NUR 301 Exam #1, NUR 301 Extra Questions Exam 1,
NUR 301 Exam 1 TestBank Questions, Nursing 301 Exam
1 - Practice Questions, NRS 301 Exam 1 Rated A+
What are the four nursing aims? - ANSWER 1. Promote health
2. Prevent illness
3. Restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death
What are the 7 criteria for nusing profession? (be able to ID examples of how
nursing schieves the criteria discussed in class- select all that apply) - ANSWER
1. Well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
2. Strong service or orientation
3. recognized authority by a professional group
4. code of ethics
5. professional organization that sets standards
6. ongoing research
7. autonomy and self regulation
Know the general differences between ADN and BSN educational programs in
terms of: nursing practive, evidence-based practice, informatics, public
health/community nursing-
Which program has more content in each of these areas? - ANSWER -BSN
-emphasize nursing research and informatics
-more exposure to community/public health content
-Include leadership/sysyems-based improvement components (both leading at
bedside & management and EBP)
-most hospitals pefer/requite BSN for newly graduated nurses
-80% of RNs in hospitals must have BSN degree my 2020
What exam do registered nurses take to obtain their license? What oversight
body manages this exam? - ANSWER Test standards same: NCLEX-RN exam for
diploma, ADN, & BSN managed by the National Council for State Boards of
Nursing [NCSBN])
Baptist Tabernacle Infirmary Training school for Christian Nurses what founded
in what year? - ANSWER 1902
Mercer University was founded under the leadership of Jesse Mercer, prominent
Baptist from Georgia, in what year? - ANSWER 1833
,What was the first "modern school of nursing?" when was it founded and by
whom? - ANSWER St. Thomas Hospital in London, founded in 1860 by Florence
Nightingale
Who, although not traied as a nurse, served as a nurse during the American Civil
War, and founded the American Red Cross, and was known as the "Angel of the
Battlefield?" - ANSWER Clara Barton
Who was the first African American Nurse to graduate from a formal school of
nursing in 1879 and advocated to eliminate discrimination in the nursing field? -
ANSWER Mary Eliza Mahoney
Which influential nursing figure founded the Henry Street Settlement house,
which still operates as a nonprofit social organization offering health and
wellness services in New York's lower east side? - ANSWER Lillian Wald (along
with her friend Mary Brewster)
What influential nursing leader founded the Frontier Nursing Service in 1925
which formalized? - ANSWER Mary Brekinridge
What prominent nurse wrote a book entitled "Materia Medica for Nurses" about
drugs and solutions, was assistant superintendent of Johns Hopkins School of
Nursing, and devoted most of her life to advancing the right of women to vote? -
ANSWER Lavinia Lloyd Dock
What barriers slowed nursing's development into a profession in the early 20th
century? - ANSWER -lack of educational standards, the male dominance in
health care, and the pervading Victorian belief that women were subordinate to
men combined to contribute to several decades of slow progress toward
professionalism in nursing.
Name the four nursing metaparadigms or four common concepts in nursing
theory and which is the most important? - ANSWER -people (clients- most
important)
-environment
-health
-nurse (nursing practice)
What are the three sources of nursing knowledge? - ANSWER -traditional
knowledge
-authoritative knowledge
-scientific knowledge
What is tradtional knowledge? - ANSWER Knowledge passed from generation to
generation and is accepted as truth because "we've always done it that way."
,Ex: change bed linens daily, Florence Nightingale- freash air & light for
hospitalized soilders
What is authoriatative knowledge? - ANSWER Presented by a percieved expert
and accepted as truth based on beliefs about the competency of the expert. ex:
preceptor tells nursing student- on this type of peripherally inserted central
catheter (PICC), you should NEVER flush witha syrninge smaler than 10cc
because of the pressure exerted is too high and might damage the line.
What is scientific knowledge? - ANSWER Knowledge obtained through scientific
method and systematic investigation. ex: silver is a scientifically proven
antimicrobial agent. Research supports silver impregnanted would dressings
are effective in preventing infections for certain types of wounds with minimal
adverse effects.
What is theory? - ANSWER Theory is a gorup of concepts that describe a pattern
of reality.
Ex: Albert Bandura- self efficacy theory- perceived competence of an individual
affects the individuals motivation and bahavior in achieving a goal.
A theory are the "assumptions, concepts, definiton and or propostions that
provide a cohesive...explanation of how a phenomenon is thought to work."
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER Matrix of the essential concepts appropriate to
the intellectual work of the members of a discipline?
What is science? - ANSWER Systematic approach to building and organizing
knowledge via testable explantions and prediction.
ex: clients with high self-efficacy about ability to manage weight engaged in
more weight management practices.
What is grand nursing theory? - ANSWER Very abstract and broad worldviews of
nursing.
ex:adaptation theory of nursing- people adapt to changes in their health-illness
continuum and environment, and the nurse's role is to intervene when coping
and adaptation are ineffective.
what is mid-level nursing theory? - ANSWER more specific and concrete
worldviews of nursing
ex: theory of comfort- three forms of comfort- relief, ease, and transcendence
, what is practice theory? - ANSWER most specific and concrete worldviews for
limited applications or specific communitites or practice areas
ex: Theory of Acute Pain Management in Infants
what is hypothesis? - ANSWER it is a formal statement of the expected results of
a study. Hypotheses are tested by data collection and analysis.
what is quantitative research? Know when cause and effect can be determined.
- ANSWER -data can be measured numerically
-associated w/ scientific method
-greater rigor (structure and control)= greater generalizability and STRONGER
the study
-starts with theory/hypothesis then collect data to support of not support
-ex: beck depression inventory or geriatric depression scale
what is qualitative research? Know when cause and effect can be determined. -
ANSWER -ephasis on the human "lived" experience
-data collected through obs, open-ended questions, or narratives when meaning
is generated from data
-researcher seeks and understanding, reasons, opinion, or motivations.
-ex: "how would you describe...how does it feel like"
Know that "eperimental research" is used interchangeably with "radomized
control trial (RCT)" - ANSWER ...
In what types of tests can a quantitative research design be used? - ANSWER -
Experimental or RCTs
-quasi-experimental
-non experimental- cohort studies, correlational, and descriptive
In what types of tests can a qualitative research design be used? - ANSWER -
phenomenology
-enthography
-gounded theory
-historical research
What does PICO(TS) stand for? - ANSWER P- Patient, population or problem of
interest
NUR 301 Exam 1 TestBank Questions, Nursing 301 Exam
1 - Practice Questions, NRS 301 Exam 1 Rated A+
What are the four nursing aims? - ANSWER 1. Promote health
2. Prevent illness
3. Restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death
What are the 7 criteria for nusing profession? (be able to ID examples of how
nursing schieves the criteria discussed in class- select all that apply) - ANSWER
1. Well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
2. Strong service or orientation
3. recognized authority by a professional group
4. code of ethics
5. professional organization that sets standards
6. ongoing research
7. autonomy and self regulation
Know the general differences between ADN and BSN educational programs in
terms of: nursing practive, evidence-based practice, informatics, public
health/community nursing-
Which program has more content in each of these areas? - ANSWER -BSN
-emphasize nursing research and informatics
-more exposure to community/public health content
-Include leadership/sysyems-based improvement components (both leading at
bedside & management and EBP)
-most hospitals pefer/requite BSN for newly graduated nurses
-80% of RNs in hospitals must have BSN degree my 2020
What exam do registered nurses take to obtain their license? What oversight
body manages this exam? - ANSWER Test standards same: NCLEX-RN exam for
diploma, ADN, & BSN managed by the National Council for State Boards of
Nursing [NCSBN])
Baptist Tabernacle Infirmary Training school for Christian Nurses what founded
in what year? - ANSWER 1902
Mercer University was founded under the leadership of Jesse Mercer, prominent
Baptist from Georgia, in what year? - ANSWER 1833
,What was the first "modern school of nursing?" when was it founded and by
whom? - ANSWER St. Thomas Hospital in London, founded in 1860 by Florence
Nightingale
Who, although not traied as a nurse, served as a nurse during the American Civil
War, and founded the American Red Cross, and was known as the "Angel of the
Battlefield?" - ANSWER Clara Barton
Who was the first African American Nurse to graduate from a formal school of
nursing in 1879 and advocated to eliminate discrimination in the nursing field? -
ANSWER Mary Eliza Mahoney
Which influential nursing figure founded the Henry Street Settlement house,
which still operates as a nonprofit social organization offering health and
wellness services in New York's lower east side? - ANSWER Lillian Wald (along
with her friend Mary Brewster)
What influential nursing leader founded the Frontier Nursing Service in 1925
which formalized? - ANSWER Mary Brekinridge
What prominent nurse wrote a book entitled "Materia Medica for Nurses" about
drugs and solutions, was assistant superintendent of Johns Hopkins School of
Nursing, and devoted most of her life to advancing the right of women to vote? -
ANSWER Lavinia Lloyd Dock
What barriers slowed nursing's development into a profession in the early 20th
century? - ANSWER -lack of educational standards, the male dominance in
health care, and the pervading Victorian belief that women were subordinate to
men combined to contribute to several decades of slow progress toward
professionalism in nursing.
Name the four nursing metaparadigms or four common concepts in nursing
theory and which is the most important? - ANSWER -people (clients- most
important)
-environment
-health
-nurse (nursing practice)
What are the three sources of nursing knowledge? - ANSWER -traditional
knowledge
-authoritative knowledge
-scientific knowledge
What is tradtional knowledge? - ANSWER Knowledge passed from generation to
generation and is accepted as truth because "we've always done it that way."
,Ex: change bed linens daily, Florence Nightingale- freash air & light for
hospitalized soilders
What is authoriatative knowledge? - ANSWER Presented by a percieved expert
and accepted as truth based on beliefs about the competency of the expert. ex:
preceptor tells nursing student- on this type of peripherally inserted central
catheter (PICC), you should NEVER flush witha syrninge smaler than 10cc
because of the pressure exerted is too high and might damage the line.
What is scientific knowledge? - ANSWER Knowledge obtained through scientific
method and systematic investigation. ex: silver is a scientifically proven
antimicrobial agent. Research supports silver impregnanted would dressings
are effective in preventing infections for certain types of wounds with minimal
adverse effects.
What is theory? - ANSWER Theory is a gorup of concepts that describe a pattern
of reality.
Ex: Albert Bandura- self efficacy theory- perceived competence of an individual
affects the individuals motivation and bahavior in achieving a goal.
A theory are the "assumptions, concepts, definiton and or propostions that
provide a cohesive...explanation of how a phenomenon is thought to work."
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER Matrix of the essential concepts appropriate to
the intellectual work of the members of a discipline?
What is science? - ANSWER Systematic approach to building and organizing
knowledge via testable explantions and prediction.
ex: clients with high self-efficacy about ability to manage weight engaged in
more weight management practices.
What is grand nursing theory? - ANSWER Very abstract and broad worldviews of
nursing.
ex:adaptation theory of nursing- people adapt to changes in their health-illness
continuum and environment, and the nurse's role is to intervene when coping
and adaptation are ineffective.
what is mid-level nursing theory? - ANSWER more specific and concrete
worldviews of nursing
ex: theory of comfort- three forms of comfort- relief, ease, and transcendence
, what is practice theory? - ANSWER most specific and concrete worldviews for
limited applications or specific communitites or practice areas
ex: Theory of Acute Pain Management in Infants
what is hypothesis? - ANSWER it is a formal statement of the expected results of
a study. Hypotheses are tested by data collection and analysis.
what is quantitative research? Know when cause and effect can be determined.
- ANSWER -data can be measured numerically
-associated w/ scientific method
-greater rigor (structure and control)= greater generalizability and STRONGER
the study
-starts with theory/hypothesis then collect data to support of not support
-ex: beck depression inventory or geriatric depression scale
what is qualitative research? Know when cause and effect can be determined. -
ANSWER -ephasis on the human "lived" experience
-data collected through obs, open-ended questions, or narratives when meaning
is generated from data
-researcher seeks and understanding, reasons, opinion, or motivations.
-ex: "how would you describe...how does it feel like"
Know that "eperimental research" is used interchangeably with "radomized
control trial (RCT)" - ANSWER ...
In what types of tests can a quantitative research design be used? - ANSWER -
Experimental or RCTs
-quasi-experimental
-non experimental- cohort studies, correlational, and descriptive
In what types of tests can a qualitative research design be used? - ANSWER -
phenomenology
-enthography
-gounded theory
-historical research
What does PICO(TS) stand for? - ANSWER P- Patient, population or problem of
interest
