NUR 313 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER-Founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANSWER-Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in
the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER-founded American Nurses Association and
fought for license and fought for licensing exams and registration to protect the
public from incompetent nursing care
Lillian D. Wald - ANSWER-With Mary Brewster, established the Henry Street
Settlement on the lower east side of NYC.
Founded public health nursing
Mary Breckenridge - ANSWER-Established the first organized midwifery program
in the U.S.
Mary Brewster - ANSWER-Established Henry St. Settlement in home she shared
with Lillian Wald
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER-assessment, diagnosis, outcome
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
,The nurse administers pain medications, repositions the client, and dims the
room lights. Twenty minutes later, the nurse returns to check on the client's
level of pain. The nurse is performing which standard of practice?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - ANSWER-D
The philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles used to
provide care are known as: - ANSWER-the code of ethics
An essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
independent nursing interventions without medical orders is known as: -
ANSWER-Autonomy
Nurses help their patients regain health and find their maximum level of
independent function through the healing process. Healing involves the body,
mind, and spirit. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Caregiver
Nurses protect the human and legal rights of their patients and help patients
assert those rights when needed. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Advocate
,Your teaching can be formal or informal and will involve the patient, family,
significant other, or other support systems. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-
Educator
You know that communication is central to the nurse-patient relationship.
Again, it is important to develop a communication style for use with patients
and members of their support system, as well as a style for communicating with
other members of the health care team. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-
Communicator
Collaborate with others to help your patients meet their established outcomes
and will evaluate the manner in whichcare is administered. As a manager of
care, you will evaluate staff nurses to determine whether they meet professional
and health care facility standards. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Manager
What is the difference between licensure and certification? - ANSWER-
Certification proves that an individual has attained a certain level of knowledge
or achievement that qualifies one for a line of work.
Licensure is a legal designation that can result in jail time or fines if practicing
without a license.
Ex: Certification shows completion of studies, licensure is required to legally
operate and work.
What are the characteristics of a profession? - ANSWER-autonomy,
responsibility, accountability,
, extended education
T/F Health includes physical, social, and mental components and is not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity. - ANSWER-True
T/F Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-
RN examination. - ANSWER-True- All students who graduate from schools of
nursing are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses
T/F A current trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of practicing
nurses. - ANSWER-False- The nursing shortage affects all aspects of nursing such
as patient care, administration, and nursing education, but it also presents
challenges and opportunities for the profession.
T/F Nurse Practice Acts are laws established in each state in the United States to
regulate the practice of nursing. - ANSWER-True- Individual State Boards of
Nursing oversee the Nurse Practice Acts that regulate the scope of nursing
practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare
T/F Health promotion activities that are the framework for nursing activities are
considered nurse-centered. - ANSWER-True
What help to describe, explain, and/or predict nursing care measures? -
ANSWER-Theories
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER-Founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - ANSWER-Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in
the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER-founded American Nurses Association and
fought for license and fought for licensing exams and registration to protect the
public from incompetent nursing care
Lillian D. Wald - ANSWER-With Mary Brewster, established the Henry Street
Settlement on the lower east side of NYC.
Founded public health nursing
Mary Breckenridge - ANSWER-Established the first organized midwifery program
in the U.S.
Mary Brewster - ANSWER-Established Henry St. Settlement in home she shared
with Lillian Wald
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER-assessment, diagnosis, outcome
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation
,The nurse administers pain medications, repositions the client, and dims the
room lights. Twenty minutes later, the nurse returns to check on the client's
level of pain. The nurse is performing which standard of practice?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation - ANSWER-D
The philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles used to
provide care are known as: - ANSWER-the code of ethics
An essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
independent nursing interventions without medical orders is known as: -
ANSWER-Autonomy
Nurses help their patients regain health and find their maximum level of
independent function through the healing process. Healing involves the body,
mind, and spirit. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Caregiver
Nurses protect the human and legal rights of their patients and help patients
assert those rights when needed. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Advocate
,Your teaching can be formal or informal and will involve the patient, family,
significant other, or other support systems. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-
Educator
You know that communication is central to the nurse-patient relationship.
Again, it is important to develop a communication style for use with patients
and members of their support system, as well as a style for communicating with
other members of the health care team. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-
Communicator
Collaborate with others to help your patients meet their established outcomes
and will evaluate the manner in whichcare is administered. As a manager of
care, you will evaluate staff nurses to determine whether they meet professional
and health care facility standards. This is the nurse's role of: - ANSWER-Manager
What is the difference between licensure and certification? - ANSWER-
Certification proves that an individual has attained a certain level of knowledge
or achievement that qualifies one for a line of work.
Licensure is a legal designation that can result in jail time or fines if practicing
without a license.
Ex: Certification shows completion of studies, licensure is required to legally
operate and work.
What are the characteristics of a profession? - ANSWER-autonomy,
responsibility, accountability,
, extended education
T/F Health includes physical, social, and mental components and is not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity. - ANSWER-True
T/F Graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-
RN examination. - ANSWER-True- All students who graduate from schools of
nursing are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses
T/F A current trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of practicing
nurses. - ANSWER-False- The nursing shortage affects all aspects of nursing such
as patient care, administration, and nursing education, but it also presents
challenges and opportunities for the profession.
T/F Nurse Practice Acts are laws established in each state in the United States to
regulate the practice of nursing. - ANSWER-True- Individual State Boards of
Nursing oversee the Nurse Practice Acts that regulate the scope of nursing
practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare
T/F Health promotion activities that are the framework for nursing activities are
considered nurse-centered. - ANSWER-True
What help to describe, explain, and/or predict nursing care measures? -
ANSWER-Theories
