N138 Midterm Exam Questions And
Answers.
What are the the primary work setting for RN's - Correct answer ○
Hospitals 63.2% (where most nurses work!),
○ Ambulatory care (physician-based practices, nurse-based practices, free-
standing emergency and surgical centers) 10.5%,
○ Public and community health 7.8%,
○ Home health 6.4%,
○ Extended care facilities 5.3%,
○ Others ~6.8%
Understand trends in nursing education - Correct answer BSN are
becoming more prominent, most ADN go back for BSN
"According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the number of
diploma programs has steadily declined, educating only 4% of all new RNs
in 2013 as nursing education has shifted to colleges and universities. The
majority of nurses (53%) in the United States get their initial nursing
education in ADN programs; in the NCSBN/FSNWC (2013) survey, 39% of
the 41,823 respondents reported having an ADN as their first degree or
credential, and 36% reported having a BSN as their first degree or
credential. Many ADN prepared RN's eventually return to school to
complete a BSN degree" (Black, 4).
How do BSN nurses affect outcomes to patients in hospitals - Correct
answer Patients on surgical units with more BSN-prepared nurses had
fewer complications than patients on units with fewer BSN nurses.
Research has demonstrated that patient outcomes are more positive for
patients care for by RNs with a bachelor's degree or higher
,What are the variety of practice settings for nurses - Correct answer
Hospitals
Communities
Medical Offices
Workplace (occupational nurse)
Armed forces
Schools
Palliative Care & End of life settings
Telehealth
Faith Community
Informatics
Entrepreneurs
What is the Hospitals related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Hospitals*:
■ Practice styles: medical center(many speciality units) or community
based hospital (less severe)
■ Philosophies: direct patient care
■ Benefits: direct patient care, management roles, clinical ladders
■ Challenges: patient quality and safety
What is the Communities related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Communities*:
■ Practice styles: work in ambulatory clinics, health department, hospices,
homes and a variety of other settings. Provide educational programs in
health maintenance
■ Philosophy: focus on improving the overall health of communities
■ Benefits: variety of care settings, cost-effective for patients (home health)
■ Challenges: for home health, patients needs may be out of scope of
abilities
What are Medical Offices related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Medical Offices*: nurses work
in tandem with physicians, NPs and their patients
■ Practice styles: performing health assessments, reviewing medications,
draw blood, give immunizations, administer medications, health teaching
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: predictable daily schedule, you get to know your patients well
■ Challenges: roles and responsibilities change and can be challenging
, What is the Workplace's related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Workplace (occupational
nurses)*
■ Style: prove basic health care services, health education, screenings and
emergency treatment to employees in the workplace
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: help company reduce absenteeism, insurance costs, worker
errors, and improve profitability
■ Challenges: requires special training and knowledge
What is the Armed Forces related practice styles, philosophies, benefits
and challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Armed forces:*
■ Styles: peacetime and war settings
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: have broader responsibilities and scope of practice than do
civilian nurses, opportunity for advanced education
■ Challenges: have to be ready to go at a moments notice
What is the Schools related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Schools:*
■ Styles: advances the well-being, academic success, life-long
achievement and health of students. Case management services, learning,
intervene with health problems
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: community health, nurse keeps families healthy
■ Challenges: RN to student ratio
What are Palliative Care & End of Life settings related practice styles,
philosophies, benefits and challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○
*Palliative care and end of life settings*
■ Inpatient palliative/hospice units, free-standing residential hospices,
community- based or home hospice programs, ambulatory palliative care
programs, teams of consultants in palliative care, and skilled nursing
facilities
■Improving the quality of life of seriously ill and dying patients and their
families. Relief of suffering.
■ holistic philosophy of care implemented across the life span and across
diverse health settings
Answers.
What are the the primary work setting for RN's - Correct answer ○
Hospitals 63.2% (where most nurses work!),
○ Ambulatory care (physician-based practices, nurse-based practices, free-
standing emergency and surgical centers) 10.5%,
○ Public and community health 7.8%,
○ Home health 6.4%,
○ Extended care facilities 5.3%,
○ Others ~6.8%
Understand trends in nursing education - Correct answer BSN are
becoming more prominent, most ADN go back for BSN
"According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the number of
diploma programs has steadily declined, educating only 4% of all new RNs
in 2013 as nursing education has shifted to colleges and universities. The
majority of nurses (53%) in the United States get their initial nursing
education in ADN programs; in the NCSBN/FSNWC (2013) survey, 39% of
the 41,823 respondents reported having an ADN as their first degree or
credential, and 36% reported having a BSN as their first degree or
credential. Many ADN prepared RN's eventually return to school to
complete a BSN degree" (Black, 4).
How do BSN nurses affect outcomes to patients in hospitals - Correct
answer Patients on surgical units with more BSN-prepared nurses had
fewer complications than patients on units with fewer BSN nurses.
Research has demonstrated that patient outcomes are more positive for
patients care for by RNs with a bachelor's degree or higher
,What are the variety of practice settings for nurses - Correct answer
Hospitals
Communities
Medical Offices
Workplace (occupational nurse)
Armed forces
Schools
Palliative Care & End of life settings
Telehealth
Faith Community
Informatics
Entrepreneurs
What is the Hospitals related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Hospitals*:
■ Practice styles: medical center(many speciality units) or community
based hospital (less severe)
■ Philosophies: direct patient care
■ Benefits: direct patient care, management roles, clinical ladders
■ Challenges: patient quality and safety
What is the Communities related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Communities*:
■ Practice styles: work in ambulatory clinics, health department, hospices,
homes and a variety of other settings. Provide educational programs in
health maintenance
■ Philosophy: focus on improving the overall health of communities
■ Benefits: variety of care settings, cost-effective for patients (home health)
■ Challenges: for home health, patients needs may be out of scope of
abilities
What are Medical Offices related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Medical Offices*: nurses work
in tandem with physicians, NPs and their patients
■ Practice styles: performing health assessments, reviewing medications,
draw blood, give immunizations, administer medications, health teaching
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: predictable daily schedule, you get to know your patients well
■ Challenges: roles and responsibilities change and can be challenging
, What is the Workplace's related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Workplace (occupational
nurses)*
■ Style: prove basic health care services, health education, screenings and
emergency treatment to employees in the workplace
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: help company reduce absenteeism, insurance costs, worker
errors, and improve profitability
■ Challenges: requires special training and knowledge
What is the Armed Forces related practice styles, philosophies, benefits
and challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Armed forces:*
■ Styles: peacetime and war settings
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: have broader responsibilities and scope of practice than do
civilian nurses, opportunity for advanced education
■ Challenges: have to be ready to go at a moments notice
What is the Schools related practice styles, philosophies, benefits and
challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○ *Schools:*
■ Styles: advances the well-being, academic success, life-long
achievement and health of students. Case management services, learning,
intervene with health problems
■ Philosophies:
■ Benefits: community health, nurse keeps families healthy
■ Challenges: RN to student ratio
What are Palliative Care & End of Life settings related practice styles,
philosophies, benefits and challenges for nurses - Correct answer ○
*Palliative care and end of life settings*
■ Inpatient palliative/hospice units, free-standing residential hospices,
community- based or home hospice programs, ambulatory palliative care
programs, teams of consultants in palliative care, and skilled nursing
facilities
■Improving the quality of life of seriously ill and dying patients and their
families. Relief of suffering.
■ holistic philosophy of care implemented across the life span and across
diverse health settings
