Question 1

Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a nurse's knowledge base?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership 
B)  Informatics 
C)  Research 
D)  Health literacy 
A)  Leadership 
B)  Informatics 
C)  Research 
D)  Health literacy D

Question 2

A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consistency 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Critical thinking 
D)  Experience 
A)  Consistency 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Critical thinking 
D)  Experience C

Question 3

Using your own experiences or those of one of the nursing leaders you have read about, describe your personal definition of nursing.

Accepted Answer

Students can describe their own definition of nursing in their own words, using their own experiences or those of Virginia Henderson or Florence Nightingale, for example.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognizing a lab value that is dangerously low 
B)  Taking blood pressure 
C)  Responding to an emergent situation 
D)  Paging the physician to discuss a patient's pain management 
A)  Recognizing a lab value that is dangerously low 
B)  Taking blood pressure 
C)  Responding to an emergent situation 
D)  Paging the physician to discuss a patient's pain management

Question 5

How do nurses use critical thinking in health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applying personal judgment 
B)  Maintaining confidentiality 
C)  Through research and quality improvement projects 
D)  Gaining promotion to management 
A)  Applying personal judgment 
B)  Maintaining confidentiality 
C)  Through research and quality improvement projects 
D)  Gaining promotion to management

Question 6

Consider the definition of nursing developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA): "the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations" (p. 41). Discuss the meaning of any three of the following terms found in this definition: promotion of health, health, prevention of illness and injury, illness, injury, diagnosis, treatment, advocacy.

Accepted Answer

1. Promotion of health: Assisting people

Question 7

Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  either good or bad. 
B)  partially right and partially wrong. 
C)  clearly correct. 
D)  unfounded. 
A)  either good or bad. 
B)  partially right and partially wrong. 
C)  clearly correct. 
D)  unfounded.

Question 8

Which nursing role is becoming increasingly prominent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researcher 
B)  Change agent 
C)  Entrepreneur 
D)  Manager 
A)  Researcher 
B)  Change agent 
C)  Entrepreneur 
D)  Manager

Question 9

What is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is an accurate statement. 
B)  This statement is simplistic. 
C)  This statement adds conflict and creates difficulty in conversation. 
D)  This statement puts nurses in the key role of understanding patients holistically. 
A)  This is an accurate statement. 
B)  This statement is simplistic. 
C)  This statement adds conflict and creates difficulty in conversation. 
D)  This statement puts nurses in the key role of understanding patients holistically.

Question 10

Knowledge workers recognize that change is:

Accepted Answer

A)  something to be avoided. 
B)  inevitable in health care. 
C)  a barrier in many situations. 
D)  experienced mostly by patients. 
A)  something to be avoided. 
B)  inevitable in health care. 
C)  a barrier in many situations. 
D)  experienced mostly by patients.

Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a nurse's knowledge base?

A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse?

Using your own experiences or those of one of the nursing leaders you have read about, describe your personal definition of nursing.

Which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work?

How do nurses use critical thinking in health care?

Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being:

Which nursing role is becoming increasingly prominent?

What is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?

Knowledge workers recognize that change is:

Professional Nursing: History and Development of the Nursing Profession

Nursing Education, Accreditation, and Regulation

Success in Your Nursing Education Program

Health Policy and Political Action

Ethics and Legal Issues

Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: a Community Perspective

The Healthcare Delivery System: Focus on Acute Care

Provide Patient-Centered Care

Work in Interprofessional Teams

Employ Evidence-Based Practice

Apply Quality Improvement

The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership

Nursing Education, Practice, and Policy

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Exam 2: The Essence of Nursing: Knowledge and Caring

Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a nurse's knowledge base?

A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse?

Using your own experiences or those of one of the nursing leaders you have read about, describe your personal definition of nursing.

Which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work?

How do nurses use critical thinking in health care?

Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being:

Which nursing role is becoming increasingly prominent?

What is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?

Knowledge workers recognize that change is:

Professional Nursing: History and Development of the Nursing Profession

Nursing Education, Accreditation, and Regulation

Success in Your Nursing Education Program

Health Policy and Political Action

Ethics and Legal Issues

Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Illness: a Community Perspective

The Healthcare Delivery System: Focus on Acute Care

Provide Patient-Centered Care

Work in Interprofessional Teams

Employ Evidence-Based Practice

Apply Quality Improvement

The Future: Transformation of Nursing Practice Through Leadership

Nursing Education, Practice, and Policy

Filters