NUR 110 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE WITH
FREQUENTLY TESTED Q&A|GRADE A
Chapter 1-Development of the profession
Know: how does nursing gain power, difference between, RN, LPN, CAN. Trait
vs power vs process vs education.
1. Identify the most important element in nursing’s attempt to gain full autonomy of
practice.
A) Economic exploitation of nurses
B) Maintaining the education system for nurses as it is now
C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses
D) Restricting the latitude of decisions made by nurses
2. In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must
the nursing profession embrace?
A) Health and happiness
B) Chaos and disorder
C) Loss of control and negative feedback
D) Responsibility and accountability
3. Select the most effective method that nurses can use to gain power over their
practice.
A) Use strikes and union tactics to increase pay.
B) Join professional organizations in large numbers.
C) Leave nursing as soon as better jobs come along.
D) Confront hospital administrators about poor staffing.
4. Which of the following types of nurses are classified as technical nurses?
A) BSNs and MSNs
B) LPNs and ADNs
C) LVNs and BSNs
D) UAPs and BSNs
5. Identify the approach that describes a profession as being in a continual state of
development along a continuum.
A) Trait approach
B) Power approach
C) Process approach
D) Educational approach
Historical Perspective Chapt II
Know: who is Hippocrates, William henry, Loretta ford, Isabelle Robb, Anne Goodrich.
Know what the effect of increased population is.
1. Who is called the “father of modern medicine”?
A) William Harvey
B) Hippocrates
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Emperor Darius
2. For which contribution to professional nursing is Isabel Adams Hampton Robb
most noted?
,A) Raising the standards for nursing education
B) Developing storefront clinics in New York City
C) Advocating the use of MASH units during the Korean War
D) Changing the laws that affect health care of the poor
3. Who is credited with the development of the nurse practitioner role?
A) Anne Goodrich
B) Loretta Ford
C) Isabel Robb
D) Barak Obama
4. Select the element of the medical practice of Hippocrates that remains appropriate
for the health-care providers of the 21st century.
A) Belief that disease is a result of failure to comply with the natural law
B) The whole client needs to be treated: the mind, body, and spirit
C) Only physicians have enough education to provide safe health care
D) Hospitals should be avoided unless there are no other treatment options
5. Select the statement that most accurately states the effects of increasing populations
on health care.
A) Economically depressed populations have fewer health-care needs.
B) Larger populations often lead to large numbers of well-educated and
well- nourished people.
C) Large groups of economically depressed people tend to live in rural areas.
D) Crowded living conditions in cities lead to the spread of communicable diseases.
Theories and Models of nursing-Chapt III
Know: Watsons theory, Roy’s adaptation model, Orem’s self-care, Systems theory.
1. Identify the major component for the maintenance of health used in the Roy
Adaptation Model of nursing.
A) Systems
B) Lack of illness
C) Adaptation
D) Use of medicine
2. “Stimuli” in the Roy Adaptation Model is synonymous with which element in
systems theory?
A) Output
B) Feedback
C) Input
D) Coping
3 How is health described in the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing?
3.
A) A continuum
B) A lack of illness
C) A state or process of being and becoming an integrated, whole person
D) A state of physical and mental well-being
4. Identify the two concepts upon which the framework for assessment is based in the
Roy Adaptation Model of nursing.
A) Cognator and regulator
, B) Input and stimuli
C) Output and behavioral responses
D) Focal and contextual
5. In the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing, the second-level assessment modes are
most closely related to which part of the system?
A) Input
B) Output
C) Ventral system
D) Feedback loop
6. What belief forms the basis for the Orem Self-Care Model?
A) The nurse helps the client adapt to his or her illness.
B) The primary goal of health care is cure of the client.
C) Health care is the responsibility of each individual.
D) Health-care goals must be established for each client.
7. Identify the primary goal of nursing in the Orem Self-Care Model.
A) Reestablish the absolute state of health the client had before his or her illness.
B) Help the client conduct self-care activities to reach the highest level of functioning.
C) Prevent further injury to the client’s biosystems.
D) Help balance technological care with humanistic aspects of care.
8. What aspect of Watson’s Model of Human Caring distinguishes it from most other
nursing models?
A) Understanding health as a dynamic state rather than a static goal
B) Viewing nursing as a process to help clients achieve their greatest potential
rather than as a curing profession
C) Use of a philosophical approach rather than a systems theory approach
D) Defining environment as both internal and external rather than just external
9. Identify the most important aspect of caring according to Watson’s Model of
Human Caring.
A) Assisting the client to adapt to health changes
B) Assessing the client’s health-care needs
C) Identifying self-care problems and needs
D) Establishing a helping and trusting relationship
10. How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory?
A) Open systems
B) Closed systems
C) Subsystems
D) Macrosystems
Nursing Organization-Chapt V
Know: purpose of licensure, difference between license, registration, certification.
1. What is the primary goal for establishing licensure of nurses?
A) Guarantee high-quality nurses.
B) Increase tax revenues for the state.
C) Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public.
D) Maintain high numbers of nurses in the profession.
FREQUENTLY TESTED Q&A|GRADE A
Chapter 1-Development of the profession
Know: how does nursing gain power, difference between, RN, LPN, CAN. Trait
vs power vs process vs education.
1. Identify the most important element in nursing’s attempt to gain full autonomy of
practice.
A) Economic exploitation of nurses
B) Maintaining the education system for nurses as it is now
C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses
D) Restricting the latitude of decisions made by nurses
2. In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what corresponding factors must
the nursing profession embrace?
A) Health and happiness
B) Chaos and disorder
C) Loss of control and negative feedback
D) Responsibility and accountability
3. Select the most effective method that nurses can use to gain power over their
practice.
A) Use strikes and union tactics to increase pay.
B) Join professional organizations in large numbers.
C) Leave nursing as soon as better jobs come along.
D) Confront hospital administrators about poor staffing.
4. Which of the following types of nurses are classified as technical nurses?
A) BSNs and MSNs
B) LPNs and ADNs
C) LVNs and BSNs
D) UAPs and BSNs
5. Identify the approach that describes a profession as being in a continual state of
development along a continuum.
A) Trait approach
B) Power approach
C) Process approach
D) Educational approach
Historical Perspective Chapt II
Know: who is Hippocrates, William henry, Loretta ford, Isabelle Robb, Anne Goodrich.
Know what the effect of increased population is.
1. Who is called the “father of modern medicine”?
A) William Harvey
B) Hippocrates
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Emperor Darius
2. For which contribution to professional nursing is Isabel Adams Hampton Robb
most noted?
,A) Raising the standards for nursing education
B) Developing storefront clinics in New York City
C) Advocating the use of MASH units during the Korean War
D) Changing the laws that affect health care of the poor
3. Who is credited with the development of the nurse practitioner role?
A) Anne Goodrich
B) Loretta Ford
C) Isabel Robb
D) Barak Obama
4. Select the element of the medical practice of Hippocrates that remains appropriate
for the health-care providers of the 21st century.
A) Belief that disease is a result of failure to comply with the natural law
B) The whole client needs to be treated: the mind, body, and spirit
C) Only physicians have enough education to provide safe health care
D) Hospitals should be avoided unless there are no other treatment options
5. Select the statement that most accurately states the effects of increasing populations
on health care.
A) Economically depressed populations have fewer health-care needs.
B) Larger populations often lead to large numbers of well-educated and
well- nourished people.
C) Large groups of economically depressed people tend to live in rural areas.
D) Crowded living conditions in cities lead to the spread of communicable diseases.
Theories and Models of nursing-Chapt III
Know: Watsons theory, Roy’s adaptation model, Orem’s self-care, Systems theory.
1. Identify the major component for the maintenance of health used in the Roy
Adaptation Model of nursing.
A) Systems
B) Lack of illness
C) Adaptation
D) Use of medicine
2. “Stimuli” in the Roy Adaptation Model is synonymous with which element in
systems theory?
A) Output
B) Feedback
C) Input
D) Coping
3 How is health described in the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing?
3.
A) A continuum
B) A lack of illness
C) A state or process of being and becoming an integrated, whole person
D) A state of physical and mental well-being
4. Identify the two concepts upon which the framework for assessment is based in the
Roy Adaptation Model of nursing.
A) Cognator and regulator
, B) Input and stimuli
C) Output and behavioral responses
D) Focal and contextual
5. In the Roy Adaptation Model of nursing, the second-level assessment modes are
most closely related to which part of the system?
A) Input
B) Output
C) Ventral system
D) Feedback loop
6. What belief forms the basis for the Orem Self-Care Model?
A) The nurse helps the client adapt to his or her illness.
B) The primary goal of health care is cure of the client.
C) Health care is the responsibility of each individual.
D) Health-care goals must be established for each client.
7. Identify the primary goal of nursing in the Orem Self-Care Model.
A) Reestablish the absolute state of health the client had before his or her illness.
B) Help the client conduct self-care activities to reach the highest level of functioning.
C) Prevent further injury to the client’s biosystems.
D) Help balance technological care with humanistic aspects of care.
8. What aspect of Watson’s Model of Human Caring distinguishes it from most other
nursing models?
A) Understanding health as a dynamic state rather than a static goal
B) Viewing nursing as a process to help clients achieve their greatest potential
rather than as a curing profession
C) Use of a philosophical approach rather than a systems theory approach
D) Defining environment as both internal and external rather than just external
9. Identify the most important aspect of caring according to Watson’s Model of
Human Caring.
A) Assisting the client to adapt to health changes
B) Assessing the client’s health-care needs
C) Identifying self-care problems and needs
D) Establishing a helping and trusting relationship
10. How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory?
A) Open systems
B) Closed systems
C) Subsystems
D) Macrosystems
Nursing Organization-Chapt V
Know: purpose of licensure, difference between license, registration, certification.
1. What is the primary goal for establishing licensure of nurses?
A) Guarantee high-quality nurses.
B) Increase tax revenues for the state.
C) Set a minimum level of competency to protect the public.
D) Maintain high numbers of nurses in the profession.
