VERIFED ACE THE TEST
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - ANSWER ✔✔Most
independently functioning nurse; has masters or doctor of nursing
practice (DNP)
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER ✔✔the consistent
commitment of nurses to provide care that promotes the well-being of
their patients and communities
caregiver - ANSWER ✔✔you help patients maintain and regain
health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of
function and independence through the healing process
,Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - ANSWER ✔✔an APRN who is also
educated in midwifery; encompassing a full range of primary health care
services for women from adolescence beyond menopause; can take
care of the newborn baby for about to the first 28 days of life
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - ANSWER ✔✔An
APRN with advanced education from a nurse anesthesia accredited
program; must have at least one year of critical care or emergency
experience to apply; CRNA practice under the guidance and supervision
of an anesthesiologist
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - ANSWER ✔✔an APRN who is an
expert clinician in a specialized area of practice; provide diagnosis,
treatment, and ongoing management of patients in all health care
settings; also provide expertise to nurses caring for patients at the
bedside
code of ethics - ANSWER ✔✔a statement of philosophical ideals of
right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to
your patients
Continuing Education - ANSWER ✔✔involves educational programs
offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional
nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. An
,example of this would be a program about caring for older adults with
dementia offered by a university ... many states require a set number for
continuing education hours as part of license renewals
Genomics - ANSWER ✔✔a newer term that describes the study of all
the genes in a person and interactions of these genes with one another
and with that person's environment; genomics testing can determine
family status (ex: a patient that has colon cancer before 50, it is likely
that other family members are at risk) all around helps improve health
outcomes, quality , and potentially reduce health care cost
in-service education programs - ANSWER ✔✔instruction or training
provided by a health care agency or institution; held in the institution and
designed to increase knowledge and skills of nurses or others employed
by the institution (ex: instructions on new technology or newest safety
syringe)
International Council of Nurses (ICN) - ANSWER ✔✔other countries
have their own nursing associations, for example, Canadian Nursing
Association and the Czech Republic Nurses Association ... together
these associations make up the international council of nurses; a
supergroup that represents nurses worldwide ... when graduating we will
recite the ICN pledge
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, Nurse Administrator - ANSWER ✔✔manages patient care and the
delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency (ex:
manager or chief nurse of a unit) need to be skilled in business and
management and understand all aspects of nursing. Can be responsible
for budgeting, staffing, and employee evaluation
Nurse Educator - ANSWER ✔✔works primarily in schools of nursing,
staff development departments of health care agencies, and patient
education departments ... need experience in clinical care setting to
provide practical skills
Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER ✔✔a APRN who provides
comprehensive health care to a group of patients in an inpatient
outpatient, ambulatory care, or community based setting
Nurse Researcher - ANSWER ✔✔conducts evidence-based practice
and research to improve nursing care and further define and expand the
scope of nursing practice; preferred doctorate at the least masters
nursing - ANSWER ✔✔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