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NUR 209 Final Exam Med-Surg 2 Newest 2026
Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
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The scope of professional nursing practice is determined
by the rules promulgated by which organization?
a. American Nurses' Association (ANA)
b. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
c. State Board of Nursing
d. State Nursing Association - Answer-C
Professional nursing practice is regulated by each state's
Board of Nursing. The ANA is the professional
organization of registered nursing in the United States and
may influence, but it does not regulate. The IOM
collaborated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to
improve the fractured health care system in the United
States, and it makes recommendations, not rules. The
state nursing associations are state organizations of the
ANA and may collaborate with the public and boards of
nursing to promote nursing rules which improve health
care.
Components of a professional identity in nursing include
which attributes? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Accountability
b. Advocacy
c. Autonomy
d. Competence
e. Culture - Answer-A, B, C, D
The scope of professional identity in nursing includes:
autonomy, knowledge, competence, professionalism,
accountability, advocacy, collaborative practice, and
commitment. Cultural sensitivity is important to
professional nursing; however, culture is an inherent
quality of nurses and patients, not a component of the
professional identity.
What group is primarily protected under the laws that
regulate nursing practice?
a.practicing nurses
b. people with health problems
c.the public
d. the employing agency - Answer-c.the public
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which professional group has the mission statement,
"nurses advancing our profession to improve health for
all"?
a.joint commission
b.robert wood johnson foundation
c.American nurses association
d.institutes of medicine - Answer-c.American nurses
association
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
a The mathematical calculation process by which a nurse
verifies a medication dosage.
B The process of a nurse using experiential knowledge to
put everything together to make sense of it.
c An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and
responding to the patient and how the patient responds to
the nurse's actions
d An inherently complex process influenced by many
factors related to the particular patient and caregiving
situation. - Answer-c An iterative process of noticing,
interpreting, and responding to the patient and how the
patient responds to the nurse's actions
NUR 209 Final Exam Med-Surg 2 Newest 2026
Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) |Newest Version!!!
The scope of professional nursing practice is determined
by the rules promulgated by which organization?
a. American Nurses' Association (ANA)
b. Institute of Medicine (IOM)
c. State Board of Nursing
d. State Nursing Association - Answer-C
Professional nursing practice is regulated by each state's
Board of Nursing. The ANA is the professional
organization of registered nursing in the United States and
may influence, but it does not regulate. The IOM
collaborated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to
improve the fractured health care system in the United
States, and it makes recommendations, not rules. The
state nursing associations are state organizations of the
ANA and may collaborate with the public and boards of
nursing to promote nursing rules which improve health
care.
Components of a professional identity in nursing include
which attributes? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Accountability
b. Advocacy
c. Autonomy
d. Competence
e. Culture - Answer-A, B, C, D
The scope of professional identity in nursing includes:
autonomy, knowledge, competence, professionalism,
accountability, advocacy, collaborative practice, and
commitment. Cultural sensitivity is important to
professional nursing; however, culture is an inherent
quality of nurses and patients, not a component of the
professional identity.
What group is primarily protected under the laws that
regulate nursing practice?
a.practicing nurses
b. people with health problems
c.the public
d. the employing agency - Answer-c.the public
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which professional group has the mission statement,
"nurses advancing our profession to improve health for
all"?
a.joint commission
b.robert wood johnson foundation
c.American nurses association
d.institutes of medicine - Answer-c.American nurses
association
Which statement best describes clinical reasoning?
a The mathematical calculation process by which a nurse
verifies a medication dosage.
B The process of a nurse using experiential knowledge to
put everything together to make sense of it.
c An iterative process of noticing, interpreting, and
responding to the patient and how the patient responds to
the nurse's actions
d An inherently complex process influenced by many
factors related to the particular patient and caregiving
situation. - Answer-c An iterative process of noticing,
interpreting, and responding to the patient and how the
patient responds to the nurse's actions
