NURS 151: Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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What is the art of nursing? Compassion, respect, dignity, empathy, intuition for patient needs
What is the science of nursing? Evidence-based practice, critical thinking, clinical judgement, research,
technology
List three key attributes of professional nurses. Communication, adaptability, emotional intelligence (others: attention to detail,
integrity, competency, patience, analytical skills)
Define caring Actions to meet others' needs
Define compassion Empathy + desire to relieve suffering
Define altruism Selfless actions for others without personal gain
Define empathy Understanding and sharing another's perspective
Name three caring actions nurses provide Presence, listening, symptom relief (others: touch, spiritual care, family care,
knowing the patient)
Who said caring is the essence of nursing? Patricia Benner
What is Leininger's theory of caring? Transcultural care; caring is universal but expressed differently across cultures
What is Watson's transpersonal caring theory? Care before cure; focuses on connectedness, 10 carative factors, improving
patient and nurse satisfaction
What are Swanson's five caring processes? Knowing, Being with, Doing for, Enavling, Maintaining belief
Who is the founder of modern nursing? Florence Nightingale
What did Nightingale write? Notes on Nursing
Who founded the American Red Cross? Clara Barton
Who organized mentally ill advocacy during Civil War Dororthea Dix
Who was the first African American RN? Mary Mahoney
Who founded public health nursing (Henry Street Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster
Settlement)?
Who become the first nursing professor? Mary Adelaide Nutting
What is Magnet Recognition (1990)? Designation for nursing excellence
Answers
What is the art of nursing? Compassion, respect, dignity, empathy, intuition for patient needs
What is the science of nursing? Evidence-based practice, critical thinking, clinical judgement, research,
technology
List three key attributes of professional nurses. Communication, adaptability, emotional intelligence (others: attention to detail,
integrity, competency, patience, analytical skills)
Define caring Actions to meet others' needs
Define compassion Empathy + desire to relieve suffering
Define altruism Selfless actions for others without personal gain
Define empathy Understanding and sharing another's perspective
Name three caring actions nurses provide Presence, listening, symptom relief (others: touch, spiritual care, family care,
knowing the patient)
Who said caring is the essence of nursing? Patricia Benner
What is Leininger's theory of caring? Transcultural care; caring is universal but expressed differently across cultures
What is Watson's transpersonal caring theory? Care before cure; focuses on connectedness, 10 carative factors, improving
patient and nurse satisfaction
What are Swanson's five caring processes? Knowing, Being with, Doing for, Enavling, Maintaining belief
Who is the founder of modern nursing? Florence Nightingale
What did Nightingale write? Notes on Nursing
Who founded the American Red Cross? Clara Barton
Who organized mentally ill advocacy during Civil War Dororthea Dix
Who was the first African American RN? Mary Mahoney
Who founded public health nursing (Henry Street Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster
Settlement)?
Who become the first nursing professor? Mary Adelaide Nutting
What is Magnet Recognition (1990)? Designation for nursing excellence
