Questions And 100% Correct Answers
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Novice - Answer Beginning nursing student or any nurse entering in which there is no
previous level of experience.
Advanced Beginner - Answer A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation.
Competent - Answer A nurse who has been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years, and
understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients.
Proficient - Answer A nurse with more than 2 to 3 years of experience in the same clinical
position, and focuses on managing care as opposed to managing and performing skills.
Expert - Answer A nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive grasp of an existing or
potential clinical problem, and is able to zero in on the problem and focus on multiple
dimensions of the situation.
Nursing by the American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer The protection, promotion and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Nursing by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) - Answer Encompasses autonomous and
collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and
in all settings, inlcudes the promotions of health, prevention of illness, the care of ill, disabled,
and dying people, advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation, in
shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also
key nursing roles.
Assessment - Answer Registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the
patient's health and/or the situation.
Diagnosis - Answer Registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues.
Outcomes Identification - Answer Registered nurse identifies expected outcomes for a plan
individualized to the patient or the situation.
,Planning - Answer Registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and
alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation - Answer Registered nurse implements the identified plan.
Coordination of Care - Answer Registered nurse coordinates care delivery.
Health Teaching and Health Promotion - Answer Registered nurse uses strategies to promote
health and a safe environment.
Consultation - Answer The graduate level-prepared speciality nurse or advanced practice
registered nurse provides consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of
others, and effect change.
Prescriptive Authority and Treatment - Answer Advanced practice registered nurse uses
prescriptive authority, procedures, referrals, treatment, and therapies in accordance with state
and federal laws and regulations.
Evaluation - Answer Registered nurse evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Code of Ethics - Answer Philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles
used to provide care to patients, guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities that provide
quality nursing care
First established by the ANA, a collective statement about the group's expectations and
standards of behavior that all professions accept., and includes principles of responsibility,
accountability, advocacy, and confidentiality.
Autonomy - Answer An essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation
of independent nursing interventions without medical orders.
Accountability - Answer Refers to the ability to answer for one's actions, such as the type
and quality of nursing care provided which must be professionally and legally explainable to
both the patient and the employer.
Caregiver - Answer Helps patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing
process.
, Patient Advocate - Answer Protects your patient's human and legal rights and provide
assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises, and act on behalf of your patient and
secure your patient's health care rights.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Answer The most independently functioning
nurse and has advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment
and certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice.
Clinical Nurse (CNS) - Answer An APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of
practice, specialty may be identified by a population, a setting, a disease specialty, a type of
care, or a type of problem.
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer An APRN who provides health care to a group of patients,
usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting.
Cerified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer AN APRN who provides independent care for
women during normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and care for the newborn, and also
includes some gynecological services such as routine Pap smears, family planning, and
treatment for minor vaginal infections.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer An APRN with advanced education
from a nurse anethesia-accredited program, a nurse must have at least 1 year of critical care or
emergency experience and provides surgical anesthesia under the guidance and supervision of
an anesthesiologist who is a physician with advancd knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse Educator - Answer Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development
departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments, and need experience
in clinical practice to provide them with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
Nurse Administrator - Answer Manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing
services within a health care agency, and often have advanced degrees such as a master's
degree in nursing administration, hospital administration (MHA), public health (MPH), or an
MBA.
Nurse Researcher - Answer Conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve
nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice, in academic settings,
hospitals, independent professional or community service agencies, and requires a doctoral
degree with at least a master's degree in nursing.
Florence Nightingale - Answer Was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist, established the
first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration, developed the first
organized program for training nurses in London, and was known as the "lady with the lamp"