NSE 101/ NSE101 Final Exam Review (New 2024/ 2025 Update)
Qs & As | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers)
1. Define "Communication"
2. What are the 3 types of Communication? - ans -1. Refers to the sharing of
information, ideas, and feelings with the intent of a mutual
understanding (with another person)
2.
Verbal Communication: oral communication like using speech and
sounds
Non-Verbal Communication: no words/sounds AT ALL, included body
gestures and facial expressions
Written Communication: conveying a message through written
word/images, includes email and paintings
What is Professional Communcation - ans -Communication within a profession -
which involves certain expectations of conduct.
What are the principles of Professional Communication? - ans -Being truthful,
accurate, clear, concise, and comprehensive.
How do you apply professional communication?
- ans -1. Introduce yourself with FULL name as well as your role/institute
2. DO NOT ASSUME GENDER/TITLE, either let the person tell you their
gender/title, or politely ask them how they'd like to be addressed
3. Speak in full sentences
4. Be Articulate
5. Be honest
6. Be polite!
What are some tips for Applying effective reading skills?
- ans -1. Setting: having a good space to read
2. Pre-Reading: skimming the text before reading
3. Reading Efficiently: just focusing on reading and finishing the text
4. Annotating: making notes and highlighting main points
5. Research: look up anything you don't know or understand
6. Discover: find out what the point of the text is
,7. Reflect: internalize the meaning of the text
What are the 3 tips to Summarizing Readings?
- ans -1. Personal Reading Journal: quick summary of the text, highlighting main
points RIGHT AFTER reading
2. One-Minute Paper: jotting down some things that were learned, creating
questions and answering them
3. Learning Objectives: if professor provides learning objectives answer the
questions
What is "Information Literacy"? - ans -Having skills to competently evaluate
various sources of knowledge.
"Information" -> having knowledge about things
"Literacy" -> having knowledge in a specific area
Why is being Information Literate important in nursing? - ans -Nursing requires us
to read many different kinds of resources and evaluate each in order to provide
nursing care. Each resource will have different levels of quality and quantity - so
we as nurses must know how to evaluate which information is high quality,
relevant, and reliable
How do you research a topic? Where should you search for these resources?
- ans -1. Search for peer-reviewed articles
2. Be familiar with common databases (Medline, Proquest Nursing, etc.)
3. Use Key-terms when searching
4. Go to the library or workshops
How do you apply professional communication in a school email
- ans -1. Use SCHOOL EMAIL
2. The subject line should provide enough context for your email (ie. PPN 101 -
Question about the Wartime nursing Image)
3. Use professional greetings/salutations
4. State your full name and class (including section)
5. Ask the question clearly and concisely - avoid slang, abbreviations, & point
form.
6. Proofread email for any errors
,7. Avoid humour and excessive exclamation points!!!!
Define Scholarly Writing - ans -The presentation of ideas in a clear, accurate, and
congruent manner. Incorporating ideas using a critical lens, while being supported
by credible sources.
Relate how scholarly writing is important to nursing?
- ans -1. Being able to adapt writing to the audience & objectives
2. Involves providing evidence to support ideas
3. Emphasizes the importance of taking information from scholarly sources
4. Involves being clear and concise when providing ideas, having a flow from one
point to another
5. Allows development for communication capacity
What is "Evidence-Informed Nursing"? - ans -when practice and decisions are
based on the best possible resources in combination with prior knowledge,
patient preferences, and context
What are common distractions in reading? How can you eliminate these
distractions? - ans -1. SMARTPHONE
- had everything on there
2. Loud & Stimulating Environments:
- family is talking or roaming around
- in a public setting where there are many people
3. Obligations Outside of School
- jobs
- family and friends (social-life)
You can eliminate distractions by finding a specified place (preferably quiet) for
studying, turning off phone or placing it in a different area, and use self-control
apps
Why is effective reading important to nursing? - ans -Nurses will come across
many types of readings.
How do you Evaluate the quality of a text? - ans -CRAAP Test
, C (currency): the timeline of the information - is it recent and has it been
updated?
R (relevance): the importance of the information - does it relate to my topic?
A (accuracy): the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content - is the
information supported by evidence?
A (authority): the source of the information - is the author credible and can talk
about the information?
P (purpose/point-of-view): the reason the information exists - is the information
and pov fact or opinion?
Define "Peer-Reviewed Article" - ans -Indicates that an article has been reviewed,
critiqued, and reverenced (or not reverenced) by experts in the field to be
published.
What is "Popular Sources" and "Grey Literature"? - ans -Popular sources are
articles that are for the general public that do not have a specific structure or any
references (ie. The New York Times and Nursing Blogs)
Grey Literature are sources of information that were not peer-reviewed before
publishing. (ie. WHO, CNO, and Health Canada)
What are "Primary" and "Secondary" sources - ans -Primary: information that is
firsthand and direct (ie. Historical Archives or Research papers)
Secondary: analysis that is based off a primary source (ie. Textbooks and
Encyclopedias)
Define scholarly writing. - ans -An academic writing piece that is clear, concise,
and accurate
An incorporation of your original ideas and a critical lens (A statement that says
something specific about literature or about life).
Must include credible evidence to support your thoughts and ideas and must give
attention to structure grammar, tone, audience etc.
Scholarly writing relevance of to nursing - ans -A form of communication -
Important and beneficial skill for a nurse's role as a professional, an advocate and
leader.
Qs & As | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers)
1. Define "Communication"
2. What are the 3 types of Communication? - ans -1. Refers to the sharing of
information, ideas, and feelings with the intent of a mutual
understanding (with another person)
2.
Verbal Communication: oral communication like using speech and
sounds
Non-Verbal Communication: no words/sounds AT ALL, included body
gestures and facial expressions
Written Communication: conveying a message through written
word/images, includes email and paintings
What is Professional Communcation - ans -Communication within a profession -
which involves certain expectations of conduct.
What are the principles of Professional Communication? - ans -Being truthful,
accurate, clear, concise, and comprehensive.
How do you apply professional communication?
- ans -1. Introduce yourself with FULL name as well as your role/institute
2. DO NOT ASSUME GENDER/TITLE, either let the person tell you their
gender/title, or politely ask them how they'd like to be addressed
3. Speak in full sentences
4. Be Articulate
5. Be honest
6. Be polite!
What are some tips for Applying effective reading skills?
- ans -1. Setting: having a good space to read
2. Pre-Reading: skimming the text before reading
3. Reading Efficiently: just focusing on reading and finishing the text
4. Annotating: making notes and highlighting main points
5. Research: look up anything you don't know or understand
6. Discover: find out what the point of the text is
,7. Reflect: internalize the meaning of the text
What are the 3 tips to Summarizing Readings?
- ans -1. Personal Reading Journal: quick summary of the text, highlighting main
points RIGHT AFTER reading
2. One-Minute Paper: jotting down some things that were learned, creating
questions and answering them
3. Learning Objectives: if professor provides learning objectives answer the
questions
What is "Information Literacy"? - ans -Having skills to competently evaluate
various sources of knowledge.
"Information" -> having knowledge about things
"Literacy" -> having knowledge in a specific area
Why is being Information Literate important in nursing? - ans -Nursing requires us
to read many different kinds of resources and evaluate each in order to provide
nursing care. Each resource will have different levels of quality and quantity - so
we as nurses must know how to evaluate which information is high quality,
relevant, and reliable
How do you research a topic? Where should you search for these resources?
- ans -1. Search for peer-reviewed articles
2. Be familiar with common databases (Medline, Proquest Nursing, etc.)
3. Use Key-terms when searching
4. Go to the library or workshops
How do you apply professional communication in a school email
- ans -1. Use SCHOOL EMAIL
2. The subject line should provide enough context for your email (ie. PPN 101 -
Question about the Wartime nursing Image)
3. Use professional greetings/salutations
4. State your full name and class (including section)
5. Ask the question clearly and concisely - avoid slang, abbreviations, & point
form.
6. Proofread email for any errors
,7. Avoid humour and excessive exclamation points!!!!
Define Scholarly Writing - ans -The presentation of ideas in a clear, accurate, and
congruent manner. Incorporating ideas using a critical lens, while being supported
by credible sources.
Relate how scholarly writing is important to nursing?
- ans -1. Being able to adapt writing to the audience & objectives
2. Involves providing evidence to support ideas
3. Emphasizes the importance of taking information from scholarly sources
4. Involves being clear and concise when providing ideas, having a flow from one
point to another
5. Allows development for communication capacity
What is "Evidence-Informed Nursing"? - ans -when practice and decisions are
based on the best possible resources in combination with prior knowledge,
patient preferences, and context
What are common distractions in reading? How can you eliminate these
distractions? - ans -1. SMARTPHONE
- had everything on there
2. Loud & Stimulating Environments:
- family is talking or roaming around
- in a public setting where there are many people
3. Obligations Outside of School
- jobs
- family and friends (social-life)
You can eliminate distractions by finding a specified place (preferably quiet) for
studying, turning off phone or placing it in a different area, and use self-control
apps
Why is effective reading important to nursing? - ans -Nurses will come across
many types of readings.
How do you Evaluate the quality of a text? - ans -CRAAP Test
, C (currency): the timeline of the information - is it recent and has it been
updated?
R (relevance): the importance of the information - does it relate to my topic?
A (accuracy): the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content - is the
information supported by evidence?
A (authority): the source of the information - is the author credible and can talk
about the information?
P (purpose/point-of-view): the reason the information exists - is the information
and pov fact or opinion?
Define "Peer-Reviewed Article" - ans -Indicates that an article has been reviewed,
critiqued, and reverenced (or not reverenced) by experts in the field to be
published.
What is "Popular Sources" and "Grey Literature"? - ans -Popular sources are
articles that are for the general public that do not have a specific structure or any
references (ie. The New York Times and Nursing Blogs)
Grey Literature are sources of information that were not peer-reviewed before
publishing. (ie. WHO, CNO, and Health Canada)
What are "Primary" and "Secondary" sources - ans -Primary: information that is
firsthand and direct (ie. Historical Archives or Research papers)
Secondary: analysis that is based off a primary source (ie. Textbooks and
Encyclopedias)
Define scholarly writing. - ans -An academic writing piece that is clear, concise,
and accurate
An incorporation of your original ideas and a critical lens (A statement that says
something specific about literature or about life).
Must include credible evidence to support your thoughts and ideas and must give
attention to structure grammar, tone, audience etc.
Scholarly writing relevance of to nursing - ans -A form of communication -
Important and beneficial skill for a nurse's role as a professional, an advocate and
leader.
