2/14/26, 8:55 AM Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide
Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide Exam 2026-
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Nursing
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of
suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
Professional identity
a sense of oneself, and in relation to others, that is influenced by
characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an
individual thinking,
acting, and feeling like a nurse
Personal identity attributes
- Hearing expectations clearly
- Value debriefing & feedback from role models
- Engage in reflection
- Actively adopt a professional identity
- Understand your own responsibilities for learning & be accountable
- Build relationships with those around you
- Develop personal self care habits
- Embrace any opportunity or experiences with clients
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Standards of practice
a competent level of nursing care demonstrated by the nursing process
Standards of professional performance
a competent level of behavior in the professional role to ensure clients
receive high-quality care
Code of ethics
philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles you will
use to provide care to your clients
Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with competencies needed to
continuously improve the quality of care in their work environments
Nurse practice acts
regulate the scope of nursing
- Protect public health, safety, and welfare from unqualified and unsafe
nurses
- Each state defines for itself the scope of nursing practice, but most
have similar NPAs
- The Alabama NPA establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing as
the state's regulatory authority for RNs, APRNs, & LPNs
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Moral courage
enables us to act on our decisions even under the most challenging
circumstances
Societal ethics
- Healthcare law
- Scope of nursing practice
Organizational ethics
Systems, practices, policies, and procedures
Bioethics/clinical/research ethics
research using humans as test subjects
Professional ethics
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses
- Ethical standards and expectations of a profession
- Nurses are held to a higher standard because of the privileged role we
have in society
- Ethics become a fundamental element of your professional
identity and character
- Codes of conduct are aimed at the highest ideals of practice
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Electronic health record (EHR)
- Transportable subset of EMR
- Used by healthcare organizations and physicians, and other providers
- Using Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) data standards
- Continuity of Care Document (CCD): using CDA architecture to
provide "snapshot" of patient's health information
Electronic personal health record (ePHR) strengths
- Continuity of care
- Private and secure
- Searchable and analyzable
- Real-time information
- Improved quality
Electronic personal health record (ePHR) weaknesses
loss of data due to equipment failure/hacking/virus
Clinical document architecture (CDA)
- Provides a common structure for clinical documents
- Provides the ability to send documents that are machine-readable
and easily interpretable by humans
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Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide Exam 2026-
2027\Complete Questions & Accurate Answers \verified
100% \ LATEST UPDATE
Nursing
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of
suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
Professional identity
a sense of oneself, and in relation to others, that is influenced by
characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an
individual thinking,
acting, and feeling like a nurse
Personal identity attributes
- Hearing expectations clearly
- Value debriefing & feedback from role models
- Engage in reflection
- Actively adopt a professional identity
- Understand your own responsibilities for learning & be accountable
- Build relationships with those around you
- Develop personal self care habits
- Embrace any opportunity or experiences with clients
/ 1/78
,2/14/26, 8:55 AM Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide
Standards of practice
a competent level of nursing care demonstrated by the nursing process
Standards of professional performance
a competent level of behavior in the professional role to ensure clients
receive high-quality care
Code of ethics
philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles you will
use to provide care to your clients
Quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with competencies needed to
continuously improve the quality of care in their work environments
Nurse practice acts
regulate the scope of nursing
- Protect public health, safety, and welfare from unqualified and unsafe
nurses
- Each state defines for itself the scope of nursing practice, but most
have similar NPAs
- The Alabama NPA establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing as
the state's regulatory authority for RNs, APRNs, & LPNs
/ 2/78
,2/14/26, 8:55 AM Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide
Moral courage
enables us to act on our decisions even under the most challenging
circumstances
Societal ethics
- Healthcare law
- Scope of nursing practice
Organizational ethics
Systems, practices, policies, and procedures
Bioethics/clinical/research ethics
research using humans as test subjects
Professional ethics
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses
- Ethical standards and expectations of a profession
- Nurses are held to a higher standard because of the privileged role we
have in society
- Ethics become a fundamental element of your professional
identity and character
- Codes of conduct are aimed at the highest ideals of practice
/ 3/78
, 2/14/26, 8:55 AM Concepts in Nursing Final Exam Study Guide
Electronic health record (EHR)
- Transportable subset of EMR
- Used by healthcare organizations and physicians, and other providers
- Using Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) data standards
- Continuity of Care Document (CCD): using CDA architecture to
provide "snapshot" of patient's health information
Electronic personal health record (ePHR) strengths
- Continuity of care
- Private and secure
- Searchable and analyzable
- Real-time information
- Improved quality
Electronic personal health record (ePHR) weaknesses
loss of data due to equipment failure/hacking/virus
Clinical document architecture (CDA)
- Provides a common structure for clinical documents
- Provides the ability to send documents that are machine-readable
and easily interpretable by humans
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