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Week 2
Nursing and Nursing Practice
Question | Answer |
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Which organization’s definition of nursing includes the autonomous role of nurses? | International Council of Nurses (ICN) |
Which statement by a student demonstrates accurate understanding of a “competent” nurse, according to Benner’s Novice to Expert Model? | “A nurse who uses more analytical thinking” |
According to Benner’s Novice to Expert Model, a nurse who sees situations holistically and perceives deviations from normal is at which level of clinical nursing practice? | Proficient |
A charge nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU) is trying to motivate other staff members to obtain certifications. Which nursing role does this action represent? | Leader |
Which nursing action describes the nurse’s role of advocate? | Accepting a patient’s advanced directive for limited life-sustaining treatment |
Which early nursing leader made significant contributions to the field of epidemiology? | Florence Nightingale |
Regardless of how it is defined, nursing is described as which kind of profession? | Holistic |
Which entity regulates prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses (APRNs)? | State boards of nursing |
Prior to discharge, the nurse reviews prescribed medication side effects and discusses conditions with the patient that should be reported to the health care provider. Which nursing role do these actions represent? | Educator |
The nurse works with the physical therapist and the family to allow a child who is confined to a wheelchair to eat lunch outside. What nursing role does this action represent? | Collaborator |
The charge nurse is authorized to make changes in the number of staff members who work that shift, based on the number and acuity of patients on the unit. Within which nursing role is the charge nurse functioning? | Manager |
The nurse assures the mother the questions will be asked and recorded in writing at the child’s bedside. Which role is the nurse demonstrating? | Advocate |
Nurses become involved in evidence-based practice (EBP) when they do what? | Apply research findings to their practice |