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Chapter 1: What is nursing and what is a nurse?
Multiple choice
1. The notable figures in nursing history are:
a. Nightingale and Seacole
b. Cadwaladr and Richards
c. West and Wood
d. all of these
Answer: D
2. To practise legally as a nurse in the UK you must:
a. be over 25 years of age
b. hold a valid and current registration with the NMC
c. have experience in caring for patients from each of the four fields of nursing
d. all of these
Answer: B
3. The 6 Cs of nursing are:
a. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, commitment
b. care, compassion, cleverness, courage, communication, commitment
c. care, compassion, competence, cleanliness, courage, commitment
d. Care, compassion, competence, clemency, commendableness, commitment
Answer: A
4. The term profession is accurately used to describe:
a. an activity that is undertaken to earn a living
b. a job which brings celebrity status and great fortune
c. an occupation requiring extensive education with a code of ethics
d. any job which requires specific training
Answer: C
5. The essence of nursing is:
a. delivering effective care to adults, children, families and/or whole communities
b. working in partnership with individual people, groups of people or the families and carers
of those people
,c. helping individuals to achieve or maintain the best health, independence and quality of
life possible
d. all of these
Answer: D
6. The NMC standards apply:
a. when you are caring for patients
b. when you are caring for patients and in class
c. at all times
d. when you are working with your mentor
Answer: C
7. As well as taking a holistic approach, nurses ensure the care they provide is:
a. of a quality acceptable to the nurse
b. of a quality acceptable to the patient
c. of the highest quality
d. of a good quality
Answer: C
8. Nurses work:
a. independently
b. as part of a multidisciplinary team
c. in partnership with patients
d. all of the above
Answer: D
9.Behaving in a professional manner is:
a. helpful in nursing
b. fundamental in nursing
c. a good idea in nursing
d. not important in nursing
Answer: B
10. How many core principles does the NMC (2011) identify, which, if you uphold them, will
ensure you behave professionally as a nursing student.
a. two
b three
c. four
d. five
Answer: C
11. Patients value nurses who
A care for them as individuals
B make them feel more comfortable
,C make them feel less afraid
D all of the above
Answer: D
Short answer questions
1. Nurses apply knowledge from ________ and _____ science, nursing, legal and ______
theory and technology to the care they provide.
Answer: Physical/ social/ ethical
2. What are the core nursing elements which underpin the profession as a whole?
Answer: The core elements underpinning the profession as a whole are assisting patients
with physical needs, counselling a patient or group of patients, supporting patients to
recover or to cope with their needs more effectively, helping children and young people to
manage their health by developing partnerships in care with families, delivering educational
programmes to promote the health of a community or supporting an individual with a long-
term condition to live independently.
3. Nurses care for individuals of ___ ages, who do not have to be ____.
Answer: all/sick
4. To protect the public, in many countries, what a nurse is allowed to do is governed by
____.
Answer: law
5. How long has a register been kept of all the nurses in the UK?
Answer: It has been compulsory for nurses practicing in the UK to be on a register since
1919.
6. What does being registered as a nurse with the NMC show?
Answer: Being registered as a nurse with the NMC shows that the individual has achieved a
standard of nursing education and skill competence which enables them to deliver safe and
effective care.
7. What have the most recent changes in nurse education strengthened?
Answer – The most recent changes in nurse education have been made to ensure patients
receive safe, effective and compassionate care at all times.
8. Learning disability nurses have good communication, assessment and person centred
planning skills and values grounded in ________, inclusion and __________.
Answer: Equality/human rights
, 9. Mental health nurses use ____________methods to promote ___________ and
_______________ relationships.
Answer: supportive/positive/therapeutic
10. Why is it important for children’s nurses to aim to maintain a child’s normal daily
routine?
Answer: It is important for children’s nurses to aim to maintain a child’s normal daily routine
because children find being away from their usual environment distressing and disruptive to
the life of their entire family.
11. What areas of nursing can adult health nurses specialise within?
Answer: Adult health nurses can specialise within the areas of Cancer Care, Intensive Care
nursing, Surgical nursing or the Care of Older people.
12. Acting in a professional manner is ___________to being a nurse.
Answer: fundamental
13. Why is it important for student nurses to maintain the Standards set by the NMC
Answer – Maintaining these Standards is an important aspect of being a student nurse.
Firstly, because members of the public will see you as a nurse, even though you are still
learning and secondly, in preparation for upholding the strict professional Standards when
you complete your course.
14. What are the 6C’s of nursing?
Answer: The 6C’s of nursing are care, compassion, competence, communication, courage
and commitment.
15. Why is it important to listen to the views of patients?
Answer: t is important to listen to the views of patients, because by doing this it becomes
clear what they value which will enable us to ensure we deliver the best possible care.
Chapter 1: What is nursing and what is a nurse?
Multiple choice
1. The notable figures in nursing history are:
a. Nightingale and Seacole
b. Cadwaladr and Richards
c. West and Wood
d. all of these
Answer: D
2. To practise legally as a nurse in the UK you must:
a. be over 25 years of age
b. hold a valid and current registration with the NMC
c. have experience in caring for patients from each of the four fields of nursing
d. all of these
Answer: B
3. The 6 Cs of nursing are:
a. care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, commitment
b. care, compassion, cleverness, courage, communication, commitment
c. care, compassion, competence, cleanliness, courage, commitment
d. Care, compassion, competence, clemency, commendableness, commitment
Answer: A
4. The term profession is accurately used to describe:
a. an activity that is undertaken to earn a living
b. a job which brings celebrity status and great fortune
c. an occupation requiring extensive education with a code of ethics
d. any job which requires specific training
Answer: C
5. The essence of nursing is:
a. delivering effective care to adults, children, families and/or whole communities
b. working in partnership with individual people, groups of people or the families and carers
of those people
,c. helping individuals to achieve or maintain the best health, independence and quality of
life possible
d. all of these
Answer: D
6. The NMC standards apply:
a. when you are caring for patients
b. when you are caring for patients and in class
c. at all times
d. when you are working with your mentor
Answer: C
7. As well as taking a holistic approach, nurses ensure the care they provide is:
a. of a quality acceptable to the nurse
b. of a quality acceptable to the patient
c. of the highest quality
d. of a good quality
Answer: C
8. Nurses work:
a. independently
b. as part of a multidisciplinary team
c. in partnership with patients
d. all of the above
Answer: D
9.Behaving in a professional manner is:
a. helpful in nursing
b. fundamental in nursing
c. a good idea in nursing
d. not important in nursing
Answer: B
10. How many core principles does the NMC (2011) identify, which, if you uphold them, will
ensure you behave professionally as a nursing student.
a. two
b three
c. four
d. five
Answer: C
11. Patients value nurses who
A care for them as individuals
B make them feel more comfortable
,C make them feel less afraid
D all of the above
Answer: D
Short answer questions
1. Nurses apply knowledge from ________ and _____ science, nursing, legal and ______
theory and technology to the care they provide.
Answer: Physical/ social/ ethical
2. What are the core nursing elements which underpin the profession as a whole?
Answer: The core elements underpinning the profession as a whole are assisting patients
with physical needs, counselling a patient or group of patients, supporting patients to
recover or to cope with their needs more effectively, helping children and young people to
manage their health by developing partnerships in care with families, delivering educational
programmes to promote the health of a community or supporting an individual with a long-
term condition to live independently.
3. Nurses care for individuals of ___ ages, who do not have to be ____.
Answer: all/sick
4. To protect the public, in many countries, what a nurse is allowed to do is governed by
____.
Answer: law
5. How long has a register been kept of all the nurses in the UK?
Answer: It has been compulsory for nurses practicing in the UK to be on a register since
1919.
6. What does being registered as a nurse with the NMC show?
Answer: Being registered as a nurse with the NMC shows that the individual has achieved a
standard of nursing education and skill competence which enables them to deliver safe and
effective care.
7. What have the most recent changes in nurse education strengthened?
Answer – The most recent changes in nurse education have been made to ensure patients
receive safe, effective and compassionate care at all times.
8. Learning disability nurses have good communication, assessment and person centred
planning skills and values grounded in ________, inclusion and __________.
Answer: Equality/human rights
, 9. Mental health nurses use ____________methods to promote ___________ and
_______________ relationships.
Answer: supportive/positive/therapeutic
10. Why is it important for children’s nurses to aim to maintain a child’s normal daily
routine?
Answer: It is important for children’s nurses to aim to maintain a child’s normal daily routine
because children find being away from their usual environment distressing and disruptive to
the life of their entire family.
11. What areas of nursing can adult health nurses specialise within?
Answer: Adult health nurses can specialise within the areas of Cancer Care, Intensive Care
nursing, Surgical nursing or the Care of Older people.
12. Acting in a professional manner is ___________to being a nurse.
Answer: fundamental
13. Why is it important for student nurses to maintain the Standards set by the NMC
Answer – Maintaining these Standards is an important aspect of being a student nurse.
Firstly, because members of the public will see you as a nurse, even though you are still
learning and secondly, in preparation for upholding the strict professional Standards when
you complete your course.
14. What are the 6C’s of nursing?
Answer: The 6C’s of nursing are care, compassion, competence, communication, courage
and commitment.
15. Why is it important to listen to the views of patients?
Answer: t is important to listen to the views of patients, because by doing this it becomes
clear what they value which will enable us to ensure we deliver the best possible care.
