NSG122 / NSG 122 Exam 1 (Latest 2025 Update):
Nursing Fundamental Concepts | Guide with Questions
and Verified Answers | All Units Covered | 100%
Correct | Grade A - Herzing
Florence Nightingale .....ANSWER.....- founder of modern nursing
- established professional education of nursing
Standards of nursing practice .....ANSWER.....allow nurses to
carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse,
the patient, and the institution where health care is provided
Nurse Practice Act .....ANSWER.....- laws in each state that
regulate the practice of nursing
- sets scope of practice in each state
- sets requirements for nursing school curriculum
Code of ethics for nurses .....ANSWER.....- statements of the
professional nurse values and beliefs
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- 9 total provisions
- practice with compassion and respect
- primary commitment is to the patient
- promotes, advocates, and protects patients' rights
Social policy statement .....ANSWER.....- contract of nursing with
society and society's contract with nursing
- What does society expect from nursing - stay up to date with
nursing practice, continuing education
- What does nursing expect from society - provide facilities,
allow nursing to grow
Roles of nurses .....ANSWER.....- caregiver
- communicator
- teacher / educator
- counselor
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- leader
- researcher
- advocate
- collaborator
4 aims of nursing .....ANSWER.....- to promote health
- to prevent illness
- to restore health
- to facilitate coping with disability or death
Nursing process .....ANSWER.....- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
Types of assessment .....ANSWER.....- comprehensive