NSG 202 final exam questions with correct
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How |did |Florence |Nightingale |contribute |to |nursing?
Established |nursing |education; |recognized |the |two |components |of |nursing: |health |and |illness; |
believed |that |nursing |is |separate |and |distinct |from |medicine
What |are |the |aims |of |nursing?
Promote |health, |prevent |illness, |restore |health, |facilitate |coping |with |disability |or |death, |
health |(optimal |functioning, |individualized |for |all), |and |education |is |key
How |can |nurses |promote |health?
Identifying, |analyzing, |and |maximizing |each |patient's |individual |strengths |as |components |of |
preventing |illness, |restoring |health, |and |facilitating |coping |with |disability |or |death; |assess |
patient's |ability |to |take |care |of |self, |meet |their |own |needs
How |can |illness |be |prevented?
Educational |programs |in |areas |such |as |prenatal |care |for |pregnant |women, |smoking-cessation |
programs, |and |stress-reduction |seminars; |community |programs |and |resources |encouraging |
healthy |lifestyles; |literature, |TV, |radio, |or |Internet |information |on |a |healthy |diet, |exercise, |and |
good |health |habits
What |are |the |guidelines |for |nursing |practice?
Standards |of |Nursing |Practice; |nursing |profession |helps |shapes |the |nursing |practice; |Nurse |
Practice |Acts |and |Licensure; |State |BON |enacts |practice |act; |Nursing |Process |(assessment, |
analyze, |planning, |implementation, |evaluation)
What |are |the |goals |of |nurse |practice |acts?
Define |the |legal |scope |of |nursing |practice; |create |a |state |board |of |nursing |to |make |and |
enforce |rules |and |regulations; |define |important |terms |and |activities |in |nursing, |including |legal |
requirements |and |titles |for |RNs |and |LPNs; |establish |criteria |for |the |education |and |licensure |of |
nurses
What |is |the |nursing |process?
,One |of |the |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
What |are |the |types |of |nursing |knowledge |and |influences |on |nursing |knowledge |types?
Authoritative, |traditional, |scientific, |and |critical |thinking
What |is |authoritative |nursing |knowledge?
Person |demonstrating |how |something |is |done, |example, |clinical |instructor
What |is |traditional |nursing |knowledge?
Doing |things |the |same |way |always |been |done, |example, |changing |linen |daily
What |is |scientific |nursing |knowledge?
Research |and |evidence |based
What |is |critical |thinking |nursing |knowledge?
Systematic |way |to |shape |your |thinking |as |a |nurse
What |are |interdisciplinary |bases |for |nursing |theories?
General |systems, |adaptation, |and |developmental |theories
What |is |the |general |systems |theory?
Theory |for |universal |application; |break |whole |things |into |parts |to |see |how |they |work |together
|in |systems
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |adaptation |theory?
Adjustment |of |living |matter |to |other |living |things |and |environment
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |developmental |theory?
Orderly |and |predictable |growth |and |development |from |conception |to |death
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |are |the |benefits |of |the |nursing |theory?
, Nursing |theory/nursing |research |links |the |nursing |process; |directs |nurses |toward |a |common |
goal; |leads |to |improved |patient |care; |provides |rational |and |knowledgeable |reasons |for |nursing
|actions; |gives |nurses |knowledge |base |necessary |for |appropriate |actions
What |is |the |most |important |concept |in |the |nursing |theory?
The |person
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |are |the |four |concepts |common |to |all |nursing |theories?
Person, |environment, |health |and |nursing
What |is |evidence-based |practice?
Problem-solving |approach |to |making |clinical |decisions |using |the |best |evidence |available; |
blends |both |the |science |and |the |art |of |nursing |so |that |the |best |patient |outcomes |are |
achieved; |guides |us |when |developing |new |policies |or |procedures, |procedure |manuals
The |definitons |of |health |states |are |___________ |for |each |person
individualized
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |health?
A |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |and |social |well-being, |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease
|or |infirmity
2 |multiple |choice |options
Health |is |_________________
optimal |functioning
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |illness?
The |unique |response |of |a |person |to |a |disease; |an |abnormal |process |involving |changed |level |of
|functioning
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |wellness?
answers
How |did |Florence |Nightingale |contribute |to |nursing?
Established |nursing |education; |recognized |the |two |components |of |nursing: |health |and |illness; |
believed |that |nursing |is |separate |and |distinct |from |medicine
What |are |the |aims |of |nursing?
Promote |health, |prevent |illness, |restore |health, |facilitate |coping |with |disability |or |death, |
health |(optimal |functioning, |individualized |for |all), |and |education |is |key
How |can |nurses |promote |health?
Identifying, |analyzing, |and |maximizing |each |patient's |individual |strengths |as |components |of |
preventing |illness, |restoring |health, |and |facilitating |coping |with |disability |or |death; |assess |
patient's |ability |to |take |care |of |self, |meet |their |own |needs
How |can |illness |be |prevented?
Educational |programs |in |areas |such |as |prenatal |care |for |pregnant |women, |smoking-cessation |
programs, |and |stress-reduction |seminars; |community |programs |and |resources |encouraging |
healthy |lifestyles; |literature, |TV, |radio, |or |Internet |information |on |a |healthy |diet, |exercise, |and |
good |health |habits
What |are |the |guidelines |for |nursing |practice?
Standards |of |Nursing |Practice; |nursing |profession |helps |shapes |the |nursing |practice; |Nurse |
Practice |Acts |and |Licensure; |State |BON |enacts |practice |act; |Nursing |Process |(assessment, |
analyze, |planning, |implementation, |evaluation)
What |are |the |goals |of |nurse |practice |acts?
Define |the |legal |scope |of |nursing |practice; |create |a |state |board |of |nursing |to |make |and |
enforce |rules |and |regulations; |define |important |terms |and |activities |in |nursing, |including |legal |
requirements |and |titles |for |RNs |and |LPNs; |establish |criteria |for |the |education |and |licensure |of |
nurses
What |is |the |nursing |process?
,One |of |the |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
What |are |the |types |of |nursing |knowledge |and |influences |on |nursing |knowledge |types?
Authoritative, |traditional, |scientific, |and |critical |thinking
What |is |authoritative |nursing |knowledge?
Person |demonstrating |how |something |is |done, |example, |clinical |instructor
What |is |traditional |nursing |knowledge?
Doing |things |the |same |way |always |been |done, |example, |changing |linen |daily
What |is |scientific |nursing |knowledge?
Research |and |evidence |based
What |is |critical |thinking |nursing |knowledge?
Systematic |way |to |shape |your |thinking |as |a |nurse
What |are |interdisciplinary |bases |for |nursing |theories?
General |systems, |adaptation, |and |developmental |theories
What |is |the |general |systems |theory?
Theory |for |universal |application; |break |whole |things |into |parts |to |see |how |they |work |together
|in |systems
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |adaptation |theory?
Adjustment |of |living |matter |to |other |living |things |and |environment
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |developmental |theory?
Orderly |and |predictable |growth |and |development |from |conception |to |death
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |are |the |benefits |of |the |nursing |theory?
, Nursing |theory/nursing |research |links |the |nursing |process; |directs |nurses |toward |a |common |
goal; |leads |to |improved |patient |care; |provides |rational |and |knowledgeable |reasons |for |nursing
|actions; |gives |nurses |knowledge |base |necessary |for |appropriate |actions
What |is |the |most |important |concept |in |the |nursing |theory?
The |person
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |are |the |four |concepts |common |to |all |nursing |theories?
Person, |environment, |health |and |nursing
What |is |evidence-based |practice?
Problem-solving |approach |to |making |clinical |decisions |using |the |best |evidence |available; |
blends |both |the |science |and |the |art |of |nursing |so |that |the |best |patient |outcomes |are |
achieved; |guides |us |when |developing |new |policies |or |procedures, |procedure |manuals
The |definitons |of |health |states |are |___________ |for |each |person
individualized
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |health?
A |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |and |social |well-being, |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease
|or |infirmity
2 |multiple |choice |options
Health |is |_________________
optimal |functioning
3 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |illness?
The |unique |response |of |a |person |to |a |disease; |an |abnormal |process |involving |changed |level |of
|functioning
2 |multiple |choice |options
What |is |the |definition |of |wellness?
