ANSWERS | 2025/26 UPDATE | WITH COPLETE
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nursing is Answer - caring, an art, a science, client centered, holistic, adaptive,
concerned with health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration,
helping profession
nursing can be defined as Answer - science and art
science component of nursing Answer - uses the nursing process: the quality
of patient care is based on an analytical framework of critical thinking
compromised of assessment, diagnosis, and identification of outcomes,
planning, implementation, and evaluation
evidence- based practice Answer - nurses as scientist rely on evidence to guide
their policies and practices
art component of nursing Answer - Care, compassion, and advocacy to
enhance patient comfort and well being; involves the human touch
Humanistic-Altruistic Values Answer - based on caring and respect for human
dignity; includes the attitudes: acceptance, sensitivity, and appreciation
American Nurses Association (ANA) Answer - Professional organization that
represents all registered nurses.
, World Health Organization (WHO) Answer - a global institution dedicated to
the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends
and providing medical advice to countries
professional nursing roles Answer - care provider, educator and counselor,
client advocate, change agent, leader and manager, researcher, coordinator of
the interprofessional health care team
RN demographics as of 2013 Answer - approximately 3 million RNs in the US;
average age: 44.6;
male RNs increased to 9.1%;
25% of RNs are nonwhite;
55% nurses have a minimum of BSN;
hospital opportunities Answer - infection control, quality management,
specific client services, coordinator positions
variations on traditional roles in nursing Answer - - hospice nurse: care for
patients with a progressive terminal disease
- informatics nurse specialist: focuses on management and processing of health
care informantion
- occupational health nurse: nurses the work for specific companies
- quality manager: research and describe findings and look for opportunities to
improve care
- case manager: identify the best resources at the lowest cost to achieve the
optimal health outcome for the client
- flight nurse: nurses who work in helicopters and care for patients while
transporting them