NUR 205 Exam Latest Updated Questions and Answers
Aims of nursing - ANSWER-1. *To promote health:* increase a person's well-being and health
potential
2. *To prevent illness:* avoid illness; achieve early detection; or maintain function within the
constraints of an illness
3. *To restore Health:* direct care for diagnosis or treatment of disease
4. *To facilitate coping with disability or death:* To facilitate an optimal level of functioning;
provide quality end of life care
Different levels of educational preparation - ANSWER-Practical and Vocational Nursing
Education (LPN)
Registered Nursing Education
-Diploma
-ASN
-BSN
-Graduate Education (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist)
-Continuing Education
-In-service Education
Clients rights and how they influence nursing practice? - ANSWER-1.High Quality Hospital
Care
2. Clean and Safe environment
3. Involvement in your care.
4. Protection of Privacy
5. Help prepare you and your family for when you leave the hospital.
6. Help with bill and filing insurance claims.
Liability - ANSWER-legal obligation or responsibility to provide care to a client that meets the
accepted standards of care.
Code of Ethics #1 - ANSWER-The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with
compassion and respect for inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual,
unrestricted by consideration of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of
health problems.
, Code of Ethics #2 - ANSWER-The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an
individual, family, group, or community
Code of Ethics #3 - ANSWER-The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the
health, safety, and rights of the patient.
Code of Ethics #4 - ANSWER-The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing
practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation
to provide optimum patient care.
Code of Ethics #5 - ANSWER-The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the
responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal
and professional growth.
Code of Ethics #6 - ANSWER-The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining, and
improving health care environments and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of
quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual and
collective action.
Code of Ethics #7 - ANSWER-The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession
through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER-laws established in each state in the United States to regulate
the practice of nursing. They differ from state to state, but all have certain elements in common:
1. Define the legal scope of nursing practice
2. Establishes criteria for education and licensure of nurses
3. Identify violations that can result in disciplinary actions against the nurse
Effects of Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER--Exclude untrained or unlicensed people from
practicing nursing
-Create a state board of nursing
-Make and enforce rules and regulations
-Define important terms and activities in nursing
-Provide legal requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
-We find this info in the "Michigan public health code"
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER--Defines the activities of nurses that are specific and
unique to nursing
-Allows nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and
the healthcare institution
Aims of nursing - ANSWER-1. *To promote health:* increase a person's well-being and health
potential
2. *To prevent illness:* avoid illness; achieve early detection; or maintain function within the
constraints of an illness
3. *To restore Health:* direct care for diagnosis or treatment of disease
4. *To facilitate coping with disability or death:* To facilitate an optimal level of functioning;
provide quality end of life care
Different levels of educational preparation - ANSWER-Practical and Vocational Nursing
Education (LPN)
Registered Nursing Education
-Diploma
-ASN
-BSN
-Graduate Education (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist)
-Continuing Education
-In-service Education
Clients rights and how they influence nursing practice? - ANSWER-1.High Quality Hospital
Care
2. Clean and Safe environment
3. Involvement in your care.
4. Protection of Privacy
5. Help prepare you and your family for when you leave the hospital.
6. Help with bill and filing insurance claims.
Liability - ANSWER-legal obligation or responsibility to provide care to a client that meets the
accepted standards of care.
Code of Ethics #1 - ANSWER-The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with
compassion and respect for inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual,
unrestricted by consideration of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of
health problems.
, Code of Ethics #2 - ANSWER-The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an
individual, family, group, or community
Code of Ethics #3 - ANSWER-The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the
health, safety, and rights of the patient.
Code of Ethics #4 - ANSWER-The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing
practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation
to provide optimum patient care.
Code of Ethics #5 - ANSWER-The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the
responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal
and professional growth.
Code of Ethics #6 - ANSWER-The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining, and
improving health care environments and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of
quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual and
collective action.
Code of Ethics #7 - ANSWER-The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession
through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER-laws established in each state in the United States to regulate
the practice of nursing. They differ from state to state, but all have certain elements in common:
1. Define the legal scope of nursing practice
2. Establishes criteria for education and licensure of nurses
3. Identify violations that can result in disciplinary actions against the nurse
Effects of Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER--Exclude untrained or unlicensed people from
practicing nursing
-Create a state board of nursing
-Make and enforce rules and regulations
-Define important terms and activities in nursing
-Provide legal requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
-We find this info in the "Michigan public health code"
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER--Defines the activities of nurses that are specific and
unique to nursing
-Allows nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and
the healthcare institution
