Exam 1 study guide (Fundamentals)
Collecting and validating data - CORRECT ANSWER-Inappropriate organization of the database,
omission of pertinent data, inclusion of irrelevant or duplicate data, erroneous or misinterpreted
data, failure to establish rapport and partnership with the patient, recording an interpretation of
data rather than observed behavior, and failure to update the database.
(ANA'S 2015 nursing practice) Standards of Nursing Practice - CORRECT ANSWER-allow nurses
to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution
where health care is provided.
Standards of Practice
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
Health teaching and health promotion
evaluation
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - CORRECT ANSWER-defines the scope and limitations of professional
nursing practice; vary from state to state
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
Health teaching and health promotion
evaluation
Nursing code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional values provide the foundation for
nursing practice and will guide your interactions with patients, colleagues and the public. In 1998,
the AACN (2008) identified five values that epitomize the caring, professional nurse: altruism,
autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-Used by the nurse to identify the patient's health care
needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a care plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes and allows nurses to use critical
thinking and clinical reasoning when providing care that is individualized and holistic, and to define
those areas of care that are within the domain of nursing.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-Systematically collect patient data to determine the need of
nursing care.
Collecting and validating data - CORRECT ANSWER-Inappropriate organization of the database,
omission of pertinent data, inclusion of irrelevant or duplicate data, erroneous or misinterpreted
data, failure to establish rapport and partnership with the patient, recording an interpretation of
data rather than observed behavior, and failure to update the database.
(ANA'S 2015 nursing practice) Standards of Nursing Practice - CORRECT ANSWER-allow nurses
to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution
where health care is provided.
Standards of Practice
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
Health teaching and health promotion
evaluation
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - CORRECT ANSWER-defines the scope and limitations of professional
nursing practice; vary from state to state
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
Health teaching and health promotion
evaluation
Nursing code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional values provide the foundation for
nursing practice and will guide your interactions with patients, colleagues and the public. In 1998,
the AACN (2008) identified five values that epitomize the caring, professional nurse: altruism,
autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice.
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-Used by the nurse to identify the patient's health care
needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a care plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes and allows nurses to use critical
thinking and clinical reasoning when providing care that is individualized and holistic, and to define
those areas of care that are within the domain of nursing.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-Systematically collect patient data to determine the need of
nursing care.
