Introduction to Professional Nursing
Final (NU110) Exam Questions and
Answers
types of knowledge: nursing practice passed down from generation to generation - Answer-traditional
knowledge
types of knowledge: nursing practice that comes from an expert and is accepted as a truth based on
expertise - Answer-authoritative knowledge
types of knowledge: nursing practice obtained through the scientific method/research - Answer-
scientific knowledge
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations - Answer-nursing (as defined by the
American Nurses' Association)
nursing as a _____ =
- specialized technical and scientific knowledge
- knowledge and competence of groups evaluated by peers
- service orientation and code of ethics - Answer-profession
,nursing as a _____ =
- body of knowledge with theoretical and practical boundaries
- clinical practice questions drive research, which results in evidence that helps to guide safe practice -
Answer-discipline
nursing as a _____ =
- job in which the nurse is employed
- employer determines practice conditions and job responsibilities - Answer-occupation
what does QSEN stand for? - Answer-quality and safety education for nurses
what does KSAs stand for? - Answer-knowledge, skills, and attitudes
who created KSAs? - Answer-QSEN
_____ needed for continuous improvement in safety and quality include:
- patient-centered care
- teamwork / collaboration
- evidence-based practice
- quality improvement
- safety
- informatics - Answer-KSAs
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing (4) - Answer-empirics, esthetics, personal
knowledge, ethics
,Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: the science of nursing (aimed at developing
abstract/theoretical explanations about the health and illness of humans) - Answer-empirics
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: the art of nursing (perception that goes beyond
recognition of human experiences; emphasis on empathy) - Answer-esthetics
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: self-knowledge (nurse must understand self in
order to understand/accept the client) - Answer-personal knowledge
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: moral knowledge (ability to make choices within
concrete situations) - Answer-ethics
what does NANDA stand for? - Answer-North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
who created the nursing process? - Answer-NANDA
the nursing process (ADPIE) - Answer-assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
steps in the nursing process: looking at the whole person - Answer-assessment
steps in the nursing process: analysis of data taken during assessment (identify patient strengths and
health problems, formulate/validate conclusions made) - Answer-diagnosis
steps in the nursing process: forming a plan based upon assessment and diagnosis - Answer-planning
steps in the nursing process: carrying out the plan that was made - Answer-implementation
, steps in the nursing process: measuring patient progress following implementation of the plan (did the
plan work?) - Answer-evaluation
blended competencies (4) - Answer-cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal
blended competencies: critical thinking (ability to reason and identify scientific rationale to achieve goals
of care) - Answer-cognitive
blended competencies: hands-on skills (skill use of equipment and the ability to adapt to meet patient
needs as not all are treated the same) - Answer-technical
blended competencies: communication (development of caring relationships through effective
communication and collaboration) - Answer-interpersonal
blended competencies: informs nursing practice (following personal and professional moral codes) -
Answer-ethical/legal
nursing during ancient civilization: theory that elements of nature are alive and possess power
(attempted to explain the causes of mysterious health changes) - Answer-theory of animism
nursing during ancient civilization: the physician was considered the _____ _____ - Answer-medicine
man
nursing during ancient civilization: the roles of the physician and the nurse were _____ and _____ -
Answer-separate and distinct
nursing during early christianity/the Middle Ages: _____ were visiting nurses - Answer-deaconesses
Final (NU110) Exam Questions and
Answers
types of knowledge: nursing practice passed down from generation to generation - Answer-traditional
knowledge
types of knowledge: nursing practice that comes from an expert and is accepted as a truth based on
expertise - Answer-authoritative knowledge
types of knowledge: nursing practice obtained through the scientific method/research - Answer-
scientific knowledge
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations - Answer-nursing (as defined by the
American Nurses' Association)
nursing as a _____ =
- specialized technical and scientific knowledge
- knowledge and competence of groups evaluated by peers
- service orientation and code of ethics - Answer-profession
,nursing as a _____ =
- body of knowledge with theoretical and practical boundaries
- clinical practice questions drive research, which results in evidence that helps to guide safe practice -
Answer-discipline
nursing as a _____ =
- job in which the nurse is employed
- employer determines practice conditions and job responsibilities - Answer-occupation
what does QSEN stand for? - Answer-quality and safety education for nurses
what does KSAs stand for? - Answer-knowledge, skills, and attitudes
who created KSAs? - Answer-QSEN
_____ needed for continuous improvement in safety and quality include:
- patient-centered care
- teamwork / collaboration
- evidence-based practice
- quality improvement
- safety
- informatics - Answer-KSAs
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing (4) - Answer-empirics, esthetics, personal
knowledge, ethics
,Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: the science of nursing (aimed at developing
abstract/theoretical explanations about the health and illness of humans) - Answer-empirics
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: the art of nursing (perception that goes beyond
recognition of human experiences; emphasis on empathy) - Answer-esthetics
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: self-knowledge (nurse must understand self in
order to understand/accept the client) - Answer-personal knowledge
Carper's Fundamental Patterns of Knowing in Nursing: moral knowledge (ability to make choices within
concrete situations) - Answer-ethics
what does NANDA stand for? - Answer-North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
who created the nursing process? - Answer-NANDA
the nursing process (ADPIE) - Answer-assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
steps in the nursing process: looking at the whole person - Answer-assessment
steps in the nursing process: analysis of data taken during assessment (identify patient strengths and
health problems, formulate/validate conclusions made) - Answer-diagnosis
steps in the nursing process: forming a plan based upon assessment and diagnosis - Answer-planning
steps in the nursing process: carrying out the plan that was made - Answer-implementation
, steps in the nursing process: measuring patient progress following implementation of the plan (did the
plan work?) - Answer-evaluation
blended competencies (4) - Answer-cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal
blended competencies: critical thinking (ability to reason and identify scientific rationale to achieve goals
of care) - Answer-cognitive
blended competencies: hands-on skills (skill use of equipment and the ability to adapt to meet patient
needs as not all are treated the same) - Answer-technical
blended competencies: communication (development of caring relationships through effective
communication and collaboration) - Answer-interpersonal
blended competencies: informs nursing practice (following personal and professional moral codes) -
Answer-ethical/legal
nursing during ancient civilization: theory that elements of nature are alive and possess power
(attempted to explain the causes of mysterious health changes) - Answer-theory of animism
nursing during ancient civilization: the physician was considered the _____ _____ - Answer-medicine
man
nursing during ancient civilization: the roles of the physician and the nurse were _____ and _____ -
Answer-separate and distinct
nursing during early christianity/the Middle Ages: _____ were visiting nurses - Answer-deaconesses
