Deck 2: The Essence of Nursing: Knowledge and Caring

Question 1

A knowledge worker uses which of the following when serving as a nurse?

A) Consistency
B) Empathy
C) Critical thinking
D) Experience

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Knowledge workers recognize that change is:

A) something to be avoided.
B) inevitable in health care.
C) a barrier in many situations.
D) experienced mostly by patients.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Dichotomous thinking limits choices because it means someone is looking at an issue as being:

A) either good or bad.
B) partially right and partially wrong.
C) clearly correct.
D) unfounded.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?

A) This is an accurate statement.
B) This statement is simplistic.
C) This statement adds conflict and creates difficulty in conversation.
D) This statement puts nurses in the key role of understanding patients holistically.

Question 5

How do nurses use critical thinking in health care?

A) Applying personal judgment
B) Maintaining confidentiality
C) Through research and quality improvement projects
D) Gaining promotion to management

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the key issues identified by the American Nurses Association related to a nurse's knowledge base?

A) Leadership
B) Informatics
C) Research
D) Health literacy

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a routine part of a nurse's work?

A) Recognizing a lab value that is dangerously low
B) Taking blood pressure
C) Responding to an emergent situation
D) Paging the physician to discuss a patient's pain management

Question 8

Which nursing role is becoming increasingly prominent?

A) Researcher
B) Change agent
C) Entrepreneur
D) Manager

Question 9

Consider the definition of nursing developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA): "the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations" (p. 41). Discuss the meaning of any three of the following terms found in this definition: promotion of health, health, prevention of illness and injury, illness, injury, diagnosis, treatment, advocacy.

Question 10

Using your own experiences or those of one of the nursing leaders you have read about, describe your personal definition of nursing.