Nurs. 280: Exam 1 questions with
complete solutions
American Nursing Association: definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔The protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of
suffering through the diagnosis of and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
Professionalism: critical traits (13) - correct answer ✔✔1. provide services vital to human and social
welfare
2. own special body of knowledge, which it builds its skills and services upon
3. involves intellectual operations
4. activities require high level of individual responsibility
5. educates its members in higher education
6. establish and control its own policies/activities
7. members have high degree of independence
8. individual's primary motive is service, not gain
9. members see it as their life's work (career)
10. code of ethics that guides conduct
11. has prof. organizations that ensure quality
12. member must demonstrate competency in order to practice
13. requires licensure to protect public
professionalism: critical concepts - correct answer ✔✔autonomy, responsibility, accountability, and code
of ethics
Prof. Organization standards - correct answer ✔✔provide opportunity to learn from each other, improve
care, educate public, and speak as a unified voice
,guides conduct through standards (legal, ethical, and nursing)
Legal Standards - correct answer ✔✔MN Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations
1. protect the health and safety of public
2. regulates nursing, licensure, education, and practice
3. ensures safe practice
Nat'l Council of State Boards of Nursing
1. NCLEX (develop/administers)
2. 75-265 questions
3. reciprocity in all states
ANA nursing standards
1. grew from concern with quality of practice
2. controls policies
standards of care - correct answer ✔✔care of individuals, family, groups, and communities regarding
culture, race, and ethnic diversity
1. assessment
2. identification
3. outcome identification
4. planning
5. implementation
6. evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance - correct answer ✔✔describe behaviors expected in the
professional nursing role (8)
1. quality of care
,2. performance appraisal (you)
3. education
4. collegiality
5. ethics
6. collaboration
7. research
8. resource utilization
American Nurse Association - correct answer ✔✔credentialing, employment issues, labor relations, and
nursing contracts
publish: American Nurse Today
Nat'l League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔advance quality nursing education, accreditation of
schools, leader in curriculum development, testing service
open to all health care professionals
publish: Perspectives in Health Careers
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - correct answer ✔✔Advance nursing education,
resource for emerging issues and curricular innovations, faculty development, and accreditation (for
quality and integrity of programs)
Sigma Theta Tau Internat'l (Love, Honor, Courage) - correct answer ✔✔International Nursing Honors
Organization
Scholarly activity and research, and selective membership based on GPA and community outreach
MSU: Mu Lambda
, power - correct answer ✔✔the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the
course of events.
nursing professional has little power
types of power - correct answer ✔✔1. legitimate (legal act)
2. reward
3. coercive
4. expert (knowledge)
5. referent (close, personal relationships)
6. informational power (use of media)
How nurses can gain power - correct answer ✔✔1. political action
-gain experience
-influence important policies
2. professional unity
-prof. organizations
-together, tremendous power
-# of votes
-$ to campaign
3. accountability/professionalism
-demonstrate competency
-education
-view nursing as career
4. establish a nurse support network
complete solutions
American Nursing Association: definition of nursing - correct answer ✔✔The protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of
suffering through the diagnosis of and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
Professionalism: critical traits (13) - correct answer ✔✔1. provide services vital to human and social
welfare
2. own special body of knowledge, which it builds its skills and services upon
3. involves intellectual operations
4. activities require high level of individual responsibility
5. educates its members in higher education
6. establish and control its own policies/activities
7. members have high degree of independence
8. individual's primary motive is service, not gain
9. members see it as their life's work (career)
10. code of ethics that guides conduct
11. has prof. organizations that ensure quality
12. member must demonstrate competency in order to practice
13. requires licensure to protect public
professionalism: critical concepts - correct answer ✔✔autonomy, responsibility, accountability, and code
of ethics
Prof. Organization standards - correct answer ✔✔provide opportunity to learn from each other, improve
care, educate public, and speak as a unified voice
,guides conduct through standards (legal, ethical, and nursing)
Legal Standards - correct answer ✔✔MN Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations
1. protect the health and safety of public
2. regulates nursing, licensure, education, and practice
3. ensures safe practice
Nat'l Council of State Boards of Nursing
1. NCLEX (develop/administers)
2. 75-265 questions
3. reciprocity in all states
ANA nursing standards
1. grew from concern with quality of practice
2. controls policies
standards of care - correct answer ✔✔care of individuals, family, groups, and communities regarding
culture, race, and ethnic diversity
1. assessment
2. identification
3. outcome identification
4. planning
5. implementation
6. evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance - correct answer ✔✔describe behaviors expected in the
professional nursing role (8)
1. quality of care
,2. performance appraisal (you)
3. education
4. collegiality
5. ethics
6. collaboration
7. research
8. resource utilization
American Nurse Association - correct answer ✔✔credentialing, employment issues, labor relations, and
nursing contracts
publish: American Nurse Today
Nat'l League for Nursing - correct answer ✔✔advance quality nursing education, accreditation of
schools, leader in curriculum development, testing service
open to all health care professionals
publish: Perspectives in Health Careers
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - correct answer ✔✔Advance nursing education,
resource for emerging issues and curricular innovations, faculty development, and accreditation (for
quality and integrity of programs)
Sigma Theta Tau Internat'l (Love, Honor, Courage) - correct answer ✔✔International Nursing Honors
Organization
Scholarly activity and research, and selective membership based on GPA and community outreach
MSU: Mu Lambda
, power - correct answer ✔✔the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the
course of events.
nursing professional has little power
types of power - correct answer ✔✔1. legitimate (legal act)
2. reward
3. coercive
4. expert (knowledge)
5. referent (close, personal relationships)
6. informational power (use of media)
How nurses can gain power - correct answer ✔✔1. political action
-gain experience
-influence important policies
2. professional unity
-prof. organizations
-together, tremendous power
-# of votes
-$ to campaign
3. accountability/professionalism
-demonstrate competency
-education
-view nursing as career
4. establish a nurse support network
