NR 222 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
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NR 222 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Which nursing interventions are appropriate to include in a plan of care to
promote sleep for patients who are hospitalized? (Select all that apply.)
1. Give patients a cup of coffee 1 hour before bedtime.
2. Plan vital signs to be taken before the patients are asleep.
3. Turn television on 15 minutes before bedtime.
4. Have patients follow at-home bedtime schedule.
5. Close the door to patients' rooms at bedtime.
2. Plan vital signs to be taken before the patients are asleep.
4. Have patients follow at-home bedtime schedule.
5. Close the door to patients' rooms at bedtime.
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Autonomy & Give example
in nursing, it involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions WITHOUT
medical orders
EX: Independently advise pt to cough & suggest deep breathing exercises to clear
lungs of pt
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Accountability
Responsibility professionally & legally for the type & quality of nursing care provided.
Must remain current & competent in nursing scientific knowledge & technical skills
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Caregiver
help pts maintain & regain health, manage disease & symptoms, and attain a
maximal level of function & independence through the healing process
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Advocate
Protect pts human & legal rights & provide assistance in asserting those rights if
needed.
Act on behalf of pt, such as safeguarding their case against errors, suggesting
alternative care, securing pt healthcare rights and facilitating personal & cultural
preferences.
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Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Manager
Nurse managers direct groups of nurses by establishing an environment for
collaborative patient-centered care and safe, evidence-based quality care with
positive patient outcomes.
-manager coordinates the activities of members of a nursing staff in delivering
nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific
nursing unit or agency
-uses appropriate leadership styles to create a nursing environment for patients and
staff that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Communicator
Communicating allows you to know your patients, including their preferences,
strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
- routinely communicate with patients and families, other nurses and health care
professionals, resource people, and the community.
-Effective communication strategies are fundamental to providing high-quality care,
coordinating and managing patient care, assisting patients in rehabilitation,
advocating for patients, assisting patients and families in decision-making, providing
patient education
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Educator
-Your ability to teach effectively improves patients' knowledge, skills, self-care
activities, and ability to make informed decisions.
-As an educator, you identify patients' willingness and ability to learn, explain
concepts and facts about their health, describe the reason for care activities,
demonstrate procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient
behavior, and evaluate the patient's progress in learning.
What are the Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Autonomy, Accountability, Advocate, Educator, Communicator, Manager, Caregiver
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants
to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to
have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the
operation to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The
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nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator
Advocate
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor
Caregiver
Autonomy
Patient Advocate
Health promotion
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to
change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator
Educator
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical
care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the
preparation, you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for
Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality