GCU NUR 300 Exam 1
Primary roles of nurse - ANSWER Autonomy: independent nursing interventions
Accountability: help responsible legally and professionally for nursing care
Caregiver: regain health
Advocate: protect patient
Educator: explain health concepts
Communicator: know your patient to meet their needs
Manager:
Scope of practice of nurse - ANSWER *knowledge from social/behavioral sciences,
theories
*incorporates ethical values
*protection, promotion, and optimization of health; alleviation of suffering
*provides safe, client-centered health care
*ADOPIE
Baccalaureate Program - ANSWER 4 years, college or university
*Focuses on basic sciences; theoretical and clinical courses; and social sciences, arts,
and humanities
-essential knowledge
-practices and values
-attitudes
-personal qualities
-professional behavior
Associate Program - ANSWER 2 years, university or community college
*focuses on basic sciences and theoretical/clinical courses related to nursing
Describe the nurse's role in client advocacy - ANSWER -defend patient's rights
(ex. provide information to help a patient decide on treatments)
(ex. finding an interpreter to help communication)
-speak out against policies that put patients in danger
The importance of safety in client-centered care - ANSWER PATIENT CENTERED
CARE
-put patient in control by centering care on their preferences, values, beliefs, and needs
(ex. involve family in care)
TEAMWORK/COLLABORATION
-shared decision making to achieve quality care (discuss effective communication
strategies and conflict resolution, and design methods for teamwork)
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
-integrate current evidence with clinical expertise (ex. demonstrate knowledge of basic
scientific methods)
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
, GCU NUR 300 Exam 1
-use data to monitor outcomes of care process, and use methods to test changes in
order to improve heath care (ex. use flow charts and diagrams to make process of care
clear)
SAFETY
-minimize risks of harm through system effectiveness and individual performance (ex.
value own role in preventing errors)
INFORMATICS
-use technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making (ex. protect confidentiality in EHR)
ANA Standards of professional performance - ANSWER 1. ethics
2. education
3. evidence-based practice
4. quality of practice
5. communication
6. leadership
7. collaboration
8. professional practice evaluation
9. resources
10. environmental health
Ethical responsibilities in client-centered care - ANSWER Nurse is patient's advocate,
solving dilemmas by attending to relationships and giving priority to each unique patient,
so that nurses don't make decisions based solely on intellect
VITAL SIGNS: body temperature - ANSWER Avg: 96.8 to 100.4
Oral/tympanic: 98.6
Rectal: 99.5
Axillary: 97.7
VITAL SIGNS: pulse - ANSWER 60-100 beats/min strong/regular
VITAL SIGNS: pulse oximetry - ANSWER greater than 95%
VITAL SIGNS: repirations - ANSWER 12-20 deep and regular
VITAL SIGNS: blood pressure - ANSWER systolic: less than 20
diastolic: less than 80
pulse pressure: 30 to 50 mm Hg
VITAL SIGNS: capnography (CO2) - ANSWER 35-45 mm Hg
6 main vital signs - ANSWER -temperature
-pulse
-pulse oximetry
-blood pressure
Primary roles of nurse - ANSWER Autonomy: independent nursing interventions
Accountability: help responsible legally and professionally for nursing care
Caregiver: regain health
Advocate: protect patient
Educator: explain health concepts
Communicator: know your patient to meet their needs
Manager:
Scope of practice of nurse - ANSWER *knowledge from social/behavioral sciences,
theories
*incorporates ethical values
*protection, promotion, and optimization of health; alleviation of suffering
*provides safe, client-centered health care
*ADOPIE
Baccalaureate Program - ANSWER 4 years, college or university
*Focuses on basic sciences; theoretical and clinical courses; and social sciences, arts,
and humanities
-essential knowledge
-practices and values
-attitudes
-personal qualities
-professional behavior
Associate Program - ANSWER 2 years, university or community college
*focuses on basic sciences and theoretical/clinical courses related to nursing
Describe the nurse's role in client advocacy - ANSWER -defend patient's rights
(ex. provide information to help a patient decide on treatments)
(ex. finding an interpreter to help communication)
-speak out against policies that put patients in danger
The importance of safety in client-centered care - ANSWER PATIENT CENTERED
CARE
-put patient in control by centering care on their preferences, values, beliefs, and needs
(ex. involve family in care)
TEAMWORK/COLLABORATION
-shared decision making to achieve quality care (discuss effective communication
strategies and conflict resolution, and design methods for teamwork)
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
-integrate current evidence with clinical expertise (ex. demonstrate knowledge of basic
scientific methods)
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
, GCU NUR 300 Exam 1
-use data to monitor outcomes of care process, and use methods to test changes in
order to improve heath care (ex. use flow charts and diagrams to make process of care
clear)
SAFETY
-minimize risks of harm through system effectiveness and individual performance (ex.
value own role in preventing errors)
INFORMATICS
-use technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support
decision making (ex. protect confidentiality in EHR)
ANA Standards of professional performance - ANSWER 1. ethics
2. education
3. evidence-based practice
4. quality of practice
5. communication
6. leadership
7. collaboration
8. professional practice evaluation
9. resources
10. environmental health
Ethical responsibilities in client-centered care - ANSWER Nurse is patient's advocate,
solving dilemmas by attending to relationships and giving priority to each unique patient,
so that nurses don't make decisions based solely on intellect
VITAL SIGNS: body temperature - ANSWER Avg: 96.8 to 100.4
Oral/tympanic: 98.6
Rectal: 99.5
Axillary: 97.7
VITAL SIGNS: pulse - ANSWER 60-100 beats/min strong/regular
VITAL SIGNS: pulse oximetry - ANSWER greater than 95%
VITAL SIGNS: repirations - ANSWER 12-20 deep and regular
VITAL SIGNS: blood pressure - ANSWER systolic: less than 20
diastolic: less than 80
pulse pressure: 30 to 50 mm Hg
VITAL SIGNS: capnography (CO2) - ANSWER 35-45 mm Hg
6 main vital signs - ANSWER -temperature
-pulse
-pulse oximetry
-blood pressure
