ANSWERS
According to the ANA, what are the roles of a nurse? correct answer Caregiver
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader
Advocate
Researcher
Collaborator
Describe Dorothy Orem's Self Care Theory correct answer -Guiding, Teaching, and
Directing One Another
-Providing Psychological and Physical Support
-Providing a Supportive Environment to Promote the Patient's Ability to Meet
Current or Future Demands
Describe Sister Callista Roy's Adaptation Theory correct answer Focuses on the
Response of the Human Adaptive System to a Constantly Changing Environment
Problems Arise When the Adaptive System is Unable to Respond or Cope with
Ever Changing Stimuli From the Internal or External Environments.
Discuss Nursing Theories correct answer Nursing Theories describes what nursing
is as well as the interrelationships among nurses, nursing, the client, the
environment and intended outcomes.
- Help define nursing practice
, - Serve as a basis for nursing education, practice, and research
-Explain what nurses do and why they do it
- Evaluate nursing care
- Help predict outcomes, search for new knowledge and validates data
How does the American Nurses Association define nursing? correct answer
Protection, promotion and optimizing of health
Illness/Injury prevention
Alleviation of Suffering
Advocacy of the care for individuals and populations.
How does the International Council of Nurses define Nursing? correct answer It
encompasses collaborative and autonomous care for individuals.
Includes promotion of health, prevention of illness and caring for the ill.
List Examples of Sentinel Events correct answer Death in Restraints
Fall with Injury
Medication Errors
Unexplained Death
List the human body's defense mechanisms against infection. correct answer Skin
Respiratory System
Mouth
GI/GU tract
White Blood Cells