NUR 1025 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Novice nurse Ans: students or newly licensed nurses who have minimal
clinical experience
advance beginner nurse Ans: a nurse with some experience but not
hands on
Competent nurse Ans: these are usually nurses who have been in
practice for 2 to 3 years in the same clinical position.
proficient nurse Ans: have MORE than 2-3 years of experience in the
same clinical position.
Expert nurse Ans: Expert nurses have garnered a wealth of experience
so they can view situations holistically and process information efficiently.
They make decisions using an advanced level of intuition and analytical
ability.
They do not need to rely on rules to comprehend a situation and take
action.
Health care advocacy groups Ans: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF) Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing
Recognizes the importance the role quality that a nurse has on the nation
American Nurses Association (ANA) Ans: 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.
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autonomy Ans: function independently
Accountability Ans: Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
Nurse Administrator Ans: manages patient care and the delivery of
specific nursing services within a health care agency
Nurse Educator Ans: A nurse, usually with an advanced degree, who
teaches in educational or clinical settings; teaches theoretical knowledge
and clinical skills; conducts research
Nurse Researcher Ans: conducts evidence-based practice and research
to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of
nursing practice
Florence Nightingale Ans: Lady with the lamp and the founder of modern
nursing. First practicing epidemiologist and improved sanitation in battle
field.
compassion fatigue Ans: Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
secondary traumatic stress Ans: trauma that health care providers
experience when witnessing and caring for others suffering trauma
Health Care Reform Ans: affect health care cost and how it is delivered.
Greater emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and illness
management
evidence-based practice Ans: best evidence used from clinical expertise,
nursing research, practice trends, and patient preference on guide
nursing decisions.
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Ans: The robert wood
johnson foundation sponsored QSEN
Levels of Care Ans: preventative, primary, secondary, tertiary,
restorative, continuing
Primary Care Ans: Health promotion and illness prevention