UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
PRACTICE EXAM QUIZZES WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS .
Nursing . . . - Correct Answer -predates written history.
Who is the founder behind the profession of nursing? - Correct Answer -Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale did many significant things in her lifetime, some of those include: - Correct
Answer -Challenged prejudices against women.
Elevated the status of nurses
Established the first "proper" training of nurses.
*Based nursing practice on evidence.*
Helped distinguish nursing from medicine.
Since Florence Nightingale, nursing has . . . - Correct Answer -broadened in all areas.
In what ways has nursing evolved? - Correct Answer -Nursing is no longer considered a "less
than" job and instead is recognized as a highly respected profession.
Practice has widened to cover a wide variety of health care settings.
Nurses have a specific body of knowledge.
Nurses have an ethical conduct.
Nurses value research and continuously publish scholarly research.
Nurses don't just "care for sick people;" nurse promote health as well.
Nursing is continuously growing as a highly professional discipline.
ICN = - Correct Answer -International Council for Nurses
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, What is the ICN definition of nursing? - Correct Answer -Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, & communities, sick or well in all
settings.
The ICN also says that nursing care includes: - Correct Answer -the promotion of health,
prevention of illness, & the care of ill, disabled, & dying.
In a nutshell, the ICN's key values of nursing are: - Correct Answer -Advocacy, promotion of a
safe environment, research, education, and participation in shaping health policy and in patient
and health systems management.
Autonomy = - Correct Answer -Standing alone; independence; right to self-determination
Advocacy = - Correct Answer -Standing up for someone, other than oneself, when they are
unable, or not prepared, to make a decision, or action, for themselves.
ANA = - Correct Answer -American Nursing Association
What's the ANA's definition of nursing? - Correct Answer -The protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations.
Regardless of the various definitions of nursing, what is the central focus of *ALL* definitions?
- Correct Answer -The patient.
What are the six essential features of professional nursing? (Generally speaking). - Correct
Answer -1. Caring relationships that facilitate health and healing.
2. Being aware of the range of human responses to health and illness in their various
environments.
3. Integrating objective date with the patient's or groups subjective experience.
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PRACTICE EXAM QUIZZES WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS .
Nursing . . . - Correct Answer -predates written history.
Who is the founder behind the profession of nursing? - Correct Answer -Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale did many significant things in her lifetime, some of those include: - Correct
Answer -Challenged prejudices against women.
Elevated the status of nurses
Established the first "proper" training of nurses.
*Based nursing practice on evidence.*
Helped distinguish nursing from medicine.
Since Florence Nightingale, nursing has . . . - Correct Answer -broadened in all areas.
In what ways has nursing evolved? - Correct Answer -Nursing is no longer considered a "less
than" job and instead is recognized as a highly respected profession.
Practice has widened to cover a wide variety of health care settings.
Nurses have a specific body of knowledge.
Nurses have an ethical conduct.
Nurses value research and continuously publish scholarly research.
Nurses don't just "care for sick people;" nurse promote health as well.
Nursing is continuously growing as a highly professional discipline.
ICN = - Correct Answer -International Council for Nurses
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, What is the ICN definition of nursing? - Correct Answer -Nursing encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, & communities, sick or well in all
settings.
The ICN also says that nursing care includes: - Correct Answer -the promotion of health,
prevention of illness, & the care of ill, disabled, & dying.
In a nutshell, the ICN's key values of nursing are: - Correct Answer -Advocacy, promotion of a
safe environment, research, education, and participation in shaping health policy and in patient
and health systems management.
Autonomy = - Correct Answer -Standing alone; independence; right to self-determination
Advocacy = - Correct Answer -Standing up for someone, other than oneself, when they are
unable, or not prepared, to make a decision, or action, for themselves.
ANA = - Correct Answer -American Nursing Association
What's the ANA's definition of nursing? - Correct Answer -The protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations.
Regardless of the various definitions of nursing, what is the central focus of *ALL* definitions?
- Correct Answer -The patient.
What are the six essential features of professional nursing? (Generally speaking). - Correct
Answer -1. Caring relationships that facilitate health and healing.
2. Being aware of the range of human responses to health and illness in their various
environments.
3. Integrating objective date with the patient's or groups subjective experience.
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