Nursing 100 – Final exam review

The final exam is scheduled for Friday - May 22, 2015

The following is a list of questions to help you review for the final exam. The final is not limited to these questions, however these question will help direct you in areas to study

The final exam will be 50 multiple choice questions. This is a comprehensive test. Valued at 100 points

Chapter 1

  1. What are 3 ways to becoming an RN
  2. What is the difference between and BSN - RN & ADN-RN in terms of work assignments
  3. What is the relationship between a medical doctor and an RN
  4. What is the role of an CNA or LVN compared to RN
  5. Describe the nursing shortage or non-shortage in the USA
  6. What is an advanced practice in nursing mean or entail?
  7. What are pre-requisites to a nursing (or ay program)? What are general education classes?
  8. What are the rules for e-mailing an instructor
  9. What are the differences between a college loan and a college grant (give an example of each)
  10. What are the three components of successful intelligence?

Chapter 2

  1. What factors affect the supply problem of nursing (why are there not enough nurses)?
  2. Why is the demand for nurses going up?
  3. What skills must you develop to succeed in nursing?
  4. Define the different types of nursing / opportunities of nursing care

Chapter 3

  1. Define values, ethics, integrity, culture and cultural competency
  2. Compare and contrast short term and long-term goals
  3. What does the acronym SMART stand for? (Explain each component)
  4. What are some keys to managing your time?
  5. How do you handle “monkeys” & what is the pickle jar theory?
  6. What are the “rules” of time management
  7. Define downtime & procrastination,
  8. What are the causes of procrastination and how can you overcome procrastination?
  9. What does the “Social readjustment rating scale” measure?
  10. What are common stress management strategies

Chapter 4

  1. What is the value of learning style assessments? What are their weaknesses?
  2. What are the 8 multiple intelligences as described by Howard Gardner?
  3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of the 8 multiple intelligence pathways?
  4. How can you strengthen your intelligence pathways?
  5. Define intelligence, learning style, major (college) curriculum, & personality
  6. What are the 4 personality spectrum types? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
  7. What are the different types of disabilities? What are the “signs” of these conditions?

Chapter 5

  1. Define assumptions, biased, inferences and
  2. What are the rules to brainstorming
  3. What is the nursing process?
  4. What are the steps of the nursing process
  5. What is the difference between objective and subjective data
  6. Describe Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and how it is used in nursing

Chapter 6

  1. Identify strategies for improving your reading
  2. What is the SQ34 system?
  3. How can you increase your reading speed?
  4. Define: skimming, scanning, survey, root, pre-fix, suffix, summary,
  5. What are skills and rules used in reading a text book?
  6. What are some strategies for study group success?

Chapter 7

  1. What are the principles for asking questions in class?
  2. What are the stages of listening and long-term memory?
  3. What are the strategies for listening?
  4. What are the strategies for note taking?
  5. What is the Cornell note system?
  6. What are the strategies for memorizing material?
  7. Define listening, verbal sign posts, mnemonic devices, acronyms

Chapter 8

  1. Identify specific test taking skills.
  2. Describe methods to decrease test anxiety
  3. What are the signs of test anxiety
  4. What do the following action verbs mean in terms of essay tests: Analyze, compare, contrast, criticize, define, describe, discuss, enumerate, evaluate, explain, illustrate, interpret, outline, prove, review, state, summarize, trace. (See page 266)

Chapter 10

  1. Define diversity, prejudice, stereotype and cultural competence
  2. Define aggressive, assertive & passive communication
  3. How do you make more friends?

Chapter 11

  1. Differentiate between obesity and overweight
  2. What are the 3 general categories of exercise
  1. Identify suggestion to increasing sleep
  2. Define the disease including signs and symptoms, what type of immunization it is and # of shots.
  3. Meningitis
  4. HPV
  5. Hepatitis A & B
  6. Chicken Pox
  7. What does the MMR vaccine cover?
  8. What is shingles? How do you get it? What are the first signs and symptoms of shingles? How can you prevent yourself from getting it?
  9. Define, identify the signs and symptoms and discuss treatment for
  10. Depression
  11. Anorexia nervosa
  12. Bulimia
  13. Binge eating
  14. Discuss the effects of Alcohol and drugs