Nurs 100 Final Exam Review
Health - correct answerA state of optimal functioning or well-being.
Nurse practice acts - correct answerLaws established in each state in the United States
to regulate the practice of nursing.
Nursing process - correct answerOne of the major guidelines for nursing practice.
Assessing, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating.
Acute illness - correct answerUsually rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a short
time.
Chronic illness - correct answerAn illness that causes permanent change, requires
special patient education for rehabilitation, requires a long period of care or support.
Hierarchy of needs - correct answer1. Physiological needs 2. Safety and security 3.
Love and belonging 4. Self-esteem needs 5. Self-actualization needs
Stages of illness - correct answer1: experiencing symptoms(pain most significant.) 2.
Assuming the sick role (call in sick.) 3. Assume the dependent role (accept diagnosis
and treatment plan, may enter hospital.) 4. Achieve recovery.
Florence Nightingale - correct answer-defined nursing as and art and a science.
-defined and practiced holistic nursing.
-identified personal needs of patient and role of nurse in meeting them.
-established standards for hospital management.
-established nursing education.
-stressed the need for continuing education for nurses.
-recognized 2 components of nursing, health & illness.
-differentiated nursing from medicine.
-recognized nutrition as important to health.
-maintained accurate records/ beginning of nursing research.
Aims of nursing - correct answer-to promote health (teach healthy lifestyles, physically,
mentally, emotionally.)
-prevent illness (smoking cessation, prenatal care, fitness classes.)
-restore health (providing direct care, rehab.)
-facilitate coping with disability or death (care to patients & families, hospice, teach
quadriplegic self-care tasks.)
QSEN competencies - correct answer-patient centered care
-teamwork & collaboration
-quality improvement
-safety
, -evidence based practice
-informatics
NCLEX - correct answerNational Council licensure examination
Nurse Practice Acts - correct answerLaws established in each state. They are all
worded different but have common elements such as:
-define legal scope of practice to protect the public. This keeps untrained nurses from
practicing.
-provide legal requirements & titles for RNs & LPNs.
-create a state Board of Nursing, responsible for making & enforcing rules for
unprofessional conduct or felony charges.
-established criteria for education & licensure of nurses.
Roles of the nurse - correct answer-communicator
-teacher/educator
-counselor
-leader
-researcher
-collaborator
Types of knowledge - correct answer-Science, observing, identifying, describing
-philosophy, the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge.
-process, a series of actions, changes, or functions. Ex: nursing process.
Steps to implementing evidence based practice - correct answer1. Ask a question about
a clinical area of interest or an intervention.
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence.
3. Critically appraise the evidence.
4. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in
making a decision to change.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change.
Nursing research - correct answerResearch to improve the care of people in the clinical
setting as well as the broader study of people and the nursing profession, including
studies of education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history.
Health promotion & illness prevention - correct answer1. Primary: promote optimal
health and prevent disease.
2. Secondary: screening for early detection & treatment.
3. Tertiary: reduce disability & rehab to maximal functioning.
Human dimensions of Healthcare - correct answer-physical dimension: genetic
inheritance, age, developmental level, race, & gender.
-intellectual dimension: cognitive abilities, educational background, & past experiences.
Health - correct answerA state of optimal functioning or well-being.
Nurse practice acts - correct answerLaws established in each state in the United States
to regulate the practice of nursing.
Nursing process - correct answerOne of the major guidelines for nursing practice.
Assessing, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating.
Acute illness - correct answerUsually rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a short
time.
Chronic illness - correct answerAn illness that causes permanent change, requires
special patient education for rehabilitation, requires a long period of care or support.
Hierarchy of needs - correct answer1. Physiological needs 2. Safety and security 3.
Love and belonging 4. Self-esteem needs 5. Self-actualization needs
Stages of illness - correct answer1: experiencing symptoms(pain most significant.) 2.
Assuming the sick role (call in sick.) 3. Assume the dependent role (accept diagnosis
and treatment plan, may enter hospital.) 4. Achieve recovery.
Florence Nightingale - correct answer-defined nursing as and art and a science.
-defined and practiced holistic nursing.
-identified personal needs of patient and role of nurse in meeting them.
-established standards for hospital management.
-established nursing education.
-stressed the need for continuing education for nurses.
-recognized 2 components of nursing, health & illness.
-differentiated nursing from medicine.
-recognized nutrition as important to health.
-maintained accurate records/ beginning of nursing research.
Aims of nursing - correct answer-to promote health (teach healthy lifestyles, physically,
mentally, emotionally.)
-prevent illness (smoking cessation, prenatal care, fitness classes.)
-restore health (providing direct care, rehab.)
-facilitate coping with disability or death (care to patients & families, hospice, teach
quadriplegic self-care tasks.)
QSEN competencies - correct answer-patient centered care
-teamwork & collaboration
-quality improvement
-safety
, -evidence based practice
-informatics
NCLEX - correct answerNational Council licensure examination
Nurse Practice Acts - correct answerLaws established in each state. They are all
worded different but have common elements such as:
-define legal scope of practice to protect the public. This keeps untrained nurses from
practicing.
-provide legal requirements & titles for RNs & LPNs.
-create a state Board of Nursing, responsible for making & enforcing rules for
unprofessional conduct or felony charges.
-established criteria for education & licensure of nurses.
Roles of the nurse - correct answer-communicator
-teacher/educator
-counselor
-leader
-researcher
-collaborator
Types of knowledge - correct answer-Science, observing, identifying, describing
-philosophy, the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge.
-process, a series of actions, changes, or functions. Ex: nursing process.
Steps to implementing evidence based practice - correct answer1. Ask a question about
a clinical area of interest or an intervention.
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence.
3. Critically appraise the evidence.
4. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values in
making a decision to change.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change.
Nursing research - correct answerResearch to improve the care of people in the clinical
setting as well as the broader study of people and the nursing profession, including
studies of education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history.
Health promotion & illness prevention - correct answer1. Primary: promote optimal
health and prevent disease.
2. Secondary: screening for early detection & treatment.
3. Tertiary: reduce disability & rehab to maximal functioning.
Human dimensions of Healthcare - correct answer-physical dimension: genetic
inheritance, age, developmental level, race, & gender.
-intellectual dimension: cognitive abilities, educational background, & past experiences.
