INTRO TO NURSING 105 FINAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Graying of America - ANSWER People living longer, elderly population growing
Forensic nursing - ANSWER A FIELD OF HEALTH CARE THAT UNITES LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE FORENSIC SCIENCES; COLLECT AND PRESERVE
EVIDENCE
Civility - ANSWER Good manners, fight injustice and oppression, respectful to others,
recognize that all human beings are important; SAFETY IS THE ISSUE
Incivility - ANSWER persuasive in American society; increases when people are under
STRESS; jeopardizes patient's safety and creates hostile, toxic work environment
Diploma - ANSWER In hospital schools of nursing; FIRST type of nursing program (no
degree); decreasing in size
Associate Degree - ANSWER Community colleges ; developed as nursing shortages
after WWII
Baccalaureate Nursing Program (BSN) - ANSWER College/University based; emphasis
on theoretical knowledge, decision making, leadership and assessment skills, and
independence of practice
AACN Purpose (American Association of College Nurses) - ANSWER Establishes
standards for higher education for professional nursing
ANA Position in nursing education - ANSWER Supports BSN as being minimal
requirement; Code of Ethics
National League of Nursing - ANSWER Responsible for regulating quality educational
programs
International Council of Nurses - ANSWER Goals are to improve health and nursing
care throughout the WORLD
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER First nurse researcher, publisher of literacy works and
believer of holistic care (focused on patient's environment)
Florence Nightingale's School of Nursing Philosophy - ANSWER Nurses should train
nurses, NOT hospitals
, Dorothea Dix - ANSWER recruited nurses during Civil War
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER raised standards for nursing education
Protestant Reformation - ANSWER few to no male nurses; dark period of nursing
SBAR Communication - ANSWER Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation; allows you to know your patients fully
Types of Leadership Skills - ANSWER Laissez-faire, Democratic, Authoritarian
Laissez-Faire leadership - ANSWER laid back, no direction from leader; allows group
to determine their own goals and methods to achieve
Democratic leadership - ANSWER supportive and participative; process is shared by
group; mutual respect and support
Communication - ANSWER interactive sharing of information
Verbal Communication - ANSWER spoke,/written
Non-verbal Communication - ANSWER gestures, hand signals, facial expressions
Delegation - ANSWER Assigning or designating an individual the responsibility or
carrying out a specific group of nursing tasks when providing patient care
Who can delegate? - ANSWER Nurses (because they are licensed)
5 Rights of Delegation: - ANSWER Right task
Right person
Right direction or communication
Right supervision or feedback
Right circumstances
Confidentiality - ANSWER HIPAA
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) - ANSWER States:
Not allowed to tell anyone information about any patient who does not need to know
about it
Negligence - ANSWER omission of an act that a reasonable and prudent person would
perform in a similar situation
Assault - ANSWER Threat of harmful touch
"if you don't eat I'm going to shove this feeding tube down your throat"
CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Graying of America - ANSWER People living longer, elderly population growing
Forensic nursing - ANSWER A FIELD OF HEALTH CARE THAT UNITES LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE FORENSIC SCIENCES; COLLECT AND PRESERVE
EVIDENCE
Civility - ANSWER Good manners, fight injustice and oppression, respectful to others,
recognize that all human beings are important; SAFETY IS THE ISSUE
Incivility - ANSWER persuasive in American society; increases when people are under
STRESS; jeopardizes patient's safety and creates hostile, toxic work environment
Diploma - ANSWER In hospital schools of nursing; FIRST type of nursing program (no
degree); decreasing in size
Associate Degree - ANSWER Community colleges ; developed as nursing shortages
after WWII
Baccalaureate Nursing Program (BSN) - ANSWER College/University based; emphasis
on theoretical knowledge, decision making, leadership and assessment skills, and
independence of practice
AACN Purpose (American Association of College Nurses) - ANSWER Establishes
standards for higher education for professional nursing
ANA Position in nursing education - ANSWER Supports BSN as being minimal
requirement; Code of Ethics
National League of Nursing - ANSWER Responsible for regulating quality educational
programs
International Council of Nurses - ANSWER Goals are to improve health and nursing
care throughout the WORLD
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER First nurse researcher, publisher of literacy works and
believer of holistic care (focused on patient's environment)
Florence Nightingale's School of Nursing Philosophy - ANSWER Nurses should train
nurses, NOT hospitals
, Dorothea Dix - ANSWER recruited nurses during Civil War
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER raised standards for nursing education
Protestant Reformation - ANSWER few to no male nurses; dark period of nursing
SBAR Communication - ANSWER Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation; allows you to know your patients fully
Types of Leadership Skills - ANSWER Laissez-faire, Democratic, Authoritarian
Laissez-Faire leadership - ANSWER laid back, no direction from leader; allows group
to determine their own goals and methods to achieve
Democratic leadership - ANSWER supportive and participative; process is shared by
group; mutual respect and support
Communication - ANSWER interactive sharing of information
Verbal Communication - ANSWER spoke,/written
Non-verbal Communication - ANSWER gestures, hand signals, facial expressions
Delegation - ANSWER Assigning or designating an individual the responsibility or
carrying out a specific group of nursing tasks when providing patient care
Who can delegate? - ANSWER Nurses (because they are licensed)
5 Rights of Delegation: - ANSWER Right task
Right person
Right direction or communication
Right supervision or feedback
Right circumstances
Confidentiality - ANSWER HIPAA
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) - ANSWER States:
Not allowed to tell anyone information about any patient who does not need to know
about it
Negligence - ANSWER omission of an act that a reasonable and prudent person would
perform in a similar situation
Assault - ANSWER Threat of harmful touch
"if you don't eat I'm going to shove this feeding tube down your throat"
