NURS104 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Roles of a Registered Nurse (RN) - Answers - 1. Nursing tasks for patients
2. Assessments
3. Medication tasks
4. Physician orders
5. Urgency of Tasks:
a. ABC's
b. Pain
c. Elimination
6. Status change
7. Off-unit procedures
8. Helping co-workers
Timeline of Events During a 12-Hour Shift - Answers - a. 0700- Report- "getting familiar
w/ patient (labs) and preparing for the day" "tests".
b. 0800-1000- A.M. Assessments, setting up patient for breakfast, charting, giving
meds, calling doctors, following out MD orders, assisting patient's with ADL's. (Activities
of Daily Living: brushing teeth, showering, etc.) Physicians did rounds.
c. 1100-1300- Giving meds "insulin," setting up patient's for lunch, discharging patient's
due to morning rounds, charting, trying to grab lunch for yourself.
d. 1400-1600- Busy time for admissions and discharges, giving meds, charting, trying to
catch up from tasks "dressing changes, starting new IVs, wound care, ambulating
patients (getting them up and moving) etc, following new MD orders.
e. 1700-1800- setting up patient's for dinner, giving meds.. major med pass time,
"crossing your T's and dotting your i's" b/c next shift is coming in.
f. 1845-1900- giving report to oncoming shift & leaving.
Descriptions of Typical Interactions with Patients and Their Families - Answers - a.
Meals
b. Meds
c. Anything they call for
d. Answer any questions patient or family members might have
Name Members of the Interdisciplinary Team: - Answers - a. Community Health Worker
b. Dentist
c. Health Educators
d. Interpreters
e. Mental Health Provider
f. RN
g. Vocational or Practical Nurses
,h. Nutritionist
i. Pharmacists
j. MD
k. PA
l. Social Worker
m. Volunteers
n. Other Team Members
Differentiate b/w Science and Theory: - Answers - Theory functions in a parallel manner
to scientific process, although theory generally applies to a more specific area of the
larger scientific process.
Science - Answers - a method of bringing together facts and giving them coherence and
integrity
Ex: Scientific Process
Theory - Answers - A compilation of data that defines, describes, and logically relates
info explaining past phenomena and future trends. An abstract generalization that
presents a systematic explanation about how phenomena are interrelated; must include
at least two related concepts.
(ex: Freud's theories about psychology of man, Einstein's theory of relativity).
a. An idea that had been supported by research
b. Explains relationships b/w symptoms and interventions.
Criteria for Theory Acceptance (6 Factors) - Answers - 1. Inclusiveness
2. consistency
3. Accuracy
4. Relevance
5. Fruitfulness
6. Simplicity
Nursing Science - Answers - a collection of data related to nursing that may be applied
to the practice of nursing. Spans all of nursing and its diversity. Guides the practice of
nursing to better serve patients through healing prevention, education, and health
maintenance.
Steps in the Scientific Process - Answers - 1. Hypothesis
2. Method
3. Data Collection
4. Results
5. Evaluation
Hypothesis - Answers - Ask the question that is to be the main focus. It usually includes
independent and dependent variables.
, Method - Answers - Decide what data will be collected to answer the question. Decide
on and identify the step-by-step procedure that will be used to collect this data. Make
sure this process can be easily replicated.
Data Collection - Answers - Implement the step-by-step procedure that has been
determined to answer the question.
Results - Answers - Statistically identify the outcomes. Establish parameters (e.g., level
of significance) that will determine whether that data is relevant.
Evaluation - Answers - Examine the results to determine the relevance of outcome data
in answering the hypothesis. Determine the significance and identify the potential for
future research.
Conceptual Models - Answers - a description of the link b/w concepts such as nursing,
person, health and environment. A structure to organize concepts (ideas).
a. More loosely structured than theories, nursing conceptual models offer broader
explanations of a process.
b. Provides conceptual perspectives regarding interrelated phenomena.
4 Concepts Basic to Nursing That Are Included in Models - Answers - 1. Nursing
2. Person
3. Health
4. Environment
Schematic Models - Answers - is something that demonstrates concepts, usually with a
picture. It is a visual representation of ideas.
a. Clarify and show relationships b/w complex concepts
b. Illustrate the layouts and features specific to a theory—----similar to the blueprint of a
building.
Levels of Theory - Answers - range from a broad scope to a smaller/more specific
scope.
a. Grand Theory: broad scope
b. Middle-Range Theory: smaller in scope
Grand Theory - Answers - often broad in scope and may describe and explain large
segments of human experience.
Middle-Range Theory - Answers - smaller in scope and may refer to a specific
population. (ex: theory of unpleasant symptoms, which examines symptoms that are
influenced by physiological, psychological, and situational factors as they relate to
performance.)
Theory-to-Practice - Answers - 1. Stimuli Frame: accidentally misinterpretation
2. Nursing Intervention: listen carefully and caringly
ANSWERS
Roles of a Registered Nurse (RN) - Answers - 1. Nursing tasks for patients
2. Assessments
3. Medication tasks
4. Physician orders
5. Urgency of Tasks:
a. ABC's
b. Pain
c. Elimination
6. Status change
7. Off-unit procedures
8. Helping co-workers
Timeline of Events During a 12-Hour Shift - Answers - a. 0700- Report- "getting familiar
w/ patient (labs) and preparing for the day" "tests".
b. 0800-1000- A.M. Assessments, setting up patient for breakfast, charting, giving
meds, calling doctors, following out MD orders, assisting patient's with ADL's. (Activities
of Daily Living: brushing teeth, showering, etc.) Physicians did rounds.
c. 1100-1300- Giving meds "insulin," setting up patient's for lunch, discharging patient's
due to morning rounds, charting, trying to grab lunch for yourself.
d. 1400-1600- Busy time for admissions and discharges, giving meds, charting, trying to
catch up from tasks "dressing changes, starting new IVs, wound care, ambulating
patients (getting them up and moving) etc, following new MD orders.
e. 1700-1800- setting up patient's for dinner, giving meds.. major med pass time,
"crossing your T's and dotting your i's" b/c next shift is coming in.
f. 1845-1900- giving report to oncoming shift & leaving.
Descriptions of Typical Interactions with Patients and Their Families - Answers - a.
Meals
b. Meds
c. Anything they call for
d. Answer any questions patient or family members might have
Name Members of the Interdisciplinary Team: - Answers - a. Community Health Worker
b. Dentist
c. Health Educators
d. Interpreters
e. Mental Health Provider
f. RN
g. Vocational or Practical Nurses
,h. Nutritionist
i. Pharmacists
j. MD
k. PA
l. Social Worker
m. Volunteers
n. Other Team Members
Differentiate b/w Science and Theory: - Answers - Theory functions in a parallel manner
to scientific process, although theory generally applies to a more specific area of the
larger scientific process.
Science - Answers - a method of bringing together facts and giving them coherence and
integrity
Ex: Scientific Process
Theory - Answers - A compilation of data that defines, describes, and logically relates
info explaining past phenomena and future trends. An abstract generalization that
presents a systematic explanation about how phenomena are interrelated; must include
at least two related concepts.
(ex: Freud's theories about psychology of man, Einstein's theory of relativity).
a. An idea that had been supported by research
b. Explains relationships b/w symptoms and interventions.
Criteria for Theory Acceptance (6 Factors) - Answers - 1. Inclusiveness
2. consistency
3. Accuracy
4. Relevance
5. Fruitfulness
6. Simplicity
Nursing Science - Answers - a collection of data related to nursing that may be applied
to the practice of nursing. Spans all of nursing and its diversity. Guides the practice of
nursing to better serve patients through healing prevention, education, and health
maintenance.
Steps in the Scientific Process - Answers - 1. Hypothesis
2. Method
3. Data Collection
4. Results
5. Evaluation
Hypothesis - Answers - Ask the question that is to be the main focus. It usually includes
independent and dependent variables.
, Method - Answers - Decide what data will be collected to answer the question. Decide
on and identify the step-by-step procedure that will be used to collect this data. Make
sure this process can be easily replicated.
Data Collection - Answers - Implement the step-by-step procedure that has been
determined to answer the question.
Results - Answers - Statistically identify the outcomes. Establish parameters (e.g., level
of significance) that will determine whether that data is relevant.
Evaluation - Answers - Examine the results to determine the relevance of outcome data
in answering the hypothesis. Determine the significance and identify the potential for
future research.
Conceptual Models - Answers - a description of the link b/w concepts such as nursing,
person, health and environment. A structure to organize concepts (ideas).
a. More loosely structured than theories, nursing conceptual models offer broader
explanations of a process.
b. Provides conceptual perspectives regarding interrelated phenomena.
4 Concepts Basic to Nursing That Are Included in Models - Answers - 1. Nursing
2. Person
3. Health
4. Environment
Schematic Models - Answers - is something that demonstrates concepts, usually with a
picture. It is a visual representation of ideas.
a. Clarify and show relationships b/w complex concepts
b. Illustrate the layouts and features specific to a theory—----similar to the blueprint of a
building.
Levels of Theory - Answers - range from a broad scope to a smaller/more specific
scope.
a. Grand Theory: broad scope
b. Middle-Range Theory: smaller in scope
Grand Theory - Answers - often broad in scope and may describe and explain large
segments of human experience.
Middle-Range Theory - Answers - smaller in scope and may refer to a specific
population. (ex: theory of unpleasant symptoms, which examines symptoms that are
influenced by physiological, psychological, and situational factors as they relate to
performance.)
Theory-to-Practice - Answers - 1. Stimuli Frame: accidentally misinterpretation
2. Nursing Intervention: listen carefully and caringly
