Fundamentals of Nursing
origination of the word "nurse" - correct answer- from the latin
word "nutrix" meaning to nourish Interrelated roles of nurses -
correct answer- communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator coping with disability and death
- correct answer- nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems;
provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice The Nursing Process - correct answer- -one of major
guidelines for nursing practice -helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing -allows nurses to use critical
thinking and clinical reasoning -defines the areas of care that are
within the domain of nursing Nurse Practice Acts - correct
answer- -define legal scope of nursing practice -create state board
of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation -define
important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs - established criteria for
the education and licensure of nurses 5 vital signs - correct
answer- respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria -
correct answer- -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation -recognized authority by a professional
group (ANA) -code of ethics -professional organization that sets
standards -ongoing research -autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - correct answer- defined nursing as both an
art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created
freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing Clara Barton - correct answer- established red cross;
, volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during civil
war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James sources
of knowledge - correct answer- -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation) -authoritative- comes from an expert,
accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise -scientific
(obtained through the scientific method-research) objective -
correct answer- you can see the object subjective - correct
answer- coming from that subject types of knowledge - correct
answer- -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating,
and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life) -
process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result) goals of nursing research - correct answer-
-improve care in clinical setting -study ppl and nurse process:
education, policy development, ethics, nursing history -develop
greater autonomy and strength as a profession -provide evidence-
based nursing practice deductive reasoning - correct answer-
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - correct answer- one builds from specific ideas
or actions to conclusions about general ideas health - correct
answer- a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being,
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity illness - correct
answer- the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning wellness - correct
answer- an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health nursing
theory - correct answer- differentiates nursing from other
disciplines and activities in that it serves the purposes of describing,
explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing
care practices evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answer- a
problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the
origination of the word "nurse" - correct answer- from the latin
word "nutrix" meaning to nourish Interrelated roles of nurses -
correct answer- communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator coping with disability and death
- correct answer- nurses use optimal function of maximum
strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems;
provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice The Nursing Process - correct answer- -one of major
guidelines for nursing practice -helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing -allows nurses to use critical
thinking and clinical reasoning -defines the areas of care that are
within the domain of nursing Nurse Practice Acts - correct
answer- -define legal scope of nursing practice -create state board
of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation -define
important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs - established criteria for
the education and licensure of nurses 5 vital signs - correct
answer- respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria -
correct answer- -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation -recognized authority by a professional
group (ANA) -code of ethics -professional organization that sets
standards -ongoing research -autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - correct answer- defined nursing as both an
art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created
freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing Clara Barton - correct answer- established red cross;
, volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during civil
war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James sources
of knowledge - correct answer- -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation) -authoritative- comes from an expert,
accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise -scientific
(obtained through the scientific method-research) objective -
correct answer- you can see the object subjective - correct
answer- coming from that subject types of knowledge - correct
answer- -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating,
and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life) -
process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result) goals of nursing research - correct answer-
-improve care in clinical setting -study ppl and nurse process:
education, policy development, ethics, nursing history -develop
greater autonomy and strength as a profession -provide evidence-
based nursing practice deductive reasoning - correct answer-
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - correct answer- one builds from specific ideas
or actions to conclusions about general ideas health - correct
answer- a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being,
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity illness - correct
answer- the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning wellness - correct
answer- an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health nursing
theory - correct answer- differentiates nursing from other
disciplines and activities in that it serves the purposes of describing,
explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing
care practices evidence-based practice (EBP) - correct answer- a
problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the
