NUR 100 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
NCLEX stands for? - Answer-National Council Licensure Examination
What is critical thinking? - Answer-Ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather
evidence to support solutions.
What is CAT? - Answer-Computer Adaptive Test
What is the priority when answering questions? - Answer-ABC
Maslow
Maslow's Heirarchy - Answer-Psychological (Food, water, warmth, rest)
Safety (Security, safety)
Belongingness & love (Intimate relationships, friends)
Esteem (Prestige of feeling of accomplishment)
Self Actualization (Achieving one's full potential, including creative activities)
What is nursing? - Answer-Originates from the Latin word (nutrix: to nourish)
A blend of science and art
Nursing in the 16th Century? - Answer-Shift from a religious orientation to an emphasis on
warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge.
Nursing had a poor reputation; nursesrecieved low pay and worked long hours in unfavorable
conditions.
Shortage of nurse - criminals recruited.
Nursing in 19th - 20th Century? - Answer-Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and
women in general
, Beliefs of Florence Nightingale? - Answer-Challenged prejudices against women and elevated
the status of all nurses.
Established the first training school for nurses, and wrote books about health care and nursing
education.
Dramatically improved the quality of nursing care.
2 components of nursing? - Answer-Health
Illness
Principles of Florence Nightingdale - Answer-Defined nursing as art and science.
Practiced holistic nursing.
Believed nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
Recognized the importance of nutrition to health.
19th - 21st Century: Nursing Ed in U.S. - Answer-Schools of nursing founded in connection with
hospitals.
Based more on apprenticeship then educational principles.
Female nurses were under the control of male hospital admin and dr.s
Slow progress toward professionalism in nursing.
World War II - Answer-Large numbers of women worked outside the home and became more
independent and assertive.
Explosion in med and tech broadened the role of nursing.
Growth of nursing as a profession discipline.
4 aims of nursing? - Answer-Promote health
Prevent illness
Restore health
Facilitate coping with disability and death
To Promote Health? - Answer-Health: Optimal state of wellbeing.
Answers
NCLEX stands for? - Answer-National Council Licensure Examination
What is critical thinking? - Answer-Ability to recognize problems and raise questions, gather
evidence to support solutions.
What is CAT? - Answer-Computer Adaptive Test
What is the priority when answering questions? - Answer-ABC
Maslow
Maslow's Heirarchy - Answer-Psychological (Food, water, warmth, rest)
Safety (Security, safety)
Belongingness & love (Intimate relationships, friends)
Esteem (Prestige of feeling of accomplishment)
Self Actualization (Achieving one's full potential, including creative activities)
What is nursing? - Answer-Originates from the Latin word (nutrix: to nourish)
A blend of science and art
Nursing in the 16th Century? - Answer-Shift from a religious orientation to an emphasis on
warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge.
Nursing had a poor reputation; nursesrecieved low pay and worked long hours in unfavorable
conditions.
Shortage of nurse - criminals recruited.
Nursing in 19th - 20th Century? - Answer-Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and
women in general
, Beliefs of Florence Nightingale? - Answer-Challenged prejudices against women and elevated
the status of all nurses.
Established the first training school for nurses, and wrote books about health care and nursing
education.
Dramatically improved the quality of nursing care.
2 components of nursing? - Answer-Health
Illness
Principles of Florence Nightingdale - Answer-Defined nursing as art and science.
Practiced holistic nursing.
Believed nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
Recognized the importance of nutrition to health.
19th - 21st Century: Nursing Ed in U.S. - Answer-Schools of nursing founded in connection with
hospitals.
Based more on apprenticeship then educational principles.
Female nurses were under the control of male hospital admin and dr.s
Slow progress toward professionalism in nursing.
World War II - Answer-Large numbers of women worked outside the home and became more
independent and assertive.
Explosion in med and tech broadened the role of nursing.
Growth of nursing as a profession discipline.
4 aims of nursing? - Answer-Promote health
Prevent illness
Restore health
Facilitate coping with disability and death
To Promote Health? - Answer-Health: Optimal state of wellbeing.
