Nursing 1020C Module 1 Exam 1
Questions with Accurate Answers
NLN: National League of Nursing - ANSWERSSet standards for Nursing Education.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWERSStatute in each state and territory that regulates the
practice of nursing. Ensures that every nurse
practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
ANA: American Nurses Association - ANSWERSPromotes and protects the welfare of
nurses
in their work settings, projects a positive view of the nursing profession, and advocates
on issues of concern to nurses and the general public.
QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - ANSWERSis a national initiative to
identify competences and knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by all nurses to
improve the quality and services of health care.
The Joint Commission - ANSWERSa not-for-profit organization that evaluates and
accredits different types of healthcare facilities
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - ANSWERSfollows the Nurse
Practice Act. This law varies by
jurisdiction and includes qualifications for licensure, proper nursing titles, guidelines
on scope of practice and the results or actions for not following law. Additionally,
they administer the NCLEX and ensure that all examinations are consistent and up to
date. This helps to ensure that competent nurses are entering the workforce.
Referent - ANSWERSthe initiating event or thought that leads one person to interact
with another, may be anything, including something related to one
Sender- - ANSWERSthe person who initiates and encodes the communication.
Receiver- - ANSWERSThe person who receives and decodes, or interprets, the
communication.
Message- - ANSWERSThe content transmitted during communication
Channel- - ANSWERSthe method of communication
Feedback- - ANSWERSThe response of the receiver
, Intimate Space - ANSWERS0-1 ½ Feet. Ex: Assessing the patient, taking vital signs,
passing medications, any hands on with
the patient, cleaning/changing/assisting the patient.
Personal Space - ANSWERS1.5-4ft. Ex. The nurse collecting health history information.
Public space - ANSWERS12 feet or more. Ex. During normal conversation, educating
patients and the likes.
Social space- - ANSWERS4-12 Ft
Active listening - ANSWERSTherapeutic
Engaging with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and having attentive posture.
Sends a message that the nurse cares and is interested in what the patient is saying.
Close ended questions - ANSWERSNon-therapeutic
Short, one-worded yes or no answers
Doesn't allow elaboration or discussion.
Rationalization - - ANSWERSDenying true motives for an action by identifying a more
socially acceptable
explanation. Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's own self image.
Displacement- - ANSWERSTransferring emotional energy away from an actual source
of stress to an
unrelated person or object.
Sublimation- - ANSWERSRe-channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable
activities
o EX: Learning how to go for a walk instead of smoking a cigarette.
Denial: - ANSWERSrefusing to admit the reality of a situation or feelings;
Repression: - ANSWERSStoring painful or hostile feelings in the unconscious, causing
them to be
temporarily forgotten,
unconscious suppression
instead of choosing not to think about
something; Ex: amnesia
Compensation - ANSWERSUsing personal strengths or abilities to overcome feelings of
inadequacy
Example: A patient who has hearing loss, so he becomes good at reading lips
Regression - ANSWERSconverting to behaviors consistent with earlier stages of
development
Questions with Accurate Answers
NLN: National League of Nursing - ANSWERSSet standards for Nursing Education.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWERSStatute in each state and territory that regulates the
practice of nursing. Ensures that every nurse
practicing in this state meets minimum requirements for safe practice.
ANA: American Nurses Association - ANSWERSPromotes and protects the welfare of
nurses
in their work settings, projects a positive view of the nursing profession, and advocates
on issues of concern to nurses and the general public.
QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - ANSWERSis a national initiative to
identify competences and knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by all nurses to
improve the quality and services of health care.
The Joint Commission - ANSWERSa not-for-profit organization that evaluates and
accredits different types of healthcare facilities
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - ANSWERSfollows the Nurse
Practice Act. This law varies by
jurisdiction and includes qualifications for licensure, proper nursing titles, guidelines
on scope of practice and the results or actions for not following law. Additionally,
they administer the NCLEX and ensure that all examinations are consistent and up to
date. This helps to ensure that competent nurses are entering the workforce.
Referent - ANSWERSthe initiating event or thought that leads one person to interact
with another, may be anything, including something related to one
Sender- - ANSWERSthe person who initiates and encodes the communication.
Receiver- - ANSWERSThe person who receives and decodes, or interprets, the
communication.
Message- - ANSWERSThe content transmitted during communication
Channel- - ANSWERSthe method of communication
Feedback- - ANSWERSThe response of the receiver
, Intimate Space - ANSWERS0-1 ½ Feet. Ex: Assessing the patient, taking vital signs,
passing medications, any hands on with
the patient, cleaning/changing/assisting the patient.
Personal Space - ANSWERS1.5-4ft. Ex. The nurse collecting health history information.
Public space - ANSWERS12 feet or more. Ex. During normal conversation, educating
patients and the likes.
Social space- - ANSWERS4-12 Ft
Active listening - ANSWERSTherapeutic
Engaging with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and having attentive posture.
Sends a message that the nurse cares and is interested in what the patient is saying.
Close ended questions - ANSWERSNon-therapeutic
Short, one-worded yes or no answers
Doesn't allow elaboration or discussion.
Rationalization - - ANSWERSDenying true motives for an action by identifying a more
socially acceptable
explanation. Explaining personal actions in a way that enhances one's own self image.
Displacement- - ANSWERSTransferring emotional energy away from an actual source
of stress to an
unrelated person or object.
Sublimation- - ANSWERSRe-channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable
activities
o EX: Learning how to go for a walk instead of smoking a cigarette.
Denial: - ANSWERSrefusing to admit the reality of a situation or feelings;
Repression: - ANSWERSStoring painful or hostile feelings in the unconscious, causing
them to be
temporarily forgotten,
unconscious suppression
instead of choosing not to think about
something; Ex: amnesia
Compensation - ANSWERSUsing personal strengths or abilities to overcome feelings of
inadequacy
Example: A patient who has hearing loss, so he becomes good at reading lips
Regression - ANSWERSconverting to behaviors consistent with earlier stages of
development
