Nursing 212 midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
ADN Correct Answer Begun 1952. It is based on a model
developed by Mildred Montag.
Popularity of ADN is due to
Accessibility of community colleges
Low tuition costs
Part-time and evening study opportunities
Shorter duration of programs
Graduates' eligibility to take the RN licensure exam
Mildred Montag's ADN program
Short duration to prepare nurse technicians
Nurse technicians function under supervision of professional
nurses
Routine care in acute and long-term settings
Intended for end-point degree and not an incremental step to
BSN
Current trends in ADN programs
Advanced Practice Nursing Correct Answer An RN that has
met Advanced educational and clinical practice requirements
beyond 2-4 years of basic nursing education
2008 more than a quarter of a million RNs held the required
credentials to work as a APNs
High patient acceptance and cost effective
Four categories
Nurse practitioner
,Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse midwife
Registered nurse anesthetist
Age Demographics of nursing profession Correct Answer The
median age was 38 in 1988 and rose by 2 years between each
survey
The rate of aging of nurses in the workforce has slowed
Increased number of working RNs under age 30 offsets the
increasing number of nurses age 60 or older
Increased number of graduates from BSN programs tend to be
younger
Since 2005 the average age of graduates in all nursing programs
was 31 , BSN (28) five years younger than graduates of
associate degree and diploma (hospital based) programs (33)
2004 the median age was 46 years (aging workforce)
Older nurses are more likely to remain in the workforce because
the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs and
downsizing experienced in other professions
Aging of America Correct Answer People are living longer.
The number of elderly people is increasing as the number of
adults in early midlife is decreasing.
Profound effect on health care system and nursing profession
Current nursing strategies:
, Care of elderly in nursing programs
Gerontology courses
Gerontological clinical nurse specialists and NPs
ANA Code of Ethics Correct Answer
Assault/Battery Correct Answer Assault is a threat or an
attempt to make bodily contact with another person without the
person's consent.
Battery is the assault carried out; the impermissible,
unprivileged touching of one person by another.
Autonomy Correct Answer The principle of autonomy asserts
that individuals have the right to determine their own actions
and the freedom to make their own decisions.
Autonomous decisions are based on
Individuals' values
Adequate information
Freedom from coercion
Reason and deliberation
Beneficence Correct Answer Beneficence is commonly
defined as "the doing of good."
A beneficent act may conflict with other ethical principles, most
often autonomy.
Even though a nurse or physician may understand that a
particular treatment has a benefit for the patient, the patient may
decide to forego that treatment (autonomy) for a variety of
reasons.
ADN Correct Answer Begun 1952. It is based on a model
developed by Mildred Montag.
Popularity of ADN is due to
Accessibility of community colleges
Low tuition costs
Part-time and evening study opportunities
Shorter duration of programs
Graduates' eligibility to take the RN licensure exam
Mildred Montag's ADN program
Short duration to prepare nurse technicians
Nurse technicians function under supervision of professional
nurses
Routine care in acute and long-term settings
Intended for end-point degree and not an incremental step to
BSN
Current trends in ADN programs
Advanced Practice Nursing Correct Answer An RN that has
met Advanced educational and clinical practice requirements
beyond 2-4 years of basic nursing education
2008 more than a quarter of a million RNs held the required
credentials to work as a APNs
High patient acceptance and cost effective
Four categories
Nurse practitioner
,Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse midwife
Registered nurse anesthetist
Age Demographics of nursing profession Correct Answer The
median age was 38 in 1988 and rose by 2 years between each
survey
The rate of aging of nurses in the workforce has slowed
Increased number of working RNs under age 30 offsets the
increasing number of nurses age 60 or older
Increased number of graduates from BSN programs tend to be
younger
Since 2005 the average age of graduates in all nursing programs
was 31 , BSN (28) five years younger than graduates of
associate degree and diploma (hospital based) programs (33)
2004 the median age was 46 years (aging workforce)
Older nurses are more likely to remain in the workforce because
the nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs and
downsizing experienced in other professions
Aging of America Correct Answer People are living longer.
The number of elderly people is increasing as the number of
adults in early midlife is decreasing.
Profound effect on health care system and nursing profession
Current nursing strategies:
, Care of elderly in nursing programs
Gerontology courses
Gerontological clinical nurse specialists and NPs
ANA Code of Ethics Correct Answer
Assault/Battery Correct Answer Assault is a threat or an
attempt to make bodily contact with another person without the
person's consent.
Battery is the assault carried out; the impermissible,
unprivileged touching of one person by another.
Autonomy Correct Answer The principle of autonomy asserts
that individuals have the right to determine their own actions
and the freedom to make their own decisions.
Autonomous decisions are based on
Individuals' values
Adequate information
Freedom from coercion
Reason and deliberation
Beneficence Correct Answer Beneficence is commonly
defined as "the doing of good."
A beneficent act may conflict with other ethical principles, most
often autonomy.
Even though a nurse or physician may understand that a
particular treatment has a benefit for the patient, the patient may
decide to forego that treatment (autonomy) for a variety of
reasons.
