Nursing as an Art

What is central to nursing practice?

• Caring

• Technology

• Diagnosis

• Treatment

Who studied caring from a transcultural perspective?

• Florence Nightingale

• Patricia Benner

• Madeleine Leininger

• Judith Wrubel

What is a key aspect of patient’s perspective of caring?

• Reassuring presence

• Using technology

• Providing medication

• Performing procedures

What does the ethics of care focus on?

• Patient safety

• Nurse-patient relationship

• Technology in nursing

• Cultural practices

Which type of touch provides comfort and creates connection?

• Tas-oriented touch

• Non-contact touch

• Protective touch

• Contact touch

What is the primary purpose of communication in nursing?

• Providing medication

• Documenting care

• Transferring information

• Performing assessments

What percentage of communication is visual?

• 38%

• 7%

• 55%

• 100%

What phase occurs before meeting a patient?

• Orientation phase

• Working phase

• Pre-interaction phase

• Termination phase

What is the minimum infection prevention practice that applies to all patient care?

• Environmental cleaning

• Hand hygiene

• Use of PPE

• Safe injection practices

Which precaution is used for clients with known or suspected infections spread by direct contact?

• Droplet precaution

• Airborne precaution

• Contact precaution

• Standard precaution