Nursing 202 Exam 1
What is the core concept of Florence Nightingales’ theory of nursing? - answer Nursing
is a therapeutic, interpersonal and goal-oriented process.
What is Florence Nightingale known for? - answer Establishing nursing education,
stressing the need for continuing education, and founding the public health of nursing.
Who was the first professionally-trained African American nurse? - answer Mary
Mahoney
what major event stimulated the growth of nursing in the US and coincided with the
establishment of the American Red Cross? - answer The Civil War
During the twentieth century, which person was instrumental in the affiliation of nursing
education with universities? - answer Mary Adelaide Nutting
Which statement best describes Patricia Benner's "Novice to Expert" theory?
A. Nurses progress through five levels of nursing competence.
B. The passage of time increases nursing competence.
C. The more you do something the better you get at it.
D. Increase nurses competence, salary, and responsibility - answerA. Nurses progress
through five levels of nursing competence.
What nursing organization is the national voice of baccalaureate degree nursing
education programs? - answerAmerican Association of College of Nursing.
Why is continuing education needed? - answerIt is required by most states for licensure
renewal.
An example of professional behavior by a nursing student - answerAccepts constructive
feedback from the instructor
What do the Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide? - answerDirection for
professional nursing practice.
What is the best way to demonstrate patient centered care? - answerInvolve the patient
as an active participant in care.
What can impact the quality of patient care? - answerburnout, compassion fatigue,
secondary traumatic stress.
, What is not appropriate for the professional nurse? - answerDiscussing patient
information in the elevator.
The nurse is developing a plan of care. What will help the nurse identify relationships
between ideas? - answerConcept mapping
What is an example of nurse self-reflection? - answerConsiders own personal biases
and prevents them from influencing the patient care.
What is a characteristic of critical thinking? - answerAnalyzing what is important in a
given situation.
What is an example of critical thinking? - answerExplaining to the patient that his reports
of severe pain are not consistent with the minor procedure that was performed.
What are the three levels of critical thinking? - answerBasic, Complex, and commitment
A patient continues to report postsurgical incision pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after pain
medicine has been given. The next dose of pain medicine is not due for another 3
hours. What should the critically thinking nurse do first? - answerExplain the situation to
the doctor and have the medication order reevaluated.
How does the nurse demonstrate critical thinking to solve a patients care problem? -
answerSuggesting solutions based upon gathered assessment data.
When the nurse uses a continuous process of open-mindedness, continual inquiry,
perseverance, and has a willingness to look at each patient's situation as a unique
experience, the nurse is using which approach to care? - answerCritical thinking.
An example of indicative of critical thinking? - answerOffering pain medication based on
physicians orders.
What will assist a new nurse to make a decision using critical thinking? - answerThe
nursing process to guide thinking
What action by the nurse can best influence the public's positive perception of nursing?
- answerAlways acting in a competent professional manner
A student nurse is reading a nursing not during clinical. The student sees the following
credentials after the nurse's name: DNP, MSN, CNM. How should the student interpret
these credentials? - answerDoctorate prepared, certified nurse midwife.
A clinical nurse specialist works on the medical intensive care unit. Which specialized
area of practice is this considered? - answertype of care
What is the core concept of Florence Nightingales’ theory of nursing? - answer Nursing
is a therapeutic, interpersonal and goal-oriented process.
What is Florence Nightingale known for? - answer Establishing nursing education,
stressing the need for continuing education, and founding the public health of nursing.
Who was the first professionally-trained African American nurse? - answer Mary
Mahoney
what major event stimulated the growth of nursing in the US and coincided with the
establishment of the American Red Cross? - answer The Civil War
During the twentieth century, which person was instrumental in the affiliation of nursing
education with universities? - answer Mary Adelaide Nutting
Which statement best describes Patricia Benner's "Novice to Expert" theory?
A. Nurses progress through five levels of nursing competence.
B. The passage of time increases nursing competence.
C. The more you do something the better you get at it.
D. Increase nurses competence, salary, and responsibility - answerA. Nurses progress
through five levels of nursing competence.
What nursing organization is the national voice of baccalaureate degree nursing
education programs? - answerAmerican Association of College of Nursing.
Why is continuing education needed? - answerIt is required by most states for licensure
renewal.
An example of professional behavior by a nursing student - answerAccepts constructive
feedback from the instructor
What do the Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide? - answerDirection for
professional nursing practice.
What is the best way to demonstrate patient centered care? - answerInvolve the patient
as an active participant in care.
What can impact the quality of patient care? - answerburnout, compassion fatigue,
secondary traumatic stress.
, What is not appropriate for the professional nurse? - answerDiscussing patient
information in the elevator.
The nurse is developing a plan of care. What will help the nurse identify relationships
between ideas? - answerConcept mapping
What is an example of nurse self-reflection? - answerConsiders own personal biases
and prevents them from influencing the patient care.
What is a characteristic of critical thinking? - answerAnalyzing what is important in a
given situation.
What is an example of critical thinking? - answerExplaining to the patient that his reports
of severe pain are not consistent with the minor procedure that was performed.
What are the three levels of critical thinking? - answerBasic, Complex, and commitment
A patient continues to report postsurgical incision pain at a level of 9 out of 10 after pain
medicine has been given. The next dose of pain medicine is not due for another 3
hours. What should the critically thinking nurse do first? - answerExplain the situation to
the doctor and have the medication order reevaluated.
How does the nurse demonstrate critical thinking to solve a patients care problem? -
answerSuggesting solutions based upon gathered assessment data.
When the nurse uses a continuous process of open-mindedness, continual inquiry,
perseverance, and has a willingness to look at each patient's situation as a unique
experience, the nurse is using which approach to care? - answerCritical thinking.
An example of indicative of critical thinking? - answerOffering pain medication based on
physicians orders.
What will assist a new nurse to make a decision using critical thinking? - answerThe
nursing process to guide thinking
What action by the nurse can best influence the public's positive perception of nursing?
- answerAlways acting in a competent professional manner
A student nurse is reading a nursing not during clinical. The student sees the following
credentials after the nurse's name: DNP, MSN, CNM. How should the student interpret
these credentials? - answerDoctorate prepared, certified nurse midwife.
A clinical nurse specialist works on the medical intensive care unit. Which specialized
area of practice is this considered? - answertype of care
