Knowing Nursing Semester 1 Final Exam
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Who |was |Florence |Nightingale? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Florence |Nightingale |was |the |true |founder |of |
the |role |of |the |nurse |and |strongly |influenced |our |contemporary |nursing |profession.
2. |She |developed |the |concept |the |of |the |role |of |a |modern |nurse |in |health |maintenance |and |
restoration |and |the |nurse |being |in |charge |of |a |person's |health.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do? |- |correct |answer |-1. |She |developed |initial |principles |of |hand |
hygiene |and |general |sanitation.
2. |Improved |sanitation |and |lowered |death |rate, |record |keeping |and |statistics, |evidence |based |
nursing, |nurses |teaching |nurses, |continuing |education.
3. |She |pressed |for |the |creation |of |a |royal |commission |to |investigate |the |causes |of |the |high |
mortality.
4. |One |recommendation |was |for |the |creation |of |a |statistical |department |to |track |rates |of |disease |
and |mortality |and |to |identify |problems |so |that |they |could |be |dealt |with |promptly.
What |was |the |result |of |Florence |Nightingale's |contribution |to |nursing? |- |correct |answer |-Reduced |
patient |mortality |from |42% |to |2% |in |6 |months |during |1854 |in |Turkey |during |the |Crimean |War.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do |during |the |Crimean |War? |- |correct |answer |-1. |During |the |war, |
there |was |a |lack |of |sufficient |medical |attention |and |the |unsanitary |and |inhumane |conditions |to |
which |injured |soldiers |were |being |subjected.
2. |On |arrival |in |Scutari, |Nightingale |found |patients |lying |on |their |own |excrement, |rodents |and |a |
complete |lack |of |sanitary |conditions, |which |made |infectious |diseases |the |major |killer |of |soldiers |
over |battle |wounds |and |injuries.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do |for |Health |Education? |- |correct |answer |-1. |In |1859 |Florence |
Nightingale |published |a |136 |book |page |entitled |Notes |on |Nursing: |What |it |is |and |What |it |is |Not.
2. |The |book |covers |topics |vital |to |nurses |today |such |as |confidentiality, |cleanliness, |observation |
(assessment), |quality |and |safety.
,What |is |the |history |of |nursing |as |a |profession? |Part |1 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nursing |has |its |gendered
|origins |within |the |home |environment, |with |mothers, |daughters |and |sisters |undertaking |domestic |
healing |practices |to |care |for |ill |children |and |other |family |members.
2. |Nursing |came |to |be |strongly |associated |with |other |female |characteristics |such |as |subservience |
and |self |sacrifice |and |women's |supposed |innate |ability |to |'care'.
What |is |the |history |of |nursing |as |a |profession? |Part |2 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |in |hospitals |
during |this |period |were |poorly |educated; |some |were |even |incarcerated |criminals.
2. |The |influence |of |religion |was |prevalent |in |Australian |nursing |history. |The |first |trained |nurses |to |
come |to |Australia |were |from |the |Irish |Sisters |of |Charity, |in |1838.
3. |The |first |hospital |in |Australia |was |in |the |Rocks |area |(Sydney |Hospital).
How |has |'training' |in |nursing |developed |in |Australia? |Part |1 |- |correct |answer |-1. |The |first |training |
programs |opened |at |hospitals |in |the |late-19th |century.
2. |Student |nurses |received |clinical |instruction |which |helped |hospitals |make |tremendous |
improvements |in |safety |and |quality, |and |humanised |medical |care.
3. |By |the |second |half |of |the |20th |century, |patient |needs |became |more |complex |and |hospitals |
required |skilled |nurses |to |manage |them.
How |has |'training' |in |nursing |developed |in |Australia? |Part |2 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Registered |nurses |
must |hold |a |minimum |of |a |Bachelors |degree |and |continue |to |engage |in |post-graduate |training |to |
maintain |standards.
2. |Previously, |in |the |19th |century |people |could |work |as |nurses |with |no |training |or |education.
How |has |the |'responsibilities' |of |nurses |developed |in |Australia? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |now |
have |a |broad |scope |of |duties.
2. |No |longer |is |nursing |solely |considered |care-taking.
3. |Nurses |are |qualified |to |provide |patient |care, |serve |as |patient |advocates, |lead |health |care |teams |
and |conduct |research |to |improve |care.
How |has |nursing |developed |in |terms |of |specialisation? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |can |practice |in |
many |areas |of |specialisation, |thanks |to |medical |advancements |and |shifting |patient |needs.
,How |have |'societal |attitudes' |towards |nursing |developed? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Society's |attitude |
towards |nursing |was |reflected |in |the |writings |of |the |period.
2. |Image |of |a |nurse |as |a |guardian |angel |of |mercy |arose |in |the |latter |part |of |the |nineteenth |century,
|largely |because |of |the |work |of |Florence |Nightingale |during |the |Crimean |War.
3. |Even |today, |for |many |consecutive |years, |nursing |was |ranked |as |the |most |trusted |profession.
What |is |the |role |of |a |registered |nurse? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Provides |evidence |based |nursing |care |
to |people |of |all |ages |and |cultural |groups.
2. |Promotion |and |maintenance |of |health.
3. |Alleviation |of |pain |and |suffering.
4. |Assesses, |plans, |implements |and |evaluates |nursing |care.
Who |regulates |nursing |in |Australia? |- |correct |answer |-The |Nursing |and |Midwifery |Board |of |
Australia |regulates |nurses |and |midwives, |including |for:
1. |Protection |of |the |title |'Registered |Nurse'
2. |Minimum |education |and |competence |standards |for |entry |to |practice
3. |Ongoing |fitness |to |practice |standards
What |is |a |Statutory |Regulation? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Statutory |regulation |is |created |under |
legislation |enacted |by |parliament |and |deals |with |regulation |of |the |profession. |Legally |binding. |
2. |The |Nursing |and |Midwifery |Board |of |Australia |(NMBA) |regulates |nurses |and |midwives |under |the |
Health |Practitioner |Regulation |National |Law |(2009).
What |is |Self |Regulation? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Self |regulation |is |the |standards |set |by, |and |the |mark |
of |a |profession.
2. |Self-regulation |is |the |regulation |of |a |profession |by |its |own |members |instead |of |an |outside |
regulating |body |such |as |a |government. |
3. |Self-regulation |in |professional |nursing |is |the |key |to |safe, |competent, |knowledge-based |care.
What |is |meant |by |'code |of |conduct' |for |nurses? |- |correct |answer |-Sets |out |the |legal |requirements, |
professional |behaviour |and |conduct |expectations |for |nurses |in |all |practice |settings, |in |Australia.
, What |is |included |in |the |code |of |the |conduct |for |nurses? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Legal |compliance
2. |Person-Centred |Care
3. |Cultural |practice |and |respectful |relationships
4. |Professional |behaviour
5. |Teaching, |supervising |and |assessing
6. |Research |in |health
7. |Health |and |wellbeing
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Legal |compliance' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |respect |and |
adhere |to |their |professional |obligations |under |the |National |Law, |and |abide |by |relevant |laws.
2. |Abide |by |mandatory |reporting |and |engage |in |lawful |behaviour.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Person-Centred |Care' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |provide |safe,
|person-centred |and |evidence-based |practice |for |the |health |and |wellbeing |of |people |in |partnership |
with |the |patient, |their |relatives |and |other |carers.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Cultural |practice |and |respectful |relationships' |mean? |- |correct |
answer |-1. |Engage |with |people |as |individuals |in |a |culturally |safe |and |respectful |way, |foster |open |
and |honest |professional |relationships.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Professional |behaviour' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Respect |
professional |boundaries, |recognise |the |inherent |power |imbalance.
2. |Nurses |embody |integrity, |honesty, |respect |and |compassion.
3. |Avoid |conflicts |of |interest.
4. |Understand |legal, |insurance |and |other |administrative |paperworks.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'teaching, |supervising |and |assessing' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-
Nurses |commit |to |teaching, |supervising |and |assessing |students |and |other |nurses, |in |order |to |
develop |the |nursing |workforce |across |all |contexts |of |practice.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Research |in |health' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |recognise |the |
vital |role |of |research |to |inform |quality |healthcare |and |policy |development.
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Who |was |Florence |Nightingale? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Florence |Nightingale |was |the |true |founder |of |
the |role |of |the |nurse |and |strongly |influenced |our |contemporary |nursing |profession.
2. |She |developed |the |concept |the |of |the |role |of |a |modern |nurse |in |health |maintenance |and |
restoration |and |the |nurse |being |in |charge |of |a |person's |health.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do? |- |correct |answer |-1. |She |developed |initial |principles |of |hand |
hygiene |and |general |sanitation.
2. |Improved |sanitation |and |lowered |death |rate, |record |keeping |and |statistics, |evidence |based |
nursing, |nurses |teaching |nurses, |continuing |education.
3. |She |pressed |for |the |creation |of |a |royal |commission |to |investigate |the |causes |of |the |high |
mortality.
4. |One |recommendation |was |for |the |creation |of |a |statistical |department |to |track |rates |of |disease |
and |mortality |and |to |identify |problems |so |that |they |could |be |dealt |with |promptly.
What |was |the |result |of |Florence |Nightingale's |contribution |to |nursing? |- |correct |answer |-Reduced |
patient |mortality |from |42% |to |2% |in |6 |months |during |1854 |in |Turkey |during |the |Crimean |War.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do |during |the |Crimean |War? |- |correct |answer |-1. |During |the |war, |
there |was |a |lack |of |sufficient |medical |attention |and |the |unsanitary |and |inhumane |conditions |to |
which |injured |soldiers |were |being |subjected.
2. |On |arrival |in |Scutari, |Nightingale |found |patients |lying |on |their |own |excrement, |rodents |and |a |
complete |lack |of |sanitary |conditions, |which |made |infectious |diseases |the |major |killer |of |soldiers |
over |battle |wounds |and |injuries.
What |did |Florence |Nightingale |do |for |Health |Education? |- |correct |answer |-1. |In |1859 |Florence |
Nightingale |published |a |136 |book |page |entitled |Notes |on |Nursing: |What |it |is |and |What |it |is |Not.
2. |The |book |covers |topics |vital |to |nurses |today |such |as |confidentiality, |cleanliness, |observation |
(assessment), |quality |and |safety.
,What |is |the |history |of |nursing |as |a |profession? |Part |1 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nursing |has |its |gendered
|origins |within |the |home |environment, |with |mothers, |daughters |and |sisters |undertaking |domestic |
healing |practices |to |care |for |ill |children |and |other |family |members.
2. |Nursing |came |to |be |strongly |associated |with |other |female |characteristics |such |as |subservience |
and |self |sacrifice |and |women's |supposed |innate |ability |to |'care'.
What |is |the |history |of |nursing |as |a |profession? |Part |2 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |in |hospitals |
during |this |period |were |poorly |educated; |some |were |even |incarcerated |criminals.
2. |The |influence |of |religion |was |prevalent |in |Australian |nursing |history. |The |first |trained |nurses |to |
come |to |Australia |were |from |the |Irish |Sisters |of |Charity, |in |1838.
3. |The |first |hospital |in |Australia |was |in |the |Rocks |area |(Sydney |Hospital).
How |has |'training' |in |nursing |developed |in |Australia? |Part |1 |- |correct |answer |-1. |The |first |training |
programs |opened |at |hospitals |in |the |late-19th |century.
2. |Student |nurses |received |clinical |instruction |which |helped |hospitals |make |tremendous |
improvements |in |safety |and |quality, |and |humanised |medical |care.
3. |By |the |second |half |of |the |20th |century, |patient |needs |became |more |complex |and |hospitals |
required |skilled |nurses |to |manage |them.
How |has |'training' |in |nursing |developed |in |Australia? |Part |2 |- |correct |answer |-1. |Registered |nurses |
must |hold |a |minimum |of |a |Bachelors |degree |and |continue |to |engage |in |post-graduate |training |to |
maintain |standards.
2. |Previously, |in |the |19th |century |people |could |work |as |nurses |with |no |training |or |education.
How |has |the |'responsibilities' |of |nurses |developed |in |Australia? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |now |
have |a |broad |scope |of |duties.
2. |No |longer |is |nursing |solely |considered |care-taking.
3. |Nurses |are |qualified |to |provide |patient |care, |serve |as |patient |advocates, |lead |health |care |teams |
and |conduct |research |to |improve |care.
How |has |nursing |developed |in |terms |of |specialisation? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |can |practice |in |
many |areas |of |specialisation, |thanks |to |medical |advancements |and |shifting |patient |needs.
,How |have |'societal |attitudes' |towards |nursing |developed? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Society's |attitude |
towards |nursing |was |reflected |in |the |writings |of |the |period.
2. |Image |of |a |nurse |as |a |guardian |angel |of |mercy |arose |in |the |latter |part |of |the |nineteenth |century,
|largely |because |of |the |work |of |Florence |Nightingale |during |the |Crimean |War.
3. |Even |today, |for |many |consecutive |years, |nursing |was |ranked |as |the |most |trusted |profession.
What |is |the |role |of |a |registered |nurse? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Provides |evidence |based |nursing |care |
to |people |of |all |ages |and |cultural |groups.
2. |Promotion |and |maintenance |of |health.
3. |Alleviation |of |pain |and |suffering.
4. |Assesses, |plans, |implements |and |evaluates |nursing |care.
Who |regulates |nursing |in |Australia? |- |correct |answer |-The |Nursing |and |Midwifery |Board |of |
Australia |regulates |nurses |and |midwives, |including |for:
1. |Protection |of |the |title |'Registered |Nurse'
2. |Minimum |education |and |competence |standards |for |entry |to |practice
3. |Ongoing |fitness |to |practice |standards
What |is |a |Statutory |Regulation? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Statutory |regulation |is |created |under |
legislation |enacted |by |parliament |and |deals |with |regulation |of |the |profession. |Legally |binding. |
2. |The |Nursing |and |Midwifery |Board |of |Australia |(NMBA) |regulates |nurses |and |midwives |under |the |
Health |Practitioner |Regulation |National |Law |(2009).
What |is |Self |Regulation? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Self |regulation |is |the |standards |set |by, |and |the |mark |
of |a |profession.
2. |Self-regulation |is |the |regulation |of |a |profession |by |its |own |members |instead |of |an |outside |
regulating |body |such |as |a |government. |
3. |Self-regulation |in |professional |nursing |is |the |key |to |safe, |competent, |knowledge-based |care.
What |is |meant |by |'code |of |conduct' |for |nurses? |- |correct |answer |-Sets |out |the |legal |requirements, |
professional |behaviour |and |conduct |expectations |for |nurses |in |all |practice |settings, |in |Australia.
, What |is |included |in |the |code |of |the |conduct |for |nurses? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Legal |compliance
2. |Person-Centred |Care
3. |Cultural |practice |and |respectful |relationships
4. |Professional |behaviour
5. |Teaching, |supervising |and |assessing
6. |Research |in |health
7. |Health |and |wellbeing
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Legal |compliance' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Nurses |respect |and |
adhere |to |their |professional |obligations |under |the |National |Law, |and |abide |by |relevant |laws.
2. |Abide |by |mandatory |reporting |and |engage |in |lawful |behaviour.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Person-Centred |Care' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |provide |safe,
|person-centred |and |evidence-based |practice |for |the |health |and |wellbeing |of |people |in |partnership |
with |the |patient, |their |relatives |and |other |carers.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Cultural |practice |and |respectful |relationships' |mean? |- |correct |
answer |-1. |Engage |with |people |as |individuals |in |a |culturally |safe |and |respectful |way, |foster |open |
and |honest |professional |relationships.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Professional |behaviour' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-1. |Respect |
professional |boundaries, |recognise |the |inherent |power |imbalance.
2. |Nurses |embody |integrity, |honesty, |respect |and |compassion.
3. |Avoid |conflicts |of |interest.
4. |Understand |legal, |insurance |and |other |administrative |paperworks.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'teaching, |supervising |and |assessing' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-
Nurses |commit |to |teaching, |supervising |and |assessing |students |and |other |nurses, |in |order |to |
develop |the |nursing |workforce |across |all |contexts |of |practice.
What |does |the |code |of |conduct |'Research |in |health' |mean? |- |correct |answer |-Nurses |recognise |the |
vital |role |of |research |to |inform |quality |healthcare |and |policy |development.
