NUR 215 Exam 1 2025/2026 Exam
Review Solved Exam Questions and
Answers (Complete Practice Papers
Why is nursing considered a profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS Education, knowledge,
selfless concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and responsibility,
professional organizations
What is a nurse? - CORRECT ANSWERS Highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
6 basic skills - CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS autonomy, beneficence, fidelity,
justice, non-maleficence, veracity
autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS the right of the patient to make decisions about their
medical care w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
, beneficence - CORRECT ANSWERS address the idea that a nurse's actions should only
promote good
fidelity - CORRECT ANSWERS The nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as
professionals to provide quality care
justice - CORRECT ANSWERS the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - CORRECT ANSWERS nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least
amount of harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - CORRECT ANSWERS must be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS transformed to a women dominated profession
in the 19th and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the
US
angel of mercy - CORRECT ANSWERS religion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing,
moral and noble
battle Ax - CORRECT ANSWERS showed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy
nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS shows nurses as sexy and risque women, seen as
potential dates for physicians
military nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS shows nurses on battlefield in uniform;
striaghtedges
Review Solved Exam Questions and
Answers (Complete Practice Papers
Why is nursing considered a profession? - CORRECT ANSWERS Education, knowledge,
selfless concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and responsibility,
professional organizations
What is a nurse? - CORRECT ANSWERS Highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
6 basic skills - CORRECT ANSWERS critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS autonomy, beneficence, fidelity,
justice, non-maleficence, veracity
autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS the right of the patient to make decisions about their
medical care w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
, beneficence - CORRECT ANSWERS address the idea that a nurse's actions should only
promote good
fidelity - CORRECT ANSWERS The nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as
professionals to provide quality care
justice - CORRECT ANSWERS the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - CORRECT ANSWERS nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least
amount of harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - CORRECT ANSWERS must be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS transformed to a women dominated profession
in the 19th and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the
US
angel of mercy - CORRECT ANSWERS religion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing,
moral and noble
battle Ax - CORRECT ANSWERS showed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy
nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS shows nurses as sexy and risque women, seen as
potential dates for physicians
military nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS shows nurses on battlefield in uniform;
striaghtedges
