Deck 1: Researching Your Nursing Education: Collecting the Basic Data

Question 1

What are the three educational degrees you can have to become an RN?

A)an associate's degree in nursing,a bachelor's degree in nursing,a certificate of nursing
B)a bachelor's degree in nursing,a diploma in nurse assisting,an associate's degree in nursing
C)only a bachelor's degree and an associate's degree
D)a bachelor's degree in nursing,an associate's degree in nursing,a diploma in nursing
E)none of the above

Answer 1

a bachelor's degree in nursing,an associate's degree in nursing,a diploma in nursing

Question 2

Giving in to ___________ can prevent you from succeeding in college and in life.

Answer 2

fear

Question 3

The fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S.with the fewest RNs is

A)African American.
B)Asian American.
C)Hispanic.
D)Native American.

Answer 3

Hispanic.

Question 4

A successfully intelligent person learns from failures by

A)looking for someone to blame.
B)focusing on past mistakes.
C)covering up disappointment.
D)analyzing what went wrong and making a new plan.

Question 5

__________ is the energy that fuels a person's drive to achieve.

Question 6

People,organizations,or services that supply help and support for different aspects of college life are __________.

Question 7

The average annual salary of an RN across all work settings was ____ in 2004.

A)$45,950
B)$57,784
C)$60,970
D)$37,790

Question 8

The first college to grant African American nurses a bachelor's degree was

A)Florida A & M in Tallahassee.
B)Howard University.
C)Harlem Hospital School of Nursing.
D)Tuskegee Institute.

Question 9

There are the most students enrolled in,and RNs with degrees from,

A)associate's degree programs.
B)bachelor's degree programs.
C)diploma nursing programs.
D)none of the above

Question 10

One of a nurse's main jobs is to

A)assist the doctor with his or her orders and patient care.
B)collaborate with the health care team to care for patients.
C)give medications as ordered.
D)clean patients for care,follow doctors' orders,give shots and other medication.

Question 11

Teams gain strength from the __________ of their members.

Question 12

Which is characteristic of a lifelong learner?

A)keeping an open mind during new experiences and learning from diversity
B)continually increasing your knowledge
C)taking risks to reach goals
D)only a and b
E)all of the above
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Insert the word or phrase that BEST completes the sentence.

Question 13

Education promotes success by

A)helping you learn how to think.
B)guaranteeing a better job.
C)raising your grade point average.
D)giving you a higher salary.

Question 14

In 2005,what percent of nurses were men?

A)22%
B)12%
C)2%
D)15%

Question 15

__________ __________ stall motivation and prevent you from reaching important goals.

Question 16

Students often interact with instructors and peers who have a variety of personal experiences and backgrounds.These differences are called

A)knowledge.
B)socialization.
C)diversity.
D)acclimation.

Question 17

Populations nurses might work with include

A)elders.
B)heart disease.
C)both a and d
D)children. .

Question 18

The majority of RNs work in what setting?

A)hospital
B)home health
C)nursing homes or extended care facilities
D)public health service
E)none of the above

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a part of successful intelligence?

A)objective thinking
B)analytical thinking
C)creative thinking
D)practical thinking

Question 20

How is diversity helpful in nursing?

A)It matches the diversity of the U.S.population.
B)It provides culturally competent care.
C)It provides patients with someone to see who they think might understand them.
D)all of the above

Question 21

Successful intelligence is broken into three abilities: _____________ thinking,_____________ thinking,and _______________ thinking.

Question 22

Standardized tests require ___________ intelligence,which is an example of textbook repetition rather than goal-directed thinking.

Question 23

__________ is a strong and deeply felt belief that as a person,you have value in the world.

Question 24

The quality of being reliable,trustworthy,and accountable is called __________.

Question 25

_____________ thinking means taking unique approaches to problems and seeing the world from a different perspective.