COMPLETE FUNDAMENTAL NURSING
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Benner's Stages of Nursing - STAGE 2. Answer: ADVANCED
BEGINNER:
-marginally accepted performance
-has experienced enough real situations to make a judgement
◉ Benner's Stages of Nursing - STAGE 3. Answer: COMPETENT:
-2-3 yrs of experience
-organized
-plans and coordinates multiple complex care demands
◉ Benner's Stages of Nursing - STAGE 4. Answer: PROFICIENT:
-3-5 yrs of experience
-perceives situations as wholes
-focuses on long term goals
-holistic understanding of patient
◉ Benner's Stages of Nursing - STAGE 5. Answer: EXPERT:
,-Performance is fluid & flexible
-does not require rules or guidelines to perform
-inclined to take a certain action because it "felt right"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *A*. Answer: ASSESSMENT:
-rn collects subjective/objective data relative to pt's health or
situation
-ex) health history, signs and symptoms, vitals
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *D*. Answer: DIAGNOSIS:
-rn analyzes the data collected to determine the actual, potential
diagnosis, problem & issues
-ex) analyze x-rays - "pt has a broken arm"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *O*. Answer: OUTCOME IDENTIFICATION:
-rn identifies expected outcomes for the pt's specific need of care
-ex) "outcome is for the pt's bone to heal"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *P*. Answer: PLANNING:
-rn develops strategies to achieve expected outcomes
-ex) "pt needs a cast"
,◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *I*. Answer: IMPLEMENTATION:
-coordination of care (rn performs act of care delivery)
-health teaching and health promotion (rn teaches and promotes
health & wellness)
-ex) "cast gets put on pt, rn teaches them how to shower while
wearing cast"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *E*. Answer: EVALUATION:
-rn evaluates progress & sees it goals were met
-ex) "pt comes back for follow up and new X-ray shows bone healing
properly"
◉ What are the nurse's professional responsibilities?. Answer: -
REMEMBER A-CAEC-M (bday cake)
-Autonomy (self starter)
-Caregiver
-Accountability
-Educator
-Communicator
-Manager
◉ FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Answer: -1st epidemiologist
, -analyzed that poor sanitation was connected to the incidence of
cholera & dysentery
◉ MARY MAHONEY. Answer: -REMEMBER NO DISCRIMINATION
-1st professionally trained African American nurse
-introduced awareness of cultural diversity & respect for the
individual regardless of background, race, color, religion
◉ COMPASSION FATIGUE. Answer: -state of burn out & secondary
traumatic stress
-due to caring for ppl who are suffering
-emotional exhaustion
-overwhelming
-causes physical, mental, & emotional health issues
◉ UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Answer: -unemployed
-underemployed
-homeless
-immigrants
-uninsured individuals
-minorities
-mentally ill