NUR 152 FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
What is a nurse? (Wk 1 - Professionalism) ( Correct answers ) Caregiver
(Provider of
Care
)Communicat
Teacher/
or
Counselo
Educator
rLeader/
Researche
Manager
rAdvocat
Patient Care Partner (Collaborative Patient
e
Focused
Patients are a nurse's? ( Correct answers ) first and foremost
responsibility
Care is ________? And provided according to? ( Correct answers )
standards of practice and a code of
individualized;
ethics
"Nutrix" means? ( Correct answers ) To nourish (what nursing is
based on)
International Council of Nursing (ICN) ( Correct answers ) Provide
sound normal
policies of nursing; create policies that can help
the world
American Nurses Association (ANA) ( Correct answers ) Professional
that represents all registered nurses; develop positions relative to
organization
nursing care
What do nurses do? ( Correct answers ) Promote
Prevent
Health
Illness
Restore
Health
Facilitate
Coping
Health is? ( Correct answers ) A state of complete physical, mental
and social not merely the absence of disease or infirmity;
wellbeing;
subjective
Illness is? ( Correct answers ) A state of being that people define in
relation
own values,
to their
personality and
lifestyle
Can health & illness exist together? ( Correct
answers ) Yes!
,Factors that affect health are: ( Correct answers ) culture, family,
stress, values, socioeconomic status, gender, perspective, religion
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? ( Correct answers ) Promote
healthy
behavior
Promote healthy, safe
s
Improve systems for personal & public
communities
Prevent & reduce diseases &
health
disorders
What are the 3 levels of prevention? ( Correct answers ) primary,
secondary, tertiary
What is primary prevention? ( Correct answers ) prevents or slows onset
of disease (diet, exercise, immunization, seat belts)
What is secondary prevention? ( Correct answers ) Early screening
and prompt
treatme
nt
(TB skin test, colonoscopy, bone
density, labs)
What is tertiary prevention? ( Correct answers ) Treatment of disease and
restoration of optimal health (caring for pt after they already have the
disease)
Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses: ( Correct answers )
practice
autonom
y
What guides nursing practice? ( Correct answers ) Standards of
Nursing Practice
Process
Professional
Performance
Nurse Practice Acts and
ANA's Code of Ethics for
Licensure
Professional Values
Nurses
Standards of Practice are: ( Correct answers )
Assessment
Diagnosi
Outcomes
s
Plannin
identification
Implementati
g
on
Evaluation
Standards of Performance are: ( Correct answers )
Ethics
Cultural
congruency
Communicati
on
Collaboratio
n
Leadershi
p
Educatio
n
, EBP
Qualit
Professional practice
y
Resource
evaluation
Environmental health
utilization
What do Nurse Practice Acts do? ( Correct answers ) Define the legal
scope of nurses' professional functions and responsibilities.
Ethics are? ( Correct answers ) Principles of right and wrong
conduct
Altruisim means? ( Correct answers ) concerned for the wellbeing
of others
Human dignity means? ( Correct answers ) respecting the worth and
uniqueness of all individuals and populations
Integrity means? ( Correct answers ) doing the
right thing
Social justice means? ( Correct answers ) being fair to
everyone
What is the difference between nonmaleficence and beneficence?
( Correct answers ) nonmaleficence: doing NO harm & beneficence: doing
good for the patient
Accountability means? ( Correct answers ) being responsible for your
actions and any consequences that may occur
Fidelity means? ( Correct answers ) keeping one's
promises
Veracity means? ( Correct answers ) being truthful even if it may
lead to patient distress
What is an ethical dilemma? ( Correct answers ) Two conflicting courses of
action with no obvious right answer
What is moral or ethical distress? ( Correct answers ) Right action is
apparent, but personal or institutional factors make action difficult.
Moral resilience means? ( Correct answers ) the capacity to recover, adapt
and thrive in the face of death and challenging times
What is the definition of critical thinking? ( Correct answers ) the art of
analyzing and
evaluating thinking with a view to improve it. Self-directed, self-
disciplined,and
monitored self-self-corrective
thinking.
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
What is a nurse? (Wk 1 - Professionalism) ( Correct answers ) Caregiver
(Provider of
Care
)Communicat
Teacher/
or
Counselo
Educator
rLeader/
Researche
Manager
rAdvocat
Patient Care Partner (Collaborative Patient
e
Focused
Patients are a nurse's? ( Correct answers ) first and foremost
responsibility
Care is ________? And provided according to? ( Correct answers )
standards of practice and a code of
individualized;
ethics
"Nutrix" means? ( Correct answers ) To nourish (what nursing is
based on)
International Council of Nursing (ICN) ( Correct answers ) Provide
sound normal
policies of nursing; create policies that can help
the world
American Nurses Association (ANA) ( Correct answers ) Professional
that represents all registered nurses; develop positions relative to
organization
nursing care
What do nurses do? ( Correct answers ) Promote
Prevent
Health
Illness
Restore
Health
Facilitate
Coping
Health is? ( Correct answers ) A state of complete physical, mental
and social not merely the absence of disease or infirmity;
wellbeing;
subjective
Illness is? ( Correct answers ) A state of being that people define in
relation
own values,
to their
personality and
lifestyle
Can health & illness exist together? ( Correct
answers ) Yes!
,Factors that affect health are: ( Correct answers ) culture, family,
stress, values, socioeconomic status, gender, perspective, religion
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? ( Correct answers ) Promote
healthy
behavior
Promote healthy, safe
s
Improve systems for personal & public
communities
Prevent & reduce diseases &
health
disorders
What are the 3 levels of prevention? ( Correct answers ) primary,
secondary, tertiary
What is primary prevention? ( Correct answers ) prevents or slows onset
of disease (diet, exercise, immunization, seat belts)
What is secondary prevention? ( Correct answers ) Early screening
and prompt
treatme
nt
(TB skin test, colonoscopy, bone
density, labs)
What is tertiary prevention? ( Correct answers ) Treatment of disease and
restoration of optimal health (caring for pt after they already have the
disease)
Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses: ( Correct answers )
practice
autonom
y
What guides nursing practice? ( Correct answers ) Standards of
Nursing Practice
Process
Professional
Performance
Nurse Practice Acts and
ANA's Code of Ethics for
Licensure
Professional Values
Nurses
Standards of Practice are: ( Correct answers )
Assessment
Diagnosi
Outcomes
s
Plannin
identification
Implementati
g
on
Evaluation
Standards of Performance are: ( Correct answers )
Ethics
Cultural
congruency
Communicati
on
Collaboratio
n
Leadershi
p
Educatio
n
, EBP
Qualit
Professional practice
y
Resource
evaluation
Environmental health
utilization
What do Nurse Practice Acts do? ( Correct answers ) Define the legal
scope of nurses' professional functions and responsibilities.
Ethics are? ( Correct answers ) Principles of right and wrong
conduct
Altruisim means? ( Correct answers ) concerned for the wellbeing
of others
Human dignity means? ( Correct answers ) respecting the worth and
uniqueness of all individuals and populations
Integrity means? ( Correct answers ) doing the
right thing
Social justice means? ( Correct answers ) being fair to
everyone
What is the difference between nonmaleficence and beneficence?
( Correct answers ) nonmaleficence: doing NO harm & beneficence: doing
good for the patient
Accountability means? ( Correct answers ) being responsible for your
actions and any consequences that may occur
Fidelity means? ( Correct answers ) keeping one's
promises
Veracity means? ( Correct answers ) being truthful even if it may
lead to patient distress
What is an ethical dilemma? ( Correct answers ) Two conflicting courses of
action with no obvious right answer
What is moral or ethical distress? ( Correct answers ) Right action is
apparent, but personal or institutional factors make action difficult.
Moral resilience means? ( Correct answers ) the capacity to recover, adapt
and thrive in the face of death and challenging times
What is the definition of critical thinking? ( Correct answers ) the art of
analyzing and
evaluating thinking with a view to improve it. Self-directed, self-
disciplined,and
monitored self-self-corrective
thinking.
