Communication) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER +A higher standard that signifies that the accrediting
organization has judged that a program has exits preestablished criteria and is need for federal funding
Approved program - CORRECT ANSWER One that satisfies the minimum standards set by the
state agency responsible for overseeing educational programs.
It meets the needs of the student, has adequate facilities, and provides clinical experience
Articulation - CORRECT ANSWER Allows nursing programs to plan their curricula
collaboratively
The purpose is to lessen duplication of learning experiences and support a process of progressive buildup
+LVN to RN, RN to BSN
+May receive up to 50% credit for certificate
NCLEX- PN - CORRECT ANSWER National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses
Health (WHO) - CORRECT ANSWER The area along the wellness-illness continuum that the
patient occupies/ A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely absence of
disease or infirmity
Health care system - CORRECT ANSWER consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and
providers involved with health care in a specified geographic area.
Holistic - CORRECT ANSWER A care that require that professionals from differing areas come
together to provide comprehensive care
, Holistic health care - CORRECT ANSWER A system of comprehensive or total patient cate that
considers the physical, emotional, social,economic, and spiritual needs of a person
Illness - CORRECT ANSWER an abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or
intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER The granting of permission by the overseeing authority to
engage in practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal
Patient - CORRECT ANSWER The individual who receives the care
Pesthouses - CORRECT ANSWER Hospitals were called this because they were dirty and
overcrowded facilities filled with patients
Wellness - CORRECT ANSWER A dynamic state of health in which an individual progresses
toward a higher level of functioning, achieving an optimal balance between internal and external
environment
Nurire - CORRECT ANSWER To nourish
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER +Changed conditions of the hospital
*By providing sanitary conditions which were non-existent prior
*Cleaned units, washed clothes
*Knew nutrition important
*Kept record, new equipment
+Lead 38 nurses to Turkey during the Crimean war
+Superintendent of charity hospital for ill governesses in 153
+"lady with the lamp"
+Manipulated the environment to promote the patient's well-being
+Turned nursing from an occupation to a profession