nur 129 test 1 (professional socialization and nursing practice) Questions and Answers with complete

what is a profession? - Answer-•occupation that requires extensive education or specialized training •a self selected, self disciplined group of individuals who hold themselves pit to the public as possessing a special skill derived from education and training and who are prepared to excercise that skill primarily in the interests of others licensure - Answer-most restrictive form of a professional regulation where regulated activities are complex, requiring specialized knowledge and independent decision making certification - Answer-usually a voluntary professional credential that recognizes a professional has passed a certification exam given by a private agency in what amendment are the state and licensure based regulatory system found? - Answer-10th amendment licensure requirements - Answer-•indicates what is necessary to apply for entry into the profession •lays out the procedures for initial licensure • lreciprocity needs from state to state •permits and renewals •NCLEX-RN exam nursing regulation - Answer-•establishes minimal criteria for safe practice •protects the public from those who are incompetent or unfit to practice in what year was the first board of nursing established and where? - Answer-1903, and in NC, NY, NJ, VA in what year did NY become the first state to define a scope of practice and adopt a mandatory licensure law? - Answer-1938 4 functions of state board of nursing - Answer-1) protect the health, safety and welfare of the public2) writing the administrative rules 3) disciplining nurses for unsafe practice 4) approving nursing programs who serves on state boards of nursing? - Answer-15 members •staff is hired by the board of nursing •the board of directors is appointed by the governor, depending on the state advantages for regulation of nursing practice - Answer-• increased status • more economic benefits • improve standards of practice • codes of ethical behavior • barring of incompetent nurses nurse practice acts - Answer-set licensure requirements for the nursing profession •define the scope of practice •authorize the boards to enforce law purpose of the nurse practice acts - Answer-•statements that refer to protecting the health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction • qualifications and responsibilities of those individuals covered by the regulations • delineates those excluded from the practice of nursing •protects the title of RN definition of nursing and scope of practice - Answer-•details the extent of nursing within the state •individualized for each state •avoids details of procedures to allow for growth social context of nursing - Answer-•humans manifest an essential unity of mind, body and spirit • human experience is contextually and culturally defined • health and illness are human experiences• the relationship between the nurse and patient occurs within the values and beliefs of the patient and the nurse