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the protection of human or legal rights and the
securing of care for all patients based on the belief
advocate
that patients have the right to make informed
decisions about their health and lives
The provision of care to patients that combines both
the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical,
emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual
needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of
caregiver communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, and collaborator to promote wellness
through activities that prevent illness, restore health,
and facilitate coping with disability or death. The role
of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
4 Nursing Aims 3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with
dignity)
Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
Florence Nightingale modern nursing. began professional education of
nursing.
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well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
strong service oriented
recognized authority by a professional group
nursing profession criteria Code of Ethics
Professional organization that sets standards
Ongoing research
Autonomy and self-regulation
allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
Standards of Nursing
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the
Practice
institution where health care is provided
laws established in each state in the US to regulate
Nurse Practice Act
the practice of nursing
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Nursing Process Evaluation
Used by the nurse to identify the patients health care
needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a care
plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan
Traditional-passed down from generation to
generation
Sources of Knowledge Authoritative-comes from an expert
Scientific-implying through research (scientific
method)
how to break whole things into parts and then to learn
General Systems Theory
how the parts work together in systems
defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter
Adaptation Theory
to other living things and to environmental conditions
process of growth and development of humans as
developmental theory orderly and predictable, beginning with conception
and ending with death
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differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing,
nursing theory
explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
deductive reasoning general to specific
inductive reasoning specific to general
Person (patient)
Common Concepts in Environment
Nursing Theories Health
Nursing
Nursing interventions are needed when individuals
demonstrate ineffective adaptive responses; adaptive
modes. adaptation model, relationships between
persons, universe, god, Adaptation model: assistance
Sister Callista Roy
with the adaptation to stressors to facilitate the
integration process of the client. Theory helps the
"biospsychosocial" client modify external stimuli,
adaptation will occur
in nursing is a problem solving approach to making
evidence-based practice
clinical decisions using the best evidence available
Patient population
Intervention or issue of interest
PICOT format Comparison intervention
Outcome
Time frame
care that addresses the many dimensions that
comprise the whole person- the nurse must
holistic health care
understand and respect each persons own definition
of health and responses to illness
has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a
acute illness
relatively short time
irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
chronic illness
impairment and requires long-term health care
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2025
EXAM | ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
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Terms in this set (248)
the protection of human or legal rights and the
securing of care for all patients based on the belief
advocate
that patients have the right to make informed
decisions about their health and lives
The provision of care to patients that combines both
the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical,
emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual
needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of
caregiver communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,
advocate, and collaborator to promote wellness
through activities that prevent illness, restore health,
and facilitate coping with disability or death. The role
of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
4 Nursing Aims 3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with
dignity)
Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
Florence Nightingale modern nursing. began professional education of
nursing.
https://quizlet.com/1095372507/foundations-midterm-jersey-college-exam-questions-and-verified-solutions-2025-exam-elaborated-detailed-answers-f… 1/26
,10/20/25, 7:32 AM Foundations Midterm Jersey College EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2025 EXAM | ELABORATED &DETAILE…
well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
strong service oriented
recognized authority by a professional group
nursing profession criteria Code of Ethics
Professional organization that sets standards
Ongoing research
Autonomy and self-regulation
allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
Standards of Nursing
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the
Practice
institution where health care is provided
laws established in each state in the US to regulate
Nurse Practice Act
the practice of nursing
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Nursing Process Evaluation
Used by the nurse to identify the patients health care
needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a care
plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan
Traditional-passed down from generation to
generation
Sources of Knowledge Authoritative-comes from an expert
Scientific-implying through research (scientific
method)
how to break whole things into parts and then to learn
General Systems Theory
how the parts work together in systems
defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter
Adaptation Theory
to other living things and to environmental conditions
process of growth and development of humans as
developmental theory orderly and predictable, beginning with conception
and ending with death
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, 10/20/25, 7:32 AM Foundations Midterm Jersey College EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2025 EXAM | ELABORATED &DETAILE…
differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing,
nursing theory
explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
deductive reasoning general to specific
inductive reasoning specific to general
Person (patient)
Common Concepts in Environment
Nursing Theories Health
Nursing
Nursing interventions are needed when individuals
demonstrate ineffective adaptive responses; adaptive
modes. adaptation model, relationships between
persons, universe, god, Adaptation model: assistance
Sister Callista Roy
with the adaptation to stressors to facilitate the
integration process of the client. Theory helps the
"biospsychosocial" client modify external stimuli,
adaptation will occur
in nursing is a problem solving approach to making
evidence-based practice
clinical decisions using the best evidence available
Patient population
Intervention or issue of interest
PICOT format Comparison intervention
Outcome
Time frame
care that addresses the many dimensions that
comprise the whole person- the nurse must
holistic health care
understand and respect each persons own definition
of health and responses to illness
has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a
acute illness
relatively short time
irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
chronic illness
impairment and requires long-term health care
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