NS1 Exam 1 Preparation Guide
(1) PROMOTE HEALTH: protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities
1. What are the 4
(2) PREVENT ILLNESS: prevention of illness and injury
aims of nursing?
(3) RESTORE HEALTH: alleviation of suttering through the diagnosis and treatment
of human response
(4) FACILITATE COPING WITH DISABILITY OR DEATH: advocacy in the care of indi-
viduals, families, communities, and populations.
cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal
other include pt centered care, safety, teamwork, collaboration, quality improve-
2. What are compe-
ment, EBP, informatics
tencies of nurs-
ing? • Delegation of nursing interventions to licensed practical nurses/licensed voca-
tional nurses (LPN/VNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is an important
3. What is the dif-
function of the professional nurse.
ference between
• Assignment is the distribution of work that each statt member is responsible for
delegation, as-
during a given work period. Assignments are often performed when the nurse
signments and
directs other nurses, LPN/VN, and UAP to perform care that is within their scope
supervision?
of practice.
• Supervision includes guidance and direction, oversight, evaluation, and fol-
low-up by the RN. When you delegate, you are responsible for supervision of UAP
or LPN/VNs.
4. What is EBP? Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach to clinical decision
making that involves the use of the best available evidence, in combination with
,NS1 Exam 1 Preparation Guide
clinician expertise and patient preferences and values to achieve desired patient
outcomes.
• EBP is a process that involves finding, examining, and using research conducted
by others in ettorts to answer a specific clinical question.
research evidence + clinical expertise + pt preference
leads to
, NS1 Exam 1 Preparation Guide
clinical decision making
leads to
quality pt outcomes
5. Steps of EBP 0. cultivate a spirit of inquiry.
1. ask the burning clinical question in PICOT (patient, intervention, comparison,
outcome, and time frame) format.
2. search for best evidence to answer question
3. critically appraise the evidence.
4. integrate the best evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences
5. Evaluate outcomes
6. Disseminate the outcomes of the EBP decision or change
6. what is the dif- health is the state of optimal functioning or well-being. This includes physical,
ference between social and mental
health and well- wellness is an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes mental,
ness? emotional and spiritual health
7. define health lit- Ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to
eracy make appropriate decisions on health
8. What are nursing American Nurses Association standards for activities specific to nursing, practice
standards? and performance each nurse is responsible for
9. What are nursing laws established in each state to regulate pratice
practice acts? - ways to practice in other states is through reciprocity and nurse licensure contract
10. What are the val- American Association of Colleges of Nursing:
ues of a nurse? (5)
altruism: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the
well-being of others.
-when we act to promote someone else's welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves
(1) PROMOTE HEALTH: protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities
1. What are the 4
(2) PREVENT ILLNESS: prevention of illness and injury
aims of nursing?
(3) RESTORE HEALTH: alleviation of suttering through the diagnosis and treatment
of human response
(4) FACILITATE COPING WITH DISABILITY OR DEATH: advocacy in the care of indi-
viduals, families, communities, and populations.
cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal
other include pt centered care, safety, teamwork, collaboration, quality improve-
2. What are compe-
ment, EBP, informatics
tencies of nurs-
ing? • Delegation of nursing interventions to licensed practical nurses/licensed voca-
tional nurses (LPN/VNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is an important
3. What is the dif-
function of the professional nurse.
ference between
• Assignment is the distribution of work that each statt member is responsible for
delegation, as-
during a given work period. Assignments are often performed when the nurse
signments and
directs other nurses, LPN/VN, and UAP to perform care that is within their scope
supervision?
of practice.
• Supervision includes guidance and direction, oversight, evaluation, and fol-
low-up by the RN. When you delegate, you are responsible for supervision of UAP
or LPN/VNs.
4. What is EBP? Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach to clinical decision
making that involves the use of the best available evidence, in combination with
,NS1 Exam 1 Preparation Guide
clinician expertise and patient preferences and values to achieve desired patient
outcomes.
• EBP is a process that involves finding, examining, and using research conducted
by others in ettorts to answer a specific clinical question.
research evidence + clinical expertise + pt preference
leads to
, NS1 Exam 1 Preparation Guide
clinical decision making
leads to
quality pt outcomes
5. Steps of EBP 0. cultivate a spirit of inquiry.
1. ask the burning clinical question in PICOT (patient, intervention, comparison,
outcome, and time frame) format.
2. search for best evidence to answer question
3. critically appraise the evidence.
4. integrate the best evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences
5. Evaluate outcomes
6. Disseminate the outcomes of the EBP decision or change
6. what is the dif- health is the state of optimal functioning or well-being. This includes physical,
ference between social and mental
health and well- wellness is an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle that promotes mental,
ness? emotional and spiritual health
7. define health lit- Ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to
eracy make appropriate decisions on health
8. What are nursing American Nurses Association standards for activities specific to nursing, practice
standards? and performance each nurse is responsible for
9. What are nursing laws established in each state to regulate pratice
practice acts? - ways to practice in other states is through reciprocity and nurse licensure contract
10. What are the val- American Association of Colleges of Nursing:
ues of a nurse? (5)
altruism: the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the
well-being of others.
-when we act to promote someone else's welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves
