NU 311 Clinical Nursing Skills Exam 1 | Questions with 100% Verified Answers |
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Question: characteristics of a profession
Answer:
•Extensive education
•Theoretical body of knowledge
•Specific service to the public
-thinking on your feet
-making your own decisions
-you will have help
•Autonomy in decision making
•Code of ethics
Question: ANA
Answer:
American Nurses Association
-protects nurses
-enabled use of lift devices
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 1
Answer:
The professional nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth,
and unique attribute of every person.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 2
Answer:
The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group,
community, or population.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3
Answer:
The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 4
Answer:
The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice; makes
decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and to provide
optimal care.
,Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 5
Answer:
INTEGRITY is an aspect of wholeness of character and is primarily a self-concern of the
individual nurse.Nurses have a responsibility to remain consistent with both their personal and
professional values
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 7
Answer:
The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and scholarly
inquiry, professional standards development, and the generation of both nursing and health
policy.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 9
Answer:
The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional organizations, must articulate
nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social
justice into nursing and health policy.
Question: ANA Scope and Standards of Care
Answer:
-Not laws but influence policies
-what can a nurse do?
Question: State Nurse Practice Acts
Answer:
•The law that regulates the practice of nursing with the state.
•Establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing (ABON) and gives the board authority over
nursing practice
•The ABON is authorized to give a license to a person to practice nursing...AND has the
right to take it away!
Question: principles of delegation
Answer:
a. Delegation is a professional practice role of the RN, It is a right and responsibility
b. The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based upon the judgment
concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the members of the nursing team,
and the degree of supervision that is required of the RN if a task is delegated
c. The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he believes that the care worker
has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account training, cultural competence,
experience, and facility policy and procedures.
, Question: Five Rights of Delegation
Answer:
1. Right Direction/Communication
2. Right Supervision
3. Right Circumstances
4. Right Task
5. Right Person
Question: right direction/communication
Answer:
clear, concise, correct, and complete initial and ongoing directions
Question: Right Supervision
Answer:
Oversee assigned/delegated tasks (Huddles/checkpoints - solicit team members opinion; credit
team for accomplishments
Question: Right Circumstances
Answer:
-Long term vs. acute vs home health?
-Knowledge and skill of delegate
-Verification of clinical competence
-Stability of patient's condition
-Availability of resources (including human)
Question: Right Task
Answer:
Is it safe to delegate? Requires little supervision
Question: Right Person
Answer:
License, certification and role description; strengths, experience, competence
Question: Can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)
Answer:
those tasks for which she or he believes that the care worker has the knowledge and skill to
perform, taking into account training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and
procedures.
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Question: characteristics of a profession
Answer:
•Extensive education
•Theoretical body of knowledge
•Specific service to the public
-thinking on your feet
-making your own decisions
-you will have help
•Autonomy in decision making
•Code of ethics
Question: ANA
Answer:
American Nurses Association
-protects nurses
-enabled use of lift devices
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 1
Answer:
The professional nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth,
and unique attribute of every person.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 2
Answer:
The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group,
community, or population.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3
Answer:
The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provisions 4
Answer:
The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice; makes
decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and to provide
optimal care.
,Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 5
Answer:
INTEGRITY is an aspect of wholeness of character and is primarily a self-concern of the
individual nurse.Nurses have a responsibility to remain consistent with both their personal and
professional values
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 7
Answer:
The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and scholarly
inquiry, professional standards development, and the generation of both nursing and health
policy.
Question: ANA Code of Ethics Provision 9
Answer:
The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional organizations, must articulate
nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social
justice into nursing and health policy.
Question: ANA Scope and Standards of Care
Answer:
-Not laws but influence policies
-what can a nurse do?
Question: State Nurse Practice Acts
Answer:
•The law that regulates the practice of nursing with the state.
•Establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing (ABON) and gives the board authority over
nursing practice
•The ABON is authorized to give a license to a person to practice nursing...AND has the
right to take it away!
Question: principles of delegation
Answer:
a. Delegation is a professional practice role of the RN, It is a right and responsibility
b. The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based upon the judgment
concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the members of the nursing team,
and the degree of supervision that is required of the RN if a task is delegated
c. The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he believes that the care worker
has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account training, cultural competence,
experience, and facility policy and procedures.
, Question: Five Rights of Delegation
Answer:
1. Right Direction/Communication
2. Right Supervision
3. Right Circumstances
4. Right Task
5. Right Person
Question: right direction/communication
Answer:
clear, concise, correct, and complete initial and ongoing directions
Question: Right Supervision
Answer:
Oversee assigned/delegated tasks (Huddles/checkpoints - solicit team members opinion; credit
team for accomplishments
Question: Right Circumstances
Answer:
-Long term vs. acute vs home health?
-Knowledge and skill of delegate
-Verification of clinical competence
-Stability of patient's condition
-Availability of resources (including human)
Question: Right Task
Answer:
Is it safe to delegate? Requires little supervision
Question: Right Person
Answer:
License, certification and role description; strengths, experience, competence
Question: Can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)
Answer:
those tasks for which she or he believes that the care worker has the knowledge and skill to
perform, taking into account training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and
procedures.
