NUR 202 EXAM 1 Questions with Correct Answers

What is nursing? Correct answer nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention 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. Patient centered care correct answer includes families and/or communities Professionalism correct answer -administer quality care -be responsible and accountable Health care advocacy groups correct answer robert wood johnson foundation (rwjf) future of nursing: campaign for action Institute of medicine (iom) publication on the future of nursing Requirements of nursing correct answer -current knowledge and practice standards -insightful and compassionate approach -critical thinking (built by experiences) Benner's stages of nursing proficiency correct answer novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert Novice correct answer beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no previous level of experience Advanced beginner correct answer a nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care. Competent correct answer -same clinical position for 2-3 years -understands organization and specific area of care Proficient correct answer -more than 2-3 years of experience in the same clinical position -able to asses an entire situation and can readily transfer knowledge Expert correct answer -diverse experience who has intuitive grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem Nursing: scope and standards of practice correct answer 1960: documentation began Standards of practice Standards of professional performance