NURS 262 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
burnout
(1) cumulative state of frustration with the work environment that develops over a long
time; (2) behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress
compassion fatigue
loss of satisfaction from providing good patient care
health
state of optimal functioning or well-being
licensure
to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting
requirements
mindfulness
capacity to intentionally bring awareness to present-moment experience with an attitude
of openness and curiosity; mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the
present, and listen
nurse practice set
law established to regulate nursing practice
nursing
profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care services and
provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
,nursing process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating
profession
an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-defined body of specific and
unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
reciprocity
process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another
state
secondary traumatic stress
feeling of despair caused by the transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a
caregiver, which often develops suddenly
standards
rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is given
animism
attempted to explain the cause of mysterious changes in bodily functions. This theory
was based on the belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible forces and
endowed with power. Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and
death.
Florence Nightingale
Her Contributions
Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those
,needs
Establishing standards for hospital management
Establishing a respected occupation for women
Establishing nursing education
Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
diagnosis,
interventions, and
evaluation of outcomes from an established care plan
The knowledge base for nursing practice includes
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Clara barton
Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union soldiers during the Civil War; served as
the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organizing hospitals and nurses;
established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882
Dorothea dix
, Served as superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Army during the Civil War; was
given the authority and the responsibility for recruiting and equipping a corps of army
nurses; was a pioneering crusader for the reform of the treatment of the mentally ill
Lilian Wald
Established a neighborhood nursing service for the sick poor of the Lower East Side in
New York City; the founder of public health nursing
Mary Breckinridge
Established the Frontier Nursing Service and one of the first midwifery schools in the
United States
Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher
Advocate
Collaborator
Nursing Roles
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
burnout
(1) cumulative state of frustration with the work environment that develops over a long
time; (2) behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress
compassion fatigue
loss of satisfaction from providing good patient care
health
state of optimal functioning or well-being
licensure
to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting
requirements
mindfulness
capacity to intentionally bring awareness to present-moment experience with an attitude
of openness and curiosity; mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the
present, and listen
nurse practice set
law established to regulate nursing practice
nursing
profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care services and
provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
,nursing process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating
profession
an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-defined body of specific and
unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
reciprocity
process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another
state
secondary traumatic stress
feeling of despair caused by the transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a
caregiver, which often develops suddenly
standards
rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is given
animism
attempted to explain the cause of mysterious changes in bodily functions. This theory
was based on the belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible forces and
endowed with power. Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and
death.
Florence Nightingale
Her Contributions
Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those
,needs
Establishing standards for hospital management
Establishing a respected occupation for women
Establishing nursing education
Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
diagnosis,
interventions, and
evaluation of outcomes from an established care plan
The knowledge base for nursing practice includes
-
-
-
Clara barton
Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union soldiers during the Civil War; served as
the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organizing hospitals and nurses;
established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882
Dorothea dix
, Served as superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Army during the Civil War; was
given the authority and the responsibility for recruiting and equipping a corps of army
nurses; was a pioneering crusader for the reform of the treatment of the mentally ill
Lilian Wald
Established a neighborhood nursing service for the sick poor of the Lower East Side in
New York City; the founder of public health nursing
Mary Breckinridge
Established the Frontier Nursing Service and one of the first midwifery schools in the
United States
Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Researcher
Advocate
Collaborator
Nursing Roles
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