NSG 212 Exam 1 Questions and
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Florence Nightingale - ANS-Lady with the lamp
Changed view of nurses from criminals to guardian angels due to the respectability she brought
to nursing
formalized nursing education
promoted sanitation
Clara Barton - ANS-Nurse during civil war who established American Red Cross
Linda Richards - ANS-America's first trained nurse
Introduced keeping nursing records and uniforms
Mary Mahoney - ANS-First African American professional nurse
Lillian Wald - ANS-Public health nurse who offered services to the poor of NYC
Founded VNA
Lavinia L. Dock - ANS-Feminist nurse who fought for nurses to control their own profession
Precursor to NLN
Margaret Higgins Sanger - ANS-Founder of planned parenthood and opened first birth control
clinic in America
Dark mind and believed in selective breeding
Mary Breckinridge - ANS-Rural nurse who started midwife training school
Clinical Judgement - ANS-ability to make clinical decisions using critical thinking, applying the
nursing process, and staying current with developments in practice and research
Critical Thinking - ANS-Involves carefully collecting and analyzing information and carefully
considering options for action
Nursing as a Profession - ANS-Technical and scientific knowledge, be evaluated by a
community of peers, have a service orientation and a code of ethics
, PETS
Importance of Communication in Nursing - ANS-Nurses must be communicators between
clients, support persons, health professionals, and the community
poor communication in healthcare causes roughly 250,000 deaths per year
Importance of Teaching in Nursing - ANS-Provide education for patients, set goals for patient,
educated unlicensed assistive personal
Importance of Client Advocacy in Nursing - ANS-assist client to exercise their rights, protect the
client by avoiding: additional treatment, incorrect dosages, lack of treatment
Phases of Nursing - ANS-Novice, Advanced beginner, Competence, Proficient, Expert
NACPE
Novice Phase of Nursing - ANS-Now! Task oriented focus on learning the rules
Advanced Beginner Phase of Nursing - ANS-Focus on more aspects of a clinical situation and
more facts
Distinguish abnormal findings but may not know the significance
Competence Phase of Nursing - ANS-Usually 2-3 years of nursing practice in one area
able to wrestle more complex concerns
prioritize situation
Proficient Phase of Nursing - ANS-resource for less experienced nurses
sees the "big picture"
more flexible and fluent with their role
Expert Phase of Nursing - ANS-use intuition while operating with a deep understanding of a
situation, often recognizing a problem in the absence of the classic signs and symptoms
Purposes of Nursing Care - ANS-Health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration,
end-of-life care
HHIE
Outside factors that influence nursing practice - ANS-Economy, consumers, direct-to-consumer
marketing, legislation, women's movement, collective bargaining
Inside factors that influence nursing practice - ANS-increased use of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM)
Increased opportunity for roles, settings, and autonomy
divergence between high tech and high touch
Answers 2025/2026 A+ Graded 100%
Verified
Florence Nightingale - ANS-Lady with the lamp
Changed view of nurses from criminals to guardian angels due to the respectability she brought
to nursing
formalized nursing education
promoted sanitation
Clara Barton - ANS-Nurse during civil war who established American Red Cross
Linda Richards - ANS-America's first trained nurse
Introduced keeping nursing records and uniforms
Mary Mahoney - ANS-First African American professional nurse
Lillian Wald - ANS-Public health nurse who offered services to the poor of NYC
Founded VNA
Lavinia L. Dock - ANS-Feminist nurse who fought for nurses to control their own profession
Precursor to NLN
Margaret Higgins Sanger - ANS-Founder of planned parenthood and opened first birth control
clinic in America
Dark mind and believed in selective breeding
Mary Breckinridge - ANS-Rural nurse who started midwife training school
Clinical Judgement - ANS-ability to make clinical decisions using critical thinking, applying the
nursing process, and staying current with developments in practice and research
Critical Thinking - ANS-Involves carefully collecting and analyzing information and carefully
considering options for action
Nursing as a Profession - ANS-Technical and scientific knowledge, be evaluated by a
community of peers, have a service orientation and a code of ethics
, PETS
Importance of Communication in Nursing - ANS-Nurses must be communicators between
clients, support persons, health professionals, and the community
poor communication in healthcare causes roughly 250,000 deaths per year
Importance of Teaching in Nursing - ANS-Provide education for patients, set goals for patient,
educated unlicensed assistive personal
Importance of Client Advocacy in Nursing - ANS-assist client to exercise their rights, protect the
client by avoiding: additional treatment, incorrect dosages, lack of treatment
Phases of Nursing - ANS-Novice, Advanced beginner, Competence, Proficient, Expert
NACPE
Novice Phase of Nursing - ANS-Now! Task oriented focus on learning the rules
Advanced Beginner Phase of Nursing - ANS-Focus on more aspects of a clinical situation and
more facts
Distinguish abnormal findings but may not know the significance
Competence Phase of Nursing - ANS-Usually 2-3 years of nursing practice in one area
able to wrestle more complex concerns
prioritize situation
Proficient Phase of Nursing - ANS-resource for less experienced nurses
sees the "big picture"
more flexible and fluent with their role
Expert Phase of Nursing - ANS-use intuition while operating with a deep understanding of a
situation, often recognizing a problem in the absence of the classic signs and symptoms
Purposes of Nursing Care - ANS-Health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration,
end-of-life care
HHIE
Outside factors that influence nursing practice - ANS-Economy, consumers, direct-to-consumer
marketing, legislation, women's movement, collective bargaining
Inside factors that influence nursing practice - ANS-increased use of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM)
Increased opportunity for roles, settings, and autonomy
divergence between high tech and high touch
