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NURS 201 - Chapter 1

Intro to Nursing and Professional Information

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The client’s plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice? Nursing process
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice? American Nurses Association
What are the aims of nursing? -Promoting health -Preventing illness -Restoring health -Facilitating coping with death or disability
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards of Professional Nursing Practice provides standard of care for all nurses. Which statement on the assessment of the nursing process is accurate? The nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client's health or situation
Florence Nightingale was a nursing pioneer who challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all nurses. Which statement accurately describes one of her accomplishments? She promoted the publication of books about nursing and health care.
A graduate nurse is joining the National League for Nursing (NLN) prior to furthering education in the field of nursing. What actions by the graduate when becoming a member will assist the student in attaining educational goals? Select all that apply. -Research surveys of new schools for furthering education goals -Determining which schools are nationally accredited
The nurse asks a client about his spiritual health. Which statement best explains the standard of care utilized by the nurse? The RN collects comprehensive data
Although all of the following are nursing responsibilities, which one would be expected of a nurse with a baccalaureate degree? Using research findings to improve practice
Historical time markers after Crimean War (1853-1856) -Florence Nightingale kept records while caring for Crimean War victims -Nursing research deemed important; nursing standard practices formed -Clinical research becomes emphasized in nursing research, like vital signs and treatments -NIofNR is funded
Why do nurses need to care for their own health needs? Select all that apply. -To allow them to give effective nursing care to others -To enable them to practice more efficiently -To help them serve as role models for clients
Together the nurse and a client with hypertension set a goal that states that the client will be able to identify foods to avoid on a low-sodium diet. The nurse completes this action as a part of which American Nurses Association Standard of Care? The RN identifies client outcomes
What are the ANA Standards of Practice? -Assessment -Diagnosis -Outcomes Identification -Planning -Implementation -Evaluation
Which nursing actions demonstrate the aim of nursing to facilitate coping? Select all that apply. -Teaching a client and her family how to live with diabetes -Assisting a client and his family to prepare for death -Providing counseling for the family of an adolescent with an eating disorder
Which individual provided community-based care and founded public health nursing? Lillian Wald
The nursing process is: A critical thinking method used by nurses to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic
Using knowledge and applying it to each patient is the: Art of Nursing
The nurse is utilizing knowledge about a blood pressure medication's actions and side effects to determine whether or not to give a client, whose blood pressure is low, the prescribed blood pressure medication. What aspect of nursing is demonstrated? Science of nursing (gaining scientific knowledge)
A prospective nursing student desires a career that will allow the opportunity to provide client care and to assist professional nurses with routine technical procedures. What nursing program would be best? Licensed or vocational nursing program
The nurse going back to school for nurse midwifery can trace education for nurse midwifery to which nursing leader? Mary Breckinridge
Nursing through time (historical time markers) -Nurses portrayed as a mother/caretaker of family -Nurses viewed as slaves for priest's orders -Shortage of nurses, criminals were recruited (nurses got bad rep) -Efforts made to upgrade nursing education -Nursing gains respect, viewed as profession
What did Clara Barton do? -Cared for soldiers with wounds in Civil War -Served as the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James -Established the Red Cross in 1882
What did Dorothea Dix do? -Served as superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Army during the Civil War -Given the authority and the responsibility for recruiting and equipping a corps of army nurses -Pioneered mental illness treatments
What is significant about Mary Elizabeth Mahoney? She was America's first black nurse
What are the competencies, or skills/knowledge of nursing? -Cognitive -Technical -Interpersonal -Ethical/Legal
What is the definition of health? The state of optimal functioning and well-being
What is the definition of wellness? Living out healthy lifestyle/activities
Promoting Health includes: -Facilitating health care access -Patient education -Health literacy
Preventing Illness includes: -Reducing risk of illness -Promoting good health habits -Maintaining optimal functioning -Nurses educating their patients
Restoring Health includes: -Teaching a patient a dressing wound change -Performing assessments -Showing diabetic patient how to insert their IV -HUGE responsibility of a nurse
Facilitating Coping with Disability and Death includes: -Maximizing patients strengths and potentials -Giving patients highest quality of life -Providing end-of-life care
What are the Standards of Nursing Practice? What do they matter? A document that outlines the expected skills that nurses should have ; they protect our roles and our patients
What are the Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure? Laws in each state that dictate what it means to be a nurse in that state ; define legal scope of nursing ; establish criteria for education and licensure
What is the Code of Ethics and the professional values with them? How we should carry out ethical care ; altruism, autonomy, social justice, integrity, and human dignity
What is the Nursing Process? The systematic method that directs the nurse, with the patient’s participation, to accomplish the ANA Standards of Practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implemention, evaluation)
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