NURS 2300 Final Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Discuss how the nursing profession has evolved - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Throughout the past 200 years, the profession of nursing has been influenced by
the social, political and economic climate of the times as well as by the
technological advances and the theoretical shifts in medicine and science.
Describe how the public sees nurses - --CORRECT ANSWER--Some view nurses
as highly sexualized or as not being diverse in gender and race, they tend to view
them as young white women. Also most people do not appreciate the complexity
and range of today's professional nursing role; very trusted profession. #1 in
honesty and profession every year.
Identify ways in which students and nurses can promote the profession of nursing.
- --CORRECT ANSWER--advocate for a safe and healthy work environment,
problem solving by identifying issues, improve communication between coworkers
and patients; profession by one-patient-at- a-time
speak out against negative portrayals
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,ANA (American Nurses Association) can enhance image by offering services as
consultants to media and setting professional standards
become sensitive to portrayals of nurses and nursing in the media
confront/contact those responsible for negative portrayals of nursing in the media
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) - --CORRECT ANSWER--Famous nurse,
affluent. Focused on prisons and military. Reduced mortality rate by 2% by feeding
the people and keeping them clean/sanitation/ventilation. Supervised 38 nurses.
Founded first nursing school in St. Thomas Hospital in London; mother of
modern nursing (lady with the Lamp), 1st nursing researcher, first person to apply
statistics to nursing, improved supplies and sanitation, supervised team of 38
nurses, reduced mortality rates, founded St. Thomas hospital which is the model
for nursing education in the U.S.
Clara Barton - --CORRECT ANSWER--Angel of the Battlefield. Founded the Red
Cross is 1881. Was not a nurse, worked previously as a copier; campaigned for
supplies
Dorothea Dix - --CORRECT ANSWER--superintendent of civil war and advocate
for mentally ill & prisoners of union army nurses
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,Mary E. Mahoney - --CORRECT ANSWER--1st african american to graduate
from nursing school from new england hospital for women and children
Mary Breckenridge (1920s) - --CORRECT ANSWER--established the frontier
nursing service to provide healthcare to poor/isolated patients in the appalachian
mountains of eastern kentucky. Did work as midwife, often on horseback.
Lillian Wald - --CORRECT ANSWER--Founded Henry Street Settlement in New
York which offered health care and social services to the members of the
community; mother of public health nursing
Describe how nursing has reacted to nursing shortages and how those affect
patient outcomes? - --CORRECT ANSWER--External shortages: can include
changes in demand for nursing services, and increasing age of American
population, greater acuity (degree of illness) of the hospitalized individual, public
perceptions of nursing as a profession and ever-widening career options for
women.
Internal shortages: salary issues, long hours, increased responsibility for unlicensed
workers and significant responsibility with little authority.
Two solutions attempted: 1) increase the supply of nurses 2) create less-trained
workers to supplement the number of nurses.
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, Identify social and demographic factors that influence the development of nursing
in the United States. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Aging population and increasing
diversity. Since people are living longer the population of older people is increasing
(baby boomers) this population or group is more likely to have chronic conditions
/illnesses; Gender, technology, population trends, image, and the nursing shortage
Identify characteristics of a profession - --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Intellectual,
accompanied by a high degree of individual responsibility.
2. Body of knowledge that can be learned and is refined and developed through
research
3. Practical and Theoretical
4. Taught through specialized education
5. Internal organization of members and developed group consciousness
6. Has practioners motivated by altruism (helping others)
Distinguish between the characteristics of professions
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and Answers
Discuss how the nursing profession has evolved - --CORRECT ANSWER--
Throughout the past 200 years, the profession of nursing has been influenced by
the social, political and economic climate of the times as well as by the
technological advances and the theoretical shifts in medicine and science.
Describe how the public sees nurses - --CORRECT ANSWER--Some view nurses
as highly sexualized or as not being diverse in gender and race, they tend to view
them as young white women. Also most people do not appreciate the complexity
and range of today's professional nursing role; very trusted profession. #1 in
honesty and profession every year.
Identify ways in which students and nurses can promote the profession of nursing.
- --CORRECT ANSWER--advocate for a safe and healthy work environment,
problem solving by identifying issues, improve communication between coworkers
and patients; profession by one-patient-at- a-time
speak out against negative portrayals
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
,ANA (American Nurses Association) can enhance image by offering services as
consultants to media and setting professional standards
become sensitive to portrayals of nurses and nursing in the media
confront/contact those responsible for negative portrayals of nursing in the media
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) - --CORRECT ANSWER--Famous nurse,
affluent. Focused on prisons and military. Reduced mortality rate by 2% by feeding
the people and keeping them clean/sanitation/ventilation. Supervised 38 nurses.
Founded first nursing school in St. Thomas Hospital in London; mother of
modern nursing (lady with the Lamp), 1st nursing researcher, first person to apply
statistics to nursing, improved supplies and sanitation, supervised team of 38
nurses, reduced mortality rates, founded St. Thomas hospital which is the model
for nursing education in the U.S.
Clara Barton - --CORRECT ANSWER--Angel of the Battlefield. Founded the Red
Cross is 1881. Was not a nurse, worked previously as a copier; campaigned for
supplies
Dorothea Dix - --CORRECT ANSWER--superintendent of civil war and advocate
for mentally ill & prisoners of union army nurses
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,Mary E. Mahoney - --CORRECT ANSWER--1st african american to graduate
from nursing school from new england hospital for women and children
Mary Breckenridge (1920s) - --CORRECT ANSWER--established the frontier
nursing service to provide healthcare to poor/isolated patients in the appalachian
mountains of eastern kentucky. Did work as midwife, often on horseback.
Lillian Wald - --CORRECT ANSWER--Founded Henry Street Settlement in New
York which offered health care and social services to the members of the
community; mother of public health nursing
Describe how nursing has reacted to nursing shortages and how those affect
patient outcomes? - --CORRECT ANSWER--External shortages: can include
changes in demand for nursing services, and increasing age of American
population, greater acuity (degree of illness) of the hospitalized individual, public
perceptions of nursing as a profession and ever-widening career options for
women.
Internal shortages: salary issues, long hours, increased responsibility for unlicensed
workers and significant responsibility with little authority.
Two solutions attempted: 1) increase the supply of nurses 2) create less-trained
workers to supplement the number of nurses.
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, Identify social and demographic factors that influence the development of nursing
in the United States. - --CORRECT ANSWER--Aging population and increasing
diversity. Since people are living longer the population of older people is increasing
(baby boomers) this population or group is more likely to have chronic conditions
/illnesses; Gender, technology, population trends, image, and the nursing shortage
Identify characteristics of a profession - --CORRECT ANSWER--1. Intellectual,
accompanied by a high degree of individual responsibility.
2. Body of knowledge that can be learned and is refined and developed through
research
3. Practical and Theoretical
4. Taught through specialized education
5. Internal organization of members and developed group consciousness
6. Has practioners motivated by altruism (helping others)
Distinguish between the characteristics of professions
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