Nurses respond to needs of __________. - Answers Patients
Nurses actively participate in __________. - Answers Policy
Nurses respond and adapt to __________. - Answers Challenges
Nurses make __________ __________ and __________ about patients' healthcare needs based on
knowledge, experience, and standards of care. - Answers Clinical judgments; decisions
Care is provided according to standards of practice and a __________ __________ __________. -
Answers Code of ethics
Florence Nightingale was the first practicing __________. - Answers Epidemiologist
An epidemiologist studies: - Answers Disease and the transmission of diseases
Florence Nightingale organized the first __________ __________ __________. - Answers School of
nursing
Florence Nightingale improved sanitation in __________ __________. - Answers Battlefield
hospitals
3 societal influences on nursing (potential of 6, name 3): - Answers Healthcare reform,
demographic changes, medically underserved, threat of bioterrorism, rising health care costs,
nursing shortage
4 characteristics of a profession: - Answers Required extended education, provides a specific
service, incorporates code of ethics, has autonomy
The professional responsibilities of a nurse are to: - Answers Provide care and comfort,
emphasize health promotion and illness prevention
6 professional roles of a nurse:
(Hint: ACAMEC) - Answers Autonomy, caregiver, advocate, manager, educator, communicator
6 QSEN competencies (just list them): - Answers Quality improvement, safety, patient-centered
care, informatics, teamwork/collaboration, evidence-based practice
The __________ __________ sets standards for client and family education. - Answers Joint
Commission
The purpose of client education is to: - Answers Help individuals/families maintain optimal
levels of health
Client education includes (3 things): - Answers Maintenance of health, restoration of health,
, coping with impaired function
Teaching - Answers An interactive process that promotes learning
Learning - Answers Purposeful acquisition of knowledge, skills, behaviors, or attitudes
2 main considerations of the nurse when educating a client and/or their family: - Answers
Determine what client needs to know and when they are ready to learn
Teaching depends on effective __________ __________. - Answers Interpersonal communication
A learning objective describes: - Answers What the learner will be able to accomplish after
instructions are given
Cognitive Domain of Learning - Answers Intellectual behaviors and thinking
Affective Domain of Learning - Answers Expression of feelings and acceptance of
attitudes/opinions
Psychomotor Domain of Learning - Answers Integration of mental and muscular activity
Motivation to Learn - Answers Client's desire or willingness to learn
Ability to Learn - Answers Physical and cognitive abilities, developmental level, physical
wellness, thought processes
Learning Environment - Answers Allows a person to attend to instruction
Stress - Answers Condition in which the human system responds to changes in its normally
balanced state
Stressor - Answers Anything a person perceives as challenging, threatening, or demanding
Adaptation - Answers Change that takes place as a response to stressor
Homeostasis - Answers Balanced internal steady state (psychological and physiological
balance)
Local Adaptation Syndrome - Answers Localized response of body to stress involving specific
body part
Reflex Pain Response - Answers Response of CNS to pain, rapid and automatic
Inflammatory Response - Answers Local response to injury or infection
3 Stages of a GAS Alarm Reaction: - Answers Person perceives stressor, ANS activates fight or
flight, hormone levels rise to react
Resistance - Answers Body tries to adapt and deal with stressor