NUR 215 - EXAM 1 (Modules 1-3)
What is a nurse? - answer Nurses are highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
Why is nursing considered a profession? - Answer-Standard education
-Knowledge to role
-Selfless concern for others
-Code of ethics
-Autonomy, Accountability, Responsibility
-Professional organizations
Name 6 skills a nurse must have - answer-Critical thinking skills
-Communication skills
-Organizational skills
-Leadership skills
-Advocacy
-Technical skills
What are the 4 basic principles of nursing? - answer-Advocacy
-Responsibility
-Accountability
-Confidentiality
What are the 6 ethical principles of nursing? - answer-Autonomy
-Beneficence
-Fidelity
-Justice
-Non-Maleficence
-Veracity
Autonomy - answerthe right of patients to make decisions about their medical care
without their healthcare provider trying to influence the decision
Beneficence - answeraddresses the idea that a nurse's actions should promote good
Fidelity - answernurse's must be faithful to the promises they made as professionals to
provide quality care
Justice - answerbeing impartial and fair
Non-Maleficence - answernon-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a
beneficial outcome
, Veracity - answerbeing honest and telling the truth
When did the nursing profession transform from a men's to a women's profession? -
answerThe 19th and 20th century
When did nurses have to become 'licensed' in order to work in the profession? -
answer1903 in the United States
What is the "Angel of Mercy" nursing image? - answerreligion based, self-sacrificing,
moral, noble
What is the "Battle Ax" nursing image? - answerbossy, torturer, cruel
What is the "Naughty Nurse" nursing image? - answersexy, risque
What is the "Military" nursing image? - answerbattlefield, uniform, straightedge
What is the "Handmaden" nursing image? - answerassist physician at all costs
Who is Florence Nightingale? - answerFounder of modern nursing; she transformed the
image of nursing from "Battle Ax" to nurses as a professional.
What is the nursing process? - answerAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
(ADPIE)
What is the "A" in the nursing process? - answerAssessment - gather information and
review the patients history
What is the "D" in the nursing process? - answerDiagnose - identify problem list
What is the "P" in the nursing process? - answerPlan - develop SMART goals, desired
outcomes, and action plans
What is the "I" in the nursing process? - answerImplementation - perform nursing
actions
What is the "E" in the nursing process? - answerEvaluate - were desired outcomes and
goals achieved?
Name the 5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answer(Top)
Self-Actualization (least important)
What is a nurse? - answer Nurses are highly trained, well educated, caring, and
competent.
Why is nursing considered a profession? - Answer-Standard education
-Knowledge to role
-Selfless concern for others
-Code of ethics
-Autonomy, Accountability, Responsibility
-Professional organizations
Name 6 skills a nurse must have - answer-Critical thinking skills
-Communication skills
-Organizational skills
-Leadership skills
-Advocacy
-Technical skills
What are the 4 basic principles of nursing? - answer-Advocacy
-Responsibility
-Accountability
-Confidentiality
What are the 6 ethical principles of nursing? - answer-Autonomy
-Beneficence
-Fidelity
-Justice
-Non-Maleficence
-Veracity
Autonomy - answerthe right of patients to make decisions about their medical care
without their healthcare provider trying to influence the decision
Beneficence - answeraddresses the idea that a nurse's actions should promote good
Fidelity - answernurse's must be faithful to the promises they made as professionals to
provide quality care
Justice - answerbeing impartial and fair
Non-Maleficence - answernon-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a
beneficial outcome
, Veracity - answerbeing honest and telling the truth
When did the nursing profession transform from a men's to a women's profession? -
answerThe 19th and 20th century
When did nurses have to become 'licensed' in order to work in the profession? -
answer1903 in the United States
What is the "Angel of Mercy" nursing image? - answerreligion based, self-sacrificing,
moral, noble
What is the "Battle Ax" nursing image? - answerbossy, torturer, cruel
What is the "Naughty Nurse" nursing image? - answersexy, risque
What is the "Military" nursing image? - answerbattlefield, uniform, straightedge
What is the "Handmaden" nursing image? - answerassist physician at all costs
Who is Florence Nightingale? - answerFounder of modern nursing; she transformed the
image of nursing from "Battle Ax" to nurses as a professional.
What is the nursing process? - answerAssessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
(ADPIE)
What is the "A" in the nursing process? - answerAssessment - gather information and
review the patients history
What is the "D" in the nursing process? - answerDiagnose - identify problem list
What is the "P" in the nursing process? - answerPlan - develop SMART goals, desired
outcomes, and action plans
What is the "I" in the nursing process? - answerImplementation - perform nursing
actions
What is the "E" in the nursing process? - answerEvaluate - were desired outcomes and
goals achieved?
Name the 5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answer(Top)
Self-Actualization (least important)
