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NUR2058- Dimensions of Nursing
Practice Questions & 100% Correct
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What are the characteristics of a profession?
✓ :~~ High intellectual level, individual responsibility, specialized
knowledge, higher education, public service, autonomy, organized
representation, code of ethics, professional identity, competency and
license
What is the importance of a specialized body of knowledge in a profession?
✓ :~~ It distinguishes a profession from other occupations
What is the importance of a code of ethics in a profession?
✓ :~~ It guides members in their practice
What is the purpose of a professional organization? What are the benefits of joining
a professional organization? Know the following professional organizations and
their contribution: National League of Nursing (NLN), American Nurses Association
(ANA0, The National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA), & Grassroots
Organizations
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✓ :~~ - group of people banding together to achieve a specific purpose
- By working together for a specific purpose, an association or organization
amplifies its impact; and by developing a strategic plan, it focuses that impact to
achieve certain results
· NLN (National League for Nursing)
advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a
diverse population in a changing health care environment.
· American Nurses Association (ANA)
Professional organization that represents all registered nurses
· NSNA (national student nurses association)
is an independent legal corporation established in 1953 to represent the needs of
nursing students. The main purpose of the NSNA is to help maintain high standards
of education.
· Grassroots Organization
Local nursing groups that are trying to solve a particular problem.
What are diploma schools? What are some of the benefits of diploma school nurses?
✓ :~~ -Types of schools that were closely associated with hospitals and could
provide a source of free or inexpensive labor in the form of nursing
students.
What role did Christianity play regarding healthcare?
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✓ :~~ -Following the teachings of Jesus meant that caring for the sick, poor,
and disadvantaged was of primary importance
What are the major nursing symbols affiliated with the nursing profession? Who or
what was the influence for these symbols?
✓ :~~ - Lamp
· Often represents the eternal flame that dispels darkness and evil
- Nursing pin
· Acknowledges nursing graduates as belonging to a unique group and identifies
them as a new member of the health-care community
- Cap
Primary purpose was to keep the nurse's long hair form getting in the way, but it
also identified nurses who had graduated
Know the contributions for each of the following nursing leaders: Nightingale,
Hampton Robb, Wald, Dock, Goodrich, & Ford
✓ :~~ - Florence Nightingale
- Regarded as the founder of modern nursing
- Realized the only way to improve health care was to educate women to be
reliable, high-quality nurses
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NUR2058- Dimensions of Nursing
Practice Questions & 100% Correct
Answers
What are the characteristics of a profession?
✓ :~~ High intellectual level, individual responsibility, specialized
knowledge, higher education, public service, autonomy, organized
representation, code of ethics, professional identity, competency and
license
What is the importance of a specialized body of knowledge in a profession?
✓ :~~ It distinguishes a profession from other occupations
What is the importance of a code of ethics in a profession?
✓ :~~ It guides members in their practice
What is the purpose of a professional organization? What are the benefits of joining
a professional organization? Know the following professional organizations and
their contribution: National League of Nursing (NLN), American Nurses Association
(ANA0, The National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA), & Grassroots
Organizations
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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✓ :~~ - group of people banding together to achieve a specific purpose
- By working together for a specific purpose, an association or organization
amplifies its impact; and by developing a strategic plan, it focuses that impact to
achieve certain results
· NLN (National League for Nursing)
advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a
diverse population in a changing health care environment.
· American Nurses Association (ANA)
Professional organization that represents all registered nurses
· NSNA (national student nurses association)
is an independent legal corporation established in 1953 to represent the needs of
nursing students. The main purpose of the NSNA is to help maintain high standards
of education.
· Grassroots Organization
Local nursing groups that are trying to solve a particular problem.
What are diploma schools? What are some of the benefits of diploma school nurses?
✓ :~~ -Types of schools that were closely associated with hospitals and could
provide a source of free or inexpensive labor in the form of nursing
students.
What role did Christianity play regarding healthcare?
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✓ :~~ -Following the teachings of Jesus meant that caring for the sick, poor,
and disadvantaged was of primary importance
What are the major nursing symbols affiliated with the nursing profession? Who or
what was the influence for these symbols?
✓ :~~ - Lamp
· Often represents the eternal flame that dispels darkness and evil
- Nursing pin
· Acknowledges nursing graduates as belonging to a unique group and identifies
them as a new member of the health-care community
- Cap
Primary purpose was to keep the nurse's long hair form getting in the way, but it
also identified nurses who had graduated
Know the contributions for each of the following nursing leaders: Nightingale,
Hampton Robb, Wald, Dock, Goodrich, & Ford
✓ :~~ - Florence Nightingale
- Regarded as the founder of modern nursing
- Realized the only way to improve health care was to educate women to be
reliable, high-quality nurses
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
