NU 131 Exam 1 Review

Which of the following statements is true?

• The first school of nursing was in England.

• Florence Nightingale cared for the sick in the Civil War.

• Prior to World War I, most nursing was done in hospitals.

• World War II increased the importance of practical nurses in hospitals.

A student completes an assessment of a patient and makes a decision about what to implement to care for the patient. Although the student is committed to particular activities, the patient is unhappy with the care. The student discusses the patient's response with the clinical instructor, who suggests other ways of looking at the patients situation. The student refuses to consider these new perspectives and continues to insist that their decision is correct. What type of thinking describes this situation?

• Directed thinking

• All-or-none thinking

• habitual thinking

• negative thinking

Which action identifies what a nurse who practices critical thinking will implement?

• Focuses on what is known and ignore what is not.

• Stores comprehended information in short-term memory.

• Makes judgement based on assumptions.

• Accesses information.

Which statement is true about critical thinking in nursing?

• It is driven by personal needs.

• It does not use intuition.

• It uses logic.

• It is only useful to solve problems.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What outcome is emphasized in the Affordable Care Act?

• High quality low cost health Care Alternatives

• Decreased compensation for physicians

• Fewer roles for nurses

• Less care for individuals with acute care needs

An LPN/LVN provides care that acknowledges the patient preferences, needs, and values and communicates these to other members of the health care team. Which type of care is the LPN/LVN providing?

• Holistic care

• total patient care

• patient-centered care

• relationship-centered care

Healthy People 2020 identifies two major goals- eliminating health disparities and :

• Increasing peace and prosperity

• Eliminating all diseases

• Increasing the quality and years of healthy living for Americans

• Limiting population growth

Mrs. Jackson brings her 6 month old infant to the clinic for immunization. This action demonstrates which of the following levels of disease prevention?

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• rehabilitative

A future goal for healthcare is the:

• Reduction of services

• Decrease in manged care

• Increase in medicaid contribution

• Elimination of disparities in healthcare

In health promotion, the most important nursing role is:

• teaching safe health practices

• assessing the individuals health needs

• Reducing potential health risk factors

• Changing established lifestyle