NUR 2811 MIDTERM EXAM 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Kinesthetic learning style. Answer: the tendency to prefer
demonstrations and physical activity involving bodily movement
◉Auditory learning style. Answer: learner is one who retains
information better by hearing lectures or listening to music and
tapes
◉Visual learning style. Answer: Uses visual objects such as graphs,
charts, pictures, and seeing information
◉purpose of goals/desired outcomes. Answer: 1. Provide direction
for planning nursing interventions
2. Serve as criteria for evaluating client progress
3. Enable the client and nurse to determine when the problem has
been resolved
4. Help motivate the client and nurse by providing a sense of
achievement
,◉SMART goals. Answer: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
◉Studying techniques. Answer: 1. elaborate
2. generate and test
3. organize
4. take breaks
5. avoid illusions of learning
◉Time management, calendars, post it notes, taking notes, concept
mapping. Answer: Studying success
◉Florence Nightingale. Answer: Established sanitary nursing care
units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of
nursing.
◉Clara Barton (1821-1912). Answer: Launched the American Red
Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded
in the field.
◉Linda Richards (1841-1930). Answer: First trained nurse in
America. Responsible for the development of the first nursing and
hospital records. Credited with the development of our present-day
documentation system.
,◉Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926). Answer: The first African-
American professional nurse; graduated from New England Hospital
in 1879; worked for acceptance of African-Americans in the nursing
profession
◉Purpose of Nursing. Answer: Health promotion, health
maintenance, and health restoration, illness prevention, coping with
death
◉Nursing knowledge is based on ________. Answer: theoretical
practice
◉Nursing Philosophy. Answer: Beliefs, values, ethics, attitudes, and
accountability that guides the nursing profession
◉Roles of the Professional Nurse. Answer: Teach
Advocate
Assess
Manage care
care provider
leader
researcher
manager
, Collaborate with other members of health care team
◉7 C's of nursing. Answer: Communication
Compassion
Caring
Competence
Commitment
Critical reasoning
Complexity
◉ANA defines nursing as. Answer: the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations
◉Nursing Standards of Practice. Answer: Standards of professional
performance and care. Measurement criteria for Standard V (5) by
American Nurses Association are:
1.The nurse's practice is guided by the Code for Nurses.
2. The nurse maintains patient confidentiality within legal and
regulatory parameters.
3. The nurse acts as a patient advocate and assists patients in
developing skills so they can advocate for themselves.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Kinesthetic learning style. Answer: the tendency to prefer
demonstrations and physical activity involving bodily movement
◉Auditory learning style. Answer: learner is one who retains
information better by hearing lectures or listening to music and
tapes
◉Visual learning style. Answer: Uses visual objects such as graphs,
charts, pictures, and seeing information
◉purpose of goals/desired outcomes. Answer: 1. Provide direction
for planning nursing interventions
2. Serve as criteria for evaluating client progress
3. Enable the client and nurse to determine when the problem has
been resolved
4. Help motivate the client and nurse by providing a sense of
achievement
,◉SMART goals. Answer: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,
Timely
◉Studying techniques. Answer: 1. elaborate
2. generate and test
3. organize
4. take breaks
5. avoid illusions of learning
◉Time management, calendars, post it notes, taking notes, concept
mapping. Answer: Studying success
◉Florence Nightingale. Answer: Established sanitary nursing care
units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of
nursing.
◉Clara Barton (1821-1912). Answer: Launched the American Red
Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded
in the field.
◉Linda Richards (1841-1930). Answer: First trained nurse in
America. Responsible for the development of the first nursing and
hospital records. Credited with the development of our present-day
documentation system.
,◉Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926). Answer: The first African-
American professional nurse; graduated from New England Hospital
in 1879; worked for acceptance of African-Americans in the nursing
profession
◉Purpose of Nursing. Answer: Health promotion, health
maintenance, and health restoration, illness prevention, coping with
death
◉Nursing knowledge is based on ________. Answer: theoretical
practice
◉Nursing Philosophy. Answer: Beliefs, values, ethics, attitudes, and
accountability that guides the nursing profession
◉Roles of the Professional Nurse. Answer: Teach
Advocate
Assess
Manage care
care provider
leader
researcher
manager
, Collaborate with other members of health care team
◉7 C's of nursing. Answer: Communication
Compassion
Caring
Competence
Commitment
Critical reasoning
Complexity
◉ANA defines nursing as. Answer: the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations
◉Nursing Standards of Practice. Answer: Standards of professional
performance and care. Measurement criteria for Standard V (5) by
American Nurses Association are:
1.The nurse's practice is guided by the Code for Nurses.
2. The nurse maintains patient confidentiality within legal and
regulatory parameters.
3. The nurse acts as a patient advocate and assists patients in
developing skills so they can advocate for themselves.
