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SH P&P 1
P&P Ch 1
Question | Answer |
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What is the code of ethics that professional RN's follow? | Defines the principles by which nurses' provide care to their clients. |
Who is the founder of modern nursing? | Florence Nightingale |
Who is the founder of American Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
Define evidence-based practice | The intergration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values |
The Standards of Care described in the ANA Standards of Clinical Practice included: | The nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, and planning, implementation, and evaluation. |
Regardless of educational preparation, the examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the US, this does what: | Provides a standarized minimum knowledge base for the client population nurses serve. |
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse possess knowledge & skills for a variety of professional roles & responsibilities, this examples includes: | Increased emphasis on health promotion & illness prevention. |
Advanced practice nurses generally do what? | Function independently. |
What are the major professional nursing organizations in North America? | National League for Nursing & the American Nurses Association. |
As long as nurses maintain involvement in health care policy and practices: | Outsiders will not impose their will on nursing & nursing practices. |
Acute Care Nurse Practioner (ACNP) | Functions in collaboration with a physician or house staff physician in an acute care setting. |
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) | Gernally the most independent functioning nurse, has a master's degree in nursing, advanced ed in pharmacology & physical assessment, certified expert in specialized area. |
American Nurses Association (ANA) | Nursing professional group. |
Caregiver | Nurse that helps the client regain health through the healing process. |
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) | RN who is also educated in midwifery & is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midewives. |
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) | RN who has received advanced training in an accredited program in anesthesiology. |
Client Advocate | Nurse protects the client's human & legal rights & provides assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises. |
Clinical Decision Maker | Nurse uses critical thinking skills throughout the nursing process to provide effective care. |
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) | APN with nursing expertise in a specialized area & may work in any practice setting. |
Code of Ethics | Defines the principles by which nurses provide care to their clients. |
Continuing education | Involves formal, organized, & educational programs offered by State Nurses Associations & educational & health care insitutions. |
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP) | ANP with specialization in care of the older adult. |
In-Service Education | Program is instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution. |
National League for Nursing (NLN) | Concerned with the improvement of nursing education, nursing service, & health care delivery in the US. |
Nurse Administrator | Manages client care & the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency. |
Nurse Educator | Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health agencies, & client education departments. |
Nurse Practitioner (NP) | Provides health care to clients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. |
Nurse Researcher | Investigates problems to improve nursing care & to further define & expand the scope of nursing practice. |
Nursing | Protection, promotion, & optimization of health & abilities, prevention of illness & injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis & treatment of human response, & advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, & population. |
Professional Organizations | Created to deal with issues of concern to those practicing in the profession. |
Registered Nurse (RN) | Various routes to become. Formalized educational processes developed to ensure a consistent level of education. |
What is a factor that best advances the practice? | Better education of nurses. |
National League of Nursing (NLN) | Nursing education programs may seek voluntary accrediation by the appropriate council. |
Graduate nurse must pass a licensure exam administered by: | National League for Nursing (NLN) |
Mr. Jones had his leg amputated, the nurse assisted him as he learned to cope with the artificial limb & new rountine. The nurse's primary role at this time was: | Rehabilitator |
A group that lobbies at the state & federal levels for advancement of the nurse's role, economic interest, & health care is the: | American Nurses Association |