Practical Nursing Health Care Module 1: Practical
Nursing & Health Care revision based comprehensive
term/statement-correct answer format short notes 2025
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - Correct Answers-- Each state has their own Nurse Practice Act. It
defines and limits the scope of nursing practice in that state.
- NPA's protect the patients by setting legal boundaries for nursing care. It is the nurse's
responsibility to know the scope in his/her state.
Scope of Practice - Correct Answers-What actions the nurse can or cannot perform while
providing nursing care under the terms of their professional license.
LPN: Words under the supervision of RN, Physician or Dentist. Collaborator, delegator, educator,
advocate.
NOTE: Students in the clinical field hold the same confidentiality rules and regulations as
licensed health-care providers.
Role of a Nurse - Correct Answers-Provide bedside care, wound care. Administer prescribed
meds, monitor client status, reporting and documentation.
Culture - Correct Answers-- a set of learned values, beliefs, customs and practices.
- passed from one generation to another.
Each culture has its own - Correct Answers-health beliefs and illness treatment practices
, Religion - Correct Answers-- specific system of beliefs and worship which is closely integrated
with culture and ethnic background.
Religion nursing care - Correct Answers-acceptance of all beliefs, nonjudgmental personality,
allowance of time for prayer if desired (do not interrupt), schedule nursing care accordingly.
Catholic Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- No birth control allowed other than the
rhythm method.
What religion(s) is abortion and sterilization forbidden? - Correct Answers-Catholic & Hindu
Christian Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Do not primarily seek medical care.
- Decline drugs and other medial-surgical procedures
- Seek exemption fro vaccinations.
Hindu Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Require health care providers to be of the same
gender.
- Provide privacy and protect modesty during nursing care
- Do not believe in abortion, circumcision, suicide or euthanasia.
No beef, pork, or fowl allowed in diet is from what religion? - Correct Answers-Hindu
Jehovah Witness Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Blood transfusions are prohibited
- Use only artificial blood expanders.
- Organ transplantations, sterilization and abortion and prohibited.
Nursing & Health Care revision based comprehensive
term/statement-correct answer format short notes 2025
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - Correct Answers-- Each state has their own Nurse Practice Act. It
defines and limits the scope of nursing practice in that state.
- NPA's protect the patients by setting legal boundaries for nursing care. It is the nurse's
responsibility to know the scope in his/her state.
Scope of Practice - Correct Answers-What actions the nurse can or cannot perform while
providing nursing care under the terms of their professional license.
LPN: Words under the supervision of RN, Physician or Dentist. Collaborator, delegator, educator,
advocate.
NOTE: Students in the clinical field hold the same confidentiality rules and regulations as
licensed health-care providers.
Role of a Nurse - Correct Answers-Provide bedside care, wound care. Administer prescribed
meds, monitor client status, reporting and documentation.
Culture - Correct Answers-- a set of learned values, beliefs, customs and practices.
- passed from one generation to another.
Each culture has its own - Correct Answers-health beliefs and illness treatment practices
, Religion - Correct Answers-- specific system of beliefs and worship which is closely integrated
with culture and ethnic background.
Religion nursing care - Correct Answers-acceptance of all beliefs, nonjudgmental personality,
allowance of time for prayer if desired (do not interrupt), schedule nursing care accordingly.
Catholic Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- No birth control allowed other than the
rhythm method.
What religion(s) is abortion and sterilization forbidden? - Correct Answers-Catholic & Hindu
Christian Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Do not primarily seek medical care.
- Decline drugs and other medial-surgical procedures
- Seek exemption fro vaccinations.
Hindu Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Require health care providers to be of the same
gender.
- Provide privacy and protect modesty during nursing care
- Do not believe in abortion, circumcision, suicide or euthanasia.
No beef, pork, or fowl allowed in diet is from what religion? - Correct Answers-Hindu
Jehovah Witness Beliefs and Practices - Correct Answers-- Blood transfusions are prohibited
- Use only artificial blood expanders.
- Organ transplantations, sterilization and abortion and prohibited.
