NURS-110 Midterm Pro Test Questions
With Verified Revised Solutions.
What does it mean to be a holistic nurse? - Answer to heal the person as a whole and work as an
instrument of healing
Minimum standards to progress through the nursing program - Answer minimum 78% test average and
must maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher
Explain the role of a Nursing Academic Advisor - Answer - provide guidance in planning academic
schedule
- monitor students progress throughout the program
- facilitate solutions to academic problems
- be available for general advice
What does the Privacy Act FERPA mean for students? - Answer -A federal law designed to protect the
privacy of education records
- Institutions may not disclose information about students and not permit inspections of their records
without written permission unless such action is covered by certain exceptions permitted in the act
What is the importance of self care? - Answer Self care helps nurses effectively manage the physical
and emotional stressors of the work and home environments to become more effective caregivers and
healers
Angel of Mercy - Answer reinforces the idea that nurses care about their patients, but really don't have
to think
current and past image of nursing - Answer The struggle to change the status of nurses from that of
female domestic servants to high-level healthcare providers with protocols based on scientific principles
, Characteristics of a profession - Answer -Systemic body of knowledge that provides the framework for
practice
-Standardized, formal higher education
-Commitment to providing service that benefits the public
-Unique role that recognizes autonomy, responsibility, and accountability
-Professional standards
-Professional organizations and activities
role of professional nursing organizations - Answer -Developing professional standards
-Professional development/Continuing education
-Codes of ethical practice
-Lobbying and advocating for policy change
-Publications
role of the American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer -Fostering high standards for nursing practice
-Promoting a safe and ethical work environment
-Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses
-Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public
Florence Nightingale - Answer Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - Answer Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental
asylums
Clara Barton - Answer Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Mary Mahoney - Answer First professionally trained African American nurse
Lillian Wald - Answer Founder of public health nursing
With Verified Revised Solutions.
What does it mean to be a holistic nurse? - Answer to heal the person as a whole and work as an
instrument of healing
Minimum standards to progress through the nursing program - Answer minimum 78% test average and
must maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher
Explain the role of a Nursing Academic Advisor - Answer - provide guidance in planning academic
schedule
- monitor students progress throughout the program
- facilitate solutions to academic problems
- be available for general advice
What does the Privacy Act FERPA mean for students? - Answer -A federal law designed to protect the
privacy of education records
- Institutions may not disclose information about students and not permit inspections of their records
without written permission unless such action is covered by certain exceptions permitted in the act
What is the importance of self care? - Answer Self care helps nurses effectively manage the physical
and emotional stressors of the work and home environments to become more effective caregivers and
healers
Angel of Mercy - Answer reinforces the idea that nurses care about their patients, but really don't have
to think
current and past image of nursing - Answer The struggle to change the status of nurses from that of
female domestic servants to high-level healthcare providers with protocols based on scientific principles
, Characteristics of a profession - Answer -Systemic body of knowledge that provides the framework for
practice
-Standardized, formal higher education
-Commitment to providing service that benefits the public
-Unique role that recognizes autonomy, responsibility, and accountability
-Professional standards
-Professional organizations and activities
role of professional nursing organizations - Answer -Developing professional standards
-Professional development/Continuing education
-Codes of ethical practice
-Lobbying and advocating for policy change
-Publications
role of the American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer -Fostering high standards for nursing practice
-Promoting a safe and ethical work environment
-Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses
-Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public
Florence Nightingale - Answer Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - Answer Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental
asylums
Clara Barton - Answer Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Mary Mahoney - Answer First professionally trained African American nurse
Lillian Wald - Answer Founder of public health nursing
