Professional Nursing Practice - Test 1 Questions With Verified Answers

Definition of Nursing - Answer Nursing is the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response, the advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations OCC Nursing Philosophy - Answer Caring for human beings Understanding their environment Nurturing health Maintaining high standards of nursing OCC Nursing Core Competencies - Answer Accountability, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Culture/Diversity, Decision Making, Leadership, nursing process, professionalism, safety, teaching and learning. Professional Code of Ethics for Nursing - Answer Set by the American nurses association, Non negotiable standard that expresses nursings commitment to society. -Respect for all human beings -Commitment to the individual, family group or community -Advocacy for health protection and patient rights -Accountable and responsible for optimum patient care -Practicing as a competent safe professional -Active participation in improving health environment -Advancement through knowledge and skill development -Responsible for articulating nursing values and shaping social policy -Promotion of community, national and international health Nursing Standards of Practice - Answer Nursing Standards are an independent practice with their own standards. Completely separate from medicine. Lets the nurse know exactly what needs to be done to provide nursing care ANA Nursing Standards of practice - Answer -Assesment- Collects data regarding patients health or situation -Diagnosis- analyzes the data to diagnose -Outcomes identification- goal -Planning- RN develops a plan prescribe strategies and alternative to outcome -Implementation- RN implements an identified plan (coordination of care, health teaching and promotion, consultation and prescriptive authority) - Evaluation - evaluates progress and outcomes ANA Standards of professional performance - Answer -Quality of performance/practice -Education -Professional practice evaluation -Collegiality - Interact professionally - Collaboration- patients families and coworkers - Ethics -Leadership -Research -Environmental Safety/Health -Resource utilization - Safety, effectiveness, cost Identify the scope of practice in nursing - Answer Scope of nursing practice depends on educational preparation, experience and the nature of population served Different scopes of nursing practice - Answer Entry level nurses, ADN/BSN Generalists who provide direct care, collaborate and coordinate to manage care for individuals or groups Tenets Characterizing Nursing Practice - Answer Nursing practice is individualized Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships Caring is central to the practice of the RN RN's use the nursing process to provide individualized care to consumers A strong link exists between professional work environment and the RN's ability to provide quality health care and achieve outcomes Common elements of state nurse practice act - Answer Sets and maintains a high level of standards for all nurses, through education, testing, licensing, certification, discipline and information -Grants licenses, disciplines, sets educational standards, reviews, NCLEX items, grants specialty certifications and updates MPHC as needed Nursing Licensure - Answer RN is independtly accountable for their own actions. Has the obligation to practice and delegate within the individuals current range of education, knowledge and skill experience -Must complete application form with fee -Complete an educational program acceptable to the board of nursing -Pass the NCLEX-RN