Nursing ADN 110 day 1 Questions and
Answers
Which healthcare profession is the largest in the nation?
RNs
What are nursing standards?
minimum set of criteria of practice to deliver quality care and by state nurse practice acts that provide
legal criteria for safe patient care.
What did Florence Nightingale say about the role of a nurse?
"to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him"
What is holistic?
physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social
What is a profession?
is an occupation that requires a specialized body of knowledge and training
What is the nursing process?
the nurse follows this process to assess patient data, prioritize nursing diagnoses, generate a plan of
care for the patient, implement the appropriate interventions, and evaluate care in an ongoing cycle
Low health literacy is associated with what?
increased hospitalization, greater emergency care use, lower use of mammography, and lower receipt of
influenza vaccine
What is change theory?
encourages change and provides strategies for effecting change.
What is evidence based practice?
is integration of the best available research evidence and the nurse's clinical judgment expertise to make
patient care decisions. EBP allows a nurse to address questions and problems by reviewing the research,
clinical guidelines, and other resources to determine practice.
What is collaboration?
the process by which two or more people work together toward a common goal. In nursing,
interprofessional collaboration occurs when RNs, UAP, LPNs, or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in
California and Texas, PCPs, medical specialists, social workers, clergy, and therapists all interact
productively to provide high-quality patient care
, What is the National League for Nursing?
promotes engagement of students in interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice
(IPP) to improve health outcomes by delivering team-based care
What is deligation?
the process of entrusting or transferring the responsibility for certain tasks to other personnel, including
UAP, LVNs, and LPNs.
When did nursing start before Florence?
in religious and military services in the Middle Ages, particularly during the Crusades
Who was the head of the U.S. Sanitary Commission in the civil war?
Dorothea Dix
Who established the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What are the different roles of a nurse?
Leader, advocate, manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator, change agent, care provider, and
educator
What is a discipline?
a specific field of study or branch of instruction or learning.
What is a metaparadigm?
an overarching set of concepts that provide the broad conceptual boundaries of a discipline. The
metaparadigm for nursing focuses on the concepts of human beings, environment, health, and nursing
What is a philosophy?
a statement about the beliefs and values of nursing in relation to a specific phenomenon such as health.
A philosophy provides guidance in practice.
What is a conceptual framework or model?
a collection of interrelated concepts that provides direction for nursing practice, research, and
education. A conceptual model addresses the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm: (1) optimal
functioning of the human being, person, or patient; (2) how people interact with the environment; (3)
healing of illness and health promotion and (4) nursing's role
What is a nursing theory?
represents a group of concepts that can be tested in practice and can be derived from a conceptual
model.
What is a grand theory?
Answers
Which healthcare profession is the largest in the nation?
RNs
What are nursing standards?
minimum set of criteria of practice to deliver quality care and by state nurse practice acts that provide
legal criteria for safe patient care.
What did Florence Nightingale say about the role of a nurse?
"to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him"
What is holistic?
physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social
What is a profession?
is an occupation that requires a specialized body of knowledge and training
What is the nursing process?
the nurse follows this process to assess patient data, prioritize nursing diagnoses, generate a plan of
care for the patient, implement the appropriate interventions, and evaluate care in an ongoing cycle
Low health literacy is associated with what?
increased hospitalization, greater emergency care use, lower use of mammography, and lower receipt of
influenza vaccine
What is change theory?
encourages change and provides strategies for effecting change.
What is evidence based practice?
is integration of the best available research evidence and the nurse's clinical judgment expertise to make
patient care decisions. EBP allows a nurse to address questions and problems by reviewing the research,
clinical guidelines, and other resources to determine practice.
What is collaboration?
the process by which two or more people work together toward a common goal. In nursing,
interprofessional collaboration occurs when RNs, UAP, LPNs, or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) in
California and Texas, PCPs, medical specialists, social workers, clergy, and therapists all interact
productively to provide high-quality patient care
, What is the National League for Nursing?
promotes engagement of students in interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional practice
(IPP) to improve health outcomes by delivering team-based care
What is deligation?
the process of entrusting or transferring the responsibility for certain tasks to other personnel, including
UAP, LVNs, and LPNs.
When did nursing start before Florence?
in religious and military services in the Middle Ages, particularly during the Crusades
Who was the head of the U.S. Sanitary Commission in the civil war?
Dorothea Dix
Who established the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
What are the different roles of a nurse?
Leader, advocate, manager, researcher, collaborator, delegator, change agent, care provider, and
educator
What is a discipline?
a specific field of study or branch of instruction or learning.
What is a metaparadigm?
an overarching set of concepts that provide the broad conceptual boundaries of a discipline. The
metaparadigm for nursing focuses on the concepts of human beings, environment, health, and nursing
What is a philosophy?
a statement about the beliefs and values of nursing in relation to a specific phenomenon such as health.
A philosophy provides guidance in practice.
What is a conceptual framework or model?
a collection of interrelated concepts that provides direction for nursing practice, research, and
education. A conceptual model addresses the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm: (1) optimal
functioning of the human being, person, or patient; (2) how people interact with the environment; (3)
healing of illness and health promotion and (4) nursing's role
What is a nursing theory?
represents a group of concepts that can be tested in practice and can be derived from a conceptual
model.
What is a grand theory?
