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WorksheetsNursing Concepts - Exam 1
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 41mins
Who was the 1st African American professionally educated nurse?
Clara Barton
Mary E. Mahoney
Florence Nightingale
Mary Seacole
Who was considered the "Angel of the Battlefield"
Founded the American Red Cross
Traveled to Virginia, set up makeshift field hospital campaign to provide relief for soldiers?
Mary Seacole
Mary Breckinridge
Clara Barton
Louisa May Alcott
"Mother __________"
Traveled to care for soldiers
Established over 300 field hospitals
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
Susie King Taylor
Julie O. Flikke
Lillian Wald
Organized/cleaned hospital & cared for wounded British soldiers in Turkey during Crimean War
Founded 1st training school for nurses, St. Thomas Hospital in London
Lillian Wald
Dorothea Dix
Mary E. Mahoney
Florence Nightingale
Advocate for mentally ill & prisoners
Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union Army
Louisa May Alcott
Julie O. Flikke
Dorothea Dix
Florence Nightingale
Jamaican nurse/Businesswoman
Didn't work w/ Nightingale, rejected twice
Cholera expert, cared for Crimean soldiers & funded herself
Mary Seacole
Mary Breckinridge
Mary E. Mahoney
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
Nurse/Midwife
Established Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies, aka Frontier Nursing Service (FNS)
Dorothea Dix
Mary Breckinridge
Louisa May Alcott
Susie King Taylor
Author of "Little Woman"
Served as nurse, wrote about her experience
Julie O. Flikke
Mary Breckinridge
Florence Nightingale
Louisa May Alcott
Founded Henry Street Settlement
Financial assistance for 1st formalized public health nursing practice
Susie King Taylor
Julie O. Flikke
Lillian Wald
Josie K. Flyer
What are a few ways that the nursing profession has evolved?
(Check all that apply)
Cleanliness/Sanitization
Medicine
Patient care
Technology
Female to Male ratio
What are a few ways the public sees nurses?
(Check all that apply)
Less important in comparison to doctors
More masculine occupation
Less workload compared to other medical field employees
Pushovers
Essential workers
Identify ways in which students and nurses can promote the profession of nursing:
(Check all that apply)
Minimum of obtaining BSN
Obtaining Master's degree
Further their education past ADN
How has nursing reacted to nursing shortages and how have those affected patient outcomes?
Identify social and demographic factors that influence the development of nursing in the United States
A flight nurse is a registered nurse who specializes in the field of:
Providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care
Flying helicopters
Hospital care to a vast scope of patients
Checking vitals, keeping records, administering medication, performing medical procedures
Assisting flight physicians
An OR Nurse is responsible for:
Working w/ patients being prepped for surgery
Working w/ family of patient being prepped for surgery
Helping to evaluate patient
Helping patient plan and implement various steps to, during, and beyond surgery
What are ER Nurses responsible for?
Treating patients who are suffering from trauma, injury or severe medical conditions and require urgent treatment
Being able to quickly identify the best way to stabilize patients
Being able to quickly identify the best way to minimize the patients pain
Working in crisis situations
What is a Med Surg Nurse responsible for?
Providing care and treatment to ill, injured, and recovering adults
Assessing patient condition, administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, keep records
Providing patients w/ support and education
Attending to the patients family
What are Public Health Nurses responsible for?
Educating people about health issues
Improving community health and safety and increase access to care
Believing a person's health is affected by genetics, lifestyle, environment, etc.
What is a Nurse Educator responsible for?
Teaching nursing students
Educating coworkers
A clean work environment
What are Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses responsible for?
Providing comfort, support, and care to newborn infants who may have serious health conditions
Communicate and cooperate with other healthcare professionals as part of a larger NICU team
Hopping off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan
Beating like a drum and it's coming your way can't you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass he got that super bass
What does Nursing Behind Bars consist of?
Teaching prisoners medical practices
Helping deputies i.e. recognizing alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Putting the prisoner before the patient
What do Nurse Scientists do?
Identify research questions
Write articles and research reports for professional journals and publications
Combine chemicals
I never trust a dog to watch my food I like to use the word dude as a noun or an adverb or an adjective and I've never really been into cars I like really cool guitars and superheroes and checks with lots of zeroes on 'em
Why is it important to know the purpose of understanding your personality type and others?
So you know what role would fit you best in the nursing field
So the type of nursing path you choose suits your interests
Kiss me kiss me roxanne did you miss me
So you don't have to keep taking buzzfeed quizzes to better perceive yourself
Identify a few characteristics of a profession:
(Check all that apply)
Education takes place in a college/university
Accountability rests w/ individual
Commitment and personal identification vary
Work involves mental creativity
Work is largely manual
An occupation is more [Question 26], and a profession is more [Question 27].
(a)
An occupation is more [Question 26], and a profession is more [Question 27].
(a)
Getting your [blank] is the traditional way of becoming a registered nurse.
(a)
Obtaining your [blank] is an alternative way of becoming a registered nurse.
(a)
The difference between a licensure and a certification is that a licensure:
Refers to state regulation of the practice of nursing
Has professional but not legal status
Is required at entry point to practice
Must be renewed periodically
Validates a high level of knowledge & proficiency in a particular practice area
The difference between a licensure and a certification is that a certification:
Has professional but not legal status
Is a legal designation that ensures public safety by assessing basic & continuing competence
Validates a high level of knowledge & proficiency in a particular practice area
Must be renewed periodically
Is required at entry point to practice
Which of the following can be accomplished in as few as 12 months?
BSN
LPN
ADN
RN
Which of the following is the most in demand position in the U.S?
Advanced Practice Nurse
Nurse Scientist
Registered Nurse
Vocational Nurse
True or False: The Institute of Medicine called for 80% of nurses to hold a bachelor degree by 2020
True
False
True or False: Those with an ADN can advance their education through an RN to BSN program in as few as 12 months
True
False
A BSN is important because:
Nurses w/ the BSN credential are afforded more employment opportunities
It is essential to nurses hoping to advance to leadership positions and managing roles
Many high-paying specialties in nursing require it
True or False: RNs are certified through the NCLEX-PN examination
True
False
True or False: LPN tracks are often the first choice for those who want to begin a career as a nurse but do not have time to commit to a longer program right away
True
False
True or False: The term Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) are synonymous, LVN being used in CA and TX
True
False
What education level is required to be a Licensed Practical Nurse?
Bachelor degree
Diploma
Associate degree
Masters degree
What are the 3 different types of transition strategies to ease students into being professional nurses?
Learning socialization
Informal socialization
Professional socialization
Student socialization
Formal socialization
What term is best defined as:
-Nursing faculty as the first mentor
-Orderly, building-block fashion
-Nursing school
Informal socialization
Learning socialization
Formal socialization
Professional socialization
What term is best defined as:
-Starts at 1st job and beyond
-Absorbing the culture of nursing (rites, rituals, and valued behaviors)
-Learning vocabulary
-Learning new roles and anxiety
Professional socialization
Student socialization
Formal socialization
Learning socialization
What term is best defined as:
-Incidental lessons
Learning socialization
Informal socialization
Student socialization
Professional socialization
Identify the stages of Benner's model of socialization:
Novice
Expert
Proficient practitioner
Advanced beginner
Competent practitioner
List the stages of proficiency from Benner's model in chronological order
(Proficient practitioner, Advanced beginner, Novice, Expert, Competent practitioner)
What are some of the factors that influence an individual's professional socialization?
(Check all that apply)
Negative health behaviors
Abortion
Sexuality
Care at the end-of-life
Substance abuse
True or False: The Code of Ethics for Nurses requires that nurses work with all patients regardless of their beliefs
True
False
The following defines what kind of practice:
"The practice of health care in which the practitioner systemically finds, appraises, and uses the most current and valid research findings as the basis for clinical decisions"
Licensed practice
Evidence-based practice
Research practice
Study-findings practice
Why is evidence-based practice (EPB) important?
It allows nurses to re-confirm that their traditional practices are still working for the progressive and rapid development of bacterial resistance to many medicines and treatments
It allows nurses to provide high-quality patient care based upon research evidence and knowledge rather than tradition, myths, hunches, advice from peers, outdated textbooks, or even what nursing school taught 5, 10, 15 years ago
Why do we need EPB in nursing?
Tradition
Provides a standard
Results in better patient outcomes
Provides a means for safe decision-making
Decreased variations in nursing care - consistency
Identify some barriers to EPB:
(Check all that apply)
Lack of access to quality research articles
Insufficient time to explore questions on the job
Rejection of need for change or resistance to change
Lack of time to keep up with current evidence
Lack of administrative support
What is the correct sequence of the research process?
Design of study, Review of literature, Formulation of research question/hypothesis, Identification of researchable problem, Implementation of study, Discussion, Dissemination of findings, Drawing conclusions
Review of literature, Discussion, Dissemination of findings, Drawing conclusions, Design of study, Formulation of research question/hypothesis, Implementation of study, Identification of researchable problem
Identification of researchable problem, Review of literature, Formulation of research question/hypothesis, Design of study, Implementation of study, Drawing conclusions, Discussion, Dissemination of findings
