NUR 266 Professional Nursing Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

NUR 266 Professional Nursing Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - Answer️️ -1. Novice 2. Advanced Beginner 3. Competent 4. Proficient 5. Expert Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: stage 1 - Answer️️ -Novice -beginning nursing student -any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of experience (an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health). ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 2 of 52 -the learner learns via a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise and linear. Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: stage 2 - Answer️️ -Advanced Beginner -a nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation. This experience may be only observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care. Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: stage 3 - Answer️️ -Competent -a nurse who has been in the same clinical position for 2-3 years. This nurse understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients (ex. surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long term goals. In this phase the nurse has usually had experience with all types of psychomotor skills required by this specific group of patients. Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: stage 4 - Answer️️ -Proficient -a nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the same clinical position. This nurse perceives a patient's clinical situation as a whole, is ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 3 of 52 able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. This nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing and performing skills. Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: stage 5 - Answer️️ -Expert -a nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive grasp of an existing or potential clinical problem. This nurse is able to zero in on the problem and focus on multiple dimensions of the situation. This nurse is skilled at identifying both patient-centered problems and problems related to the healthcare system or perhaps the needs of the novice nurse. Micah is a nurse with 3 years of experience who is now able to analyze his patient's congestive heart failure as conceptually related to the renal failure and anemia that are present rather than as separate issues. Which level most appropriately describes his proficiency? - Answer️️ -Advanced beginner; it is identified as being the first 5 years after graduation from nursing school and is described as seeing situations in parts to seeing them more conceptually, or as a whole. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 4 of 52 American Nursing Association (ANA) - Answer️️ -Commitment of nurses to provide care that promote well-being, prevention of illness and injury, health promotion. -"Nursing incorporates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity." -when providing care, essential to provide specific service according to standards of practice and to follow code of ethics. -ANA develops, revises, and maintains the scope of practice statement and standards that apply to the practice of all professional nurses. Code of Ethics - Answer️️ -Ideals of right and wrong. Principles you will use to provide care. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 5 of 52 ANA Standards of Nursing Practice: first step - Answer️️ -1. Assessment: The registered nurse collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation. 6 roles & responsibilities - Answer️️ --autonomy and accountability -caregiver -advocate -educator -communicator -manager 6 roles and responsibilities: autonomy and accountability - Answer️️ -- owning it and being responsible -(autonomy) initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders & (accountability) responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided. 6 roles and responsibilities: caregiver - Answer️️ --help patients maintain and regain health ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 6 of 52 -help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing process. -provide evidence-based nursing care to promote healing through both physical and interpersonal skills.-help patient and family set outcomes and assist them with meeting those outcomes with minimal financial cost, time, and energy. 6 roles and responsibilities: advocate - Answer️️ --protect patient's human and legal rights (speak up for them). -provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises. As an advocate you act on behalf of your patient, such as safeguarding their care against errors, suggesting alternatives to care, securing your patient's health care rights, and facilitating personal and cultural preferenc