Deck 1: What Is Nursing and What Is a Nurse

Question 1

The notable figures in nursing history are:

A) Nightingale and Seacole
B) Cadwaladr and Richards
C) West and Wood
D) all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

To practise legally as a nurse in the UK you must:

A) be over 25 years of age
B) hold a valid and current registration with the NMC
C) have experience in caring for patients from each of the four fields of nursing
D) all of these

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The 6 Cs of nursing are:

A) care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, commitment
B) care, compassion, cleverness, courage, communication, commitment
C) care, compassion, competence, cleanliness, courage, commitment
D) Care, compassion, competence, clemency, commendableness, commitment

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The term profession is accurately used to describe:

A) an activity that is undertaken to earn a living
B) a job which brings celebrity status and great fortune
C) an occupation requiring extensive education with a code of ethics
D) any job which requires specific training

Question 5

The essence of nursing is:

A) delivering effective care to adults, children, families and/or whole communities
B) working in partnership with individual people, groups of people or the families and carers of those people
C) helping individuals to achieve or maintain the best health, independence and quality of life possible
D) all of these

Question 6

The NMC standards apply:

A) when you are caring for patients
B) when you are caring for patients and in class
C) at all times
D) when you are working with your mentor

Question 7

As well as taking a holistic approach, nurses ensure the care they provide is:

A) of a quality acceptable to the nurse
B) of a quality acceptable to the patient
C) of the highest quality
D) of a good quality

Question 8

Nurses work:

A) independently
B) as part of a multidisciplinary team
C) in partnership with patients
D) all of the above

Question 9

Behaving in a professional manner is:

A) helpful in nursing
B) fundamental in nursing
C) a good idea in nursing
D) not important in nursing

Question 10

How many core principles does the NMC (2011) identify, which, if you uphold them, will ensure you behave professionally as a nursing student.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 11

Patients value nurses who

A) care for them as individuals
B) make them feel more comfortable
C) make them feel less afraid
D) all of the above

Question 12

Nurses apply knowledge from ________ and _____ science, nursing, legal and ______ theory and technology to the care they provide.

Question 13

What are the core nursing elements which underpin the profession as a whole?

Question 14

Nurses care for individuals of ___ ages, who do not have to be ____.

Question 15

To protect the public, in many countries, what a nurse is allowed to do is governed by ____.

Question 16

How long has a register been kept of all the nurses in the UK?

Question 17

What does being registered as a nurse with the NMC show?

Question 18

What have the most recent changes in nurse education strengthened?

Question 19

Learning disability nurses have good communication, assessment and person centred planning skills and values grounded in ________, inclusion and __________.

Question 20

Mental health nurses use ____________methods to promote ___________ and _______________ relationships.

Question 21

Why is it important for children's nurses to aim to maintain a child's normal daily routine?

Question 22

What areas of nursing can adult health nurses specialise within?

Question 23

Acting in a professional manner is ___________to being a nurse.

Question 24

Why is it important for student nurses to maintain the Standards set by the NMC

Question 25

What are the 6C's of nursing?

Question 26

Why is it important to listen to the views of patients?