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1.A nurse uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict with nurses and other health care
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professionals. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
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a.Informatics
b.Quality improvement
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collaborationd.Evidence-
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Teamwork and collaboration uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict. Informatics includes
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navigating electronic health records. Quality improvement uses tools such as flow charts and diagrams to improve
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care. Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family
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preferencesand values for delivery of optimal health care.
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OBJescribe the purpose of professional standards of nursing practice.
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
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2.A nurse is employed by a health care agency that provides an informal training session on how to properly use
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anew vital sign monitor. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
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, a.In-service education f
b.Advanced education
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c.Continuing education
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In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed
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toincrease the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed by the
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institution. Some roles for RNs in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or
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nurse practitioner. There are various educational routes for becoming a registered nurse (RN), such as associate,
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diploma, and baccalaureate. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
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universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health
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careinstitutions.
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OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing
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practice.TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Management of
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3.A nurse listens to a patients lungs and determines that the patient needs to cough and deep breath. The nurse has
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, the patient cough and deep breath. Which concept did the nurse
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