NU100 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - CORRECT ANSWER - Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients -
created first wave of US mental asylums. Army nursing Corps.
Virginia Henderson - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient is an individual who requires
help to reach independence. Sick or well.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the
American Red Cross
Primary Roles of Nurse: - CORRECT ANSWER - care provider, educator, advocate,
leader, change agent, manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator
Metaparadigm - CORRECT ANSWER - four broad concepts core to nursing: person,
environment, health, and nursing
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - self actualization
self esteem
love and belonging
safety and security
physiological needs
Erickson's Psychosocial Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - development is lifelong
stages span from birth until death- personality is continually evolving
people are dealing with the realities of the ego throughout life
,Styles of Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire,
bureaucratic
autocratic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - leadership style that involves making
managerial decisions without consulting others
democratic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - a leadership style in which managers
work with employees to make decisions
laissez-faire leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - A leadership style that leaves much of the
business decision-making to the workforce - a 'hands off' approach and the reverse of the
autocratic style
Nursing Problems - CORRECT ANSWER - shortage of nurses, increased workload,
increased stress, elderly population
ethics committee - CORRECT ANSWER - committee made up of individuals who are
involved in a patient's care, including health care practitioners, family members, clergy, and
others, with the purpose of reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases. Involves education, case
consultation, and policy recommendation.
What's needed in a person for leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - personality, ability and
intelligence
affective learning domain - CORRECT ANSWER - feelings, values, motivations and
attitudes.
What to do during a values conflict with substance abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER - Subtle
signs of denial. Avoid confrontation. Be matter of fact. Provide straight forward info.
, ADPIE - Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic and continuous collection and
analysis of information about the client
Nursing Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to evaluate the response of the whole
person to actual or potential health problems
Nursing Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - the establishment of client goals/outcomes
- working with the client to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-to determine related nursing interventions that are most likely to assist client in achieving goals
-this about improving the quality of life for your patient
- this is about what the patient needs to do to improve their health status or better cope with
illness.
Nursing Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER - Formally begins after a plan of care is
developed. The nurse initiates interventions that are designed to achieve the goals and expected
outcomes needed to support or improve the patient's health status.
Nursing Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves measuring if goals in planning step
were met: progress is evaluated; changes in nursing diagnoses, goals & care plan may result; NA
has keep role as NA's observations are used for this step
Deontology - CORRECT ANSWER - defines actions as right or wrong. Not based on
consequences.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix - CORRECT ANSWER - Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients -
created first wave of US mental asylums. Army nursing Corps.
Virginia Henderson - CORRECT ANSWER - the patient is an individual who requires
help to reach independence. Sick or well.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER - Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the
American Red Cross
Primary Roles of Nurse: - CORRECT ANSWER - care provider, educator, advocate,
leader, change agent, manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator
Metaparadigm - CORRECT ANSWER - four broad concepts core to nursing: person,
environment, health, and nursing
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER - self actualization
self esteem
love and belonging
safety and security
physiological needs
Erickson's Psychosocial Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - development is lifelong
stages span from birth until death- personality is continually evolving
people are dealing with the realities of the ego throughout life
,Styles of Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire,
bureaucratic
autocratic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - leadership style that involves making
managerial decisions without consulting others
democratic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - a leadership style in which managers
work with employees to make decisions
laissez-faire leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - A leadership style that leaves much of the
business decision-making to the workforce - a 'hands off' approach and the reverse of the
autocratic style
Nursing Problems - CORRECT ANSWER - shortage of nurses, increased workload,
increased stress, elderly population
ethics committee - CORRECT ANSWER - committee made up of individuals who are
involved in a patient's care, including health care practitioners, family members, clergy, and
others, with the purpose of reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases. Involves education, case
consultation, and policy recommendation.
What's needed in a person for leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER - personality, ability and
intelligence
affective learning domain - CORRECT ANSWER - feelings, values, motivations and
attitudes.
What to do during a values conflict with substance abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER - Subtle
signs of denial. Avoid confrontation. Be matter of fact. Provide straight forward info.
, ADPIE - Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nursing Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic and continuous collection and
analysis of information about the client
Nursing Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - used to evaluate the response of the whole
person to actual or potential health problems
Nursing Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - - the establishment of client goals/outcomes
- working with the client to prevent, reduce, or resolve problems
-to determine related nursing interventions that are most likely to assist client in achieving goals
-this about improving the quality of life for your patient
- this is about what the patient needs to do to improve their health status or better cope with
illness.
Nursing Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER - Formally begins after a plan of care is
developed. The nurse initiates interventions that are designed to achieve the goals and expected
outcomes needed to support or improve the patient's health status.
Nursing Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - Involves measuring if goals in planning step
were met: progress is evaluated; changes in nursing diagnoses, goals & care plan may result; NA
has keep role as NA's observations are used for this step
Deontology - CORRECT ANSWER - defines actions as right or wrong. Not based on
consequences.
