ANA.,(American.,Nurses.,Association).,The.,Nurse.,Practice.,Act.
(regulatory,.,administrative).,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
state.,statutes.,(hence.,the.,term:.,"act").,which.,governs.,the.,standards.,of.,nur
sing.,practice..,It.,defines.,nursing,.,and.,describes.,the.,responsibilities.,for.,whi
ch.,nurses.,are.,accountable.,by.,establishing.,standards.,of.,practice.,and.,standa
rds.,of.,professional.,performance..,It.,regulates.,licensure.,requirements..,Eac
h.,state.,administers.,these.,statutes.,via.,the.,State.,Board.,of.,Nursing.
State.,Nursing.,Practice.,Act.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
'Nursing'.,is.,a.,dynamic.,discipline.,which.,includes.,the.,assessing,.,caring,.,c
ounseling,.,teaching,.,referring.,and.,implementing.,of.,prescribed.,treatment.,i
n.,the.,maintenance.,of.,health,
prevention.,and.,management.,of.,illness,.,injury,.,disability.,or.,the.,achieveme
nt.,of.,a.,dignified.,death.
ANA.,Standard.,of.,Practice.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Demonstrates.,competency.,in.,the.,use.,of.,the.,nursing.,process:
Assessment,.,Diagnosis,.,Outcomes,.,Planning,.,Implementation,.,Evaluatio
n.
ANA.,Standard.,of.,Professional.,Performance.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Demonstrates.,competency.,in.,Quality.,of.,practice,.,Education,.,Self.,practi
, ce.,evaluation,.,Collaboration,.,Collegiality,.,Ethics,.,Research,.,Utilization.,o
f.,Resources,.,Leadership.
Florence.,Nightingale,.,the.,first.,nurse.,theorist,.,wrote.,"Notes.,on.,Nursing:.,
What.,It.,Is,.,and.,What.,It.,Is.,Not".,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
nursing.,is.,"the.,act.,of.,utilizing.,the.,environment.,of.,the.,patient.,to.,assist.,hi
m.,in.,his.,recovery".
ANA.,definition.,of.,nursing:.,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
"Nursing.,is.,the.,protection,.,promotion,.,and.,optimization.,of.,health.,and.,a
bilities,.,preventions.,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..,(ANA,.,2003)
Standard.,of.,Practice.,infers.,"Accountability".,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Accountability:.,the.,ability.,and.,willingness.,to.,assume.,responsibility.,for.,
one's.,own.,actions.,and.,accept.,the.,consequences.,of.,one's.,behavior.
"Malpractice".,(unintentional.,tort).,-.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
Deviation.,from.,the.,standard.,of.,practice.,in.,the.,course.,of.,performing.,his.,
or.,her.,professional.,duties;.,failure.,to.,observe.,and.,take.,appropriate.,action.
"Negligence".,(unintentional.,tort).,may.,result.,in.,malpractice.,-
.,correct.,answer.,✔ ✔
conduct.,that.,deviates.,from.,what.,a.,reasonable.,person.,would.,perform.,in.,