NUR115 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the characteristics of a nursing professional? (Kelly's Criteria) - Answers - The
services you provide are vital to humanity, and the welfare of society
Services involve intellectual activities and accountability
You are educated in higher fields of learning
You are independent and control your own policies/activities
You are motivated by service and your work is an important part of your life
Describe the Scope and Standards of the practice of nursing - Answers - Outlines the
expectations of a nurse, establishes responsibilities nurses are accountable for
Why should we define nursing? - Answers - To clarify purposes and functions
To differentiate nursing from other health occupations
To help influence health policies at state, local, and national levels
To focus on educational and research agendas
Many attempts have been made to define nursing that shows its evolution over the past
150 years
What is Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing? - Answers - To focus on the basic
and simpler needs of the patient
How did post-World War II influence the definitions of nursing? - Answers - Nursing
Theory was born
Recognized emotions as r/t health, illness, and nursing care
Nurses began receiving Masters Degrees
Many wanted to test new nursing ideas
List Groups of nurse educators who have developed definitions of nursing - Answers -
Virginia Henderson
Dorothea Orem
Martha Roger
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National League of Nursing
SC
Why will definitions of nursing continue to evolve? - Answers - There will always be
change in knowledge and skill
What is Holistic Nursing? - Answers - Nourishes the patient as a whole (mind, body,
spirit), factors include: nursing is an open system (influenced by all)
Provides care services as maintaining and restoring health, disease prevention, and
peaceful deaths
What are the characteristics of a nursing professional? (Kelly's Criteria) - Answers - The
services you provide are vital to humanity, and the welfare of society
Services involve intellectual activities and accountability
You are educated in higher fields of learning
You are independent and control your own policies/activities
You are motivated by service and your work is an important part of your life
Describe the Scope and Standards of the practice of nursing - Answers - Outlines the
expectations of a nurse, establishes responsibilities nurses are accountable for
Why should we define nursing? - Answers - To clarify purposes and functions
To differentiate nursing from other health occupations
To help influence health policies at state, local, and national levels
To focus on educational and research agendas
Many attempts have been made to define nursing that shows its evolution over the past
150 years
What is Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing? - Answers - To focus on the basic
and simpler needs of the patient
How did post-World War II influence the definitions of nursing? - Answers - Nursing
Theory was born
Recognized emotions as r/t health, illness, and nursing care
Nurses began receiving Masters Degrees
Many wanted to test new nursing ideas
List Groups of nurse educators who have developed definitions of nursing - Answers -
Virginia Henderson
Dorothea Orem
Martha Roger
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National League of Nursing
SC
Why will definitions of nursing continue to evolve? - Answers - There will always be
change in knowledge and skill
What is Holistic Nursing? - Answers - Nourishes the patient as a whole (mind, body,
spirit), factors include: nursing is an open system (influenced by all)
Provides care services as maintaining and restoring health, disease prevention, and
peaceful deaths
