Final Exam Essay

Question 1

7 attributes

Answer 1

excellence
compassion
altrusim
respect
integrity
empathy
service

Question 2

integrity

Answer 2

congruence between expressed values and behavior

Question 3

excellence

Answer 3

clinical expertise
well knowledgeable about something

Question 4

compassion

Answer 4

awareness and acknowledgement of the suffering of another and the desired to relieve it
caring for another

Question 5

altrusim

Answer 5

the capacity to put the needs and interests of another before your own

Question 6

respect

Answer 6

regard for the autonomy and values of another persopn

Question 7

empathy

Answer 7

ability tp put yourself in ones situation

Question 8

service

Answer 8

sharing ones talent, time, and resources with those in need, giving beyond what is required

Question 9

integrity 5b

Answer 9

The nurses within the 5B ward dedicated their lives to care for people with
HIV. Even though there was a risk for themselves to contract the disease
they still said they wanted to work there. To uphold what you say you’re
doing to do like the nurses in 5B shows integrity.

Question 10

excellence 5b

Answer 10

The nurses worked with the HIV patient’s hands on. They weren’t getting
sick so that’s when they used their clinical expertise and expanded their
care to more of a hands one vs the hands off compared with other health
professionals at that time. At the time people with HIV lacked human
touch because people were afraid of getting the disease. The nurses on 5B
were touching the patients and they weren’t getting sick. That is when
they really integrated physical touch into their practice. Something that
hadn’t been done in nursing before. They kind of bended the rules to fit
their patient’s needs. At the time physical touch was such an important
factor in patients with HIV.

Question 11

compassion 5b

Answer 11

The nurses showed so much compassion throughout the film. They
listened to their patients without judgement. They held their hand when
their family hadn’t been there at all seen them in the hospital. One nurse
spoke with the dad of a patient, who finally decided to see his son on the
ward. He didn’t like that he was gay, but his son was dying. The son was
waiting for him. The nurse told the dad to tell the son it was okay to go.
She knew what the patient was waiting for.

Question 12

altruism 5b

Answer 12

The creation of the 5B ward itself shows altruism. The nurse who started it
knew HIV was becoming a problem and nurses didn’t want to take care of
these patients, but HE DID! So, he made a whole unit dedicated to HIV
patients.

Question 13

respect 5b

Answer 13

when the nurses took their oath to treat every pt equal and held the oath to treat the patients on 5B

Question 14

empathy 5b

Answer 14

The lady who would put the brunches on for the patients. She stated that
she would bring a patient in this vegetarian dish that he liked. She knew it
would make him happy and get him out of his room. She was able to
understand or feel some of his pain being in the hospital. She considered
him when doing the brunches. I think consideration for another person a
form of empathy and how we connected with others.

Question 15

service 5b

Answer 15

The nurse who flew from New York to California to work on the ward.
She uplifted her life because, she wanted to help the people with HIV. She
was a registered nurse and she wanted to use her talents and education at
the forefront of the HIV pandemic specially on the very first HIV ward,
5B.

Question 16

Incorporate knowledge from the arts, humanities, and sciences (including
epidemiology, environmental and public health sciences) with nursing knowledge for
the provision of community/public health nursing practice.BSN Essential #1

Answer 16

The profession of nursing is practical skills, but it also integrates art, humanities,
and science into its practice. Being familiar with the public that they are
specifically serving helps to build up rapport and care between nurses and
patients. Understanding the prevention of diseases within a community to stop the
disease rate. Nurses also use personal skills like empathy. This is incorporated
into the care for human connection and trust building.

Question 17

Integrate leadership concepts and skills in the provision of population-focused
disease prevention, health promotion, and/or rehabilitative-restorative nursing care
to assure quality, safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of services within
organizational systems.BSN Essential #2

Answer 17

Nurses have a duty to be a form of surveillance within the community. They care
for community members hands on and are at the front of disease and illness. They
can integrate their leadership rolls to lobby for better quality, care, safety, and
equity of services for their patients. They can use their voice and place of
professionalism to uphold the autonomy of their patients and make changes
within the organizational systems.

Question 18

Incorporate evidence-based practice in the provision of culturally congruent
preventive health teaching, risk reduction counseling, disease surveillance and
outbreak investigation, and disease prevention and management for community
members across the lifespan.BSN Essential #3

Answer 18

To incorporate EBP in the provision of nursing care nurses must keep up with
education. Education allows nurses to change their care based on research. Being
at the forefront on this allows for optimal care for patients. We apply EBP by

using the best available evidence, using our skills and knowledge and
incorporating that into what the patient wants and needs.

Question 19

Environmental injustice, be able to define it and give an example of some type of
environmental injustice and how that impacts health outcomes.

Answer 19

Environmental justice is the belief that no group of people should bear a
disproportionate share of negative environmental health consequences regardless
of race, culture, or income.
o Most farmers are Hispanic. The pesticides from the farm exposes them to health
risks. They also tend to live on the farm. This exposes their families to illness.
Being ill can then take away from their job leaving them financially unstable.

Question 20

Transtheoretical model

Answer 20

Precontemplation, not thinking about the problem.
o Contemplation, thinking about it but still doing it.
o Preparation, bad weighs more than the good
o Action, change
o Maintenance, >6 months, change is easy, less cravings.
o Relapse, return to using.