Nursing 2313 Units 1 And 2 Terms Exam
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Health - ANSWER state of optimal functioning or well-being
Licensure - ANSWER to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
Nurse practice act - ANSWER law established to regulate nursing practice
Nursing - ANSWER profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
Nursing process - ANSWER five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Profession - ANSWER an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-
defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards,
ongoing research, and autonomy
Reciprocity - ANSWER process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state
standards - ANSWER acceptable, expected level of performance established by
authority, custom, or consent
applied research - ANSWER research designed to directly influence or improve
clinical practice
basic research - ANSWER research designed to generate and refine theory; the
findings are often not directly useful in practice
Concept - ANSWER abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from
the environment and organized into symbols of reality
conceptual framework or model - ANSWER set of concepts, along with the
statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern
data - ANSWER information
, deductive reasoning - ANSWER cognitive process in which one examines a
general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
evidence-based practice - ANSWER nursing care provided that is supported by
sound scientific rationale
evidence-based practice guideline - ANSWER guidelines written by a panel of
experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best
practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability
inductive reasoning - ANSWER cognitive process in which one identifies a
specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas
informed consent - ANSWER knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained
from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure
nursing research - ANSWER encompasses both research to improve the care of
people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession,
including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history
nursing theory - ANSWER differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and
controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
philosophy - ANSWER study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes we use to develop and construct our perceptions of life
process - ANSWER series of actions, changes, or functions to bring about a
result
qualitative research - ANSWER method of research conducted to gain insight by
discovering meanings
quantitative research - ANSWER research involving the concepts of basic and
applied research
research - ANSWER process that uses observable and verifiable information
(data), collected in a systematic manner, to describe, explain, or predict events
science - ANSWER a body of knowledge gained by observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurrences that are
perceived in the world
systematic review - ANSWER summarized findings from multiple studies of a
specific clinical practice question or topic that recommend practice changes
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Health - ANSWER state of optimal functioning or well-being
Licensure - ANSWER to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or
province after successfully meeting requirements
Nurse practice act - ANSWER law established to regulate nursing practice
Nursing - ANSWER profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving
health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of
illness and maintenance of health
Nursing process - ANSWER five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
Profession - ANSWER an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-
defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards,
ongoing research, and autonomy
Reciprocity - ANSWER process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as
a registered nurse by another state
standards - ANSWER acceptable, expected level of performance established by
authority, custom, or consent
applied research - ANSWER research designed to directly influence or improve
clinical practice
basic research - ANSWER research designed to generate and refine theory; the
findings are often not directly useful in practice
Concept - ANSWER abstract images (ideas) that are formed as impressions from
the environment and organized into symbols of reality
conceptual framework or model - ANSWER set of concepts, along with the
statements that arrange the concepts into an understandable pattern
data - ANSWER information
, deductive reasoning - ANSWER cognitive process in which one examines a
general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
evidence-based practice - ANSWER nursing care provided that is supported by
sound scientific rationale
evidence-based practice guideline - ANSWER guidelines written by a panel of
experts that synthesize information from multiple studies and recommend best
practices to treat patients with a disease, a symptom, or a disability
inductive reasoning - ANSWER cognitive process in which one identifies a
specific idea or action and then makes conclusions about general ideas
informed consent - ANSWER knowledgeable, voluntary permission obtained
from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure
nursing research - ANSWER encompasses both research to improve the care of
people in the clinical setting and to study people and the nursing profession,
including education, policy development, ethics, and nursing history
nursing theory - ANSWER differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and
controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
philosophy - ANSWER study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes we use to develop and construct our perceptions of life
process - ANSWER series of actions, changes, or functions to bring about a
result
qualitative research - ANSWER method of research conducted to gain insight by
discovering meanings
quantitative research - ANSWER research involving the concepts of basic and
applied research
research - ANSWER process that uses observable and verifiable information
(data), collected in a systematic manner, to describe, explain, or predict events
science - ANSWER a body of knowledge gained by observing, identifying,
describing, investigating, and explaining events and occurrences that are
perceived in the world
systematic review - ANSWER summarized findings from multiple studies of a
specific clinical practice question or topic that recommend practice changes
