Fundamentals of nursing -
Exam ;1VN103 Head-to-Toe
Assessment LATEST
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. - correct answer - Caregiver
- Advocate (protect human legal rights, you act on their behalf. eg: provide translator for the
patient who doesn't speak English.)
- Educator
- Communicator
- Manager
Describe education programs available for professional registered nurse education. - correct
answer - Associate of Science in Nursing Degree(ASN)
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree(BSN)
- ***NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination)
- Graduate Level Nurse
- Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Doctoral programs (PhD, DNP, DSN)
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) (Master degrees)
,Describe roles and career opportunities for nurses. - correct answer 1. Clinical Specialist (CNS)
2. Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
3. Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
4. Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA)
5. Nurse Educator
6. Nurse Administrator
7. Nurse Researcher
Discuss the influence of social, political and economic changes on nursing practices. - correct
answer
***Florence Nightingale *** - correct answer - She is around Crimean War, 1854-1856.
- She transformed the military hospitals by setting up sanitation practices.
- She begun to encourage everyone to wash their hands returning to the patients.
- She wrote "Notes on Nursing".
- Her nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration.
- She said the roles of nursing was to be in charged somebody's health.
- She was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist.
Autonomy - correct answer - Autonomy means independence at work, and be accountable for
one's actions.
- initiation of independent nursing interventions without a medicine work.
Accountability - correct answer - means you are responsible for professionally and legally for the
type and quality of nursing care provided.
- Accountability sometimes can mean obligation, willingness, intent, and commandment
, advocate - correct answer - protect human legal rights, you act on their behalf, like provide
translator for the patient who does not speak English.
Define critical thinking - correct answer A systematic analysis to clarify concepts, consider
multiple possibilities and viewpoints, identify alternatives, analyze assumptions, weigh
consequences, and arrive at sound decisions.
Identify characteristics of a critical thinker - correct answer • Inquisitiveness 好奇
• Logical reasoning
- Are the treatments appropriate for the diagnosis? relates to logic.
• Open-mindedness
• Creativity and flexibility
• Ability to transform knowledge
• Reflection
- What do I know about this situation?
- focused on self-reflection about what is known about the situation.
• Intellectual integrity
• Fairness
• Accountability
• Humility
• Discernment and discrimination
• Perseverance 坚持不懈
Describe challenges to thinking like a nurse - correct answer • Complexity- Multiple sources of
data
• Ambiguity- Patient responses/behaviors rarely black and white (broad grey area, unknowns)
• Instability- Healthcare knowledge changes and grows rapidly (new medication, treatments,
EBP)
Exam ;1VN103 Head-to-Toe
Assessment LATEST
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. - correct answer - Caregiver
- Advocate (protect human legal rights, you act on their behalf. eg: provide translator for the
patient who doesn't speak English.)
- Educator
- Communicator
- Manager
Describe education programs available for professional registered nurse education. - correct
answer - Associate of Science in Nursing Degree(ASN)
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree(BSN)
- ***NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination)
- Graduate Level Nurse
- Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Doctoral programs (PhD, DNP, DSN)
- Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) (Master degrees)
,Describe roles and career opportunities for nurses. - correct answer 1. Clinical Specialist (CNS)
2. Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
3. Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
4. Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA)
5. Nurse Educator
6. Nurse Administrator
7. Nurse Researcher
Discuss the influence of social, political and economic changes on nursing practices. - correct
answer
***Florence Nightingale *** - correct answer - She is around Crimean War, 1854-1856.
- She transformed the military hospitals by setting up sanitation practices.
- She begun to encourage everyone to wash their hands returning to the patients.
- She wrote "Notes on Nursing".
- Her nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration.
- She said the roles of nursing was to be in charged somebody's health.
- She was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist.
Autonomy - correct answer - Autonomy means independence at work, and be accountable for
one's actions.
- initiation of independent nursing interventions without a medicine work.
Accountability - correct answer - means you are responsible for professionally and legally for the
type and quality of nursing care provided.
- Accountability sometimes can mean obligation, willingness, intent, and commandment
, advocate - correct answer - protect human legal rights, you act on their behalf, like provide
translator for the patient who does not speak English.
Define critical thinking - correct answer A systematic analysis to clarify concepts, consider
multiple possibilities and viewpoints, identify alternatives, analyze assumptions, weigh
consequences, and arrive at sound decisions.
Identify characteristics of a critical thinker - correct answer • Inquisitiveness 好奇
• Logical reasoning
- Are the treatments appropriate for the diagnosis? relates to logic.
• Open-mindedness
• Creativity and flexibility
• Ability to transform knowledge
• Reflection
- What do I know about this situation?
- focused on self-reflection about what is known about the situation.
• Intellectual integrity
• Fairness
• Accountability
• Humility
• Discernment and discrimination
• Perseverance 坚持不懈
Describe challenges to thinking like a nurse - correct answer • Complexity- Multiple sources of
data
• Ambiguity- Patient responses/behaviors rarely black and white (broad grey area, unknowns)
• Instability- Healthcare knowledge changes and grows rapidly (new medication, treatments,
EBP)
