Fundamentals of Nursing Exam/204 Q’s and
A’s
origination of the word "nurse" - -from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
-Interrelated roles of nurses - -communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
-coping with disability and death - -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 - --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 - --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 - -respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
-Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - --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 - -defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing
education, published books; founder of modern nursing
-Clara Barton - -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 - --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 - -you can see the object
-subjective - -coming from that subject
-types of knowledge - --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 - --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 - -examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
-inductive reasoning - -one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
-health - -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
-illness - -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
-wellness - -an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
-nursing theory - -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) - -a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and
A’s
origination of the word "nurse" - -from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
-Interrelated roles of nurses - -communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
-coping with disability and death - -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 - --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 - --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 - -respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
-Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - --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 - -defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing
education, published books; founder of modern nursing
-Clara Barton - -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 - --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 - -you can see the object
-subjective - -coming from that subject
-types of knowledge - --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 - --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 - -examines a general idea and then considers specific
actions or ideas
-inductive reasoning - -one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
-health - -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
-illness - -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
-wellness - -an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
-nursing theory - -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) - -a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and
