You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference for
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a pt with terminal cancer. As part of your prep you have your classmate read the Nursing Code of Ethics for
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Professional RN's. Your instructor ask the class why this document is important. Which best describes this
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code?
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1. Improves self-health care
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2. Protects pt confidentiality
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3. Ensures identical care to all pt's
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4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide pt care - ANSWER-✔✔4.
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A nurse is caring for a pt with end stage lung disease. The pt. wants to go home on oxygen and be
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comfortable. The family wants to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and benefits of
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the surgery to the fam and discussed the pt's wishes. The nurse is acting as the pt's:
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1. Educator
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2. Advocate
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3. Caregiver
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4. Communicator - ANSWER-✔✔2.
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The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change procedure for the patient's
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wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which
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professional role?
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1. Educator
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,2. Advocate
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3. Caregiver
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4. Communicator - ANSWER-✔✔1.
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The examination for RN licensure is the same in every US state. This examination:
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1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all pt's
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2. Ensures standard nursing care for all pt's
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3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
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4. Guarantees standardized education across all pre-licensure programs - ANSWER-✔✔3.
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Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles
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and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
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1. Caregiver
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2. Autonomy
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3. Patient advocate
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4. Health promotion
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5. Genetic counselor - ANSWER-✔✔1, 2, 3, & 4
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Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role.
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1. Clinical nurse specialist
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2. Nurse anesthetist
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3. Nurse practitioner
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4. Nurse-midwife
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a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
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b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care
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, c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly managing the medical care of
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patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
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d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist - ANSWER-✔✔1. B. ; 2. D. ; 3. C ; 4.
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Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is expected from
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health care reform?
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1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
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2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
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3. Moving from hospital-based to community care
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4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model - ANSWER-✔✔1.
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A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a plan of care that focuses on
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improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
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Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
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1. Patient-centered care
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2. Safety
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3. Teamwork and collaboration
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4. Quality improvement - ANSWER-✔✔3.
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A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her ventilated pt's to
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reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and
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safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
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1. Patient-centered care
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2. Evidence-based practice
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3. Teamwork and collaboration
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4. Quality improvement - ANSWER-✔✔2.
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