NUR 215 Exam 1
Why is nursing considered a profession? - answer Education, knowledge, selfless
concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and
responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - answer Highly trained, well educated, caring, and competent.
6 basic skills - answer critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - answer Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - answer autonomy, beneficence, fidelity, justice, non-
maleficence, veracity
autonomy - answerthe right of the patient to make decisions about their medical care
w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - answeraddress the idea that a nurse's actions should only promote good
fidelity - answerThe nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as professionals
to provide quality care
justice - answerthe nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - answernurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least amount of
harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - answermust be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - answertransformed to a women dominated profession in the 19th
and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in
the US
, angel of mercy - answerreligion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing, moral and
noble
battle Ax - answershowed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - answershows nurses as sexy and risque women, seen as potential
dates for physicians
military nurse - answershows nurses on battlefield in uniform; striaghtedges
handmaiden nurse - answernurses as just mere assistants that need to help the
physician at all costs
Florence Nightingale - answertransformed nursing from battle ax image to nursing as a
respected profession, founder of modern nursing and the first nursing school
ADPIE - answerassessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
assessment - answergather the information and review patient PMHx, present medical
Hx, and family Hx.
diagnosis - answeridentify problems
planning - answerdevelop smart goals, desired outcomes and action plans
SMART goals - answerSpecific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/reasonable
Timely
implementation - answeractions that the nurse is going to perform in order to try and
reach the goal
evaluate - answerwere the smart goals and outcomes achieved
5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - answerphysiological needs
safety needs
love and belonging
self-esteem
self actualization
health promotion - answerthe process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health
Why is nursing considered a profession? - answer Education, knowledge, selfless
concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and
responsibility, professional organizations
What is a nurse? - answer Highly trained, well educated, caring, and competent.
6 basic skills - answer critical thinking skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Advocacy
technical skills
4 basic principals of nursing - answer Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
6 ethical principles of nursing - answer autonomy, beneficence, fidelity, justice, non-
maleficence, veracity
autonomy - answerthe right of the patient to make decisions about their medical care
w/out their healthcare provider trying to influence their decisions
beneficence - answeraddress the idea that a nurse's actions should only promote good
fidelity - answerThe nurse must be faithful to the promises they made as professionals
to provide quality care
justice - answerthe nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient
Non-Maleficence - answernurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least amount of
harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome
veracity - answermust be honest and tell the truth
History of nursing - answertransformed to a women dominated profession in the 19th
and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in
the US
, angel of mercy - answerreligion based and shows nurses as self-sacrificing, moral and
noble
battle Ax - answershowed nurses as cruel torturers, includes the bossy nurse Ratchet
naughty nurse - answershows nurses as sexy and risque women, seen as potential
dates for physicians
military nurse - answershows nurses on battlefield in uniform; striaghtedges
handmaiden nurse - answernurses as just mere assistants that need to help the
physician at all costs
Florence Nightingale - answertransformed nursing from battle ax image to nursing as a
respected profession, founder of modern nursing and the first nursing school
ADPIE - answerassessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
assessment - answergather the information and review patient PMHx, present medical
Hx, and family Hx.
diagnosis - answeridentify problems
planning - answerdevelop smart goals, desired outcomes and action plans
SMART goals - answerSpecific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/reasonable
Timely
implementation - answeractions that the nurse is going to perform in order to try and
reach the goal
evaluate - answerwere the smart goals and outcomes achieved
5 tiers of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs - answerphysiological needs
safety needs
love and belonging
self-esteem
self actualization
health promotion - answerthe process of enabling people to increase control over and to
improve their health
