NUR 115 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
Purpose of the ANA - Answers - to improve health and well-being of people through
standards-based nursing practice
Function of the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - Answers - set accreditation standards for excellence in
nursing education programs and curricula
which nurse is most likely to have kept records on sanitation and nutrition and their
effects on morbidity and morality - Answers - Florence Nightingale
primary purpose of NCLEX-RN - Answers - assure that a nurse is minimally safe to
practice
what is the purpose of having a "registry" in North Carolina (1903)? - Answers - to
identify nurses who had been trained
Martha Rogers theory - Answers - The science of unitary human beings
Madeleine Leininger Theory - Answers - Cultural Care Diversity and Universality
Betty Newuman Theory - Answers - Open Systems with Internal and External
Environments
Sister Callista Roy Theory - Answers - Theory of Modes of Adaptation to Stressors
Hildegarde Peplau Theory - Answers - Therapeutic Interpersonal Relationships
Jean Watson Theory - Answers - Theory of Human/Transpersonal Caring
Imogene King Theory - Answers - Theory of Goal Attainment
Dorothea Orem Theory - Answers - Self Care Deficit Theory
Components of Nursing Metaparadigm are - Answers - Health, Nursing, Environment,
Person
a nurse ensures that he does a holistic assessment of his patient by assessing a
patient's adaptation to illness. He assess the patient's physical, self-concept, role
function, and interdependence areas. Which theorist's approach to understanding a
"person" is being applied? - Answers - Roy
Theory is essential to nursing practice because it:
a. formulates health care legislation
,b. assures that a nurse is minimally safe
c. explores or describes patients' experiences of health and/or illness
d. contributes to knowledge development in Nursing - Answers - C & D
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the neurological unit with the diagnosis of a
stroke with right-sided weakness. The nurse assumes responsibility for bathing and
feeding the patient until the patient is able to begin performing these activities. The
nurse in this situation is applying the theory developed by - Answers - Orem
from the 1950's through the 1970's, which type of nursing education was the most
influential in advancing nursing knowledge - Answers - graduate education
throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing care was provided in -
Answers - one's own home by one's relatives
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a nurse with what type of education - Answers -
master of science degree
the nightingale school of nursing at St. Thomas Hospital differed chiefly from earlier
forms of nursing education because it - Answers - offered a set curriculum that, coupled
with classes in theory, with clinical experiences
the founder of public health nursing in the U.S. was - Answers - Lillian Wald
the first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S. - Answers - "permissive" laws
Why educated nurses first joined to form the American Nurses Association (ANA) was
to - Answers - secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the states in
the U.S.
during WWI and WWII, the profession of nursing - Answers - experiences significant
improvement in image as the public became aware of nurses' roles in saving lives
what organization publishes Nursing's Scope and Standards of Practice - Answers - the
ANA
T or F: the NCLEX-RN examination is the same in every state in the United States -
Answers - True
"Permissive" laws enforced what - Answers - only nurses who were trained were
allowed to use the title "Registered Nurse"
Who created the associates degree nursing program as the topic of their doctoral
dissertation - Answers - Mildred Montag
, Associate Degree Nursing Programs were created in response to - Answers - an acute
nursing shortage after WWII
Associate Degree Nursing Programs helped what type of people enter nursing -
Answers - men, married women, and mature students
T or F: ADN program accreditation processes determined that ADN students lack the
knowledge and skill for becoming registered nurses - Answers - False
T or F: At the time the nurse practitioner was first introduced nurses in advanced
practice roles found it necessary to develop skills in political activism to fight for
changes in legislation - Answers - True
accredited nursing programs must demonstrate to external accrediting organizations
that they - Answers - meet professional nursing education standards
curricula in nursing programs reflect - Answers - the mission and philosophy of the
school
the publication that brought national attention to problems with patient safety and quality
in health care - Answers - IOM's "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care
System"
what population of people will grow substantially by 2030 and require nurses to have
specialized knowledge of their care - Answers - older adults
approaches to teaching and learning in nursing education that are best include those
that promote what type of learning - Answers - active learning
Critical issue for the future of nursing practice - Answers - translating findings from
research into improved patient care outcomes
which of the following are appropriate standards of professional development for future
nurses
a. practicing entirely centered on reimbursement for care
b. evaluating the quality and effectiveness of care
c. contributing to the professional development of others
d. utilizing evidence and research for practice - Answers - B,C, D
which of the following is a quality and safety competency
a. evidence-based practice
b. tradition-based practice
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. patient-centered care - Answers - A,C, D
Patricia Benners stages of "Skill Acquisition" - Answers - 1. Novice
Purpose of the ANA - Answers - to improve health and well-being of people through
standards-based nursing practice
Function of the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - Answers - set accreditation standards for excellence in
nursing education programs and curricula
which nurse is most likely to have kept records on sanitation and nutrition and their
effects on morbidity and morality - Answers - Florence Nightingale
primary purpose of NCLEX-RN - Answers - assure that a nurse is minimally safe to
practice
what is the purpose of having a "registry" in North Carolina (1903)? - Answers - to
identify nurses who had been trained
Martha Rogers theory - Answers - The science of unitary human beings
Madeleine Leininger Theory - Answers - Cultural Care Diversity and Universality
Betty Newuman Theory - Answers - Open Systems with Internal and External
Environments
Sister Callista Roy Theory - Answers - Theory of Modes of Adaptation to Stressors
Hildegarde Peplau Theory - Answers - Therapeutic Interpersonal Relationships
Jean Watson Theory - Answers - Theory of Human/Transpersonal Caring
Imogene King Theory - Answers - Theory of Goal Attainment
Dorothea Orem Theory - Answers - Self Care Deficit Theory
Components of Nursing Metaparadigm are - Answers - Health, Nursing, Environment,
Person
a nurse ensures that he does a holistic assessment of his patient by assessing a
patient's adaptation to illness. He assess the patient's physical, self-concept, role
function, and interdependence areas. Which theorist's approach to understanding a
"person" is being applied? - Answers - Roy
Theory is essential to nursing practice because it:
a. formulates health care legislation
,b. assures that a nurse is minimally safe
c. explores or describes patients' experiences of health and/or illness
d. contributes to knowledge development in Nursing - Answers - C & D
The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the neurological unit with the diagnosis of a
stroke with right-sided weakness. The nurse assumes responsibility for bathing and
feeding the patient until the patient is able to begin performing these activities. The
nurse in this situation is applying the theory developed by - Answers - Orem
from the 1950's through the 1970's, which type of nursing education was the most
influential in advancing nursing knowledge - Answers - graduate education
throughout antiquity, prior to the modern era, the safest nursing care was provided in -
Answers - one's own home by one's relatives
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a nurse with what type of education - Answers -
master of science degree
the nightingale school of nursing at St. Thomas Hospital differed chiefly from earlier
forms of nursing education because it - Answers - offered a set curriculum that, coupled
with classes in theory, with clinical experiences
the founder of public health nursing in the U.S. was - Answers - Lillian Wald
the first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S. - Answers - "permissive" laws
Why educated nurses first joined to form the American Nurses Association (ANA) was
to - Answers - secure the passage of nurse licensure legislation in each of the states in
the U.S.
during WWI and WWII, the profession of nursing - Answers - experiences significant
improvement in image as the public became aware of nurses' roles in saving lives
what organization publishes Nursing's Scope and Standards of Practice - Answers - the
ANA
T or F: the NCLEX-RN examination is the same in every state in the United States -
Answers - True
"Permissive" laws enforced what - Answers - only nurses who were trained were
allowed to use the title "Registered Nurse"
Who created the associates degree nursing program as the topic of their doctoral
dissertation - Answers - Mildred Montag
, Associate Degree Nursing Programs were created in response to - Answers - an acute
nursing shortage after WWII
Associate Degree Nursing Programs helped what type of people enter nursing -
Answers - men, married women, and mature students
T or F: ADN program accreditation processes determined that ADN students lack the
knowledge and skill for becoming registered nurses - Answers - False
T or F: At the time the nurse practitioner was first introduced nurses in advanced
practice roles found it necessary to develop skills in political activism to fight for
changes in legislation - Answers - True
accredited nursing programs must demonstrate to external accrediting organizations
that they - Answers - meet professional nursing education standards
curricula in nursing programs reflect - Answers - the mission and philosophy of the
school
the publication that brought national attention to problems with patient safety and quality
in health care - Answers - IOM's "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health Care
System"
what population of people will grow substantially by 2030 and require nurses to have
specialized knowledge of their care - Answers - older adults
approaches to teaching and learning in nursing education that are best include those
that promote what type of learning - Answers - active learning
Critical issue for the future of nursing practice - Answers - translating findings from
research into improved patient care outcomes
which of the following are appropriate standards of professional development for future
nurses
a. practicing entirely centered on reimbursement for care
b. evaluating the quality and effectiveness of care
c. contributing to the professional development of others
d. utilizing evidence and research for practice - Answers - B,C, D
which of the following is a quality and safety competency
a. evidence-based practice
b. tradition-based practice
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. patient-centered care - Answers - A,C, D
Patricia Benners stages of "Skill Acquisition" - Answers - 1. Novice
