Fundamentals of Nursing Active Learning for
Collaborative Practice 3rd Edition Yoost Test
Bank - QUESTIONS & EXPLAINED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) LATEST
1). Origination of the word "nurse"
Ans: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
2). Interrelated roles of nurses
Ans: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
3). Coping with disability and death
Ans: nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life
care, hospice
4). The nursing process
Ans: -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
5). Nurse practice acts
Ans: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles
for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
6). 5 vital signs
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, Ans: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
7). Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Ans: -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
8). Florence nightingale
Ans: defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine,
created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
9). Clara barton
Ans: established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
10). Sources of knowledge
Ans: -traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived
expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
11). Objective
Ans: you can see the object
12). Subjective
Ans: coming from that subject
13). Types of knowledge
Ans: -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
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, -philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to
develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired
result)
14). Goals of nursing research
Ans: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
15). Deductive reasoning
Ans: examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
16). Inductive reasoning
Ans: one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
17). Health
Ans: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
18). Illness
Ans: the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
19). Wellness
Ans: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
20). Nursing theory
Ans: differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of
nursing care practices
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Collaborative Practice 3rd Edition Yoost Test
Bank - QUESTIONS & EXPLAINED ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) LATEST
1). Origination of the word "nurse"
Ans: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
2). Interrelated roles of nurses
Ans: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
3). Coping with disability and death
Ans: nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life
care, hospice
4). The nursing process
Ans: -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
5). Nurse practice acts
Ans: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles
for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
6). 5 vital signs
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, Ans: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
7). Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
Ans: -well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
8). Florence nightingale
Ans: defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine,
created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
9). Clara barton
Ans: established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers
during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
10). Sources of knowledge
Ans: -traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived
expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
11). Objective
Ans: you can see the object
12). Subjective
Ans: coming from that subject
13). Types of knowledge
Ans: -science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
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, -philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to
develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired
result)
14). Goals of nursing research
Ans: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
15). Deductive reasoning
Ans: examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
16). Inductive reasoning
Ans: one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
17). Health
Ans: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity
18). Illness
Ans: the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving
changed level of functioning
19). Wellness
Ans: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical,
mental, and emotional health
20). Nursing theory
Ans: differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of
nursing care practices
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