NUR 2100 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What are characteristics of a nurse educated in the Mercy and Jesuit
Traditions? Make sure you can describe these characteristics.
Answer:
Mercy characteristics-God's mercy impels us to act, Care for the whole person
Care for the vulnerable Practical and immediate Jesuit Characteristics-"Find
god in all things" The "holy" is to be found everywhere Excellence in education
Reflection leads to action -------------------------------------------------------- The
characteristics of a nurse educated in the mercy and Jesuit traditions are
committed to leading, providing high quality, cost effective, and culturally
competent health care services to individuals, families, and communities. Also
promotes value-based education that fosters the spiritual, intellectual, social,
and psychological growth of the learner. The faculty is committed to the
service of faith and social justice and compassionate, competent nursing care
especially for vulnerable populations.
Question:
Why do we study nursing theory? Why is the relevance to nursing practice?
Answer:
The ultimate goal of nursing theory is to support excellence in practice. It
helps nurses to know why and what they are doing. It guides nursing practice
and generates knowledge. -------------------------------------------------------- We study
nursing theory because nursing as a profession is strengthened when nursing
knowledge is built on a sound theory. Theory is useful for reason, critical
thinking, and decision-making. The ultimate goal of nursing theory is so
support excellence in practice.
Question:
How can a nurse reduce their risk of legal action against them?
Answer:
Ensure that client receives competent, safe, & holistic care Render care by
"standards of reasonable, prudent person" Supervise/evaluate that which has
been delegated Documentation of care Maintain clinical competency
-------------------------------------------------------- A nurse can reduce their risk of legal
action against them by staying current with
the laws and regulations that govern nursing practice. The top 3 risks of legal
action against a nurse are malpractice (negligence- failure to follow standards
of care), delegation (giving someone authority to act over another), and
informed consent.
Question:
Review & under-stand the ethical principles of: Autonomy, Beneficence,
Fidelity, Justice, Veracity, Nonmaleficence, Double effect
, Answer:
Autonomy: self determination; control over one's own professional practice;
commitment to include clients in decisions about all aspects of care.
Beneficence: The doing of good, always consider ones actions in context of the
patients life and situation (however, what is good for the patient may also
cause harm to the patient) Fidelity: faithfulness to one's responsibility;
faithfulness or honoring ones commitments or promises Justice: equals should
be treated the same and that non-equals should be treated differently
Veracity: truthfulness; telling the truth, not lying Two exceptions o If patient
asks not to be told the truth o If patient is mentally incompetent
Nonmalficence: duty to inflict no harm or evil Double effect: belief that there
are some situations in which it is necessary to inflict potential harm in an
effort to achieve a greater good
Question:
What is Evidence Based Practice? What does it mean in terms of nursing
practice?
Answer:
Evidence based practice: an approach to the delivery of health care that
integrates the best evidence from studies and patient care data with clinician
expertise and patient preferences and values In nursing, EBP requires
research that supports the specific interventions Focusing on evidence of
effective interventions prevents practice from deteriorating into routine or
traditional care based on "what has always been done" without concern for
advances in care -------------------------------------------------------- Evidence-based practice
is the use of research findings as a basis for practice rather than trial and
error, intuition, or problem solving. In terms of nursing practice, it means
finding nursing research to improve patient care.
Question:
Discuss collaboration and what collaboration in the health care setting
involves. We work in a multidisciplinary team, re-specting all the
professionals for their unique knowledge
Answer:
Collaboration is working closely together with another person in the spirit of
cooperation. Collaboration in the heath care setting involves working with
other professionals who are respected for their knowledge and abilities to
improve a patient's health care status or to solve an organizational problem.
Question:
Discuss verbal and non-verbal communication. What is the difference? Which
is often more reliable?
Answer:
Communication is the exchange of thoughts, ideas, or information at the heart
of all relationships. Levels of communication Verbal consists of all speech.
Nonverbal includes all non-speech: grooming, clothing, gestures, posture,
facial expression, eye contact. Nonverbal is more reliable.
-------------------------------------------------------- Verbal communication consists of all
speech and represents the most obvious aspect of communication. Non-verbal
communication includes clothing, gestures, posture, facial expression, eye
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What are characteristics of a nurse educated in the Mercy and Jesuit
Traditions? Make sure you can describe these characteristics.
Answer:
Mercy characteristics-God's mercy impels us to act, Care for the whole person
Care for the vulnerable Practical and immediate Jesuit Characteristics-"Find
god in all things" The "holy" is to be found everywhere Excellence in education
Reflection leads to action -------------------------------------------------------- The
characteristics of a nurse educated in the mercy and Jesuit traditions are
committed to leading, providing high quality, cost effective, and culturally
competent health care services to individuals, families, and communities. Also
promotes value-based education that fosters the spiritual, intellectual, social,
and psychological growth of the learner. The faculty is committed to the
service of faith and social justice and compassionate, competent nursing care
especially for vulnerable populations.
Question:
Why do we study nursing theory? Why is the relevance to nursing practice?
Answer:
The ultimate goal of nursing theory is to support excellence in practice. It
helps nurses to know why and what they are doing. It guides nursing practice
and generates knowledge. -------------------------------------------------------- We study
nursing theory because nursing as a profession is strengthened when nursing
knowledge is built on a sound theory. Theory is useful for reason, critical
thinking, and decision-making. The ultimate goal of nursing theory is so
support excellence in practice.
Question:
How can a nurse reduce their risk of legal action against them?
Answer:
Ensure that client receives competent, safe, & holistic care Render care by
"standards of reasonable, prudent person" Supervise/evaluate that which has
been delegated Documentation of care Maintain clinical competency
-------------------------------------------------------- A nurse can reduce their risk of legal
action against them by staying current with
the laws and regulations that govern nursing practice. The top 3 risks of legal
action against a nurse are malpractice (negligence- failure to follow standards
of care), delegation (giving someone authority to act over another), and
informed consent.
Question:
Review & under-stand the ethical principles of: Autonomy, Beneficence,
Fidelity, Justice, Veracity, Nonmaleficence, Double effect
, Answer:
Autonomy: self determination; control over one's own professional practice;
commitment to include clients in decisions about all aspects of care.
Beneficence: The doing of good, always consider ones actions in context of the
patients life and situation (however, what is good for the patient may also
cause harm to the patient) Fidelity: faithfulness to one's responsibility;
faithfulness or honoring ones commitments or promises Justice: equals should
be treated the same and that non-equals should be treated differently
Veracity: truthfulness; telling the truth, not lying Two exceptions o If patient
asks not to be told the truth o If patient is mentally incompetent
Nonmalficence: duty to inflict no harm or evil Double effect: belief that there
are some situations in which it is necessary to inflict potential harm in an
effort to achieve a greater good
Question:
What is Evidence Based Practice? What does it mean in terms of nursing
practice?
Answer:
Evidence based practice: an approach to the delivery of health care that
integrates the best evidence from studies and patient care data with clinician
expertise and patient preferences and values In nursing, EBP requires
research that supports the specific interventions Focusing on evidence of
effective interventions prevents practice from deteriorating into routine or
traditional care based on "what has always been done" without concern for
advances in care -------------------------------------------------------- Evidence-based practice
is the use of research findings as a basis for practice rather than trial and
error, intuition, or problem solving. In terms of nursing practice, it means
finding nursing research to improve patient care.
Question:
Discuss collaboration and what collaboration in the health care setting
involves. We work in a multidisciplinary team, re-specting all the
professionals for their unique knowledge
Answer:
Collaboration is working closely together with another person in the spirit of
cooperation. Collaboration in the heath care setting involves working with
other professionals who are respected for their knowledge and abilities to
improve a patient's health care status or to solve an organizational problem.
Question:
Discuss verbal and non-verbal communication. What is the difference? Which
is often more reliable?
Answer:
Communication is the exchange of thoughts, ideas, or information at the heart
of all relationships. Levels of communication Verbal consists of all speech.
Nonverbal includes all non-speech: grooming, clothing, gestures, posture,
facial expression, eye contact. Nonverbal is more reliable.
-------------------------------------------------------- Verbal communication consists of all
speech and represents the most obvious aspect of communication. Non-verbal
communication includes clothing, gestures, posture, facial expression, eye
