Exam 1 Nursing Fundamentals/Med-
Surg with confirmed answers
Describe Theory of Animism. - correct answer -Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought
sickness and death.
What is the historical role of the physician? - correct answer -The medicine man.
What is the historical role of the nurse? - correct answer -Caring mother; Nurse-midwives
Definition of nursing - correct answer -PATIENT IS CENTRAL FOCUS ALWAYS
- from latin nutrix, meaning to nourish
Florence Nightingale - correct answer --Established sanitary nursing care units.
-Founder of modern nursing.
-Began professional education of nursing.
Nursing Aims - correct answer --Promotion of Health
-Prevention of Illness
-Restoration of Health
-Facilitate Coping with Disability or Death
Interrelated Roles of Nursing - correct answer -Caregiver, communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, and collaborator.
Nursing as a Professional Discipline - correct answer -1. Well-Defined body of specific & unique
knowledge.
2. Strong service orientation.
3. Recognized authority by a professional group.
,4. Code of Ethics.
5. Professional Organization that sets standards,
6. Ongoing Research.
7. Autonomy & Self-Regulation.
Nurse Practice Act - correct answer -Defines the legal parameters of professional and practical nursing
The Nursing Process - correct answer -Five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
ADPIE
Nursing Trends - correct answer --Increasing Diversity
-Technology
-Economy and Society
-Alternate Therapies
-Cost
-Nursing Shortage
Why is self-care important for nurses? - correct answer -Need to be role-models for healthy behavior
Decreases compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress
Sources of Nursing Knowledge - correct answer --Tradition: passed from generation to generation
-Authoritative: from experts
-Scientific Research: obtained through research
Quantitative Research - correct answer -structured responses that can be statistically tested to
confirm insights and hypotheses generated via qualitative research or secondary data
, Qualitative Research - correct answer -research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic
settings more than on statistical data
Morbidity - correct answer -How frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - correct answer -Death rate resulting from a specific disease or condition
Define Wellness - correct answer -an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health
Define Disease - correct answer -medical term, referring to pathologic changes in the structure or
function of the body or mind
Define Illness - correct answer -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
Acute Illness - correct answer -rapidly occurring illness that runs its course, allowing a person to return
to one's previous level of functioning
Chronic Illness - correct answer -slow onset, sometimes with periods of remission and exacerbation.
Permanent
Requires long period of support
Health Equity - correct answer -Attainment of the highest level of health for all people
Health Disparity - correct answer -A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
Social Determinants of Health - correct answer -Conditions in the environments in which people are
born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and
quality of life outcomes and risks
Surg with confirmed answers
Describe Theory of Animism. - correct answer -Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought
sickness and death.
What is the historical role of the physician? - correct answer -The medicine man.
What is the historical role of the nurse? - correct answer -Caring mother; Nurse-midwives
Definition of nursing - correct answer -PATIENT IS CENTRAL FOCUS ALWAYS
- from latin nutrix, meaning to nourish
Florence Nightingale - correct answer --Established sanitary nursing care units.
-Founder of modern nursing.
-Began professional education of nursing.
Nursing Aims - correct answer --Promotion of Health
-Prevention of Illness
-Restoration of Health
-Facilitate Coping with Disability or Death
Interrelated Roles of Nursing - correct answer -Caregiver, communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, and collaborator.
Nursing as a Professional Discipline - correct answer -1. Well-Defined body of specific & unique
knowledge.
2. Strong service orientation.
3. Recognized authority by a professional group.
,4. Code of Ethics.
5. Professional Organization that sets standards,
6. Ongoing Research.
7. Autonomy & Self-Regulation.
Nurse Practice Act - correct answer -Defines the legal parameters of professional and practical nursing
The Nursing Process - correct answer -Five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
ADPIE
Nursing Trends - correct answer --Increasing Diversity
-Technology
-Economy and Society
-Alternate Therapies
-Cost
-Nursing Shortage
Why is self-care important for nurses? - correct answer -Need to be role-models for healthy behavior
Decreases compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress
Sources of Nursing Knowledge - correct answer --Tradition: passed from generation to generation
-Authoritative: from experts
-Scientific Research: obtained through research
Quantitative Research - correct answer -structured responses that can be statistically tested to
confirm insights and hypotheses generated via qualitative research or secondary data
, Qualitative Research - correct answer -research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic
settings more than on statistical data
Morbidity - correct answer -How frequently a disease occurs
Mortality - correct answer -Death rate resulting from a specific disease or condition
Define Wellness - correct answer -an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health
Define Disease - correct answer -medical term, referring to pathologic changes in the structure or
function of the body or mind
Define Illness - correct answer -the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning
Acute Illness - correct answer -rapidly occurring illness that runs its course, allowing a person to return
to one's previous level of functioning
Chronic Illness - correct answer -slow onset, sometimes with periods of remission and exacerbation.
Permanent
Requires long period of support
Health Equity - correct answer -Attainment of the highest level of health for all people
Health Disparity - correct answer -A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with
social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
Social Determinants of Health - correct answer -Conditions in the environments in which people are
born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and
quality of life outcomes and risks
