N110 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
What does it mean to be a professional? How is this different from having an
occupation?
Profession: degree or higher learning, specialized skills
Occupation: the job you are paid to do
In your own words, describe what a professional standard is and their role in
nursing practice.
- statements about levels of performance that nurses are required to achieve in their
practice
- provides consistency and accountability in nursing care
What are the four Professional Standards for nurses in BC? What is their focus?
1. Prof Responsibility & Accountability
2. Knowledge Based Practice
3. Client-focused Provision of Service
4. Ethical Practice
Within the professional standards, what are the four main areas of practice?
Clinical
Education
Administration
Research
,What is an indicator and how do they relate to professional standards?
Indicators provide specific criteria for meeting each Professional Standard in each of the
four main areas of practice: clinical, education, administration and research. Indicators
are used to measure the actual performance of an individual nurse. The Indicators are
not written in order of importance, nor are they intended to be an exhaustive list of
criteria for each Professional Standard.
The Indicators will be especially helpful for nurses who assume responsibilities in
practice areas outside their primary area of responsibility. For example, a nurse whose
primary responsibility is for clinical practice may at times assume responsibilities for
education (e.g., teaching a student in practicum). Or a nurse who usually works in
administration may sometimes be responsible for research (e.g., collecting data for a
research or quality improvement study). In these cases, nurses will find helpful direction
in the Indicators for the relevant practice areas.
In your own words, describe how professional standards are used and by whom?
Why do these groups use the professional standards?
Individual nurses
As self-regulating professionals, nurses are responsible for acting professionally and
being accountable for their own practice. All nurses are responsible for understanding
the Professional Standards and applying them to their practice, regardless of their
setting, role or area of practice. The policies of employers or other organizations cannot
relieve individual nurses of accountability for their own actions or their primary obligation
to meet these Professional Standards.
Employers
, Employers have a responsibility to provide essential support systems, including human
and material resources, that allow nurses to meet these Professional Standards.
BCCNM
The college is responsible for assuring that the profession as a whole carries out its
commitment to the public. This is achieved in part by establishing and regularly
reviewing the Professional Standards, by providing resources to support nurses in
understanding and applying them, and by developing other Standards of Practice that
provide more specific information on a particular topic (e.g., nurse-client relationships,
scope of practice).
What is the difference between a scientific (empirical) philosophical tradition and
an interpretive philosophical tradition?
Scientific: A single reality exists independent of our knowledge of it
Interpretive: No single reality exists Each of us create meaning from our experiences
How would you describe the three primary areas of inquiry?
What are the philosophical beliefs that are foundational to the Victoria BSN
Program?
empirical
interpretive
phenomenological
critical perspectives
How do these foundational perspectives from the program's curriculum influence
our nursing practice and how we respond to our clients?
challenge perceptions and historical stigmas
COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
What does it mean to be a professional? How is this different from having an
occupation?
Profession: degree or higher learning, specialized skills
Occupation: the job you are paid to do
In your own words, describe what a professional standard is and their role in
nursing practice.
- statements about levels of performance that nurses are required to achieve in their
practice
- provides consistency and accountability in nursing care
What are the four Professional Standards for nurses in BC? What is their focus?
1. Prof Responsibility & Accountability
2. Knowledge Based Practice
3. Client-focused Provision of Service
4. Ethical Practice
Within the professional standards, what are the four main areas of practice?
Clinical
Education
Administration
Research
,What is an indicator and how do they relate to professional standards?
Indicators provide specific criteria for meeting each Professional Standard in each of the
four main areas of practice: clinical, education, administration and research. Indicators
are used to measure the actual performance of an individual nurse. The Indicators are
not written in order of importance, nor are they intended to be an exhaustive list of
criteria for each Professional Standard.
The Indicators will be especially helpful for nurses who assume responsibilities in
practice areas outside their primary area of responsibility. For example, a nurse whose
primary responsibility is for clinical practice may at times assume responsibilities for
education (e.g., teaching a student in practicum). Or a nurse who usually works in
administration may sometimes be responsible for research (e.g., collecting data for a
research or quality improvement study). In these cases, nurses will find helpful direction
in the Indicators for the relevant practice areas.
In your own words, describe how professional standards are used and by whom?
Why do these groups use the professional standards?
Individual nurses
As self-regulating professionals, nurses are responsible for acting professionally and
being accountable for their own practice. All nurses are responsible for understanding
the Professional Standards and applying them to their practice, regardless of their
setting, role or area of practice. The policies of employers or other organizations cannot
relieve individual nurses of accountability for their own actions or their primary obligation
to meet these Professional Standards.
Employers
, Employers have a responsibility to provide essential support systems, including human
and material resources, that allow nurses to meet these Professional Standards.
BCCNM
The college is responsible for assuring that the profession as a whole carries out its
commitment to the public. This is achieved in part by establishing and regularly
reviewing the Professional Standards, by providing resources to support nurses in
understanding and applying them, and by developing other Standards of Practice that
provide more specific information on a particular topic (e.g., nurse-client relationships,
scope of practice).
What is the difference between a scientific (empirical) philosophical tradition and
an interpretive philosophical tradition?
Scientific: A single reality exists independent of our knowledge of it
Interpretive: No single reality exists Each of us create meaning from our experiences
How would you describe the three primary areas of inquiry?
What are the philosophical beliefs that are foundational to the Victoria BSN
Program?
empirical
interpretive
phenomenological
critical perspectives
How do these foundational perspectives from the program's curriculum influence
our nursing practice and how we respond to our clients?
challenge perceptions and historical stigmas
