Fundamentals of Nursing Potter
Perry Midterm ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION GUIDE (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) LATEST
VERSION
Florence Nightingale - Known as the first nurse epidemiologist who explored sanitation
techniques and its effect on health
Roles of the Nurse - Caregiver
Communicator
Educator
Advocate
Manager
Caregiver - help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and
attain a maximal level of function
Advocate - promote the patient's human and legal rights
,Educator - explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason behind routine care
activities, and demonstrate self care activities
Communicator - Communication is the center of the nurse-patient relationship.
Communication is used to gain knowledge of the patient, and to meet the need of the patient,
their families, and the communities.
Manager - Establish an environment for collaborative patient centered care. A manager
coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has
personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility.
Nurses in Legislation - Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One
way is to get involved by participating in local and national efforts. This effort is critical in
exerting nurses' influence early in the political process. Legislation is not beyond the nurse's
control and national program can have bearing on state politics.
Benner's Stages of Nursing Proficiency - a nurse goes thorough 5 levels of proficiency when
acquiring nursing skills (Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert)
Novice - Beginner nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no previous level of
experience
Advanced Beginner - A Nurse with some level of experience with a situation
Competent - A nurse that has had the same clinical position for 2- 3 years
Proficient - Nurse with more that 2-3 years of the same clinical position. Has gained
experience from multiple situations.
, Expert - Nurse has diverse experience with an intuitive grasp to access clinical situations
Autonomy - initiating Independent nursing interventions without medical orders
Accountability - as the nurse you are professionally and legally responsible for the type and
quality of care you provide
Nurse Midwife - The practice of nurse-midwifery involves providing independent care for
women during normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery, as well as care for the newborn.
CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) - Nurse anesthetists provide surgical
anesthesia under the guidance and supervision of an anesthesiologist, who is a physician
(health care provider) with advanced knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse Practitioners - These advanced practice nurses manage self-limiting acute and chronic
stable medical conditions. They may or may not work independently depending on the state
regulations.
Clara Barton - Founder of the American Red Cross
Dorthea Lynde Dix and Mother Bickerdyke - Cared for wounded soldiers & regulated supplies
to troops during the Civil War. Dorothea Dix was one of the first mental health advocates.
Harriet Tubman - Former slave who helped slaves escape in the Underground Railroad
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster - Community Nurses took care of poor in New York opened
Henry House
Perry Midterm ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION GUIDE (A+ GRADED
100% VERIFIED) LATEST
VERSION
Florence Nightingale - Known as the first nurse epidemiologist who explored sanitation
techniques and its effect on health
Roles of the Nurse - Caregiver
Communicator
Educator
Advocate
Manager
Caregiver - help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and
attain a maximal level of function
Advocate - promote the patient's human and legal rights
,Educator - explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason behind routine care
activities, and demonstrate self care activities
Communicator - Communication is the center of the nurse-patient relationship.
Communication is used to gain knowledge of the patient, and to meet the need of the patient,
their families, and the communities.
Manager - Establish an environment for collaborative patient centered care. A manager
coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has
personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility.
Nurses in Legislation - Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One
way is to get involved by participating in local and national efforts. This effort is critical in
exerting nurses' influence early in the political process. Legislation is not beyond the nurse's
control and national program can have bearing on state politics.
Benner's Stages of Nursing Proficiency - a nurse goes thorough 5 levels of proficiency when
acquiring nursing skills (Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert)
Novice - Beginner nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no previous level of
experience
Advanced Beginner - A Nurse with some level of experience with a situation
Competent - A nurse that has had the same clinical position for 2- 3 years
Proficient - Nurse with more that 2-3 years of the same clinical position. Has gained
experience from multiple situations.
, Expert - Nurse has diverse experience with an intuitive grasp to access clinical situations
Autonomy - initiating Independent nursing interventions without medical orders
Accountability - as the nurse you are professionally and legally responsible for the type and
quality of care you provide
Nurse Midwife - The practice of nurse-midwifery involves providing independent care for
women during normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery, as well as care for the newborn.
CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) - Nurse anesthetists provide surgical
anesthesia under the guidance and supervision of an anesthesiologist, who is a physician
(health care provider) with advanced knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse Practitioners - These advanced practice nurses manage self-limiting acute and chronic
stable medical conditions. They may or may not work independently depending on the state
regulations.
Clara Barton - Founder of the American Red Cross
Dorthea Lynde Dix and Mother Bickerdyke - Cared for wounded soldiers & regulated supplies
to troops during the Civil War. Dorothea Dix was one of the first mental health advocates.
Harriet Tubman - Former slave who helped slaves escape in the Underground Railroad
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster - Community Nurses took care of poor in New York opened
Henry House
