Nursing Fundamental Exam
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Nursing Process Steps - Answer 1. Assessing
2. Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
Assessing Steps - Answer 1. Initial Assessment (Admission assessment)
2. Problem-Focused Assessment (Pain)
3. Shift Assessment
4. Emergency Assessment (Shortness of Breath)
5. Time-Lapsed Reassessment (Home Health)
What is Nursing? - Answer 1. Caring
2. Art
3. Science
4. Client Centered
5. Holistic
6. Adaptive
7. Helping Profession
Nursing Concerns - Answer 1. Health Promotion
2. Health Maintenance
3. Health Restoration
Roles and Functions of the Nurse - Answer 1. Caregiver
2. Communicator
3. Teacher
4. Client Advocate
,5. Counselor
6. Change Agent
7. Leader
8. Manager
9. Case Manager
10. Research Consumer
Classification of Nurses - Answer Stage I: Novice
Stage II: Advanced Beginner
Stage III: Competent
Stage IV: Proficient
Stage V: Expert
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - Answer Framework provides quality,
safe, and patient-centered care.
Evidence-based care & teamwork from all members of the healthcare team.
Informatics are integrated into various ways to provide care.
QSEN Components - Answer 1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attitude
= Competence
6 competencies of QSEN - Answer 1. Quality Improvement (QI)
2. Teamwork and Collaboration (TC)
3. Client-Centered Care (PCC)
4. Informatics (I)
5. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
6. Safety (S)
Quality Improvement (QI) - Answer Use data to monitor outcome of care process & use
improvement methods to design & test changes to continuously improve the quality &
safety of health care system.
, Client-Centered Care (PCC) - Answer Recognizes client as source of control & full
partner in providing compassionate & coord. care based on respect for client's prefs.,
values, & needs.
Informatics (I) - Answer Found in all areas of client care; some simple & complex.
Evidence-Based Practice (ESP) - Answer Integrating current evidence with clinical
expertise & client/family values & prefs.
Safety (S) - Answer System Safeties: Avoid Workarounds.
Use Barcode Medication Verification (BMV)
Recognize standardization: Equipment & supplies.
Report Error: Open Comms.
Consumer - Answer Individual, group of people, or community that uses a service or
commodity.
Patient - Answer Person waiting for an undergoing medical treatment/care.
Client - Answer Person engages advice/services of another qualified to provide this
service.
Caregiver - Answer Role that has traditionally included those activities that assist the
client physically and psychologically while preserving the client's dignity.
Communicator - Answer Nurses id. client problems & communicate them with the
healthcare team.
Counseling - Answer Helping client to recognize & cope with stressful psychological or
social problems, develop improved interpersonal relationships, & promote personal
growth.
Change Agent - Answer Assist clients to make modifications in behavior.
Manager - Answer Delegates nursing activities to ancillary workers & other nurses;
supervises & evaluates their performance.
Case Manager - Answer works with primary or staff nurses to oversee the care of a
specific caseload.
Governance - Answer Est./maintenance of social, political, & economic arrangements
by which practitioners control their practice, self-discipline, working conditions, &
professional affairs
Socialization - Answer Process which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, & norms
of a given society & learn to function as members of that society.
Stage I: Novice - Answer No experience; performance is limited, inflexible,and governed
Latest Update
Nursing Process Steps - Answer 1. Assessing
2. Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Implementing
5. Evaluating
Assessing Steps - Answer 1. Initial Assessment (Admission assessment)
2. Problem-Focused Assessment (Pain)
3. Shift Assessment
4. Emergency Assessment (Shortness of Breath)
5. Time-Lapsed Reassessment (Home Health)
What is Nursing? - Answer 1. Caring
2. Art
3. Science
4. Client Centered
5. Holistic
6. Adaptive
7. Helping Profession
Nursing Concerns - Answer 1. Health Promotion
2. Health Maintenance
3. Health Restoration
Roles and Functions of the Nurse - Answer 1. Caregiver
2. Communicator
3. Teacher
4. Client Advocate
,5. Counselor
6. Change Agent
7. Leader
8. Manager
9. Case Manager
10. Research Consumer
Classification of Nurses - Answer Stage I: Novice
Stage II: Advanced Beginner
Stage III: Competent
Stage IV: Proficient
Stage V: Expert
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - Answer Framework provides quality,
safe, and patient-centered care.
Evidence-based care & teamwork from all members of the healthcare team.
Informatics are integrated into various ways to provide care.
QSEN Components - Answer 1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attitude
= Competence
6 competencies of QSEN - Answer 1. Quality Improvement (QI)
2. Teamwork and Collaboration (TC)
3. Client-Centered Care (PCC)
4. Informatics (I)
5. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
6. Safety (S)
Quality Improvement (QI) - Answer Use data to monitor outcome of care process & use
improvement methods to design & test changes to continuously improve the quality &
safety of health care system.
, Client-Centered Care (PCC) - Answer Recognizes client as source of control & full
partner in providing compassionate & coord. care based on respect for client's prefs.,
values, & needs.
Informatics (I) - Answer Found in all areas of client care; some simple & complex.
Evidence-Based Practice (ESP) - Answer Integrating current evidence with clinical
expertise & client/family values & prefs.
Safety (S) - Answer System Safeties: Avoid Workarounds.
Use Barcode Medication Verification (BMV)
Recognize standardization: Equipment & supplies.
Report Error: Open Comms.
Consumer - Answer Individual, group of people, or community that uses a service or
commodity.
Patient - Answer Person waiting for an undergoing medical treatment/care.
Client - Answer Person engages advice/services of another qualified to provide this
service.
Caregiver - Answer Role that has traditionally included those activities that assist the
client physically and psychologically while preserving the client's dignity.
Communicator - Answer Nurses id. client problems & communicate them with the
healthcare team.
Counseling - Answer Helping client to recognize & cope with stressful psychological or
social problems, develop improved interpersonal relationships, & promote personal
growth.
Change Agent - Answer Assist clients to make modifications in behavior.
Manager - Answer Delegates nursing activities to ancillary workers & other nurses;
supervises & evaluates their performance.
Case Manager - Answer works with primary or staff nurses to oversee the care of a
specific caseload.
Governance - Answer Est./maintenance of social, political, & economic arrangements
by which practitioners control their practice, self-discipline, working conditions, &
professional affairs
Socialization - Answer Process which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, & norms
of a given society & learn to function as members of that society.
Stage I: Novice - Answer No experience; performance is limited, inflexible,and governed
