Exam 1: Professionalism Complete
Questions With Solutions
Florence Nightingale CORRECT ANSWERS -founder of modern nursing
-1st person to see a patient as a person
-provided medical aid in the Crimean War
-published "notes on nursing" as core curriculum
Nurtrix CORRECT ANSWERS "to nourish"
International council of Nurses (2010) defines nursing as . . . CORRECT ANSWERS -
Promotion of health
-Promotion of illness
-Promotion of care
American Nurses Association (ANA,2010) defines nursing as. . CORRECT ANSWERS
"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"
Nurses are responsible for . . CORRECT ANSWERS physical, social, emotional, &
spiritual dimensions
***(These four things are found in ALL definitions of nursing)*****
The practice of nursing : CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Nurses use knowledge, skills, and
critical thinking
2. Nurses provide care in a variety of traditional and expanding nurses roles
3. Nurse use cognitive (brain), technical, interpersonal (bed side manner), &
legal/ethical skills
Nursing as a professional disciple CORRECT ANSWERS -well defined body of specific
and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group
-*** CODE OF ETHICS ****
-Professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self regulation
International council of nurses (ICN) CORRECT ANSWERS global perspective/ world
wide
, -professional nursing organization
American nurses association CORRECT ANSWERS -nation wide
-set clinical standards (code of ethics)
-Only for a registered nurses
-professional nursing organization
National league for nurses (NLN) CORRECT ANSWERS -do not have to be a nurse to
join
-professional testing for nursing research
-professional nursing organization
American association of colleges of nurses (AACN) CORRECT ANSWERS -higher
education for nurses
-professional nursing organization
Where do the standards for nursing practice come from? CORRECT ANSWERS The
ANA / they are not laws they are guidelines
What is a standard? CORRECT ANSWERS -expected level of care
-a standard of care defines the type of care/ service and outcome that they patient can
expect from the health care encounter
Standard of practice & professional performance CORRECT ANSWERS -every nurse is
personally accountable for their quality of practice and responsible for the use of ANA
standards to ensure knowledge, safe, and comprehensive care
What is competency? CORRECT ANSWERS -knowlage & skill
-The ANA defines competency as "an expected level or performance that integrates
knowledge, skill, abilities and, judgment"
What is QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS -Quality and Safety Education in Nursing
-founded by Robert Wood Johnson
-"these competencies prepare future nurses to improve the quality and safety in their
word"
-Has been around since 2005
-foundation to indoctrinate the fundamentals of patient safety and quality improvement
into the professional practice of all nurses starting with nursing school
QSEN competencies
1. Quality improvement (QI) CORRECT ANSWERS use dat ao monitor the outcomes of
care process and use improvement meths to design and test change to continuously
improve the quality and safety of heath care systems
QSEN competencies
Questions With Solutions
Florence Nightingale CORRECT ANSWERS -founder of modern nursing
-1st person to see a patient as a person
-provided medical aid in the Crimean War
-published "notes on nursing" as core curriculum
Nurtrix CORRECT ANSWERS "to nourish"
International council of Nurses (2010) defines nursing as . . . CORRECT ANSWERS -
Promotion of health
-Promotion of illness
-Promotion of care
American Nurses Association (ANA,2010) defines nursing as. . CORRECT ANSWERS
"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"
Nurses are responsible for . . CORRECT ANSWERS physical, social, emotional, &
spiritual dimensions
***(These four things are found in ALL definitions of nursing)*****
The practice of nursing : CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Nurses use knowledge, skills, and
critical thinking
2. Nurses provide care in a variety of traditional and expanding nurses roles
3. Nurse use cognitive (brain), technical, interpersonal (bed side manner), &
legal/ethical skills
Nursing as a professional disciple CORRECT ANSWERS -well defined body of specific
and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group
-*** CODE OF ETHICS ****
-Professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self regulation
International council of nurses (ICN) CORRECT ANSWERS global perspective/ world
wide
, -professional nursing organization
American nurses association CORRECT ANSWERS -nation wide
-set clinical standards (code of ethics)
-Only for a registered nurses
-professional nursing organization
National league for nurses (NLN) CORRECT ANSWERS -do not have to be a nurse to
join
-professional testing for nursing research
-professional nursing organization
American association of colleges of nurses (AACN) CORRECT ANSWERS -higher
education for nurses
-professional nursing organization
Where do the standards for nursing practice come from? CORRECT ANSWERS The
ANA / they are not laws they are guidelines
What is a standard? CORRECT ANSWERS -expected level of care
-a standard of care defines the type of care/ service and outcome that they patient can
expect from the health care encounter
Standard of practice & professional performance CORRECT ANSWERS -every nurse is
personally accountable for their quality of practice and responsible for the use of ANA
standards to ensure knowledge, safe, and comprehensive care
What is competency? CORRECT ANSWERS -knowlage & skill
-The ANA defines competency as "an expected level or performance that integrates
knowledge, skill, abilities and, judgment"
What is QSEN? CORRECT ANSWERS -Quality and Safety Education in Nursing
-founded by Robert Wood Johnson
-"these competencies prepare future nurses to improve the quality and safety in their
word"
-Has been around since 2005
-foundation to indoctrinate the fundamentals of patient safety and quality improvement
into the professional practice of all nurses starting with nursing school
QSEN competencies
1. Quality improvement (QI) CORRECT ANSWERS use dat ao monitor the outcomes of
care process and use improvement meths to design and test change to continuously
improve the quality and safety of heath care systems
QSEN competencies
