NURS 2300 - Exam 1 Review
A 1-year educational program preparing individuals for direct
patient care roles under the supervision of a physician or
registered nurse. Correct Answer Practical nurse (LPN/LVN)
program
A form of basic nursing education program, consisting of 3 or
fewer years, and usually offered in technical or community
colleges. Correct Answer Associate degree in nursing
program
An individual who has completed a basic program for registered
nurses and successfully passed the NCLEX-RN®. Correct
Answer Registered nurse (RN)
Appointed Superintendent of Women Nurses for the Union.
Advocate for the mentally ill. Correct Answer Dorothea Dix
Degree offered by programs that combine nursing courses with
general education courses in a 4- or 5-year curriculum in a
college or university. Correct Answer Bachelor of science in
nursing (BSN)
Helped establish the Henry Street House in 1890s. The first
formalized public health nursing practice. Correct Answer
Lillian Wald
How does a nurse use critical thinking and clinical judgment in
practice? Correct Answer 1. Are required for you to make
good clinical judgments.
, 2. A powerful means of determining patient needs, interpreting
physician orders, and intervening appropriately.
How does the public see nurses? Correct Answer 1. Very
trusted profession.
2. #1 in honesty and profession every year.
How has nursing reacted to nursing shortages and how those
affect patient outcomes? Correct Answer 1. Increase the
supply of nurses
2. Create a less-trained worker to supplement the number of
nurses.
3. Shorten basic RN programs
4. Creation of the position of unit manager
5. New positions, such as emergency medical technicians,
physician assistants, and respiratory therapists
6. Import nurses
How has the nursing profession evolved? Correct Answer 1.
Social, political, and economic changes
2. Technological advances and theoretical shifts.
Nurse and Midwife. Founded the Frontier Nursing Service
(FNS). First organized Midwifery Program in US. Correct
Answer Mary Breckenridge
The Angel of the Battlefield. Copyist in the U.S. Patent Office.
Founded the American Red Cross. Correct Answer Clara
Barton
A 1-year educational program preparing individuals for direct
patient care roles under the supervision of a physician or
registered nurse. Correct Answer Practical nurse (LPN/LVN)
program
A form of basic nursing education program, consisting of 3 or
fewer years, and usually offered in technical or community
colleges. Correct Answer Associate degree in nursing
program
An individual who has completed a basic program for registered
nurses and successfully passed the NCLEX-RN®. Correct
Answer Registered nurse (RN)
Appointed Superintendent of Women Nurses for the Union.
Advocate for the mentally ill. Correct Answer Dorothea Dix
Degree offered by programs that combine nursing courses with
general education courses in a 4- or 5-year curriculum in a
college or university. Correct Answer Bachelor of science in
nursing (BSN)
Helped establish the Henry Street House in 1890s. The first
formalized public health nursing practice. Correct Answer
Lillian Wald
How does a nurse use critical thinking and clinical judgment in
practice? Correct Answer 1. Are required for you to make
good clinical judgments.
, 2. A powerful means of determining patient needs, interpreting
physician orders, and intervening appropriately.
How does the public see nurses? Correct Answer 1. Very
trusted profession.
2. #1 in honesty and profession every year.
How has nursing reacted to nursing shortages and how those
affect patient outcomes? Correct Answer 1. Increase the
supply of nurses
2. Create a less-trained worker to supplement the number of
nurses.
3. Shorten basic RN programs
4. Creation of the position of unit manager
5. New positions, such as emergency medical technicians,
physician assistants, and respiratory therapists
6. Import nurses
How has the nursing profession evolved? Correct Answer 1.
Social, political, and economic changes
2. Technological advances and theoretical shifts.
Nurse and Midwife. Founded the Frontier Nursing Service
(FNS). First organized Midwifery Program in US. Correct
Answer Mary Breckenridge
The Angel of the Battlefield. Copyist in the U.S. Patent Office.
Founded the American Red Cross. Correct Answer Clara
Barton
