NUR 100 FINAL EXAM URI QUESTIONS
WITH LATEST UPDATE
Florence Nightingale - Answer--English nurse remembered for her work during the
Crimean War (1820-1910)
-Transformed nursing by insisting on safe & effective nursing care
-Kept careful statistics about mortality.
-Employed evidence based practices with hygiene and infection prevention
-Reduced mortality.
spiritual nursing interventions - Answer--Presence
-Scripture reading
-Meditation
-Validation of patient's thoughts
-Music
-Pastoral care
-Active listening
-Peaceful environment
-Trusting relationship
Spirituality vs. Religion - Answer--spirituality: born out of each person's unique
experience and his effort to find purpose and meaning in life/
-religion: a shared experience of spirituality; belief in a diving or superhuman power;
system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values
Standardized (NIC) Spirituality Interventions - Answer--Active listening (NIC): allows
nurse to establish a trusting relationship and to hear, understand and interpret what the
client is saying.
-Presence(NIC): to be with the patient and family in meaningful ways.
-Touch (NIC): caring tough e.g. hand holding, touching arm/shoulder. conveys concern
comfort and acceptance in stressful situations.
-Exploring meaning (Non-NIC): clear understanding of illness/loss. finding meaning and
purpose in life or a sense of personal worthiness.
-Reminiscence Therapy (NIC): calling and sharing of past life events with another
person. promotes meaning by rethinking previous experiences.
- Spiritual support (NIC): assessing the patient to feel balance and connection with a
greater power
-Forgiveness Facilitation (NIC): letting go of resentment, a sense of renewal,
reconciliation with god/the church.
-Hope Inspiration (NIC): positive orientation, faith and will to live. know the source of the
person's hope and the factors underlying the feeling of hopelessness.
-Prayer (non-NIC): a way to respond and interact with the supreme being, whether by
words thoughts or actions; if feeling comfortable, the nurse should enter the act of
prayer or comfort the patient if asked while praying.
, Roles of State Boards of Nursing - Answer--Providing approval for nursing education
programs
-Enforcing rules that govern nursing practice
-Developing criteria that permit someone to be licensed as a registered nurse (RN) or
as a licensed practical or vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)
-Enforcing the Nurse Practice Act and nurse licensure
Transtheoretical Model - Answer--serves to alter unhealthy behaviors
-6 Stages of change
-Prochaska and DiClemente model
6 Stages of Change in the Transtheoretical Model - Answer-1. Precontemplation: no
intention to change behavior in the foreseeable future bc patients are unaware or
underaware of their problems. do not yet contemplate change.
2. Contemplation: patients are seriously thinking about overcoming a problem but have
not yet made a commitment to take action.
3. Preparation: individuals are intending to take action in the next month and are
reporting some small behavioral changes. "baby steps"
4. Action: the plan is implemented; this requires considerable commitment of time and
energy
5. Maintenance: individuals are working to prevent relapse and they grow increasingly
more confident and the change can be sustained.
6. Termination: completes the maintenance. Changed behavior and not in danger of
relapse.
Levels of Prevention - Answer-primary: designed to prevent or slow the onset of
disease; e.g. eating healthy, exercising, wearing sunscreen, obeying seatbelt laws,
immunizations
secondary: screening activities and education for detecting illness in the early stages;
e.g. breast self examination, testicular exams, regular physical examinations, blood
pressure/diabetes screenings, terburculosis skin tests.
tertiary: stopping disease from progressing and returning the individual to pre illness
phase; e.g. rehab
health-illness continuum - Answer--description of a person's health status as a range
with anchors that include poor health or imminent death on one end of the continuum to
high-level wellness on the other end
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WITH LATEST UPDATE
Florence Nightingale - Answer--English nurse remembered for her work during the
Crimean War (1820-1910)
-Transformed nursing by insisting on safe & effective nursing care
-Kept careful statistics about mortality.
-Employed evidence based practices with hygiene and infection prevention
-Reduced mortality.
spiritual nursing interventions - Answer--Presence
-Scripture reading
-Meditation
-Validation of patient's thoughts
-Music
-Pastoral care
-Active listening
-Peaceful environment
-Trusting relationship
Spirituality vs. Religion - Answer--spirituality: born out of each person's unique
experience and his effort to find purpose and meaning in life/
-religion: a shared experience of spirituality; belief in a diving or superhuman power;
system of beliefs, practices, and ethical values
Standardized (NIC) Spirituality Interventions - Answer--Active listening (NIC): allows
nurse to establish a trusting relationship and to hear, understand and interpret what the
client is saying.
-Presence(NIC): to be with the patient and family in meaningful ways.
-Touch (NIC): caring tough e.g. hand holding, touching arm/shoulder. conveys concern
comfort and acceptance in stressful situations.
-Exploring meaning (Non-NIC): clear understanding of illness/loss. finding meaning and
purpose in life or a sense of personal worthiness.
-Reminiscence Therapy (NIC): calling and sharing of past life events with another
person. promotes meaning by rethinking previous experiences.
- Spiritual support (NIC): assessing the patient to feel balance and connection with a
greater power
-Forgiveness Facilitation (NIC): letting go of resentment, a sense of renewal,
reconciliation with god/the church.
-Hope Inspiration (NIC): positive orientation, faith and will to live. know the source of the
person's hope and the factors underlying the feeling of hopelessness.
-Prayer (non-NIC): a way to respond and interact with the supreme being, whether by
words thoughts or actions; if feeling comfortable, the nurse should enter the act of
prayer or comfort the patient if asked while praying.
, Roles of State Boards of Nursing - Answer--Providing approval for nursing education
programs
-Enforcing rules that govern nursing practice
-Developing criteria that permit someone to be licensed as a registered nurse (RN) or
as a licensed practical or vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)
-Enforcing the Nurse Practice Act and nurse licensure
Transtheoretical Model - Answer--serves to alter unhealthy behaviors
-6 Stages of change
-Prochaska and DiClemente model
6 Stages of Change in the Transtheoretical Model - Answer-1. Precontemplation: no
intention to change behavior in the foreseeable future bc patients are unaware or
underaware of their problems. do not yet contemplate change.
2. Contemplation: patients are seriously thinking about overcoming a problem but have
not yet made a commitment to take action.
3. Preparation: individuals are intending to take action in the next month and are
reporting some small behavioral changes. "baby steps"
4. Action: the plan is implemented; this requires considerable commitment of time and
energy
5. Maintenance: individuals are working to prevent relapse and they grow increasingly
more confident and the change can be sustained.
6. Termination: completes the maintenance. Changed behavior and not in danger of
relapse.
Levels of Prevention - Answer-primary: designed to prevent or slow the onset of
disease; e.g. eating healthy, exercising, wearing sunscreen, obeying seatbelt laws,
immunizations
secondary: screening activities and education for detecting illness in the early stages;
e.g. breast self examination, testicular exams, regular physical examinations, blood
pressure/diabetes screenings, terburculosis skin tests.
tertiary: stopping disease from progressing and returning the individual to pre illness
phase; e.g. rehab
health-illness continuum - Answer--description of a person's health status as a range
with anchors that include poor health or imminent death on one end of the continuum to
high-level wellness on the other end
-page 212
