Competencies for Practice 9th Edition
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vFundamentalsvofvNursingv(9thvEditionvbyvCraven)
Chapterv01-v Thev Professionvofv Nursing
1. Whatvisvthevmajorvdifferencevbetweenvnursingvstudentsvtodayvandvnursingvst
udentsv50vyearsvago?
A) Todaysvstudentsvarevlessvcaring.
B) Todaysvstudentsvarevmorevintelligent.
C) Todaysvstudentsvreflectvavmorevdiversevpopulation.
D) Todaysvstudentsvarevlessvlikelyvtovbevcompetentvnurses.
Ans: C
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Nursingvstudentsv50vyearsvagovwerevmostlyvwomenvandventeredvnursingvscho
olvimmediatelyvaftervgraduatingvfromvhighvschool.vManyvofvtodaysvnursingvst
udentsvhavevpursuedvothervcareervpathsvpriorvtovnursing,varevofvvariousvethnic
vbackgrounds,vandvhavevjobsvandvfamiliesvtovconsidervwhilevattendingvnursing
vschool.vInvaddition,vmanyvmorevmenvhaveventeredvthevfieldvofvnursingvoverv
thevlastv50vyears.
2. Thevnursevisvcaringvforvavdiabeticvpatientvwhovexpressesvthevdesirevtovlea
rnvmorevaboutvavdiabeticvdietvinvanvattemptvtovgainvbettervcontrolvofvhisvb
loodvsugar.vThevnursesvactionsvwillvbevbasedvonvwhichvnon-
nursingvtheory?
A) Changevtheory
B) Maslowsvhierarchyvofvhumanvneeds
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C) Neumansvsystemsvmodel
D) Watsonsvtheoryvofvcaring
Ans: A
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Thevpatientvhasvidentifiedvavneedvforvchange,vwhichvwillvguidevthevnursesv
actions.vMaslowsvhierarchyvofvhumanvneedsvhelpsvnursesvprioritizevactions.
vNeumanvandvWatsonvarevnursingvtheorists.
3. ThevQualityvandvSafetyvEducationvforvNursesvInitiativev(QSEN)vhasvidentified
vwhichvkeyvcompetenciesvforvnurses?vSelectvallvthatvapply.
A) Patient-centeredvcare
B) Teamworkvandvcollaboration
C) Evidence-basedvpractice
D) Qualityvimprovement
E) Correctvdocumentation
Ans: A,vB,vC,vD
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ThevQSENvhasvidentifiedvpatient-
centeredvcare,vteamworkvandvcollaboration,vevidence-
basedvpractice,vandvqualityvimprovementvasvavmeansvforvnursesvtovimprovevth
evqualityvandvsafetyvofvpatientvcarevwherevervtheyvwork.vAdditionalvkeyvcom
petenciesvidentifiedvarevsafetyvandvinformatics.
4. Thevnursevisvcaringvforvavpatientvwhovisvonvavventilator.vThevnursevisvbathi
ngvthevpatientvandvtalkingvtovthemvasvshevisvcarryingvoutvcare,vasvwellvasvt
ellingvthevpatientvwhatvisvgoingvtovhappenvnext.vThevnursevspeaksvtovthevpat
ientvinvavsoothingvmanner.vThevnursevisvactingvinvwhichvrole?v(Selectvallvtha
tvapply)
A) Caregiver
B) Decision-maker
C) Communicator
D) Educator
E) Patientvadvocate
Ans: A,vC,vD
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Thevnursevisvfulfillingvthevrolevofvcaregivervbyvprovidingvthevcarevandvspeakin
gvtovthevpatientvinvavsoothingvmanner.vThevnursevisvalsovactingvasvavcommuni
catorvtalkingvtovthevpatientvevenvifvthevpatientvcantvrespond.vThevnursevisvalso
vactingvasvanveducatorvbyvinformingvthevpatientvofvthevcarevthatvwillvbevperfor
med.vThevnursevisvnotvassistingvinvmakingvanyvdecisionsvorvspeakingvonvbehal
fvofvthevpatient.
5. Thevnursevoffersvavpatientvtwovpossiblevtimesvtovambulatevasvthevphysi
cianvhasvordered.vThevnursevisvactingvinvwhichvnursingvrole?