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Develop essential nursing knowledge with the Nursing Study Guide featuring Foundation Concepts of Nursing Practice. This comprehensive exam preparation resource is 100% verified with correct questions and answers, with solution, covering nursing fundamentals, patient-centered care, health assessment, infection prevention, medication administration, clinical judgment, communication, ethics, documentation, evidence-based practice, safety principles, and core nursing concepts. Ideal for nursing students, NCLEX candidates, and healthcare professionals seeking to strengthen foundational skills, improve exam performance, and achieve academic success in 2025/ 2026.

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Purpose of Nursing and Theory Identify how an individual's needs are either met or not, predict future
needs, and prioritize those needs in order of importance.
(Independent and interdependent)


Person (concept) Unique values, beliefs, intellect, cultural, spiritual, and physical
makeup. Complex being defining optimal health. Seek care based on
our needs. (person, family, community, or society)


Environment (concept) Complex set of numerous interacting external and internal factors that
influence and are influenced by health and health care. May be own
environment or interactions with other people. Positive = good health.
Non-positive = imbalance of optimal health


Health dynamic state of well-being. Impacted by internal and external
environment. Balance correlation with person and environment.


Nursing refers to process of caring for health of human beings and assisting
individuals in meeting their needs. While also teaching them the basics
of caring for themselves. Moving towards prevention.




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General Knowledge -Empirical or scientific
-objective
-widely used in health care
-systematic
-general knowledge in the book, pathophysiology
hospitals rely heavily on general knowledge.
-unable to change


Particular Knowledge -particular to the individual/circumstances
-subjective
-engaged knowledge
-rooted from patient to nurse relation
-p/t getting a procedure cesarean section, mom says "it was really
painful".
-Sharing personal experience/thought of the procedure.


Aspects of Skill Acquisition -Shifting from relying on info from classroom to concrete experience
-Shifting from seeing aspects/pieces of situation to the whole situation.
-moving from detached observer to involved performer.
-seeing the manifestation over and over, then referring it to the
process earlier. Ex. Jittering -->Low blood sugar




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Skill Acquisition Cannot skip from stage one to five. Must go from stage 1 to stage 2.
When specialties change, then one will have to start over again.
(Competent to Novice)


Novice (Skill) -Minimal hands on
-Relies heavily on rules
-Inflexible, because that's what the rules says or the policy says
-Task Oriented (intravenous)


Advanced Beginner (skill) -Focuses on more than 1 aspect (subject)
-Unable to prioritize
-If experience is repeated, can refer back to the previous.


Competent (skill) -more than 2 years of experience
-prioritizes tasks, gained organization skills
-lacks speed and flexibility.


Proficient (skill) -accurate focus on the problem
-flexible; rapid decision making
-very comfortable with her skills.




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