NUR 129 final exam Stone Questions
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
IOM definition of error - Answer: the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use
of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
adverse event - Answer: An injury caused by medical management rather than the underlying condition
of
the patient. An adverse event attributable to error is a "preventable adverse
event."
Why do errors occur? - Answer: because of system issues, problems in communication b/w areas,
reporting issues and a lack of research.
Aims for the 21st Century Health Care System - Answer: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely,
efficient, equitable
Challenges to nursing education - Answer: Decreasing employment of nurses in acute care settings.
Need to practice with self-reliance, independence and flexibility.
Well-developed decision-making skills on the basis of critical thinking ability.
High-quality client education delivery while working within the constraints of managed care and cost
constraints
Team membership - Answer: Nursing Assistant (may be certified)
Practical (vocational) nurse
Hospital-based diploma nurse
2-year associate degree nurse
Baccalaureate nurse
Nursing Assistant - Answer: Takes a course and a certification exam.
, Responsibilities: Basic nursing skills - changing beds linens, vital signs, bathing patients, helping them eat
walk and exercise, maintaining a safe
environment.
"Practical" Nursing - Answer: Women who cared for others, but who had no formal education, often
called themselves "practical nurses."
Early Practical Nursing Schools - Answer: Ballard School. Opened in 1892 in New York City by the YMCA.
Thompson Practical Nursing School. Established 1907 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Still operating today.
Household Nursing School. Founded in 1918 in Boston.
LP/VNs - Answer: -care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of
physicians and registered nurses.
-they provide basic bedside care
-prepare and give injections and enemas, monitor catheters, dress wounds, and give alcohol rubs and
massages
-supervise nursing assistants and aides.
The Goldmark Report: - Answer: Published in 1923, this report concluded that
for nursing to be on an equal footing with other disciplines, nursing education should occur in the
university setting.
Diploma Programs - Answer: Typically 3 years in length and offered by hospitals.
Graduates receive diploma rather than a college degree.
Program emphasizes basic skills particularly suited for hospital clients.
Such programs contribute 6% of nurse graduates.
characteristics of diploma schools - Answer: No academic degree
Source of free, inexpensive labor
Learning on the job
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
IOM definition of error - Answer: the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use
of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
adverse event - Answer: An injury caused by medical management rather than the underlying condition
of
the patient. An adverse event attributable to error is a "preventable adverse
event."
Why do errors occur? - Answer: because of system issues, problems in communication b/w areas,
reporting issues and a lack of research.
Aims for the 21st Century Health Care System - Answer: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely,
efficient, equitable
Challenges to nursing education - Answer: Decreasing employment of nurses in acute care settings.
Need to practice with self-reliance, independence and flexibility.
Well-developed decision-making skills on the basis of critical thinking ability.
High-quality client education delivery while working within the constraints of managed care and cost
constraints
Team membership - Answer: Nursing Assistant (may be certified)
Practical (vocational) nurse
Hospital-based diploma nurse
2-year associate degree nurse
Baccalaureate nurse
Nursing Assistant - Answer: Takes a course and a certification exam.
, Responsibilities: Basic nursing skills - changing beds linens, vital signs, bathing patients, helping them eat
walk and exercise, maintaining a safe
environment.
"Practical" Nursing - Answer: Women who cared for others, but who had no formal education, often
called themselves "practical nurses."
Early Practical Nursing Schools - Answer: Ballard School. Opened in 1892 in New York City by the YMCA.
Thompson Practical Nursing School. Established 1907 in Brattleboro, Vermont. Still operating today.
Household Nursing School. Founded in 1918 in Boston.
LP/VNs - Answer: -care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of
physicians and registered nurses.
-they provide basic bedside care
-prepare and give injections and enemas, monitor catheters, dress wounds, and give alcohol rubs and
massages
-supervise nursing assistants and aides.
The Goldmark Report: - Answer: Published in 1923, this report concluded that
for nursing to be on an equal footing with other disciplines, nursing education should occur in the
university setting.
Diploma Programs - Answer: Typically 3 years in length and offered by hospitals.
Graduates receive diploma rather than a college degree.
Program emphasizes basic skills particularly suited for hospital clients.
Such programs contribute 6% of nurse graduates.
characteristics of diploma schools - Answer: No academic degree
Source of free, inexpensive labor
Learning on the job
