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An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of
acutely ill patients perceive as important to patients'
well-being is:
1. Making health care decisions for patients.
2. Having family members provide a patient's total
personal
hygiene.
3. Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of
care provider .
4. Ask permission before performing a procedure on a
patient.
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
regarding the clinical care coordination conference for care
a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the
preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing
Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your
instructor asks the class why this document is important.
Which statement best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide
patient
care
,A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung Advocate.
disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen and
be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a
new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and
benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the
patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator.
The nurse spends time with a patient and family Educator
reviewing a dress- ing change procedure for the
patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates
how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in
which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
the same in every state in the United States. This
examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN
in practice.
4. Guarantees standardized education across all
prelicensure pro-
grams.
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has Caregiver
knowledge and Autonomy
skills for a variety of professional roles and Patient advocate
responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of Health promotion
these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor
, Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the 1-b
statement about the role. 2-d
Clinical nurse specialist 3-c
Nurse anesthetist 4-a
Nurse practitioner
Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and
gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such
as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usu- ally in a primary
care setting, directly managing the medical care of
patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the
supervision of an anesthesiologist
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
of care. Which of these models is expected from health prevention model
care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion,
illness
prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health
promotion
model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based
care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease
management model
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical Teamwork and collaboration
therapist to develop a plan of care that focuses on
improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an
example of which Quality and Safety in the Education
of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety'
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based Evidence-based practice
intervention to correctly position her ventilated patients
to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which
Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement