30 Questions
What distinguishes nurses from other healthcare providers?
Their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice
In the U.S., what is the key difference between nurses and nurse practitioners?
Nurse practitioners have a higher level of prescription authority
What is the primary responsibility of nurses?
Developing a plan of care for patients
What has nurse education undergone since the postwar period?
A process of diversification towards advanced and specialized credentials
Who do nurses collaborate with in healthcare environments?
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and psychologists
What is the evidence of international trends in the nursing profession?
International shortages of qualified nurses
What is the role of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners in the United Kingdom and the United States?
They diagnose health problems and prescribe medications depending on state regulations
What is the historical challenge faced by nursing historians?
Determining whether care provided in antiquity can be called nursing care
What did members of religious orders such as nuns and monks often provide before the foundation of modern nursing?
Nursing-like care
What happened to the nursing profession during the Reformation of the 16th century?
It suffered a major setback for approximately 200 years
What was the impact of Protestant reformers shutting down the monasteries and convents during the Reformation?
The traditional caretakers, rooted in the Roman Catholic Church, were removed from their positions
What was the primary role of nurse Phoebe mentioned in Romans 16?
She was described as 'the first visiting nurse'
What were the influential religious roots of modern nursing?
Christian, Islamic, and Buddhist traditions
What did nurses provide before foundation of modern nursing?
Nursing-like care to sick or injured people
What does human sexuality encompass?
Biological, psychological, physical, emotional, and social aspects
What is someone's sexual orientation?
Their pattern of sexual interest in the opposite and/or same sex
What primarily affects an individual's sexual orientation?
Nonsocial causes
What is the main impact of spirituality on sexuality?
An individual's spiritual connection with others
When does interest in sexual activity typically increase?
During puberty
What do the physical and emotional aspects of sexuality involve?
Bonds between individuals expressed through profound feelings or physical manifestations
What is the evidence for innate causes of sexual orientation?
Cross-cultural correlation of homosexuality and childhood gender nonconformity
Why is it not fully understood why genes causing homosexuality persist in the gene pool?
Hypothesis involving kin selection and sexually antagonistic genes
What does cross-cultural evidence lean more toward regarding the causes of homosexuality?
Innate causes
What is supported by studies in both Western and non-Western cultures regarding the hypothesis of sexually antagonistic genes?
Homosexuality when expressed in males but increase reproduction when expressed in females
What does the evidence suggest about the relationship between tolerance of homosexuality and rates of it in cultures?
Tolerant cultures do not have significantly higher rates of homosexuality
What does the finding about adult Britons who attended single-sex boarding schools indicate?
They are less likely to engage in homosexual behavior than those who did not attend such schools
What is supported by studies in Samoa regarding the hypothesis involving kin selection?
Homosexuals invest heavily enough in their relatives to offset the cost of not reproducing as much directly
What is indicated by the finding that most boys raised as girls due to physical differences or deformity turned out attracted to females?
Innate causes are stronger than social causes in determining sexual orientation
What is supported by moderate genetic influences found in twin studies?
Children raised by homosexual parents are more likely to be homosexual themselves
What does the fraternal birth order effect indicate?
Innate causes have a stronger influence on sexual orientation than social ones
Test your knowledge about the nursing profession, including patient care, training, scope of practice, and specialties. Learn more about the role of nurses in healthcare environments.
Make Your Own Quizzes and Flashcards
Convert your notes into interactive study material.
Get started for free
