NUR 100 Notes Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Florence Nightgale - Answer-This nursing leader defined nursing as both a science and
art. She is also known as the founder of modern nursing.
Lillian Wald - Answer-This nursing leader is considered the founder of public health
nursing due to her nursing service for the sick, poor of the Lower East Side in New York
City.
Dorothea Dix - Answer-This nursing leader is considered the founder of mental health
due to her reform on the treatment of the mentally ill.
Margaret Sanger - Answer-The founder of Planned Parenthood.
What are the four aims of nursing? - Answer-1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death
What are the five basic human needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of human needs? -
Answer-1. Physiologic needs
2. Safety and Security needs
3. Love and Belonging needs
4. Self-esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs
What are the 7 principle-based approaches to bioethics? - Answer-1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
4. Justice
5. Fidelity
6. Veracity
7. Confidentiality
What do each principles in bioethics mean? - Answer-Autonomy= Respect the rights of
patients or their surrogates to make health care decisions
Beneficence= Benefits the patient
Justice= Give each his or her due; act fairly.
,Nonmaleficence= Avoid causing harm
Fidelity= Keep promises.
Veracity= Telling the truth
Confidentiality= Keeping a client's information between you and the client.
What is an intentional tort? - Answer-A wrong committed by a person against another
person with intent or on purpose.
i.e libel, slander, invasion of privacy, assault/battery
What is an unintentional tort - Answer-A wrong committed by a person against another
person by accident or without care.
i.e negligence, malpractice, etc.
1. American Nurses Association (ANA)
2. National League for Nursing (NLN)
3. National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)
4. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
A. Provides a way for national nursing organizations to work together
B. Prepares students to participate in professional nursing organizations
C. Its primary mission is to be involved in public education, clinical nursing standards,
and lobbying state and federal lawmakers to advance the profession of nursing
D. An organization open to all people interested in nursing. - Answer-1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
What are 4 parts needed to prove malpractice? - Answer-1. Duty - The action's a nurse
performs
2. Breach of duty - Failure to perform nursing duties
3. Causation - failure to use appropriate safety measures
, 4. Damages - injuries to patient/client
What is the relationship between the function health patterns (FHP) and holistic health
care? - Answer-Holistic health care involves healing the whole body (physically,
mentally, and spiritually). The FHP looks at all aspects of health when coming up with a
nursing diagnosis.
1. Erik Erikson
2. Robert J. Havighurst
3. Jean Piaget
A. Created theory of cognitive development
B. Theorized that living and growing was based on learning
C. Theorized psycho-social development from infancy to later adult years. Believed that
people faced different stages of life as they grew older. - Answer-1. C.
2. B
3. A
What are the physiologic, spiritual, psychological changes observed by the young adult?
Physiologic:
Spiritual:
Psychological: - Answer-1. Physiologic: Full adult sized reached
2. Spiritual: Questions beliefs and practices
3. Psychological: Need for independence & self-sufficiency
(Developmental/Psycho-social)
What stage is Erikson's theory regarding the psycho-social development of the young
adult in? (vs) - Answer-Intimacy vs isolation
-Needs to complete tasks such as achieving independence from parents and
establishing intimate relationships.
*(Developmental/Psycho-social)
What is Havighurst's theory regarding the psycho-social development of the young
adult? - Answer-One's personal appearance is accepted, and a set of values and ethical
systems are internalized
What are the physiologic, spiritual, cognitive changes observed by the middle adult?
Correct Answers
Florence Nightgale - Answer-This nursing leader defined nursing as both a science and
art. She is also known as the founder of modern nursing.
Lillian Wald - Answer-This nursing leader is considered the founder of public health
nursing due to her nursing service for the sick, poor of the Lower East Side in New York
City.
Dorothea Dix - Answer-This nursing leader is considered the founder of mental health
due to her reform on the treatment of the mentally ill.
Margaret Sanger - Answer-The founder of Planned Parenthood.
What are the four aims of nursing? - Answer-1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death
What are the five basic human needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of human needs? -
Answer-1. Physiologic needs
2. Safety and Security needs
3. Love and Belonging needs
4. Self-esteem needs
5. Self-actualization needs
What are the 7 principle-based approaches to bioethics? - Answer-1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
4. Justice
5. Fidelity
6. Veracity
7. Confidentiality
What do each principles in bioethics mean? - Answer-Autonomy= Respect the rights of
patients or their surrogates to make health care decisions
Beneficence= Benefits the patient
Justice= Give each his or her due; act fairly.
,Nonmaleficence= Avoid causing harm
Fidelity= Keep promises.
Veracity= Telling the truth
Confidentiality= Keeping a client's information between you and the client.
What is an intentional tort? - Answer-A wrong committed by a person against another
person with intent or on purpose.
i.e libel, slander, invasion of privacy, assault/battery
What is an unintentional tort - Answer-A wrong committed by a person against another
person by accident or without care.
i.e negligence, malpractice, etc.
1. American Nurses Association (ANA)
2. National League for Nursing (NLN)
3. National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)
4. International Council of Nurses (ICN)
A. Provides a way for national nursing organizations to work together
B. Prepares students to participate in professional nursing organizations
C. Its primary mission is to be involved in public education, clinical nursing standards,
and lobbying state and federal lawmakers to advance the profession of nursing
D. An organization open to all people interested in nursing. - Answer-1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
What are 4 parts needed to prove malpractice? - Answer-1. Duty - The action's a nurse
performs
2. Breach of duty - Failure to perform nursing duties
3. Causation - failure to use appropriate safety measures
, 4. Damages - injuries to patient/client
What is the relationship between the function health patterns (FHP) and holistic health
care? - Answer-Holistic health care involves healing the whole body (physically,
mentally, and spiritually). The FHP looks at all aspects of health when coming up with a
nursing diagnosis.
1. Erik Erikson
2. Robert J. Havighurst
3. Jean Piaget
A. Created theory of cognitive development
B. Theorized that living and growing was based on learning
C. Theorized psycho-social development from infancy to later adult years. Believed that
people faced different stages of life as they grew older. - Answer-1. C.
2. B
3. A
What are the physiologic, spiritual, psychological changes observed by the young adult?
Physiologic:
Spiritual:
Psychological: - Answer-1. Physiologic: Full adult sized reached
2. Spiritual: Questions beliefs and practices
3. Psychological: Need for independence & self-sufficiency
(Developmental/Psycho-social)
What stage is Erikson's theory regarding the psycho-social development of the young
adult in? (vs) - Answer-Intimacy vs isolation
-Needs to complete tasks such as achieving independence from parents and
establishing intimate relationships.
*(Developmental/Psycho-social)
What is Havighurst's theory regarding the psycho-social development of the young
adult? - Answer-One's personal appearance is accepted, and a set of values and ethical
systems are internalized
What are the physiologic, spiritual, cognitive changes observed by the middle adult?
