NUR 313 Midterm Exam Questions With
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Characteristics cof ca cprofessional crelationship c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"Be crespectful,
cethical, chonest, cthe cbest, cconsistent, ca ccommunicator, caccountable, ccollaborative,
cforgiving, ccurrent, cinvolved, ca cmodel cnurse, cresponsible cfor cyour cown clearning,
cand cbe cprepared." c
(Page c66 cin cthe ctextbook, cBox c3.2)
Is cdating ca cpatient creportable cto cthe cState cBoard cof cNursing? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔YES. cThis ccrosses cthe cprofessional cboundaries cas ca cnurse. cAccording cto
cthe cNational cCouncil cof cState cBoards cof cNursing c(NCSBN), cprofessional
cboundaries care c"the cspaces cbetween cthe cnurse's cpower cand cthe cclient's
cvulnerability." cThe cNCSBN cwould cdefine cdating ca cpatient cas csexual cmisconduct
cwhich cis cFORBIDDEN. c"Suggesting cor cdiscussing cthe cpossibility cof cdating," chaving
ca c"sexual cor cromantic crelationship cprior cto cthe cend cof cthe cprofessional
crelationship," cor c"soliciting ca cdate cwith ca cpatient, cclient, cor ckey cparty" c(immediate
cfamily cmembers) care cincluded cunder csexual cmisconduct.
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cFidelity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Fidelity crefers cto
cfaithfulness cor chonoring cone's ccommitments cor cpromises. cNurses cmust cbe cfaithful
cin ckeeping ctheir cpromises cof crespecting call cindividuals, cupholding cthe c"Code cof
cEthics cfor cNurses", cpracticing cwithin cthe cscope cof cnursing cpractice, ckeeping
cnursing cskills ccurrent, cabiding cby can cemployer's cpolicies, cand ckeeping cpromises cto
cpatients. cFidelity centails cmeeting creasonable cexpectations cin call cthese careas. c
(Page c153-154)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cAutonomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Autonomy casserts cthat
cindividuals chave cthe cright cto cdetermine ctheir cown cactions cand cthe cfreedom cto
cmake ctheir cown cdecisions. cAutonomous cdecisions care cbased con c(1) cindividuals'
cvalues, c(2) cadequate cinformation, c(3) cfreedom cfrom ccoercion, cand c(4) creason cand
cdeliberation. c
(Page c151)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cBeneficence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Beneficence cis
ccommonly cdefined cas c"the cdoing cgood" cand cis cone cof cthe ccritical cethical
, cprinciples cin chealth ccare. cNurses cshould calways cconsider cone's caction cin cthe
ccontext cof cthe cpatient's clife cand csituation. c
(Page c151)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cDeontology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cterm
c"deontology" cmeans cobligation cor cduty cin cGreek. cAn cethical caction cconsists cof
cdoing cone's cduty cor chonoring cone's cobligations cto chuman cbeings: cto cdo cone's
cduty cright; cto cnot cdo cone's cduty cwrong. c
(Page c146-148)
Theorist: cJean cWatson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"Theory cof cHuman cCaring"
This ctheory cstates cthat c"humans ccannot cbe ctreated cas cobjects cand cthat chumans
ccannot cbe cseparated cfrom cself, cother, cnature, cand cthe clarger cworkforce." cHer
ctheory cencompasses cthe cwhole cworld cof cnursing; cwith cthe cemphasis cplaced con
cthe cinterpersonal cprocess cbetween cthe ccare cgiver cand cthe ccare crecipient. cThe
ctheory cis cfocused con c"the ccentrality cof chuman ccaring cand con cthe ccaring-to-caring
ctranspersonal crelationship cand cits chealing cpotential cfor cboth cthe cone cwho cis ccaring
cand cthe cone cwho cis cbeing ccared cfor". c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslides c6-9)
Theorist: cMadeline cLeininger c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Developed cthe ctheory cof
c"Transcultural cNursing". cThis ctheory cemphasizes cknowing cand cunderstanding
cdifferent ccultures cwith crespect cto cnursing cand chealth-illness ccaring cpractices,
cbeliefs cand cvalues cwith cthe cgoal cto cprovide cmeaningful cand cefficacious cnursing
ccare cservices cto cpeople caccording cto ctheir ccultural cvalues cand chealth-illness
ccontext. c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslide c15)
Theorist: cFlorence cNightingale c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cfounder cof cmodern
cnursing cof cprofessional cnursing. cShe caided cin cthe cCrimean cWar cby cproviding ccare
cto cthe csick cand cwounded. cAfter cthe cwar cshe cfounded cthe cfirst cEnglish ctraining
cschool cfor cnurses cat cSt. cThomas' cHospital cin cLondon cin c1860. cNightingale's cmost
cfamous cpublication cwas c"Notes con cNursing: cWhat cIt cIs cand cWhat cIt cIs cNot
c(1859). c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslides c2-3)
Theorist: cMargaret cSanger c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nurse cby ctraining, cbut cleft cthe
cprofession cto clead cthe cbirth ccontrol cmovement cin cthe cUS cin cthe cearly c1900s cand
cmade ca cmajor ccontribution cto cthe cacceptance cof cfamily cplanning cand cimproved
cwomen's crights. cShe cpublished cpamphlets cand cnewspaper carticles cgiving cadvice
con ccontraception, cwhich cgot cher carrested cseveral ctimes. cSanger ctook ca cgreater
Correct Answers
Characteristics cof ca cprofessional crelationship c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"Be crespectful,
cethical, chonest, cthe cbest, cconsistent, ca ccommunicator, caccountable, ccollaborative,
cforgiving, ccurrent, cinvolved, ca cmodel cnurse, cresponsible cfor cyour cown clearning,
cand cbe cprepared." c
(Page c66 cin cthe ctextbook, cBox c3.2)
Is cdating ca cpatient creportable cto cthe cState cBoard cof cNursing? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔YES. cThis ccrosses cthe cprofessional cboundaries cas ca cnurse. cAccording cto
cthe cNational cCouncil cof cState cBoards cof cNursing c(NCSBN), cprofessional
cboundaries care c"the cspaces cbetween cthe cnurse's cpower cand cthe cclient's
cvulnerability." cThe cNCSBN cwould cdefine cdating ca cpatient cas csexual cmisconduct
cwhich cis cFORBIDDEN. c"Suggesting cor cdiscussing cthe cpossibility cof cdating," chaving
ca c"sexual cor cromantic crelationship cprior cto cthe cend cof cthe cprofessional
crelationship," cor c"soliciting ca cdate cwith ca cpatient, cclient, cor ckey cparty" c(immediate
cfamily cmembers) care cincluded cunder csexual cmisconduct.
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cFidelity c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Fidelity crefers cto
cfaithfulness cor chonoring cone's ccommitments cor cpromises. cNurses cmust cbe cfaithful
cin ckeeping ctheir cpromises cof crespecting call cindividuals, cupholding cthe c"Code cof
cEthics cfor cNurses", cpracticing cwithin cthe cscope cof cnursing cpractice, ckeeping
cnursing cskills ccurrent, cabiding cby can cemployer's cpolicies, cand ckeeping cpromises cto
cpatients. cFidelity centails cmeeting creasonable cexpectations cin call cthese careas. c
(Page c153-154)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cAutonomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Autonomy casserts cthat
cindividuals chave cthe cright cto cdetermine ctheir cown cactions cand cthe cfreedom cto
cmake ctheir cown cdecisions. cAutonomous cdecisions care cbased con c(1) cindividuals'
cvalues, c(2) cadequate cinformation, c(3) cfreedom cfrom ccoercion, cand c(4) creason cand
cdeliberation. c
(Page c151)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cBeneficence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Beneficence cis
ccommonly cdefined cas c"the cdoing cgood" cand cis cone cof cthe ccritical cethical
, cprinciples cin chealth ccare. cNurses cshould calways cconsider cone's caction cin cthe
ccontext cof cthe cpatient's clife cand csituation. c
(Page c151)
Ethics c& cEthical cPrinciples: cDeontology c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cterm
c"deontology" cmeans cobligation cor cduty cin cGreek. cAn cethical caction cconsists cof
cdoing cone's cduty cor chonoring cone's cobligations cto chuman cbeings: cto cdo cone's
cduty cright; cto cnot cdo cone's cduty cwrong. c
(Page c146-148)
Theorist: cJean cWatson c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"Theory cof cHuman cCaring"
This ctheory cstates cthat c"humans ccannot cbe ctreated cas cobjects cand cthat chumans
ccannot cbe cseparated cfrom cself, cother, cnature, cand cthe clarger cworkforce." cHer
ctheory cencompasses cthe cwhole cworld cof cnursing; cwith cthe cemphasis cplaced con
cthe cinterpersonal cprocess cbetween cthe ccare cgiver cand cthe ccare crecipient. cThe
ctheory cis cfocused con c"the ccentrality cof chuman ccaring cand con cthe ccaring-to-caring
ctranspersonal crelationship cand cits chealing cpotential cfor cboth cthe cone cwho cis ccaring
cand cthe cone cwho cis cbeing ccared cfor". c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslides c6-9)
Theorist: cMadeline cLeininger c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Developed cthe ctheory cof
c"Transcultural cNursing". cThis ctheory cemphasizes cknowing cand cunderstanding
cdifferent ccultures cwith crespect cto cnursing cand chealth-illness ccaring cpractices,
cbeliefs cand cvalues cwith cthe cgoal cto cprovide cmeaningful cand cefficacious cnursing
ccare cservices cto cpeople caccording cto ctheir ccultural cvalues cand chealth-illness
ccontext. c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslide c15)
Theorist: cFlorence cNightingale c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cfounder cof cmodern
cnursing cof cprofessional cnursing. cShe caided cin cthe cCrimean cWar cby cproviding ccare
cto cthe csick cand cwounded. cAfter cthe cwar cshe cfounded cthe cfirst cEnglish ctraining
cschool cfor cnurses cat cSt. cThomas' cHospital cin cLondon cin c1860. cNightingale's cmost
cfamous cpublication cwas c"Notes con cNursing: cWhat cIt cIs cand cWhat cIt cIs cNot
c(1859). c
(also crefer cto cPP cchp c9, cslides c2-3)
Theorist: cMargaret cSanger c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Nurse cby ctraining, cbut cleft cthe
cprofession cto clead cthe cbirth ccontrol cmovement cin cthe cUS cin cthe cearly c1900s cand
cmade ca cmajor ccontribution cto cthe cacceptance cof cfamily cplanning cand cimproved
cwomen's crights. cShe cpublished cpamphlets cand cnewspaper carticles cgiving cadvice
con ccontraception, cwhich cgot cher carrested cseveral ctimes. cSanger ctook ca cgreater
