NSG 3039 WEEK 1 QUIZ
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is:
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
<The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
are part of the ANA’s definition of nursing.>
the prevention of illness and injury <The prevention of illness and
injury are part of the ANA’s definition of nursing.>
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response <The alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response are part of the ANA’s definition of
nursing.>
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and
populations <The advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations are part of the ANA’s definition of
nursing.>
all of the above <The ANA defines nursing as the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, as well as the advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations.>
Answer: E
Another name for data that has meaning is:
mean data <The mean data or the average in a set of raw facts, needs
to be processed using knowledge to yield meaning.>
data accuracy <Accurate or correct data lack meaning because they
have not been processed using knowledge.>
information <Information is data that is processed using knowledge
and thus has meaning.>
wisdom <Wisdom is knowledge applied in a practical way, but it may
or may not be based on data.>
, none of the above <Data that has meaning is data that has been
processed.>
Answer: C
When a nurse creates new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education, and input from others, he/she is:
acquiring knowledge <Knowledge acquisition is the act of gaining
existing knowledge rather than creating new knowledge.>
processing knowledge <Knowledge processing is the act of gathering
and collecting existing knowledge rather than creating new
knowledge.>
using feedback <Rather than creating new knowledge, using feedback
is implementing input in the form of opinions about or reactions to
something such as shared knowledge.>
generating knowledge <Knowledge generation is the creation of new
knowledge.>
disseminating knowledge <Disseminating knowledge is the
distribution of existing knowledge, rather than the creation of new
knowledge.>
Answer: D
Collecting health data in a data warehouse and mining that data for new
relationships and new understanding is an example of:
processing knowledge <Knowledge processing is the act of gathering
and collecting existing data and the understanding of it, rather than
creating new relationships and new understandings.>
disseminating knowledge <Disseminating knowledge is the
distribution of existing data and the understanding of it, rather than
creating new relationships and new understandings.>
acquiring feedback <Knowledge acquisition is the act of gaining
existing knowledge rather than creating new relationships and new
understandings.>
processing feedback <Rather than creating new relationships and new
understandings, processing feedback is implementing input in the
form of opinions about or reactions to something such as shared
According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is:
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
<The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
are part of the ANA’s definition of nursing.>
the prevention of illness and injury <The prevention of illness and
injury are part of the ANA’s definition of nursing.>
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response <The alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response are part of the ANA’s definition of
nursing.>
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and
populations <The advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations are part of the ANA’s definition of
nursing.>
all of the above <The ANA defines nursing as the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, as well as the advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations.>
Answer: E
Another name for data that has meaning is:
mean data <The mean data or the average in a set of raw facts, needs
to be processed using knowledge to yield meaning.>
data accuracy <Accurate or correct data lack meaning because they
have not been processed using knowledge.>
information <Information is data that is processed using knowledge
and thus has meaning.>
wisdom <Wisdom is knowledge applied in a practical way, but it may
or may not be based on data.>
, none of the above <Data that has meaning is data that has been
processed.>
Answer: C
When a nurse creates new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education, and input from others, he/she is:
acquiring knowledge <Knowledge acquisition is the act of gaining
existing knowledge rather than creating new knowledge.>
processing knowledge <Knowledge processing is the act of gathering
and collecting existing knowledge rather than creating new
knowledge.>
using feedback <Rather than creating new knowledge, using feedback
is implementing input in the form of opinions about or reactions to
something such as shared knowledge.>
generating knowledge <Knowledge generation is the creation of new
knowledge.>
disseminating knowledge <Disseminating knowledge is the
distribution of existing knowledge, rather than the creation of new
knowledge.>
Answer: D
Collecting health data in a data warehouse and mining that data for new
relationships and new understanding is an example of:
processing knowledge <Knowledge processing is the act of gathering
and collecting existing data and the understanding of it, rather than
creating new relationships and new understandings.>
disseminating knowledge <Disseminating knowledge is the
distribution of existing data and the understanding of it, rather than
creating new relationships and new understandings.>
acquiring feedback <Knowledge acquisition is the act of gaining
existing knowledge rather than creating new relationships and new
understandings.>
processing feedback <Rather than creating new relationships and new
understandings, processing feedback is implementing input in the
form of opinions about or reactions to something such as shared
