Nursing 129 Test 1 Questions And Answers!!

What are the characteristics of nursing? - Answer-1. Autonomy: independence 2. Responsibility: entrusted with a task 3. Accountability: embracing professional values Sources that nursing is headed in the profession direction: - Answer-1. Nursing Social Policy Statement 2. Nursing scope & standards of practice and performance 3. Code of Ethics for nurses with interpretive statement 4. State boards Major Nursing Associations: - Answer-ANA: American Nurses Association: represents all R.N's aka "the voice of nurses" ANF: American Nurses Foundation: philanthropic research and grants ANCC: American Nurses Credentialing Center: credentialing in specialty areas AAN: American Academy Of Nurses: advances health and policy practices. membership by invitation only. Why belong to an association? - Answer-1. Networking & mentors 2. Voice in professional issues 3. Professional obligation 4. Committee membership 5. Decision making Networking: - Answer-meeting people, learn to start convo, opportunities, remembering names, ask for contact information Mentoring - Answer-Informal relationships for career development Roles of Students and Faculty - Answer-Content: focused experience, books, exams and classes Clinical Experience: outside the class lab settingFaculty Facilitate student learning: ATI, TEAS exam Knowledge is the __________ of nursing - Answer-science Caring is the _________ of nursing - Answer-art Nurses tend to __________ themselves when it comes to the technical competencies and knowledge they have - Answer-devalue themselves Purpose of Defining Nursing: - Answer-1. guides research 2. political acceptance 3. convince legislators of NUR importance 4. Explains what nursing is 5. generally explains what we do 5 critical terms that tend to be in most definitions of nursing: - Answer-1. Promotion of health 2. Health 3. Prevention of illness and injury 4. illness 5. injury