Fundamentals of Nursing (NUR 101) – Complete
Exam Q&A Study Guide | Updated 2025
unintentional wound
are accidental; occur from unexpected trauma
open wound
occurs from intentional and unintentional trauma; skin surface is broken,
providing a portal of entry for microorganisms
origination of the word "nurse"
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process
, -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts
-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
, Florence Nightingale
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder
of modern nursing
Clara Barton
established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge
-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective
you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
Exam Q&A Study Guide | Updated 2025
unintentional wound
are accidental; occur from unexpected trauma
open wound
occurs from intentional and unintentional trauma; skin surface is broken,
providing a portal of entry for microorganisms
origination of the word "nurse"
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process
, -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts
-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
, Florence Nightingale
defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder
of modern nursing
Clara Barton
established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge
-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective
you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
