Nursing 212 Final Exam Questions
With Answers
Demographics of nursing profession - Answer becoming more diverse, but not enough
based on demographics of the target population
Nursing is dominated by? - Answer Women
Men are over represented in - Answer advanced practice role of certified nurse
anesthetists
Median age for nurses is becoming younger because... - Answer more BSN graduates
are beginning to work
Black/African American, non-Hispanics make up... - Answer 12.2% of the U.S.
population, they make up just 5.4% of RNs.
Hispanics/Latinos make up... - Answer 15.4% of the U.S. population, they make up only
3.6% of RNs
Advanced Practice Nursing - Answer It applies to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4 years of basic nursing
education.
Four Categories of APNs - Answer Nurse practitioner
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse-midwife
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer master's degree, post master's certificate, national
certification exams, Doctor of Nursing practice, autonomies vary in states, scope of
practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Answer variety of settings, master's or doctoral
prepared, experts in a particular field, health assessments, deliver treatment, develop
quality control methods,
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer master's of science in nursing, licensed and
independent health car providers that can prescribe medicine in all 50 states, primary
care providers, attend births
, CNS benefits - Answer Direct reimbursement to some CNSs is possible through
Medicare, Medicaid, and military and private insurers
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer master's and doctoral degree,
national certification, and re-certification, administer approximately 30 million
anesthetics in a year, collaborate with physician anesthesiologists, or work
independently in various settings,
Florence Nightingale - Answer aristocratic upbringing, promoted wellness, Reformed
British military health care, Crimean war, Cleaned kitchens, Lead the nurses to scrub
the floors, Added a Laundry facility on site, Repaired sewers, Arranged clean running
water, Improved ventilation, "Lady with The Lamp"
Margaret Sanger - Answer safe contraception
Mary Breckenridge - Answer Frontier nursing service, first organized midwifery service,
traveled by horseback
Clara Barton - Answer set-up field hospitals for the wounded and dying in Culpeper,
Virginia. Founded The American Red Cross
What did Clara Barton found? - Answer The American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answer Lillian Wald and Lavinia Dock. They sought finances and
formalized public health. They treated minor illnesses, prevented disease transmission,
and provided health education
Mary Mahoney - Answer First African American trained nurse in US
Mary Seacole - Answer · Jamaican, funded own voyage to assist soldiers during
Crimean war, rejected by Nightingale, set up hotel for wounded soldiers, cholera expert,
"Greatest Black Britton", Reigned on battlefield
Causes of Nursing shortage - Answer Internal or external
Shortage of nurse faculty - Answer Not enough doctoral- or master's prepared nurses
are produced to meet demands for education
Two Solutions for Shortage of RNs - Answer 1) Increase supply of nurses
-Import from English speaking countries
-Travel nursing
2) Create less trained workers to supplement nursing -workforce
-Shorter training and education
Contributing factors to nursing shortage - Answer aging nurses and population
With Answers
Demographics of nursing profession - Answer becoming more diverse, but not enough
based on demographics of the target population
Nursing is dominated by? - Answer Women
Men are over represented in - Answer advanced practice role of certified nurse
anesthetists
Median age for nurses is becoming younger because... - Answer more BSN graduates
are beginning to work
Black/African American, non-Hispanics make up... - Answer 12.2% of the U.S.
population, they make up just 5.4% of RNs.
Hispanics/Latinos make up... - Answer 15.4% of the U.S. population, they make up only
3.6% of RNs
Advanced Practice Nursing - Answer It applies to an RN who has met advanced
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4 years of basic nursing
education.
Four Categories of APNs - Answer Nurse practitioner
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse-midwife
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer master's degree, post master's certificate, national
certification exams, Doctor of Nursing practice, autonomies vary in states, scope of
practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Answer variety of settings, master's or doctoral
prepared, experts in a particular field, health assessments, deliver treatment, develop
quality control methods,
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer master's of science in nursing, licensed and
independent health car providers that can prescribe medicine in all 50 states, primary
care providers, attend births
, CNS benefits - Answer Direct reimbursement to some CNSs is possible through
Medicare, Medicaid, and military and private insurers
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer master's and doctoral degree,
national certification, and re-certification, administer approximately 30 million
anesthetics in a year, collaborate with physician anesthesiologists, or work
independently in various settings,
Florence Nightingale - Answer aristocratic upbringing, promoted wellness, Reformed
British military health care, Crimean war, Cleaned kitchens, Lead the nurses to scrub
the floors, Added a Laundry facility on site, Repaired sewers, Arranged clean running
water, Improved ventilation, "Lady with The Lamp"
Margaret Sanger - Answer safe contraception
Mary Breckenridge - Answer Frontier nursing service, first organized midwifery service,
traveled by horseback
Clara Barton - Answer set-up field hospitals for the wounded and dying in Culpeper,
Virginia. Founded The American Red Cross
What did Clara Barton found? - Answer The American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answer Lillian Wald and Lavinia Dock. They sought finances and
formalized public health. They treated minor illnesses, prevented disease transmission,
and provided health education
Mary Mahoney - Answer First African American trained nurse in US
Mary Seacole - Answer · Jamaican, funded own voyage to assist soldiers during
Crimean war, rejected by Nightingale, set up hotel for wounded soldiers, cholera expert,
"Greatest Black Britton", Reigned on battlefield
Causes of Nursing shortage - Answer Internal or external
Shortage of nurse faculty - Answer Not enough doctoral- or master's prepared nurses
are produced to meet demands for education
Two Solutions for Shortage of RNs - Answer 1) Increase supply of nurses
-Import from English speaking countries
-Travel nursing
2) Create less trained workers to supplement nursing -workforce
-Shorter training and education
Contributing factors to nursing shortage - Answer aging nurses and population
