FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING (Test Bank for Davis
Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care)
1.origination of the word "nurse"
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
2.Interrelated roles of nurses
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
3.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
-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
-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
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
7.Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-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
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
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
-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)
objective
, you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and
occurences that are perceived in world)
-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)
10.goals of nursing research
-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
11.deductive reasoning
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
12.inductive reasoning
one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
13.health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
14.illness
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving changed
level of functioning
15.wellness
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical, mental,
and emotional health
16.nursing theory
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
17.evidence-based practice (EBP)
a problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence
available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may
consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of
patients
18.steps in implementing EBP
Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in
making a decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
19.human dimensions that compose the whole person
physical, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural, and emotional
Advantage for Fundamentals of Nursing Care)
1.origination of the word "nurse"
from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
2.Interrelated roles of nurses
communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death
3.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
-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
-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
respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
7.Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
-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
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
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
-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)
objective
, you can see the object
subjective
coming from that subject
types of knowledge
-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and
occurences that are perceived in world)
-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)
10.goals of nursing research
-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
11.deductive reasoning
examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
12.inductive reasoning
one builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
13.health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
14.illness
the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving changed
level of functioning
15.wellness
an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical, mental,
and emotional health
16.nursing theory
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
17.evidence-based practice (EBP)
a problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence
available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may
consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of
patients
18.steps in implementing EBP
Step 1: ask a question about a clinical area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence
Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence
Step 4: integrate the evidence w/ clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in
making a decision to change
Step 5: evaluate the practice decision or change
19.human dimensions that compose the whole person
physical, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural, and emotional
