Correct Questions & Rationales
Define the concept of professionalism - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The
assimilation of nursing skills and knowledge integrated with dignity and respect for
all human beings incorporating the assumptions and values of the profession while
maintaining accountability and self-awareness
Explain the impact of historical events on the development of nursing in the past
century - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Florence Nightingale-The Lady with the
lamp
Clara Barton-Angel of the battlefield
Examine professional identity formation - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Process
that facilitates the transformation of individual from lay person to professional
nurse
,Novice-no professional experience
Beginner-can note recurrent meaningful situational components, but not prioritize
between them
Competent-begins to understand actions in terms of long-range goals
Proficient-perceives situation as wholes, rather than in terms of aspects
Expert-has intuitive grasp of the situation and zeros in on the accurate region of the
problem
Identify the professional roles and responsibilities of the nurse - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----1.Care provider-physical, psychological, development
cultural and Spiritual needs
2.Educator-health promotion, families & communities
3.Advocator-assist expressing their wish and defend their patient's rights
4.Manager-authority for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, setting
goals, make decision, solve problems
5.Collaborator-with multidisciplinary team for patient outcome
6.change agent- change & modify care plan based on assessment of patient's health
condition
7.researcher- gather information and implement evidence based practices and
quality improvement
, Identify breaches in professionalism when given case studies or videos involving
nursing students and practicing RN's. - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----- nursing
students must be professional and not share personal information or photos of
patients on social media; doing so can result in expulsion from nursing school and
could affect the school's ability to work in that hospital
- RN's must do the same, especially being careful not to divulge specific treatment,
even when the patient's name is not revealed
Describe educational programs available for RN education - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER-----Diploma or hospital-based diploma
-Associate degree
-College-based baccalaureate degree
-RN-BSN Completion
Identify trends in nursing that impact health care - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----1.
Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
2. Nurses should achieve higher level of education and training through an
improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression
3. Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health care
professionals in redesigning health care in U.S
4. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection
and information infrastructure.
Examine the exemplars of professional attributes and social media practices. - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----1.Attributes of a Profession