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Which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their practice?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Critical care nurse
B. Nurse practitioner
C. Certified clinical nurse specialist
D. Charge nurse - correct answer B. Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioners and certified clinical nurse specialists encompass the role and
preparation of the advanced practice registered nurse. According to the American
Nurses Association standards of practice, prescriptive authority may be granted to
these nurses.
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education
of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics - correct answer D. Informatics
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Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency in
informatics.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living
facility. During the family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired
medications and multiple medications for their respective chronic illnesses. They note
that they go to two different health care providers. The nurse begins to work with the
couple to determine what they know about their medications and helps them decide
on one care provider rather than two. This is an example of which Quality and Safety
in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics - correct answer B. Safety
Helping the patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple
medications helps to build the competency in safety.
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The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse administrator
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse researcher - correct answer D. Nurse researcher
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with
terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics
for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague
asks about this code. Which of the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - correct answer
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
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When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to standards
of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical
ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for
your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to
provide quality nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds,
determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis.
Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - correct answer C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health
and/or the situation.
The nurse researcher investigates problems to improve nursing care and to further
define and expand the scope of nursing practice. He or she often works in an
academic setting, hospital, or independent professional or community service agency.