NURS 129 FINAL questions & answers
graded A+ already passed
Goldmark report - correct answer ✔✔-Nursing education should occur in the university setting
Nurse practice acts - correct answer ✔✔-Set licensure requirements, define scope of practice,
authorize boards to enforce law
-Main purpose is to protect the health of citizens
Nurse practice acts- scope of practice - correct answer ✔✔-Individualized for each state
-Advanced practice act may be separate from RNs (ex- NPs can prescribe)
Licensure requirement - correct answer ✔✔-Indicates what is necessary to apply for entry into
the profession
-ex- NCLEX-RN exam
Licensure - correct answer ✔✔-Most restrictive form
-Varies between states/territories
Certification - correct answer ✔✔-Voluntary, recognizes the passing of a certification exam
-Expands on licensure
Nursing assistant - correct answer ✔✔-May be certified
-Basic nursing skills
,Practical (vocational) nurse - correct answer ✔✔-From the past
-Nurses who cared for others but had no formal education
Hospital based diploma nurse - correct answer ✔✔-2 year diploma program, no degree, little
classroom study
-Basic skills suitable for hospitals
-Old source of free/inexpensive labor
LPN/VNS - correct answer ✔✔-Education focused on basic nursing skills and direct care
-Bedside care, injections and enemas, catheters, dress wounds, alcohol rubs/massages
-May supervise NAs and aides
Associates degree - correct answer ✔✔-Two year program of study for ADN
-Basic skills in community based settings, includes clinicals
-60% of nursing graduates
Baccalaureate nurse - correct answer ✔✔-Four year program in colleges/universities for BSN
-Broader scientific context, prepares for practice in all settings
-34% of nursing graduates
Master's degree in Nursing - correct answer ✔✔-Specialist, must have BSN
-Expanded role of practice (prescriptions, don't need physician supervision)
-NP, CRNA, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist
Nurse practitioner - correct answer ✔✔-Pediatrics, neonatal, geriatric, ob-gyn, family,
psychiatric, rehabiliation
, Clinical nurse specialist - correct answer ✔✔-Focus on specific patient population
-Specialize in diseases, medical environments, and procedures
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) - correct answer ✔✔-Most accepted academic degree, designed to
prepare individuals to conduct research
Doctor of education (EdD) - correct answer ✔✔-Focuses more on administration in the
educational setting
Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) - correct answer ✔✔-Providers leadership for evidence based
practice
Doctor of nursing science (DNSc/DNS) - correct answer ✔✔-A clinically oriented nursing degree
Amendment for state based regulatory systems - correct answer ✔✔-10th amendment
-"State's rights amendment"
Occupation - correct answer ✔✔-On the job training, varies, little commitment, motivated by $
Profession - correct answer ✔✔-Occupation with extensive education or specialized training
-Life's work, inherit the ideals of a university
Molloy humanistic framework - correct answer ✔✔-Believe that valuing the individual in the
context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice
-Valuing, humanity, health, environment
Humanity - correct answer ✔✔-A unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole,
reflecting bio-psycho-social-cultural dimensions
graded A+ already passed
Goldmark report - correct answer ✔✔-Nursing education should occur in the university setting
Nurse practice acts - correct answer ✔✔-Set licensure requirements, define scope of practice,
authorize boards to enforce law
-Main purpose is to protect the health of citizens
Nurse practice acts- scope of practice - correct answer ✔✔-Individualized for each state
-Advanced practice act may be separate from RNs (ex- NPs can prescribe)
Licensure requirement - correct answer ✔✔-Indicates what is necessary to apply for entry into
the profession
-ex- NCLEX-RN exam
Licensure - correct answer ✔✔-Most restrictive form
-Varies between states/territories
Certification - correct answer ✔✔-Voluntary, recognizes the passing of a certification exam
-Expands on licensure
Nursing assistant - correct answer ✔✔-May be certified
-Basic nursing skills
,Practical (vocational) nurse - correct answer ✔✔-From the past
-Nurses who cared for others but had no formal education
Hospital based diploma nurse - correct answer ✔✔-2 year diploma program, no degree, little
classroom study
-Basic skills suitable for hospitals
-Old source of free/inexpensive labor
LPN/VNS - correct answer ✔✔-Education focused on basic nursing skills and direct care
-Bedside care, injections and enemas, catheters, dress wounds, alcohol rubs/massages
-May supervise NAs and aides
Associates degree - correct answer ✔✔-Two year program of study for ADN
-Basic skills in community based settings, includes clinicals
-60% of nursing graduates
Baccalaureate nurse - correct answer ✔✔-Four year program in colleges/universities for BSN
-Broader scientific context, prepares for practice in all settings
-34% of nursing graduates
Master's degree in Nursing - correct answer ✔✔-Specialist, must have BSN
-Expanded role of practice (prescriptions, don't need physician supervision)
-NP, CRNA, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist
Nurse practitioner - correct answer ✔✔-Pediatrics, neonatal, geriatric, ob-gyn, family,
psychiatric, rehabiliation
, Clinical nurse specialist - correct answer ✔✔-Focus on specific patient population
-Specialize in diseases, medical environments, and procedures
Doctor of philosophy (PhD) - correct answer ✔✔-Most accepted academic degree, designed to
prepare individuals to conduct research
Doctor of education (EdD) - correct answer ✔✔-Focuses more on administration in the
educational setting
Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) - correct answer ✔✔-Providers leadership for evidence based
practice
Doctor of nursing science (DNSc/DNS) - correct answer ✔✔-A clinically oriented nursing degree
Amendment for state based regulatory systems - correct answer ✔✔-10th amendment
-"State's rights amendment"
Occupation - correct answer ✔✔-On the job training, varies, little commitment, motivated by $
Profession - correct answer ✔✔-Occupation with extensive education or specialized training
-Life's work, inherit the ideals of a university
Molloy humanistic framework - correct answer ✔✔-Believe that valuing the individual in the
context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice
-Valuing, humanity, health, environment
Humanity - correct answer ✔✔-A unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole,
reflecting bio-psycho-social-cultural dimensions
