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Nursing 208 - Final Exam with Answers 2026
errors in BP assessment (low)
cuff too wide, arm above level of heart, failure to ID ausculatory gap
errors in BP assessment (high)
cuff too narrow, arm unsupported
what happens if you deflate the BP cuff too quickly?
low systolic and high diastolic
what happens if you repeat BP assessment too quickly?
high systolic OR low diastolic
what is the essence of nursing?
caring
what are some threats to nursing?
becoming procedure oriented and different levels of education
Jean Watson: theory of caring
-Nurse theorist who is responsible for the philosophy and science of caring:
"Theory of Caring"
-She opened Watson Caring Science Institute in Colorado; Center for Human
Caring
-Caring is central to nursing
-It is a moral idea, rather than a behavior
-Was introduced by 'philosophy in science of caring.' Watson's theory is holistic, &
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often used as basis of nursing practice in schools & hospitals
-"Nursing is more than moral ideal"
-Not Inherited (can be learned)
1. Acquired through the culture of nursing (from different instructors, etc.)
-Caring is difficult to quantify
-Preservation of human dignity & humanity
what did Jean Watson believe were the barriers/threats to nursing?
1. Different levels of education
a. BSN, ADN, diploma, & LPN
b. Patients don't know these differences
-these different levels can't do the same thing, which causes problems; nurses may
be asked to do something outside the scope of their practice
2. Procedure and skill oriented culture
a. Technical vs. caring part of nursing
-Preoccupation with procedures; only performs skill, without taking anything else
into account = bad
-Some nurses get bogged down in new technology and rely on machines to help
them do things, but never actually check on the patient and truly demonstrate
caring towards the patient; this is bad because patients need us to touch them and
care for them; machines can break, so we need to know how to do things manually
10 Carative "intrinsic" factors
unseen aspects of nursing that are the core of nursing; these factors
should preserve the human dignity of the patient
#1. CF - Altruistic values
NUR 208
Nursing 208 - Final Exam with Answers 2026
errors in BP assessment (low)
cuff too wide, arm above level of heart, failure to ID ausculatory gap
errors in BP assessment (high)
cuff too narrow, arm unsupported
what happens if you deflate the BP cuff too quickly?
low systolic and high diastolic
what happens if you repeat BP assessment too quickly?
high systolic OR low diastolic
what is the essence of nursing?
caring
what are some threats to nursing?
becoming procedure oriented and different levels of education
Jean Watson: theory of caring
-Nurse theorist who is responsible for the philosophy and science of caring:
"Theory of Caring"
-She opened Watson Caring Science Institute in Colorado; Center for Human
Caring
-Caring is central to nursing
-It is a moral idea, rather than a behavior
-Was introduced by 'philosophy in science of caring.' Watson's theory is holistic, &
NUR 208
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often used as basis of nursing practice in schools & hospitals
-"Nursing is more than moral ideal"
-Not Inherited (can be learned)
1. Acquired through the culture of nursing (from different instructors, etc.)
-Caring is difficult to quantify
-Preservation of human dignity & humanity
what did Jean Watson believe were the barriers/threats to nursing?
1. Different levels of education
a. BSN, ADN, diploma, & LPN
b. Patients don't know these differences
-these different levels can't do the same thing, which causes problems; nurses may
be asked to do something outside the scope of their practice
2. Procedure and skill oriented culture
a. Technical vs. caring part of nursing
-Preoccupation with procedures; only performs skill, without taking anything else
into account = bad
-Some nurses get bogged down in new technology and rely on machines to help
them do things, but never actually check on the patient and truly demonstrate
caring towards the patient; this is bad because patients need us to touch them and
care for them; machines can break, so we need to know how to do things manually
10 Carative "intrinsic" factors
unseen aspects of nursing that are the core of nursing; these factors
should preserve the human dignity of the patient
#1. CF - Altruistic values
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