NUR 100 - Final Exam Review
There are four broad aims of nursing practice. - CORRECT ANSWER-To promote
health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
What is the term for an active person in which a person moves toward his/her maximum
potential; not merely an absence of disease and a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER-Health
Name a characteristics of a chronic disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-It is a permanent
change.
Causes or is caused by, irreversible alterations in normal anatomy and physiology.
Requires special patient education for rehabilitation
Requires a long period of care or support
What is the name of the level of health promotion and illness prevention in which of the
following activities take place: Screenings (BP, cholesterol, skin cancer),
mammograms? In this level, early detection of disease can be discovered. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Secondary
This stage of Maslow's Hierarchy has both physical and emotional components; the
emotional aspect involves trusting others and being free of fear, anxiety, and
apprehension. - CORRECT ANSWER-Safety and Security needs
Nursing as we now know it began in the 10th-20th century based on the beliefs of
whom? - CORRECT ANSWER-Florence Nightingale
What is the professional organization for RNs in the US which advances the nursing
profession by foresting high standards of practice, promotes safe/ethical work
environment, bolsters health/wellness of nurses and advocates on healthcare issues
that affect nurses and the public? - CORRECT ANSWER-The American Nurses
Association (ANA)
Which source of knowledge do nurses rely on most to provide care for patients? HINT:
also known as what source is used for "evidence-based practice" - CORRECT
ANSWER-Scientific
This protects the public by excluding untrained or unlicensed people from practicing
nursing; it also creates the state board of nursing, defines important terms and activities
There are four broad aims of nursing practice. - CORRECT ANSWER-To promote
health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
What is the term for an active person in which a person moves toward his/her maximum
potential; not merely an absence of disease and a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being? - CORRECT ANSWER-Health
Name a characteristics of a chronic disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-It is a permanent
change.
Causes or is caused by, irreversible alterations in normal anatomy and physiology.
Requires special patient education for rehabilitation
Requires a long period of care or support
What is the name of the level of health promotion and illness prevention in which of the
following activities take place: Screenings (BP, cholesterol, skin cancer),
mammograms? In this level, early detection of disease can be discovered. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Secondary
This stage of Maslow's Hierarchy has both physical and emotional components; the
emotional aspect involves trusting others and being free of fear, anxiety, and
apprehension. - CORRECT ANSWER-Safety and Security needs
Nursing as we now know it began in the 10th-20th century based on the beliefs of
whom? - CORRECT ANSWER-Florence Nightingale
What is the professional organization for RNs in the US which advances the nursing
profession by foresting high standards of practice, promotes safe/ethical work
environment, bolsters health/wellness of nurses and advocates on healthcare issues
that affect nurses and the public? - CORRECT ANSWER-The American Nurses
Association (ANA)
Which source of knowledge do nurses rely on most to provide care for patients? HINT:
also known as what source is used for "evidence-based practice" - CORRECT
ANSWER-Scientific
This protects the public by excluding untrained or unlicensed people from practicing
nursing; it also creates the state board of nursing, defines important terms and activities
