Nur 115 Exam Study Guide Questions With
Complete Solutions
1. What are the purposes of the professional
nursing organizations? Correct Answers
Civil War (1861 - 1873) Correct Answers o There
were no professional nurses available
o Catholic women responded because they had a
long history of providing for the
sick - they were skillful and devoted
o Placed women in leadership positions in hospitals
o Led to the first training schools for nurses after
the Civil War
Clara Barton Correct Answers Founded the
American Red Cross
Define "clinical ladder." Correct Answers
Define "primary nursing." Correct Answers o One
nurse is responsible for the 24-7 care
o Provides care of patient form admission to
discharge
o Assesses patient/plans care while on duty -
delegates while off duty
o Usually an all RN staff
,Define "team nursing." Correct Answers (RN is the
leader; one who is responsible and delegates to
others); Other
team members are LPN's and nursing
technicians/assistants
Define bioethics Correct Answers application of
the science of morals in human conflicts to
medicine and all life sciences
Define clinical judgment in nursing. Correct
Answers
Define communication. Correct Answers
Exchange of thoughts, ideas, or information
Part of every relationship
It includes spoken and written word, gestures, and
body movements
Define Concept Mapping and how it is used in
nursing. Correct Answers A concept map care
plan is a diagram of patient problems and
interventions.
An innovative approach to planning and organizing
nursing care.
Define ethics Correct Answers Set of standards of
conduct that guide decisions and actions based on
duties derived from core values.
, Define evidence-based practice. Correct Answers
"An approach to the delivery of health care that
integrates the best evidence of
research studies and patient care data with clinical
expertise and patient preferences
and values."
Define morals Correct Answers The principles of
right conduct that individuals internalize
- based on religious belief and personal choice
- related to ethics (morals are building blocks of
ethics)
Define nursing diagnosis Correct Answers -actual
or potential problems that the nurse is capable and
licensed to treat
-analysis of the assessment findings
-not medical diagnoses.
Define the "nursing process." Correct Answers
Method used by nursing to solve patient problems
Define values Correct Answers Attitudes, ideals,
or beliefs that an individual or group holds to guide
their
behavior
Describe 5 professional responsibilities of
professional nurses. Correct Answers -Practice
Complete Solutions
1. What are the purposes of the professional
nursing organizations? Correct Answers
Civil War (1861 - 1873) Correct Answers o There
were no professional nurses available
o Catholic women responded because they had a
long history of providing for the
sick - they were skillful and devoted
o Placed women in leadership positions in hospitals
o Led to the first training schools for nurses after
the Civil War
Clara Barton Correct Answers Founded the
American Red Cross
Define "clinical ladder." Correct Answers
Define "primary nursing." Correct Answers o One
nurse is responsible for the 24-7 care
o Provides care of patient form admission to
discharge
o Assesses patient/plans care while on duty -
delegates while off duty
o Usually an all RN staff
,Define "team nursing." Correct Answers (RN is the
leader; one who is responsible and delegates to
others); Other
team members are LPN's and nursing
technicians/assistants
Define bioethics Correct Answers application of
the science of morals in human conflicts to
medicine and all life sciences
Define clinical judgment in nursing. Correct
Answers
Define communication. Correct Answers
Exchange of thoughts, ideas, or information
Part of every relationship
It includes spoken and written word, gestures, and
body movements
Define Concept Mapping and how it is used in
nursing. Correct Answers A concept map care
plan is a diagram of patient problems and
interventions.
An innovative approach to planning and organizing
nursing care.
Define ethics Correct Answers Set of standards of
conduct that guide decisions and actions based on
duties derived from core values.
, Define evidence-based practice. Correct Answers
"An approach to the delivery of health care that
integrates the best evidence of
research studies and patient care data with clinical
expertise and patient preferences
and values."
Define morals Correct Answers The principles of
right conduct that individuals internalize
- based on religious belief and personal choice
- related to ethics (morals are building blocks of
ethics)
Define nursing diagnosis Correct Answers -actual
or potential problems that the nurse is capable and
licensed to treat
-analysis of the assessment findings
-not medical diagnoses.
Define the "nursing process." Correct Answers
Method used by nursing to solve patient problems
Define values Correct Answers Attitudes, ideals,
or beliefs that an individual or group holds to guide
their
behavior
Describe 5 professional responsibilities of
professional nurses. Correct Answers -Practice
