DCF SPECIAL NEEDS APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
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◉Interrelated roles of nurses . Answer: communicator, teacher,
counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
◉coping with disability and death . Answer: nurses use optimal function
of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support
systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice
◉The Nursing Process . Answer: -one of major guidelines for nursing
practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
◉Nurse Practice Acts . Answer: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
,-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
◉5 vital signs . Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure,
temperature, and pain
◉Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria . Answer: -
well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
◉Florence Nightingale . Answer: defined nursing as both an art and
science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding
nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
◉Clara Barton . Answer: established red cross; volunteered to care for
wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of
nurses for the army of James
,◉sources of knowledge . Answer: -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
◉objective . Answer: you can see the object
◉subjective . Answer: coming from that subject
◉types of knowledge . Answer: -science (observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are
perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result)
◉goals of nursing research . Answer: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
, ◉deductive reasoning . Answer: examines a general idea and then
considers specific actions or ideas
◉inductive reasoning . Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions
to conclusions about general ideas
◉health . Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
◉illness . Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
◉wellness . Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health
◉nursing theory . Answer: differentiates nursing from other disciplines
and activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining,
predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
◉evidence-based practice (EBP) . Answer: a problem-solving approach
to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends
both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may
consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for
the care of patients
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COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉Interrelated roles of nurses . Answer: communicator, teacher,
counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
◉coping with disability and death . Answer: nurses use optimal function
of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support
systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice
◉The Nursing Process . Answer: -one of major guidelines for nursing
practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
◉Nurse Practice Acts . Answer: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
,-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
◉5 vital signs . Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure,
temperature, and pain
◉Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria . Answer: -
well defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
◉Florence Nightingale . Answer: defined nursing as both an art and
science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding
nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
◉Clara Barton . Answer: established red cross; volunteered to care for
wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of
nurses for the army of James
,◉sources of knowledge . Answer: -traditional ( passed down from
generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
◉objective . Answer: you can see the object
◉subjective . Answer: coming from that subject
◉types of knowledge . Answer: -science (observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are
perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result)
◉goals of nursing research . Answer: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
, ◉deductive reasoning . Answer: examines a general idea and then
considers specific actions or ideas
◉inductive reasoning . Answer: one builds from specific ideas or actions
to conclusions about general ideas
◉health . Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
◉illness . Answer: the unique response of a person to a disease; an
abnormal process involving changed level of functioning
◉wellness . Answer: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health
◉nursing theory . Answer: differentiates nursing from other disciplines
and activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining,
predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
◉evidence-based practice (EBP) . Answer: a problem-solving approach
to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends
both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may
consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for
the care of patients
