FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1
(POTTER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS&
PERRY)
Roles6of6Nurse6-6ans-Autonomy6and6Accountability
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Communicator
Manager
What6is6Autonomy?6-6ans-
Essential6element6of6professional6nursing6that6involves6the6initiation6of6INDEPE
NDENT6nursing6interventions6without6medical6orders.6(Nurse6implements6coughin
g6&6breathing6exercises6for6post-op6patient)
Six6Standards6of6Nursing6Practice6(ANA)6-6ans-Assessment
Diagnoses
Outcomes6Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nurses6is6defined6as6a6profession6because6nurses:6-6ans-
A.6perform6specific6skills
(B.)6Practice6Autonomy
C.6Utilize6knowledge6from6the6medical6discipline
D.6Charge6a6fee6for6services6rendered
Florence6Nightingale6(1860)6-6ans-First6practicing6epidemiologist
Organized6first6school6of6nursing
Improved6sanitation6in6battlefield6hospitals6(During6Crimean6War)
Practices6remain6a6basic6part6of6nursing6today
Clara6Barton6-6ans-Founder6of6American6Red6Cross
Tended6to6soldiers6on6battlefields
Mother6Bickerdyke6-6ans-
organized6ambulance6services6and6walked6abandoned6battlefields6at6night,6looki
ng6for6wounded6soldiers.
, Harriet6Tubman6-6ans-
Prominent6female6in6underground6railroad6movement6to6free6slaves.
Mary6Mahoney6-6ans-First6professionally6trained6African6American6nurse
Brought6awareness6of6cultural6diversity6and6respect6of6individuals6regardless6of
6race6&6religion
Lillian6Wald6&6Mary6Brewster6-6ans-
Opened6the6Henry6Street6Settlement6which6focused6on6health6needs6of6poor6p
eople6who6lived6in6tenements6in6New6York6City.
Mary6Nutting6-6ans-
Became6the61st6Nursing6professor6at6Columbia6teachers6college6in61906
Mary6Nutting6(Cont.)6-6ans-
As6nursing6education6developed,6nursing6practice6also6expanded6and6the6Army
6and6Navy6Nurse6Corps6were6established.
1920's6graduate6nurse6midwifery6programs6began.
Professional6Nursing6specialty6organizations6seek6to:6-6ans-
A.6Improve6standards6of6practice
B.6Expand6Nursing6roles
C.6Improve6the6welfare6of6nurses6in6specialty6areas
(D.)6All6the6above
What6is6Culture?6-6ans-
Culture6refers6to6the6learned,6shared,6and6transmitted6knowledge6of6values,6beli
efs,6and6ways6of6life6of6a6particular6group6that6generally6transmits6from6one6g
eneration6to6another.
What6is6ethnicity?6-6ans-
A6shared6identity6related6to6social6and6cultural6heritage6such6as6values,6langua
ge,6and6geographical6space,6and6racial6characteristics.
46characteristics6of6culture6-6ans-Learned
Symbolic
Shared
Integrated
(Language6is6the6most6important6symbol6of6a6culture)
What6is6Enculturation?6-6ans-
When6culture6is6passed6from6generation6to6generation.6Starting6at6birth,6the6chi
ld6is6taught6what6is6expected6in6terms6of6familial6responsibilities.
Characteristics6of6Ethnicity.6-6ans-Common6heritage
(POTTER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS&
PERRY)
Roles6of6Nurse6-6ans-Autonomy6and6Accountability
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Communicator
Manager
What6is6Autonomy?6-6ans-
Essential6element6of6professional6nursing6that6involves6the6initiation6of6INDEPE
NDENT6nursing6interventions6without6medical6orders.6(Nurse6implements6coughin
g6&6breathing6exercises6for6post-op6patient)
Six6Standards6of6Nursing6Practice6(ANA)6-6ans-Assessment
Diagnoses
Outcomes6Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nurses6is6defined6as6a6profession6because6nurses:6-6ans-
A.6perform6specific6skills
(B.)6Practice6Autonomy
C.6Utilize6knowledge6from6the6medical6discipline
D.6Charge6a6fee6for6services6rendered
Florence6Nightingale6(1860)6-6ans-First6practicing6epidemiologist
Organized6first6school6of6nursing
Improved6sanitation6in6battlefield6hospitals6(During6Crimean6War)
Practices6remain6a6basic6part6of6nursing6today
Clara6Barton6-6ans-Founder6of6American6Red6Cross
Tended6to6soldiers6on6battlefields
Mother6Bickerdyke6-6ans-
organized6ambulance6services6and6walked6abandoned6battlefields6at6night,6looki
ng6for6wounded6soldiers.
, Harriet6Tubman6-6ans-
Prominent6female6in6underground6railroad6movement6to6free6slaves.
Mary6Mahoney6-6ans-First6professionally6trained6African6American6nurse
Brought6awareness6of6cultural6diversity6and6respect6of6individuals6regardless6of
6race6&6religion
Lillian6Wald6&6Mary6Brewster6-6ans-
Opened6the6Henry6Street6Settlement6which6focused6on6health6needs6of6poor6p
eople6who6lived6in6tenements6in6New6York6City.
Mary6Nutting6-6ans-
Became6the61st6Nursing6professor6at6Columbia6teachers6college6in61906
Mary6Nutting6(Cont.)6-6ans-
As6nursing6education6developed,6nursing6practice6also6expanded6and6the6Army
6and6Navy6Nurse6Corps6were6established.
1920's6graduate6nurse6midwifery6programs6began.
Professional6Nursing6specialty6organizations6seek6to:6-6ans-
A.6Improve6standards6of6practice
B.6Expand6Nursing6roles
C.6Improve6the6welfare6of6nurses6in6specialty6areas
(D.)6All6the6above
What6is6Culture?6-6ans-
Culture6refers6to6the6learned,6shared,6and6transmitted6knowledge6of6values,6beli
efs,6and6ways6of6life6of6a6particular6group6that6generally6transmits6from6one6g
eneration6to6another.
What6is6ethnicity?6-6ans-
A6shared6identity6related6to6social6and6cultural6heritage6such6as6values,6langua
ge,6and6geographical6space,6and6racial6characteristics.
46characteristics6of6culture6-6ans-Learned
Symbolic
Shared
Integrated
(Language6is6the6most6important6symbol6of6a6culture)
What6is6Enculturation?6-6ans-
When6culture6is6passed6from6generation6to6generation.6Starting6at6birth,6the6chi
ld6is6taught6what6is6expected6in6terms6of6familial6responsibilities.
Characteristics6of6Ethnicity.6-6ans-Common6heritage