Nur 115 Final exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
3 functions of State Board of Nursing? Correct
Answers administer the Nursing practice Act(NPA)
adopt rules to administer the act
deny , suspend, or revoke a license.
4 things Nurse Practice Act does Correct Answers
spells out discipline, defines practice, sets
minimum education requirements, determines
legal titles (rn, pn, lpn)
Adelaide Nutting Correct Answers First Professor
of nursing in the world
assault Correct Answers threat, attempt to make
bodily contact with another person without their
consent
battery Correct Answers act carried out
Civil war major contribution on nursing profession
Correct Answers 1. there were no professional
nurses available;
2.Catholic women responded because they had a
long history of providing for the sick;
3.placed women in leadership position in hospitals;
4. lead to the First training schools;
,Clara Barton Correct Answers Founded American
Red Cross
Compact State Correct Answers a state you can
nurse in (Licensure by Endorsement) because you
passed the NCLEX
confidentiality Correct Answers protection of
private information
Define "clinical ladder." Correct Answers A multi-
step program for promotion within the hospital
system
• Need experience
• Need continuing education
• Demonstrate clinical competence
• Pursue formal education
• Become certified in your area of specialty
Define communication Correct Answers Exchange
of thoughts, ideas, or information
•Part of every relationship
•Primary instrument through change occurs
delegation Correct Answers empower one to act
for another
Describe the employment outlook in nursing?
Correct Answers Hospital employment will grow
, more slowly than those in the community based
sector
- More rapid growth will occur in outpatient
facilities
- Home health positions will increase the fastest of
all
- Nursing home positions will increase
- Nurse practitioners will be in demand
Describe the preparation and practice of the
Licensed Practical/Vocational nurse? Correct
Answers •Practical Nurse - typically lasts 12
months; technical workers; limited scope of
practice (Vocational schools, Technical schools,
and Community Colleges
Describe the preparation of the Diploma nurse,
Associate Degree Nurse, and the Baccalaureate
Degree Nurse? Correct Answers Diploma Nurse - 3
year program; sponsored by and attached to the
hospital setting; highly trained and skilled nurses;
enrollment has declined for various reasons
•Associate Degree Nurse - 2 year program; part of
the technical schools and community colleges;
began in 1952; very popular program for various
reasons
•Baccalaureate Degree Nurse - 4 year program;
part of 4 year colleges and universities; BSN
Solutions
3 functions of State Board of Nursing? Correct
Answers administer the Nursing practice Act(NPA)
adopt rules to administer the act
deny , suspend, or revoke a license.
4 things Nurse Practice Act does Correct Answers
spells out discipline, defines practice, sets
minimum education requirements, determines
legal titles (rn, pn, lpn)
Adelaide Nutting Correct Answers First Professor
of nursing in the world
assault Correct Answers threat, attempt to make
bodily contact with another person without their
consent
battery Correct Answers act carried out
Civil war major contribution on nursing profession
Correct Answers 1. there were no professional
nurses available;
2.Catholic women responded because they had a
long history of providing for the sick;
3.placed women in leadership position in hospitals;
4. lead to the First training schools;
,Clara Barton Correct Answers Founded American
Red Cross
Compact State Correct Answers a state you can
nurse in (Licensure by Endorsement) because you
passed the NCLEX
confidentiality Correct Answers protection of
private information
Define "clinical ladder." Correct Answers A multi-
step program for promotion within the hospital
system
• Need experience
• Need continuing education
• Demonstrate clinical competence
• Pursue formal education
• Become certified in your area of specialty
Define communication Correct Answers Exchange
of thoughts, ideas, or information
•Part of every relationship
•Primary instrument through change occurs
delegation Correct Answers empower one to act
for another
Describe the employment outlook in nursing?
Correct Answers Hospital employment will grow
, more slowly than those in the community based
sector
- More rapid growth will occur in outpatient
facilities
- Home health positions will increase the fastest of
all
- Nursing home positions will increase
- Nurse practitioners will be in demand
Describe the preparation and practice of the
Licensed Practical/Vocational nurse? Correct
Answers •Practical Nurse - typically lasts 12
months; technical workers; limited scope of
practice (Vocational schools, Technical schools,
and Community Colleges
Describe the preparation of the Diploma nurse,
Associate Degree Nurse, and the Baccalaureate
Degree Nurse? Correct Answers Diploma Nurse - 3
year program; sponsored by and attached to the
hospital setting; highly trained and skilled nurses;
enrollment has declined for various reasons
•Associate Degree Nurse - 2 year program; part of
the technical schools and community colleges;
began in 1952; very popular program for various
reasons
•Baccalaureate Degree Nurse - 4 year program;
part of 4 year colleges and universities; BSN
