ch.1 intro to nursing

Question 1

Which of the following describes laws established in each of the United States to regulate the practice of nursing?

Answer 1

nurse practice acts

Question 2

graduates of a diploma nursing program are not eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination. (T or F)

Answer 2

false

Question 3

Health care trends that will affect American nurses include a surplus of available nurses

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Which of the following describes a nurse prepared at the graduate level who oversees the lateral integration of care for a distinct group of patients?

Answer 4

clinical nurse leader

Question 5

burnout

Answer 5

cumulative state of frustration w/ the work environment

Question 6

compassion fatigue

Answer 6

loss of satisfaction from providing good patient care

Question 7

nosocomial infection

Answer 7

an infection that was not present on admission to a health care institution and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions

Question 8

licensure

Answer 8

to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements

Question 9

nursing process

Answer 9

Assessing
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluating

Question 10

profession

Answer 10

an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards, ongoing research, and autonomy

Question 11

reciprocity

Answer 11

process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a RN by another state

Question 12

resilience

Answer 12

hopeful attitude, utilizing healthy internal coping mechanisms and external resources, such as supportive work environments, mindfulness-based stress reduction training, and assertive communication skills training

Question 13

secondary traumatic stress

Answer 13

feelings of despair caused by transfer of emotional distress from victim to caregiver

Question 14

animism

Answer 14

good spirits brought health, physician is medicine man, nurse is caring mother

Question 15

Florence nightingale

Answer 15

mother of nursing

Question 16

Who is the primary focus in all nursing definitions?

Answer 16

patient

Question 17

A hospital nurse works with social worker, PT, home nurse, etc. What is the central focus of the care?

Answer 17

the patient

Question 18

What are the aims of nursing?

Answer 18

promote health
prevent illness
restore health
facilitate coping w/ disability or death

Question 19

What are the four blended competencies of nursing>

Answer 19

cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal

Question 20

A nurse uses critical thinking skills to develop a nursing care plan for a mother of 3 triplets. What competency is this?

Answer 20

cognitive

Question 21

What are the roles of nursing?

Answer 21

communicator
leader
researcher
counselor
advocate
collaborator
teacher

Question 22

What is the primary goal of Healthy People 2030?

Answer 22

promote healthy development

Question 23

A nurse explains a surgical procedure to a patient in order to obtain informed consent. What interrelated role is this?

Answer 23

advocate

Question 24

For the nurse to become a nurse practitioner, what is the minimal degree the nurse will need to acquire?

Answer 24

masters

Question 25

In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?

Answer 25

18th to 19th century