Nursing /
knowledge revision questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Describe /
/the /
/scope /
/of /
/practice /
/of //the //Registered //Nurse //in //New //Zealand //as //per //the //Nursing //Council //of //New //Zealand.
As //per //NCNZ //- //Registered //Nurses //use //nursing //knowledge //and //judgement //to:
Assess //health //needs. //Provide //care. //Advise //& //support //people //to //manage //their //health.
Explain /
/the /
/term //"Professional /
/Boundaries" /
/in //relation //to //nursing //practice //relating //it //to //the //continuum //of //professional //behaviour.
In /
/the /
/middle /
/of //the //continuum //is //'the //zone //of //helpfulness'. //To //the //right //of //the //continuum //is //over-
involvement. /
/This /
/might //be //inappropriate //relationships //with //the //health //consumer //or //their //family. //Under-
involvement /
/is /
/to /
/the /
/left //of //the //continuum //and //might //look //like //distancing, //disinterest, //coldness //or //neglect.
,Identify /
/and /
/explain /
/two /
/main //purposes //of //the //Health //Practitioners //Competence //Assurance //Act //2003 //(HPCA //Act):
Maintaining /
/public /
/health /
/and /
/safety. /
/Focuses /
/on /
/scopes /
/of /
/practice. /
/Ensures /
/accountability /
/to /
/health /
/practitioners. /
/To /
/protect, /
/ensuring //competence. //Within //a //defined //scope //of //practice. //by //maintaining //standards.
Identify //six //'don'ts' //when //documenting:
1. //Do //not //rely //on //memory //- //this //could //lead //to //mistakes
2. /
/Do /
/not /
/erase /
/entries //- /
/strike /
,/it /
/through, //write //error //and //sign //& //date //plus //write //student //nurse //(or //correct //designation)
3. //Do //not //leave //blank //spaces //- //so //that //others //cannot //add //to //your //notes
4. /
/Do /
/not /
/make /
/entries /
/on /
/behalf /
/of /
/another /
/health /
/professional- /
/Do /
/not /
/make /
/assumptions /
/or /
/use /
/subjective /
/language //- /
/Do /
/not /
/write /
/additional /
/information /
/at //
a/
/later /
/date /
/unless /
/it /
/is /
/essential. /
/Any /
/information /
, /added /
/retrospectively /
/to /
/the /
/record /
/must /
/state //it //is //written //retrospectively //and //include //the //date/time //of //entry //and //signature.
Identify /
/three /
/main //milestones //in //New //Zealand //nursing //history //and //explain //why //they //were //significant:
1884: /
/First /
/training /
/school /
/for /
/nurses /
/in /
/Wellington //Hospital. //Nurses //mainly //taught //by //doctors //at //apprenticeship //level. //Nursing //is
//now //a //more //recognised //career //option.
1901: /
/Nurses /
/registration /
/Act /
/1901 /
/(by /
/Grace //Neil): //Three //years //of //training //+ //a //state //examination //+ //formal //registration //to //be //a
//nurse. //NZ //was //the //first //country //in //the //world //to //create //a //national //registrar //of //nurses.
knowledge revision questions with correct answers
/ // // // // //
Describe /
/the /
/scope /
/of /
/practice /
/of //the //Registered //Nurse //in //New //Zealand //as //per //the //Nursing //Council //of //New //Zealand.
As //per //NCNZ //- //Registered //Nurses //use //nursing //knowledge //and //judgement //to:
Assess //health //needs. //Provide //care. //Advise //& //support //people //to //manage //their //health.
Explain /
/the /
/term //"Professional /
/Boundaries" /
/in //relation //to //nursing //practice //relating //it //to //the //continuum //of //professional //behaviour.
In /
/the /
/middle /
/of //the //continuum //is //'the //zone //of //helpfulness'. //To //the //right //of //the //continuum //is //over-
involvement. /
/This /
/might //be //inappropriate //relationships //with //the //health //consumer //or //their //family. //Under-
involvement /
/is /
/to /
/the /
/left //of //the //continuum //and //might //look //like //distancing, //disinterest, //coldness //or //neglect.
,Identify /
/and /
/explain /
/two /
/main //purposes //of //the //Health //Practitioners //Competence //Assurance //Act //2003 //(HPCA //Act):
Maintaining /
/public /
/health /
/and /
/safety. /
/Focuses /
/on /
/scopes /
/of /
/practice. /
/Ensures /
/accountability /
/to /
/health /
/practitioners. /
/To /
/protect, /
/ensuring //competence. //Within //a //defined //scope //of //practice. //by //maintaining //standards.
Identify //six //'don'ts' //when //documenting:
1. //Do //not //rely //on //memory //- //this //could //lead //to //mistakes
2. /
/Do /
/not /
/erase /
/entries //- /
/strike /
,/it /
/through, //write //error //and //sign //& //date //plus //write //student //nurse //(or //correct //designation)
3. //Do //not //leave //blank //spaces //- //so //that //others //cannot //add //to //your //notes
4. /
/Do /
/not /
/make /
/entries /
/on /
/behalf /
/of /
/another /
/health /
/professional- /
/Do /
/not /
/make /
/assumptions /
/or /
/use /
/subjective /
/language //- /
/Do /
/not /
/write /
/additional /
/information /
/at //
a/
/later /
/date /
/unless /
/it /
/is /
/essential. /
/Any /
/information /
, /added /
/retrospectively /
/to /
/the /
/record /
/must /
/state //it //is //written //retrospectively //and //include //the //date/time //of //entry //and //signature.
Identify /
/three /
/main //milestones //in //New //Zealand //nursing //history //and //explain //why //they //were //significant:
1884: /
/First /
/training /
/school /
/for /
/nurses /
/in /
/Wellington //Hospital. //Nurses //mainly //taught //by //doctors //at //apprenticeship //level. //Nursing //is
//now //a //more //recognised //career //option.
1901: /
/Nurses /
/registration /
/Act /
/1901 /
/(by /
/Grace //Neil): //Three //years //of //training //+ //a //state //examination //+ //formal //registration //to //be //a
//nurse. //NZ //was //the //first //country //in //the //world //to //create //a //national //registrar //of //nurses.
