ANA Scope and Standards of Practice Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Nurses provide ____________ based on specific ____________ of practice and a code of ____________. - Answer-1. Services 2. Standards 3. Ethics Which organization is responsible for nursing's scope and standards of practice? - Answer-American Nurses Association How many total standards are presented in the Scope and Standards of Practice? - Answer-18 Scope of Nursing Practice Match the scope of nursing practice to the situation. - Answer-1. Who ------ A registered nurse working who has a BSN and works in a cardiac intensive care in the state of Montana. 2. What ------ The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that the person would perform unaided given the necessary strength, will, or knowledge. 3. Where ------ A registered nurse is caring for clients in an urgent care clinic in Texas. 4. When ------ A registered nurse cares for clients on weekends, holidays, and in the middle of the night. 5. Why ------ A registered nurse understands that medicine and the needs of society change frequently, and they will be lifelong learners to improve outcomes. 6. How ------ A registered nurse uses the nursing process to care for each client.Match the standards of professional nursing practice to their descriptions and number of standards. - Answer-1. Standards of Practice: Competent level of nursing practicedemonstrated by the critical thinkingmodel known as the nursing process. Number of Standards : 6 Standards of Professional Performance: Competent level of behaviorin the professional role. Number of Standards: 12 Which are standards of nursing practice? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. Evaluation 2. Implementation 3. Diagnosis 4. Assessment Standards of Professional Performance Match each standard to an example of a nurse demonstrating the standard. - Answer-1. Advocacy: A client no longer wants to have a surgical procedure and refuses to sign the consent. The nurse contacts the healthcare provider to return to the bedside. 2. Leadership: A nurse serves on a quality improvement committee that is exploring ways to reduce inpatient falls. 3. Education: A nurse returns to school to earn an advanced practice degree. 4. Scholarly Inquiry: A nurse reviews evidence-based literature about fall prevention strategies and presents them at a staff meeting. Which part of Provision 7 encourages professional collaboration to promote change? - Answer-1. Contributions through nursing and health policy development dentify cues that Larry is demonstrating the behaviors of a professional registered nurse.Larry Wilcox (preferred pronouns he, him) is a registered nurse and clinical manager working in an Emergency Department. He has recently noticed that the time from arrival to being seen by a healthcare provider (wait time) in the department is consistently above 60 minutes. Larry researches best practices in an attempt to lower the wait time and implements a new time tracking policy. Additionally, Larry serves on a volunteer committee through the American Nurses Association. Today, Larry is helping his staff by performing assessments on clients in the triage area to reduce wait times. While working in the triage area, a client enters the waiting room with chest pain. Larry quickly assesses the client and moves them to a bed in the Emergency Department. - Answer-1. Clinical Manager 2. Researches Best Practices 3. Implements a New Time Tracking Policy 4. Performing Assessments 5. Quickly Assesses the Client and Moves Them Which professional nursing standards is Larry demonstrating? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. Scholarly Inquiry 2. Advocacy 3. Leadership 4. Education Larry is helping to orient a new graduate and wants to discuss the definition of nursing. Where could Larry find the most common definitions of nursing? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. International Council of Nurses2. American Nurses Association A new nurse asks Larry to explain the differences between the code of ethics, practice standards, and professional performance standards. For each statement, identify which publication it represents. - Answer-1. Describes the competence level of nursing practice using critical thinking / Standards of Practice 2. Incorporates 9 provisions / Code of Ethics 3. Includes 6 standards / Standards of Practice 4. Describes expected behaviors of the registered nurse / Standards of Professional Performance 5. Uses the nursing process to demonstrate competency / Standards of Practice 6. Includes 12 standards / Standards of Professional Performance A new nurse asks Larry to explain Provision 7 of the code of ethics. Match each component of Provision 7 to the example of a nurse demonstrating this behavior. - Answer-1. Contributions Through Researchand Scholarly Inquiry: A nurse is piloting a new fall prevention program for surgical clients based on new research. Each client is informed of the pilot program.