National voice for baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs.
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Goals focus on establishing quality educational standards, influencing the nursing
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profession to improve healthcare, and promoting public support of baccalaureate and
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graduate education, research, and nursing practice. National accreditation for
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collegiate nursing programs is provided through AACN by the Commission on
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Collegiate Nursing Education.
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NLNM - ans--National League for Nurses
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Organization open to all people interested in nursing, including nurses, non nurses,
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and agencies. Established in 1952. Objective to foster the development and
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improvement of all nursing services and nursing education. Conducts one of the
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largest professional testing services in the US, including pre-entrance testing for
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potential students and achievement testing to measure student progress. Primary
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source of research data and provided voluntary accreditation.
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ICN - ans-International nursing organization
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Founded in 1899 was the first international organization of professional women. By
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5sharing a commitment to maintain high standards of nursing services in nursing
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5education and by promoting ethics, the ICN provides a way for national nursing
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5organizations to work together 5 5 5
Nursing roles - ans-Caregiver, communicator, teacher/educator, counselor, leader,
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researcher, advocate and collaborator
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Group Dynamics - ans-How individual group members relate to one another during
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the process of working toward group goals.
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SBAR - ans-Stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations.
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Providers a consistent method for hand-off communication that is clear, structured,
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and easy to use. Originally developed by the US Navy to accurately transmit critical
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info. Initially adapted by Kaiser to facilitate nurse and physician communication. Used
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AND ANSWERS
Advanced Practice - ans-A nurse with post graduate education in nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clinical Nurse Specialist - ans-A nurse with advanced degree education or
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing carries
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
out direct patient care consultation teaching of patients, family, and staff and
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
research
5
Nurse practitioner - ans-A nurse with an advanced degree certified for a special area
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
or age of patient care; works in a variety of healthcare settings or in independent
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
practice to make health assessments and deliver primary care.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Nurse anesthetist - ans-A nurse who completes a course of study in an anesthesia
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
school; carries out preoperative visits and assessments; administers and monitors
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
anesthesia during surgery; and evaluates postoperative status of patients.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Nurse-midwife - ans-A nurse who completes a program in midwifery, provides
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
prenatal and postnatal care, and delivers babies for women with uncomplicated
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
pregnancies.
5
Nurse educator - ans-A nurse usually with a advanced degree who teaches in
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
educational or clinical setting; teaches theoretical knowledge and clinical skills
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
conducts research
5 5
Nurse administrator - ans-A nurse who functions at various levels of management in
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
healthcare settings; is responsible for the management and administration of
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
resources and personnel involved in giving patient care
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Nurse researcher - ans-A nurse with an advanced degree who conducts research
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
relevant to the definition and improvement of nursing practice in education
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
, Nurse entrepreneur - ans-A nurse usually with an advanced degree who may
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
manage a clinic or health related business, conduct research, provide education or
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
serve as an advisor or consultant to institutions, political agencies, or businesses
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ANA - ans--American nurses Association
5 5 5 5 5
professional organization for RNs in the United States, founded in late 1800s,
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
membership comprised of the state nurses association to which individual nurses
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
belong, primary mission is to be involved in public education, clinical nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
standards, and lobbying state and federal lawmakers to advance the profession of
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
nursing. Addresses ethics, public policy, and the economic and general welfare for
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
nurses.
5
AACN - ans--American Association of colleges of nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
National voice for baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Goals focus on establishing quality educational standards, influencing the nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
profession to improve healthcare, and promoting public support of baccalaureate and
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
graduate education, research, and nursing practice. National accreditation for
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
collegiate nursing programs is provided through AACN by the Commission on
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Collegiate Nursing Education.
5 5 5
NLNM - ans--National League for Nurses
5 5 5 5 5
Organization open to all people interested in nursing, including nurses, non nurses,
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
and agencies. Established in 1952. Objective to foster the development and
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
improvement of all nursing services and nursing education. Conducts one of the
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
largest professional testing services in the US, including pre-entrance testing for
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
potential students and achievement testing to measure student progress. Primary
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
source of research data and provided voluntary accreditation.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ICN - ans-International nursing organization
5 5 5 5
Founded in 1899 was the first international organization of professional women. By
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5sharing a commitment to maintain high standards of nursing services in nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5education and by promoting ethics, the ICN provides a way for national nursing
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5organizations to work together 5 5 5
Nursing roles - ans-Caregiver, communicator, teacher/educator, counselor, leader,
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
researcher, advocate and collaborator
5 5 5 5
Group Dynamics - ans-How individual group members relate to one another during
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
the process of working toward group goals.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SBAR - ans-Stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations.
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Providers a consistent method for hand-off communication that is clear, structured,
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
and easy to use. Originally developed by the US Navy to accurately transmit critical
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
info. Initially adapted by Kaiser to facilitate nurse and physician communication. Used
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