NUR 215 - EXAM 1 (MODULES 1-3) EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is a nurse? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNurses are highly trained, well
educated, caring, and competent.
Why is nursing considered a profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Standard
education
-Knowledge to role
-Selfless concern for others
-Code of ethics
-Autonomy, Accountability, Responsibility
-Professional organizations
Name 6 skills a nurse must have - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Critical thinking
skills
-Communication skills
-Organizational skills
-Leadership skills
-Advocacy
-Technical skills
What are the 4 basic principles of nursing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
Advocacy
-Responsibility
-Accountability
-Confidentiality
What are the 6 ethical principles of nursing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
Autonomy
-Beneficence
-Fidelity
, -Justice
-Non-Maleficence
-Veracity
Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe right of patients to make
decisions about their medical care without their healthcare provider
trying to influence the decision
Beneficence - CORRECT-ANSWERSaddresses the idea that a nurse's
actions should promote good
Fidelity - CORRECT-ANSWERSnurse's must be faithful to the promises
they made as professionals to provide quality care
Justice - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeing impartial and fair
Non-Maleficence - CORRECT-ANSWERSnon-harming or inflicting the
least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
Veracity - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeing honest and telling the truth
When did the nursing profession transform from a men's to a women's
profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe 19th and 20th century
When did nurses have to become 'licensed' in order to work in the
profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERS1903 in the United States
What is the "Angel of Mercy" nursing image? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSreligion based, self-sacrificing, moral, noble
What is the "Battle Ax" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSbossy,
torturer, cruel
What is the "Naughty Nurse" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSsexy,
risque
What is the "Military" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSbattlefield,
uniform, straightedge
What is the "Handmaden" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSassist
physician at all costs
Who is Florence Nightingale? - CORRECT-ANSWERSFounder of modern
nursing; she transformed the image of nursing from "Battle Ax" to nurses as
a professional.
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is a nurse? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNurses are highly trained, well
educated, caring, and competent.
Why is nursing considered a profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Standard
education
-Knowledge to role
-Selfless concern for others
-Code of ethics
-Autonomy, Accountability, Responsibility
-Professional organizations
Name 6 skills a nurse must have - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Critical thinking
skills
-Communication skills
-Organizational skills
-Leadership skills
-Advocacy
-Technical skills
What are the 4 basic principles of nursing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
Advocacy
-Responsibility
-Accountability
-Confidentiality
What are the 6 ethical principles of nursing? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-
Autonomy
-Beneficence
-Fidelity
, -Justice
-Non-Maleficence
-Veracity
Autonomy - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe right of patients to make
decisions about their medical care without their healthcare provider
trying to influence the decision
Beneficence - CORRECT-ANSWERSaddresses the idea that a nurse's
actions should promote good
Fidelity - CORRECT-ANSWERSnurse's must be faithful to the promises
they made as professionals to provide quality care
Justice - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeing impartial and fair
Non-Maleficence - CORRECT-ANSWERSnon-harming or inflicting the
least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
Veracity - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeing honest and telling the truth
When did the nursing profession transform from a men's to a women's
profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe 19th and 20th century
When did nurses have to become 'licensed' in order to work in the
profession? - CORRECT-ANSWERS1903 in the United States
What is the "Angel of Mercy" nursing image? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSreligion based, self-sacrificing, moral, noble
What is the "Battle Ax" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSbossy,
torturer, cruel
What is the "Naughty Nurse" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSsexy,
risque
What is the "Military" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSbattlefield,
uniform, straightedge
What is the "Handmaden" nursing image? - CORRECT-ANSWERSassist
physician at all costs
Who is Florence Nightingale? - CORRECT-ANSWERSFounder of modern
nursing; she transformed the image of nursing from "Battle Ax" to nurses as
a professional.
