NUR 215 EXAMS 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔False Reassurance - ✔✔The nurse is trying to be kind/helpful but these comments
tend to block conversation and discourage further expression of feelings; Statements
not based on fact/reality can do more harm than good
✔✔Sympathy - ✔✔Focuses on the nurse's feelings rather than the patient's; Sympathy
is a subjective look at another person's world that prevents clear perspective of the
issues confronting that person
✔✔Asking for Explanations - ✔✔"Why" questions can cause resentment, insecurity, and
mistrust; Patients frequently interpret "Why" questions as accusations
✔✔Approval or Disapproval - ✔✔Nurses must NOT impose their own beliefs, values,
attitudes, or moral standards on others while in a professional helping role;
Agreeing/disagreeing send the subtle message that nurses have the right to make value
judgements on a patient's decisions
✔✔Defensive Responses - ✔✔When patient's express criticism, nurses should listen to
what they are saying; Listening does not imply agreement
✔✔Passive Responses - ✔✔Serve to avoid conflict/sidestep issues; Reflect sadness,
anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and powerlessness
✔✔Aggressive Responses - ✔✔Provoke confrontation at the other's expense; Reflect
stress, anger, frustration, and resentment
✔✔Arguing - ✔✔Implies that the other person is lying, uneducated, or misinformed
✔✔Nonmaleficence - ✔✔1) do not harm and 2) prevent harm
, ✔✔Autonomy - ✔✔A person's rights to choose and ability to act on that choice; Based
on the respect for human dignity
✔✔Justice - ✔✔The obligation to be fair; Implies equal treatment for all patients
✔✔Beneficence - ✔✔The duty to do and promote good; This coincides with
Nonmaleficence; The duty to bring about positive good → duty to do no harm
✔✔Veracity - ✔✔The duty to tell the truth
✔✔Fidelity - ✔✔The duty to keep promises
✔✔Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔A compilation of laws that govern the practice of nursing
and empower a state board of nursing to oversee and regulate nursing practice.
✔✔Cultural Awareness - ✔✔Perceiving cultural beliefs, values, and customs to
understand how they shape a person's decisions/behavior.
✔✔Cultural Sensitivity - ✔✔An awareness/knowledge of the uniqueness of other
cultures.
✔✔Cultural Competence - ✔✔The ability to effectively incorporate culture into the
provision of care; shows respect/accepts differences/empower decision making.
✔✔Negotiation - ✔✔The patient's perspective may differ from yours about the effects of
a particular practice; Negotiation acknowledges that gap.
✔✔Repatterning/Restructuring - ✔✔When you attempt to change your actions or your
patient's lifestyle while still respecting their cultural values/beliefs.
✔✔Body Mass Index (BMI) - ✔✔A measure of body fat based on height and weight that
applies to adult women and men.
✔✔Wellness-Illness Continuum - ✔✔A gradient that helps describe the varied and
dynamic nature of human health.
✔✔Components influencing the wellness-illness continuum - ✔✔Biological factors,
nutrition, physical activity, meaningful work, sleep/rest, culture, family relationships,
lifestyle choices (smoking and alcohol), finances, environment, and religion/spirituality.
✔✔Recommended immunizations for older adults - ✔✔Middle adults (35-65): Annual
influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, zoster, pneumococcal, and pertussis.
SURE A+
✔✔False Reassurance - ✔✔The nurse is trying to be kind/helpful but these comments
tend to block conversation and discourage further expression of feelings; Statements
not based on fact/reality can do more harm than good
✔✔Sympathy - ✔✔Focuses on the nurse's feelings rather than the patient's; Sympathy
is a subjective look at another person's world that prevents clear perspective of the
issues confronting that person
✔✔Asking for Explanations - ✔✔"Why" questions can cause resentment, insecurity, and
mistrust; Patients frequently interpret "Why" questions as accusations
✔✔Approval or Disapproval - ✔✔Nurses must NOT impose their own beliefs, values,
attitudes, or moral standards on others while in a professional helping role;
Agreeing/disagreeing send the subtle message that nurses have the right to make value
judgements on a patient's decisions
✔✔Defensive Responses - ✔✔When patient's express criticism, nurses should listen to
what they are saying; Listening does not imply agreement
✔✔Passive Responses - ✔✔Serve to avoid conflict/sidestep issues; Reflect sadness,
anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and powerlessness
✔✔Aggressive Responses - ✔✔Provoke confrontation at the other's expense; Reflect
stress, anger, frustration, and resentment
✔✔Arguing - ✔✔Implies that the other person is lying, uneducated, or misinformed
✔✔Nonmaleficence - ✔✔1) do not harm and 2) prevent harm
, ✔✔Autonomy - ✔✔A person's rights to choose and ability to act on that choice; Based
on the respect for human dignity
✔✔Justice - ✔✔The obligation to be fair; Implies equal treatment for all patients
✔✔Beneficence - ✔✔The duty to do and promote good; This coincides with
Nonmaleficence; The duty to bring about positive good → duty to do no harm
✔✔Veracity - ✔✔The duty to tell the truth
✔✔Fidelity - ✔✔The duty to keep promises
✔✔Nurse Practice Act - ✔✔A compilation of laws that govern the practice of nursing
and empower a state board of nursing to oversee and regulate nursing practice.
✔✔Cultural Awareness - ✔✔Perceiving cultural beliefs, values, and customs to
understand how they shape a person's decisions/behavior.
✔✔Cultural Sensitivity - ✔✔An awareness/knowledge of the uniqueness of other
cultures.
✔✔Cultural Competence - ✔✔The ability to effectively incorporate culture into the
provision of care; shows respect/accepts differences/empower decision making.
✔✔Negotiation - ✔✔The patient's perspective may differ from yours about the effects of
a particular practice; Negotiation acknowledges that gap.
✔✔Repatterning/Restructuring - ✔✔When you attempt to change your actions or your
patient's lifestyle while still respecting their cultural values/beliefs.
✔✔Body Mass Index (BMI) - ✔✔A measure of body fat based on height and weight that
applies to adult women and men.
✔✔Wellness-Illness Continuum - ✔✔A gradient that helps describe the varied and
dynamic nature of human health.
✔✔Components influencing the wellness-illness continuum - ✔✔Biological factors,
nutrition, physical activity, meaningful work, sleep/rest, culture, family relationships,
lifestyle choices (smoking and alcohol), finances, environment, and religion/spirituality.
✔✔Recommended immunizations for older adults - ✔✔Middle adults (35-65): Annual
influenza, tetanus, diphtheria, zoster, pneumococcal, and pertussis.
