FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 Which organization is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice? a. American Association of Colleges in Nursing b. (AACN) National League for Nursing (NLN) c. International Council of Nurses (ICN) d. American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER D. American Nurses Association What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War? a.independence of nursing orders b.lack of educational standards c.hospital -based schools of nursing d.lack of influence from nursing leaders - ANSWER b. lack of education standards Which nurse posited a theory that can be practically applied to nursing as follows: "Nurses modify unhealthy aspects of the environment to put the client in the best condition for nature to act." a. Dorothea Orem b. Sister Callista Roy c. Florence Nightingale d. Virginia Henderson - ANSWER c. Florence Nightingale What historical event led to the demise of nursing in England before the time of Florence Nightingale? - ANSWER When religions groups were exiled to western Europe during the schism between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. (The management of paroch ial hospitals and the ill within them fell to the state) Reforms for which Florence Nightingale is responsible. - ANSWER Training women for future work Selecting only those with upstanding characters as potential nurses Improving sanitary conditions for the sick and injured Significantly reducing the death rate of British soldiers Providing classroom education and clinical teaching Advocating that nursing education should be lifelong Name three ways that nurses used their skills in the early history of US nursing. - ANSWER 1. Nurses moved into communities and established "settlement houses 2. Provided midwifery services 3. Volunteered during wartime Art of Nursing - ANSWER Ability to perform act skillfully Science of Nursing - ANSWER body of knowledge unique to a particular subject; develops from observing and studying the relationship of one phenomenon to another Nursing Theory: Environmental Theory - ANSWER External conditions such as ventilation, light, odor, and cleanliness can prevent, suppress, or contribute to disease or death. Florence Nighingale Nursing Theory: Basic Needs Theory - ANSWER People have basic needs that are components of health. The significance and value of these needs are unique to each person. Virginia Henderson Nursing Theory: Self -Care Theory - ANSWER People learn behaviors that they perform on their own behalf to maintain life, health, and well -being. Dorothea Orem Nursing Theory: Adaptation Theory - ANSWER Humans are biopsychosocial beings; a change in one component results in adaptive changes in the others. Nursing Process - ANSWER organized sequence of problem -solving steps used to identify and manage the health problems of clients Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation Characteristics of Nursing Process - ANSWER Within the legal scope of nursing. Based on knowledge Planned. Client -centered. Goal -directed. Prioritized. Dynamic. The sources of Assessment Data - ANSWER -database assessment (initial information about the client's physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health -focus assessment (information that provides more details about specific problems and expands the original database.) -functional assessment is a comprehensive evaluation of a client's physical strengths and weaknesses in areas such as (1) the performance of activities of daily living, (2) cognitive abilities, and (3) social functioning. Three parts of nursing diagnostic statement - ANSWER P: Name of the health -related issue or problem as identified in the NANDA -I list E: Etiology (its cause) S: Signs and symptoms also called defining characteristics standards for care - ANSWER policies that ensure quality client care