NURS 505 COURSE CARDS 2026/2027 | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, FLASHCARDS,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nursing as a profession - ANS ✔✔Altruism
Body of knowledge and research
Accountability
Higer education
Autonomy
A code of Ethics
Professional organizations
Licensure
Diversity
To act professionally, you need to: - ANS ✔✔Use critical thinking skills
Administer quality patient-centered care
Be responsible and accountable
Nursing requires: - ANS ✔✔Current knowledge and practice standards
An insightful and compassionate approach
Critical thinking and clinical judgement
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - ANS ✔✔Novice
- student nurse, flexible, rule-governed behavior
Advanced beginner
- new grad, formulates principles, use limited experience, needs help with priority setting
Competent
, - 2-3 years in same setting, plans ahead, holistic view, lacks speed and flexibility but feelings of
mastery
Proficient
- 3-5 years, perceived "wholes," interprets nuances, perceives deviations from normal
Expert
- intuitive grasp, no reliance on rules, vision of what's possible
Critical thinking skills - ANS ✔✔Technical
Psychomotor
Interpersonal Skills
Ethical
ANA standards of practice - ANS ✔✔Assessment
Diagnosis/Analysis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
- coordination of care
- health teaching and health promotion
Evaluation
ANA standards of professional performance - ANS ✔✔Culturally congruent practice
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership
Education
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nursing as a profession - ANS ✔✔Altruism
Body of knowledge and research
Accountability
Higer education
Autonomy
A code of Ethics
Professional organizations
Licensure
Diversity
To act professionally, you need to: - ANS ✔✔Use critical thinking skills
Administer quality patient-centered care
Be responsible and accountable
Nursing requires: - ANS ✔✔Current knowledge and practice standards
An insightful and compassionate approach
Critical thinking and clinical judgement
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - ANS ✔✔Novice
- student nurse, flexible, rule-governed behavior
Advanced beginner
- new grad, formulates principles, use limited experience, needs help with priority setting
Competent
, - 2-3 years in same setting, plans ahead, holistic view, lacks speed and flexibility but feelings of
mastery
Proficient
- 3-5 years, perceived "wholes," interprets nuances, perceives deviations from normal
Expert
- intuitive grasp, no reliance on rules, vision of what's possible
Critical thinking skills - ANS ✔✔Technical
Psychomotor
Interpersonal Skills
Ethical
ANA standards of practice - ANS ✔✔Assessment
Diagnosis/Analysis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
- coordination of care
- health teaching and health promotion
Evaluation
ANA standards of professional performance - ANS ✔✔Culturally congruent practice
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership
Education
