NUR 101 - Test 1, Evolution Of Nursing, Legal Concepts And Leadership
60 questions for 60 minutes. Answers and rationale will be given after answering each number. You can repeat it many times through the e-mail you received. You can print it at the end and use it as a reviewer.
- 1.This ancient group of people where known to have used hollow reeds as catheters and provided detailed instructions for daily nursing care.
- A.
Ancient Egyptians
- B.
Ancient Indians
- C.
Ancient Greeks
- D.
Ancient Hebrews
- 2.Schools that followed the "Nightingale Plan" in the United States. Select all that apply
- A.
Bellevue Hospital School in New York
- B.
Connecticut Training School in New Haven, CT
- C.
Ballard School in Brooklyn, NY
- D.
Boston Training School in Boston, MA
- 3.These two nurses organized the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing in 1894 dedicated to establish educational standards for Nurses and which was patterned after the American Medical Association
- A.
Linda Richards and Clara Barton
- B.
Mary Eliza Mahoney and Lillian D. Wald
- C.
Isabel Hampton Robb and Lavinia Dock
- D.
Phoebe and Fabiola
- 4.During this time, nursing training focused heavily on "service to the patient" rather than a comprehensive professional education and was far removed from the Nightingale Plan
- A.
World War I
- B.
World War II
- C.
Crimean War
- D.
Civil War
- 5.The Ballard School in Brooklyn New York, under the supervision of the YWCA gave a course that lasted approximately 3 months, and was the first training school for Practical Nurses. Since graduates from this school were also trained in cooking and nutrition, they were also called what?
- A.
Student Nurses
- B.
Attendant Nurses
- C.
Technical Nurses
- D.
Nurse Practitioners
- 6.The Association of Practical Nurse Schools founded in 1941 changed its name to National Association of Practical Nurse Education (NAPNE) the following year and then changed to NAPNES (adding Services at the end) in 1945. What did this organization originally do?
- A.
Established the rules for the licensing of practical nurses
- B.
Acted in behalf of nursing schools in lobbying
- C.
Planned the first standard curriculum for practical nursing
- D.
Established the first accrediting service
- 7.Founded by Lillian Kuster, it is the official membership organization for licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses.
- A.
NLN
- B.
AHA
- C.
NAPNES
- D.
NFLPN
- 8.Set standards for practical and vocational nursing, protect and promote the interests of LPN/LVN's, and educate and inform the general public about practical and vocational nursing
- A.
ANA and NLN
- B.
NAPNES and NFLPN
- C.
NASB and AHA
- D.
NCLEX and JCAHO
- 9.The difference between an APPROVED PROGRAM and ACCREDITATION:
- A.
Approved program sets the lowest standards while accreditation demands excellence
- B.
Approved programs refer to minimum expectations while accreditation requires higher standards
- C.
An approved program means being accepted while accreditation refers to academic credits
- D.
Approved programs are needed for Federal Funding while Accreditation is not
- 10.Allows nursing programs to plan their curricula collaboratively in order to lessen duplication of learning programs and support a process of progressive buildup.
- A.
Articulation
- B.
Continuing Education
- C.
Curriculum design
- D.
Academic Planning
- 11.In 1965, the American Nursing Association formulated a position paper that defined two levels of nursing practice. What were these two levels?
- A.
Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Assistant
- B.
Practical Nurse and Vocational Nurse
- C.
Registered Nurse and Technical Nurse
- D.
Attendant Nurses and Professional Nurses
- 12.A complete network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved with health care in a specified area.
- A.
Health Management Organizations
- B.
Medicare and Medicaid
- C.
Health care system
- D.
World Health Organization
- 13.Range of a person's total health influenced by the individual's physical condition, mental health and social well-being.
- A.
Homeostasis
- B.
Health spectrum
- C.
Wellness-illness continuum
- D.
Holistic health care
- 14.A wellness-illness model developed in the 1940's to help us understand patient needs within a conceptual hierarchy.
- A.
Fliedner's School
- B.
Maslow's model
- C.
Ballard Model
- D.
Sociocognitive Development Model
- 15.Factors affecting the rising cost of health care services. Select all that apply.
- A.
Aging population
- B.
Increase cost of health care insurance
- C.
Shortage of nurses
- D.
Rising cost of medical malpractice insurance
- 16.The following are Patient responsibilities. Select all that apply
- A.
Administer his own medication
- B.
Take an active role in the planning process
- C.
Ask questions when needed
- D.
Comply with the treatment plan prescribed
- 17.A document that outlines the individual needs of the patient and the approach of the health care team to meet these needs.
- A.
Nursing Notes
- B.
MAR
- C.
Care Plan
- D.
Nursing Process Documentation
- 18.Four major concepts that are the basis for all nursing care models
- A.
Doctors, nurses, CNA's, patients
- B.
Health care providers, client, disease, hospitals
- C.
Nursing, patient, health, environment
- D.
Disease, wellness, patient, nursing, doctors
- 19.Factors that influence the legal relationship between nurses and Patients. Select all that apply
- A.
Existing laws
- B.
Rules
- C.
Cultural Value
- D.
Regulations
- 20.Two basic categories of Law:
- A.
Statutory and Common
- B.
Criminal and Civil
- C.
Public and Private
- D.
Federal and State
- 21.Admission of facts, interrogatory and deposition are all techniques for which phase of a litigation
- A.
Appeal
- B.
Complaint
- C.
Discovery
- D.
Verdict
- 22.Difference between ACCOUNTABILITY and LIABILITY
- A.
The former is owning an account and the latter is being responsible for that account
- B.
The former and the latter are both legal terms
- C.
The former is personal responsibility, the latter is legal responsibility
- D.
The former is legal responsibility and the latter is personal responsibility
- 23.Within the health care profession, acts whose performance are required, permitted or prohibited are defined by:
- A.
Scope of practice
- B.
Legislation
- C.
Standards of Care
- D.
Licensing Laws
- 24.Laws that formally define and limit the scope of nursing practice
- A.
Agency guidelines
- B.
Nurse Practice Act
- C.
Nursing protocols
- D.
Standards of Care
- 25.Interstate Compact
- A.
State partnership Act
- B.
Multistate practice of nursing
- C.
Articulation
- D.
Endorsement
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