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What is nursing? - ANSWER Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations.
Patient centered care - ANSWER includes families and/or communities
Professionalism - ANSWER -administer quality care
-be responsible and accountable
Health care advocacy groups - ANSWER Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing
Requirements of nursing - ANSWER -current knowledge and practice standards
-insightful and compassionate approach
-critical thinking (built by experiences)
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - ANSWER novice, advanced beginner,
competent, proficient, expert
Novice - ANSWER beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no
previous level of experience
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, Advanced beginner - ANSWER A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to
identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Competent - ANSWER -same clinical position for 2-3 years
-understands organization and specific area of care
Proficient - ANSWER -more than 2-3 years of experience in the same clinical position
-able to asses an entire situation and can readily transfer knowledge
Expert - ANSWER -diverse experience who has intuitive grasp of an existing or
potential clinical problem
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice - ANSWER 1960: Documentation began
Standards of Practice
Standards of Professional Performance
Goal of nursing - ANSWER To improve the health and well-being of all individuals,
communities, and populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered
nursing using standards-based practice
6 standards of practice - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment - ANSWER the collection of data about an individual's health state
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What is nursing? - ANSWER Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations.
Patient centered care - ANSWER includes families and/or communities
Professionalism - ANSWER -administer quality care
-be responsible and accountable
Health care advocacy groups - ANSWER Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing
Requirements of nursing - ANSWER -current knowledge and practice standards
-insightful and compassionate approach
-critical thinking (built by experiences)
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - ANSWER novice, advanced beginner,
competent, proficient, expert
Novice - ANSWER beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no
previous level of experience
1
, Advanced beginner - ANSWER A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to
identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Competent - ANSWER -same clinical position for 2-3 years
-understands organization and specific area of care
Proficient - ANSWER -more than 2-3 years of experience in the same clinical position
-able to asses an entire situation and can readily transfer knowledge
Expert - ANSWER -diverse experience who has intuitive grasp of an existing or
potential clinical problem
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice - ANSWER 1960: Documentation began
Standards of Practice
Standards of Professional Performance
Goal of nursing - ANSWER To improve the health and well-being of all individuals,
communities, and populations through the significant and visible contributions of registered
nursing using standards-based practice
6 standards of practice - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcomes identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment - ANSWER the collection of data about an individual's health state
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