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Concepts of Professional Identity - Answer - Sense of oneself influenced by characteristics,
norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting and feeling
like a nurse.
- 5 subcategories
doing, being, acting ethically, flourishing, changing identities
LCC end of program Learning Outcomes - Answer - Patient centered care
- nursing judgement and evidence-based care
- professional identity
- safety and quality
- teamwork and collaboration skills
- informatics
Patient centered care - Answer manages care of patient with consideration of the patients
bio-psycho-social-cultural uniqueness
nursing judgement and EBC - Answer integrates a clinical decision-making process to develop
and implement a plan of care
professional identity - Answer integrates characteristics of the nursing role that are consistent
with the scope of nursing practice, established policies and procedures, and legal/ethical/
professional standards.
safety and quality - Answer Provides high quality patient care that minimizes the risk of harm
to an assigned group of patients
teamwork and collaborations skills - Answer Functions effectively within nursing and
interprofessional teams, fostering open and effective communication, mutual respect, and
shared decision making to achieve quality patient care.
informatics - Answer Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge,
mitigate error, and support decision making.
, care provider - Answer Uses critical thinking skills to determine appropriate nursing
interventions, communication skills to communicate with patients and families, and ethical and
legal skills to function within the scope of practice.
The process nurses use to care for their patients: nursing process
educator - Answer The nurse assesses learning needs and meets those needs through
specific teaching strategies. Education is the major focus of discharge planning so patients are
prepared when going home.
advocate - Answer Interprets information and provides education to patient. Supports the
patient's wishes and communicates them to other healthcare providers.
leader - Answer Provides direction and purpose to others, motivates others towards a
common goal.
change agent - Answer Encourages change and provides strategies for effecting change.
Nurse works with patient to address their health concerns and with staff members to address
change in an organization.
manager - Answer manages all activities and treatments
researcher - Answer concur research studies and apply research to practice
collaborator - Answer two or more people work together towards a common goal
delegator - Answer Delegates certain activities to other health care personnel. Must know
the scope of practice of each health care member.
the standards of practice - Answer help to ensure quality care and serve as legal criteria for
adequate patient care.
6 responsibilities of nursing process - Answer assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification,
planning, implementation, and evaluation
professional performance includes: - Answer ethics, education, evidence based practice and
research, quality of practice, communication, leadership, collaboration, professional practice
evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.