NURSING 2313 UNITS 1 AND 2 TERMS
EXAMS QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Health - ANSWERS-state of optimal functioning or well-being
\.Licensure - ANSWERS-to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
\.Nurse practice act - ANSWERS-law established to regulate nursing practice
\.Nursing - ANSWERS-profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
\.Nursing process - ANSWERS-five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
\.Profession - ANSWERS-an occupation that meets specific criteria including a
well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and
standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
,\.Reciprocity - ANSWERS-process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state
\.standards - ANSWERS-acceptable, expected level of performance established by
authority, custom, or consent
\.applied research - ANSWERS-research designed to directly influence or improve
clinical practice
\.basic research - ANSWERS-research designed to generate and refine theory; the
findings are often not directly useful in practice
\.Concept - ANSWERS-abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from
the environment and organized into symbols of reality
\.conceptual framework or model - ANSWERS-set of concepts, along with the
statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern
\.data - ANSWERS-information
\.deductive reasoning - ANSWERS-cognitive process in which one examines a
general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
\.evidence-based practice - ANSWERS-nursing care provided that is supported by
sound scientific rationale
, \.evidence-based practice guideline - ANSWERS-guidelines written by a panel of
experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best
practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability
\.inductive reasoning - ANSWERS-cognitive process in which one identifies a
specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas
\.informed consent - ANSWERS-knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained
from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure
\.nursing research - ANSWERS-encompasses both research to improve the care of
people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession,
including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history
\.nursing theory - ANSWERS-differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and
controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
\.philosophy - ANSWERS-study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes we use to develop and construct our perceptions of life
\.process - ANSWERS-series of actions, changes, or functions to bring about a
result
\.qualitative research - ANSWERS-method of research conducted to gain insight by
discovering meanings
EXAMS QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Health - ANSWERS-state of optimal functioning or well-being
\.Licensure - ANSWERS-to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
\.Nurse practice act - ANSWERS-law established to regulate nursing practice
\.Nursing - ANSWERS-profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
\.Nursing process - ANSWERS-five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
\.Profession - ANSWERS-an occupation that meets specific criteria including a
well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and
standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
,\.Reciprocity - ANSWERS-process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state
\.standards - ANSWERS-acceptable, expected level of performance established by
authority, custom, or consent
\.applied research - ANSWERS-research designed to directly influence or improve
clinical practice
\.basic research - ANSWERS-research designed to generate and refine theory; the
findings are often not directly useful in practice
\.Concept - ANSWERS-abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from
the environment and organized into symbols of reality
\.conceptual framework or model - ANSWERS-set of concepts, along with the
statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern
\.data - ANSWERS-information
\.deductive reasoning - ANSWERS-cognitive process in which one examines a
general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
\.evidence-based practice - ANSWERS-nursing care provided that is supported by
sound scientific rationale
, \.evidence-based practice guideline - ANSWERS-guidelines written by a panel of
experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best
practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability
\.inductive reasoning - ANSWERS-cognitive process in which one identifies a
specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas
\.informed consent - ANSWERS-knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained
from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure
\.nursing research - ANSWERS-encompasses both research to improve the care of
people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession,
including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history
\.nursing theory - ANSWERS-differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and
controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
\.philosophy - ANSWERS-study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes we use to develop and construct our perceptions of life
\.process - ANSWERS-series of actions, changes, or functions to bring about a
result
\.qualitative research - ANSWERS-method of research conducted to gain insight by
discovering meanings
