NUR 210 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Malpractice example - Answer-a nurse administers a large dose of medication due to
a calculation error; client has a cardiac arrest and dies
(unintentional tort)
consent - Answer-permission to do something
assent - Answer-agreement
Battery in nursing - Answer-
assault in nursing practice - Answer-
False Imprisonment - Answer-restraining an individual or restricting an individual's
freedom
Legal actions - Answer-
HIPPA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Nurse liability insurance - Answer-
General Systems Theory - Answer-theory that organizations are a system composed
of many subsystems and embedded in larger systems, and that organizations should
develop communication strategies that serve both
Adaptation theory - Answer-
developmental theory - Answer-
Transcultural Nursing Theory - Answer-Leininger -involves knowing and
understanding different cultures with respect to nursing and health-illness caring
practices, beliefs, and values with the goal to provide meaningful and efficacious
nursing care services to people
Nursing Need Theory - Answer-Virginia Henderson focusing On How Best to
Develop A Patient's Independence, To Encourage the Best Progress After Care,
'Nursing Need Theory' Identifies Four Major Concepts That Are Addressed in This
Theory.
comfort theory - Answer-A more recent theory being used as a basis for nursing
practice as well as a foundation for nursing research - theorizes that comfort will lead
to recovery. Kolcaba
Novice to Expert Theory - Answer-Benner
1. Novice - little knowledge, relies on others
, 2. Advanced Beginner - competent skills, uses theory and principles; cannot
establish priorities
3. Competent Practitioner - thinks analytically, sets goals, multitasks
4. Proficient practitioner - Views patients holistically, long-term goals
5. Expert practitioner - expertise comes naturally
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory - Answer-A motivation theory that suggests that
human needs fall into a hierarchy and that as each need is met, people become
motivated to meet the next-highest need in the pyramid.
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer-The national professional membership
association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing
profession, and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses
International Council of Nurses - Answer-Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick
or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health; prevention of
illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe
environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and
health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Types of Nursing Assessments - Answer-1. Initial Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
Initial Assessment - Answer-gathering of baseline data
focused assessment - Answer-The nurse gathers data about a specific problem that
has already been identified.
emergency assessment - Answer-identify life-threatening problems
time-lapsed assessment - Answer-Scheduled to compare a patient's current status to
the baseline data obtained earlier.
objective data - Answer-what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
subjective data - Answer-what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
3 parts of nursing diagnosis - Answer-problem, etiology, signs and symptoms
NANDA-I - Answer-North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International
Types of Nursing Diagnoses - Answer-risk, problem focused, health promotion
ANSWERS
Malpractice example - Answer-a nurse administers a large dose of medication due to
a calculation error; client has a cardiac arrest and dies
(unintentional tort)
consent - Answer-permission to do something
assent - Answer-agreement
Battery in nursing - Answer-
assault in nursing practice - Answer-
False Imprisonment - Answer-restraining an individual or restricting an individual's
freedom
Legal actions - Answer-
HIPPA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Nurse liability insurance - Answer-
General Systems Theory - Answer-theory that organizations are a system composed
of many subsystems and embedded in larger systems, and that organizations should
develop communication strategies that serve both
Adaptation theory - Answer-
developmental theory - Answer-
Transcultural Nursing Theory - Answer-Leininger -involves knowing and
understanding different cultures with respect to nursing and health-illness caring
practices, beliefs, and values with the goal to provide meaningful and efficacious
nursing care services to people
Nursing Need Theory - Answer-Virginia Henderson focusing On How Best to
Develop A Patient's Independence, To Encourage the Best Progress After Care,
'Nursing Need Theory' Identifies Four Major Concepts That Are Addressed in This
Theory.
comfort theory - Answer-A more recent theory being used as a basis for nursing
practice as well as a foundation for nursing research - theorizes that comfort will lead
to recovery. Kolcaba
Novice to Expert Theory - Answer-Benner
1. Novice - little knowledge, relies on others
, 2. Advanced Beginner - competent skills, uses theory and principles; cannot
establish priorities
3. Competent Practitioner - thinks analytically, sets goals, multitasks
4. Proficient practitioner - Views patients holistically, long-term goals
5. Expert practitioner - expertise comes naturally
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory - Answer-A motivation theory that suggests that
human needs fall into a hierarchy and that as each need is met, people become
motivated to meet the next-highest need in the pyramid.
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer-The national professional membership
association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing
profession, and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses
International Council of Nurses - Answer-Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick
or well, and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health; prevention of
illness; and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe
environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and
health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Types of Nursing Assessments - Answer-1. Initial Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
Initial Assessment - Answer-gathering of baseline data
focused assessment - Answer-The nurse gathers data about a specific problem that
has already been identified.
emergency assessment - Answer-identify life-threatening problems
time-lapsed assessment - Answer-Scheduled to compare a patient's current status to
the baseline data obtained earlier.
objective data - Answer-what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
subjective data - Answer-what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
3 parts of nursing diagnosis - Answer-problem, etiology, signs and symptoms
NANDA-I - Answer-North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International
Types of Nursing Diagnoses - Answer-risk, problem focused, health promotion
