Unit 1: Nursing and Health Promotion (History and
Theories) Questions with Correct Answers
What is Nursing?
-def'n by ANA - Correct Answer -the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
-prevention of illness and injury
-alleviation of suffering through the dx and tx of human response
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
What is nursing?
-def'n includes roles of nursing - Correct Answer -encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of
individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and in all settings
-includes promotion of health, prevention of illness, and care of ill, disabled, and dying people
-nursing roles: advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health
policy and in patient and health systems management, and education
Florence Nightingale - Correct Answer -author: "Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not"
-viewed nursing as "charge of somebody's health" based on the knowledge of "how to put the body
in such a state to be free from diseases or to recover from disease"
~defined profession and standardized nursing; promoted health and improving health
Florence Nightingale
-contributions - Correct Answer -developed 1st organized training program for nurse (Nightingale
Training School for Nurses @ St. Thomas' Hospital in London)
-Crimean War (1853) volunteer: studied poor sanitation led to high mortality rate
~reduced mortality rate @ Barracks Hospital in Scutari, Turkey from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
Nursing in the 20th Century: Evidence-Based Practice - Correct Answer -the conscientious, explicit,
and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals
∙ex: catheter in urethra leads to infection→ sterile techniques used to decrease infection with a
urethra catheter; now a standard of care
Nursing in the 20th Century: Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN) Roles - Correct Answer -RN that
obtain master's to specialize in nursing
, -(1) Clinical Nurse Specialist: expert at dx and treating client's in their area of specialty-client's, nurse
mgmt, or nurse administration
-(2) Nurse Practitioner: primary care provider; asses, dx, and prescribe rx for client's
-(3) Certified Nurse Midwife: pregnant or post-partum client's
-(4) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: administer anesthesia to client's
Nursing in the 21st Century - Correct Answer -Societal needs: adaptable and flexible to societal needs
-Aging population: more geriatric client's
-Emerging infections/antibiotic resistance: (ex.) Zika virus, Ebola, untreatable strains of bacteria
-Disaster management: (ex.) mass shootings, flooding in Baton Rouge
-Advances in technology: (ex.) telemedicine→ sky ping online between provider and client to assess
client
-Higher acuity of hospitalized clients: Client's are sicker in hospitals therefore increase preparedness
to care for client's
-Earlier discharges: Insurance covers shorter hospital stays thus have to prepare client's for earlier
discharge and return home
-Nursing shortage: older nurses are retiring and there's a professor shortage to teach nursing
students
-Affordable Care Act: defines where and how care is given
-Increased incidence of chronic and long-term diseases: Increased chronic diseases, but people can
live longer
Roles of the Nurse: Advocate - Correct Answer -nurses protect the human and legal rights of their
patients and help patients assert those rights when needed
-help individuals receive healthcare, and make healthcare system more responsive to individual and
community needs
~representative for client; speaks for client
Roles of the Nurse: Care Manager - Correct Answer -prevents duplication of services, reduces costs,
and facilitate communication among involved parties
-as a manager, you will collaborate with others to help your patients meet their established
outcomes and will evaluate the manner in which care is administered
~non-direct client care; behind the scenes; utilize resources efficiently
Theories) Questions with Correct Answers
What is Nursing?
-def'n by ANA - Correct Answer -the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
-prevention of illness and injury
-alleviation of suffering through the dx and tx of human response
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
What is nursing?
-def'n includes roles of nursing - Correct Answer -encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of
individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and in all settings
-includes promotion of health, prevention of illness, and care of ill, disabled, and dying people
-nursing roles: advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health
policy and in patient and health systems management, and education
Florence Nightingale - Correct Answer -author: "Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not"
-viewed nursing as "charge of somebody's health" based on the knowledge of "how to put the body
in such a state to be free from diseases or to recover from disease"
~defined profession and standardized nursing; promoted health and improving health
Florence Nightingale
-contributions - Correct Answer -developed 1st organized training program for nurse (Nightingale
Training School for Nurses @ St. Thomas' Hospital in London)
-Crimean War (1853) volunteer: studied poor sanitation led to high mortality rate
~reduced mortality rate @ Barracks Hospital in Scutari, Turkey from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
Nursing in the 20th Century: Evidence-Based Practice - Correct Answer -the conscientious, explicit,
and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individuals
∙ex: catheter in urethra leads to infection→ sterile techniques used to decrease infection with a
urethra catheter; now a standard of care
Nursing in the 20th Century: Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN) Roles - Correct Answer -RN that
obtain master's to specialize in nursing
, -(1) Clinical Nurse Specialist: expert at dx and treating client's in their area of specialty-client's, nurse
mgmt, or nurse administration
-(2) Nurse Practitioner: primary care provider; asses, dx, and prescribe rx for client's
-(3) Certified Nurse Midwife: pregnant or post-partum client's
-(4) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: administer anesthesia to client's
Nursing in the 21st Century - Correct Answer -Societal needs: adaptable and flexible to societal needs
-Aging population: more geriatric client's
-Emerging infections/antibiotic resistance: (ex.) Zika virus, Ebola, untreatable strains of bacteria
-Disaster management: (ex.) mass shootings, flooding in Baton Rouge
-Advances in technology: (ex.) telemedicine→ sky ping online between provider and client to assess
client
-Higher acuity of hospitalized clients: Client's are sicker in hospitals therefore increase preparedness
to care for client's
-Earlier discharges: Insurance covers shorter hospital stays thus have to prepare client's for earlier
discharge and return home
-Nursing shortage: older nurses are retiring and there's a professor shortage to teach nursing
students
-Affordable Care Act: defines where and how care is given
-Increased incidence of chronic and long-term diseases: Increased chronic diseases, but people can
live longer
Roles of the Nurse: Advocate - Correct Answer -nurses protect the human and legal rights of their
patients and help patients assert those rights when needed
-help individuals receive healthcare, and make healthcare system more responsive to individual and
community needs
~representative for client; speaks for client
Roles of the Nurse: Care Manager - Correct Answer -prevents duplication of services, reduces costs,
and facilitate communication among involved parties
-as a manager, you will collaborate with others to help your patients meet their established
outcomes and will evaluate the manner in which care is administered
~non-direct client care; behind the scenes; utilize resources efficiently
