Chapter 1

Question 1

Burnout

Answer 1

cumulative state of frustration with the work environment that develops over a long time; (2) behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress.

Question 2

Compassion Fatigue

Answer 2

loss of satisfaction from providing good patient care.

Question 3

Health

Answer 3

state of optimal functioning or well-being

Question 4

Licensure

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Mindfulness

Answer 5

capacity to intentionally bring awareness to present-moment experience with an attitude of openness and curiosity; mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the present, and listen.

Question 6

Nurse practice act

Answer 6

established to regulate nursing practice.

Question 7

Nursing

Answer 7

profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health.

Question 8

Nursing process

Answer 8

five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.

Question 9

Profession

Answer 9

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 10

Reciprocity

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Secondary traumatic stress

Answer 11

feeling of despair caused by the transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a caregiver, which often develops suddenly

Question 12

Standards

Answer 12

rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is given

Question 13

In the 16th century, who provided care to fill the shortage of nurses?

Answer 13

women who were convicted of crimes

Question 14

Florence Nightingales contributions include

Answer 14

• Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs
• Establishing standards for hospital management
• Establishing a respected occupation for women
• Establishing nursing education
• Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
• Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
• Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
• Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
• Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
• Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research

Question 15

What led to leading to degrees in nursing for men, women, and minorities?

Answer 15

WWII. It upgraded nursing education on a university/ collegiate level.

Question 16

Who founded the American Red Cross?

Answer 16

Clara Barton

Question 17

Who was “the lady with the lamp”?

Answer 17

Florence Nightingale

Question 18

Who was America’s first African American nurse graduate?

Answer 18

Mary Mahoney

Question 19

Who was an influential leader in nursing and nursing education?

Answer 19

Isabel Hampton Robb

Question 20

The word nurse originated from the Latin word “nutrix” which means?

Answer 20

To nourish

Question 21

The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as

Answer 21

the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations

Question 22

The Nursing Role: Caregiver

Answer 22

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 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.

Question 23

Nursing Role: Communicator

Answer 23

The use of effective interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to establish and maintain helping relationships with patients of all ages in a wide variety of health care settings

Question 24

Nursing Role: Teacher/ Educator

Answer 24

The use of communication skills to assess, implement, and evaluate individualized teaching plans to meet learning needs of patients and their families.

Question 25

Nursing Role: Counselor

Answer 25

The use of therapeutic interpersonal communication skills to provide information, make appropriate referrals, and facilitate the patient’s problem-solving and decision-making skills

Question 26

Nursing Role: Leader

Answer 26

The assertive, self-confident practice of nursing when providing care, effecting change, and functioning with groups

Question 27

Nursing Role: Researcher

Answer 27

The participation in or conduct of research to increase knowledge in nursing and improve patient care.

Question 28

Nursing Role: Advocate

Answer 28

The protection of human or legal rights and the securing of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their own health and lives

Question 29

Nursing Role: Collaborator

Answer 29

The effective use of skills in organization, communication, and advocacy to facilitate the functions of all members of the health care team as they provide patient care

Question 30

4 basic aims of nursing practice are

Answer 30

• To promote health
• To prevent illness
• To restore health
• To facilitate coping with disability or death

Question 31

Wellness

Answer 31

an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes good physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health

Question 32

Factors that affect a persons health status include:

Answer 32

• genetic inheritance
• cognitive abilities
• educational level
• race and ethnicity
• culture
• age and biological sex
• developmental level
• lifestyle
• environment

•socioeconomic status

Question 33

Heath literacy

Answer 33

the ability of people to obtain, process, and understand the basic information needed to make appropriate decisions about health