NUR 111 (ACCOUNTABILITY & ADVOCACY) QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Advocacy (FoN Ch.3) correct answer To support a particular cause. To promote an
idea, a belief, or a person; To put someone in the best possible position to assist
himself or herself. Advocacy is the act of speaking for others to assist them to
meet needs, and it is an expectation for all who assume the role of professional
nurse.
How does knowledge of genomics affect patient treatment decisions? (FoN Ch.1)
correct answer Using genomic information allows health care providers to
determine how genomic changes contribute to patient conditions and influence
treatment decisions, and is essential in identifying the patients' risk factors
through assessment and counseling patients about what this genomic finding
means to them personally and to their family.
Key Point: A community health nurse cares for a community as a whole and
assesses individuals or families within the context of the community. (FoN Ch.3)
correct answer
Key Point: A community-based nurse is competent as a caregiver, collaborator,
educator, counselor, change agent, patient advocate, case manager, and
epidemiologist. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: A community-based nurse's competence is based on decision making
at the level of the individual patient. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: Changes in society such as increased technology, new demographic
patterns, consumerism, health promotion, and the women's and human rights
movements lead to changes in nursing. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
,Key Point: Essential public health functions include community assessment, policy
development, and access to resources. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: Nurses are becoming more politically sophisticated and, as a result, are
able to increase the influence of nursing on health care policy and practice. (FoN
Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Nursing definitions reflect changes in the practice of nursing and help
bring about changes by identifying the domain of nursing practice and guiding
research, practice, and education. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Nursing responds to the health care needs of society, which are
influenced by economic, social, and cultural variables of a specific era. (FoN Ch.1)
correct answer
Key Point: Nursing standards provide the guidelines for implementing and
evaluating nursing care. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Professional nursing organizations deal with issues of concern to
specialist groups within the nursing profession. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Successful community health nursing practice involves building
relationships with a community and being responsive to changes within the
community. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
, Key Point: The special needs of vulnerable populations are a challenge that nurses
face in caring for these patients' increasingly complex acute and chronic health
conditions. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: When population-based health care services are effective, there is a
greater likelihood that higher levels of services will contribute efficiently to health
improvement of the population. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Points: Principles of public health nursing practice focus on helping individuals
and communities achieve and maintain a healthy living environment. (FoN Ch.3)
correct answer
Key Term: Accountability (FoN Ch. 22) correct answer Refers to the ability to
answer for one's actions.
Key Term: Autonomy correct answer Refers to freedom from external control.
Key Term: Beliefs (FoN Ch.3) correct answer Something believed; an opinion or
conviction. Something true.
Key Term: Collaborator (FoN Ch.3) correct answer Collaboration, or working in a
combined effort with all those involved in care delivery, is necessary to develop a
mutually acceptable plan that will achieve common goals
Key Term: Counselor (FoN Ch.3) correct answer A counselor helps patients
identify and clarify health problems and choose appropriate courses of action to
solve those problems. For example, in employee assistance programs or women's
shelters, a major amount of nurse-patient interaction is through counseling. As a
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Advocacy (FoN Ch.3) correct answer To support a particular cause. To promote an
idea, a belief, or a person; To put someone in the best possible position to assist
himself or herself. Advocacy is the act of speaking for others to assist them to
meet needs, and it is an expectation for all who assume the role of professional
nurse.
How does knowledge of genomics affect patient treatment decisions? (FoN Ch.1)
correct answer Using genomic information allows health care providers to
determine how genomic changes contribute to patient conditions and influence
treatment decisions, and is essential in identifying the patients' risk factors
through assessment and counseling patients about what this genomic finding
means to them personally and to their family.
Key Point: A community health nurse cares for a community as a whole and
assesses individuals or families within the context of the community. (FoN Ch.3)
correct answer
Key Point: A community-based nurse is competent as a caregiver, collaborator,
educator, counselor, change agent, patient advocate, case manager, and
epidemiologist. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: A community-based nurse's competence is based on decision making
at the level of the individual patient. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: Changes in society such as increased technology, new demographic
patterns, consumerism, health promotion, and the women's and human rights
movements lead to changes in nursing. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
,Key Point: Essential public health functions include community assessment, policy
development, and access to resources. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: Nurses are becoming more politically sophisticated and, as a result, are
able to increase the influence of nursing on health care policy and practice. (FoN
Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Nursing definitions reflect changes in the practice of nursing and help
bring about changes by identifying the domain of nursing practice and guiding
research, practice, and education. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Nursing responds to the health care needs of society, which are
influenced by economic, social, and cultural variables of a specific era. (FoN Ch.1)
correct answer
Key Point: Nursing standards provide the guidelines for implementing and
evaluating nursing care. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Professional nursing organizations deal with issues of concern to
specialist groups within the nursing profession. (FoN Ch.1) correct answer
Key Point: Successful community health nursing practice involves building
relationships with a community and being responsive to changes within the
community. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
, Key Point: The special needs of vulnerable populations are a challenge that nurses
face in caring for these patients' increasingly complex acute and chronic health
conditions. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Point: When population-based health care services are effective, there is a
greater likelihood that higher levels of services will contribute efficiently to health
improvement of the population. (FoN Ch.3) correct answer
Key Points: Principles of public health nursing practice focus on helping individuals
and communities achieve and maintain a healthy living environment. (FoN Ch.3)
correct answer
Key Term: Accountability (FoN Ch. 22) correct answer Refers to the ability to
answer for one's actions.
Key Term: Autonomy correct answer Refers to freedom from external control.
Key Term: Beliefs (FoN Ch.3) correct answer Something believed; an opinion or
conviction. Something true.
Key Term: Collaborator (FoN Ch.3) correct answer Collaboration, or working in a
combined effort with all those involved in care delivery, is necessary to develop a
mutually acceptable plan that will achieve common goals
Key Term: Counselor (FoN Ch.3) correct answer A counselor helps patients
identify and clarify health problems and choose appropriate courses of action to
solve those problems. For example, in employee assistance programs or women's
shelters, a major amount of nurse-patient interaction is through counseling. As a
