NUR 1118: Unit One Application (Application
questions for the modules in Unit One
Missing: Interdisciplinary Module) Questions
With Complete Solutions
What would you use clinical decision making
process for?
it is the framework for developing a plan of care
If you are having every family member in a
patient's room talking at once and spilling out all of
this information to you, would you use clinical
judgment, critical thinking, or clinical reasoning to
organize the information being told into relevant or
nonrelevant categories?
Clinical reasoning
- because, clinical reasoning is sorting out relevant
information that is useful for providing optimal care
to the client versus not relevant information
Critical thinking is the foundation for
________________?
Clinical decision making
In the implementation stage nurse use problem
solving skills, clinical judgement, and critical
thinking.
T/F
,True
implementation only uses problem solving skills,
clinical judgement, and critical thinking
Well why not clinical reasoning? Because, pertinent
information should already be sorted out by now
As an RN going through the nursing process, you
have to consider environmental and individual
factors when caring for clients. What is the
difference?
Environmental: Think "external"; This is the setting
and situation, equipment, safety considerations,
staffing, time pressure, health records, etc.
Individual: These are nurse factors such as the
nurses knowledge and skills she posseses, prior
experience the nurse holds, her availble cognitive
load, the nurses problem solving skillsm etc
Who developed the standards of professional
practice
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Who developed the NCLEX- RN/NCLEX-PN?
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN)
What established the expectations of professional
behavior for nursing?
, Standards of professional practice by the ANA
The nurse practice act states what guidelines?
- What conditions must be met for licensure
(including curriculum guidelines needed)
- states that Every nurse must adhere to the
prescribed scope of practice in their state
Who protects specific nursing titles (RN, LPN, LVN,
APN) to protect these nursing titles from being
used by unauthorized individuals?
NPA
Nurse practice act
-unless you obtain the proper licensure you
CANNOT go by one of those nursing titles
What is required to take the examination for
licensure in your state?
- Criminal background check
- Violations related to substance abuse
-failure to report charges made to your nursing
license
-registration or certification
Where can you locate your state's NPA and their
rules?
The BON's (Board of nursing) website
What stipulates the activities a nurse can and
cannot perform?
questions for the modules in Unit One
Missing: Interdisciplinary Module) Questions
With Complete Solutions
What would you use clinical decision making
process for?
it is the framework for developing a plan of care
If you are having every family member in a
patient's room talking at once and spilling out all of
this information to you, would you use clinical
judgment, critical thinking, or clinical reasoning to
organize the information being told into relevant or
nonrelevant categories?
Clinical reasoning
- because, clinical reasoning is sorting out relevant
information that is useful for providing optimal care
to the client versus not relevant information
Critical thinking is the foundation for
________________?
Clinical decision making
In the implementation stage nurse use problem
solving skills, clinical judgement, and critical
thinking.
T/F
,True
implementation only uses problem solving skills,
clinical judgement, and critical thinking
Well why not clinical reasoning? Because, pertinent
information should already be sorted out by now
As an RN going through the nursing process, you
have to consider environmental and individual
factors when caring for clients. What is the
difference?
Environmental: Think "external"; This is the setting
and situation, equipment, safety considerations,
staffing, time pressure, health records, etc.
Individual: These are nurse factors such as the
nurses knowledge and skills she posseses, prior
experience the nurse holds, her availble cognitive
load, the nurses problem solving skillsm etc
Who developed the standards of professional
practice
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Who developed the NCLEX- RN/NCLEX-PN?
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN)
What established the expectations of professional
behavior for nursing?
, Standards of professional practice by the ANA
The nurse practice act states what guidelines?
- What conditions must be met for licensure
(including curriculum guidelines needed)
- states that Every nurse must adhere to the
prescribed scope of practice in their state
Who protects specific nursing titles (RN, LPN, LVN,
APN) to protect these nursing titles from being
used by unauthorized individuals?
NPA
Nurse practice act
-unless you obtain the proper licensure you
CANNOT go by one of those nursing titles
What is required to take the examination for
licensure in your state?
- Criminal background check
- Violations related to substance abuse
-failure to report charges made to your nursing
license
-registration or certification
Where can you locate your state's NPA and their
rules?
The BON's (Board of nursing) website
What stipulates the activities a nurse can and
cannot perform?
