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Each state develops rules and regulations to govern the practice of nursing within that state. These rules are in the - Answer Nurse Practice Act There are two purposes to the Nurse Practice Act What are they? - Answer Protecting the health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction Protect the title of RN In each state Practice Act, the practice of professional nursing is defined. What does this mean? - Answer The definition of nursing delineates the scope of practice for ...

Alterations in Mental Health An RN would expect to assess which of the following as an increased risk for violence among patients with schizophrenia? Erratic sleep habits Lack of exercise Substance abuse Unsafe sex - Answer 1) Erratic sleeping habits is not associated with increased risk for violence in patients with schizophrenia. 2) Lack of exercise is not associated with increased risk for violence in patients with schizophrenia. *3) Substance abuse is associated with...

demographics: age - Answer -90% of nurses younger than 50 years old were employed in nursing -less than half of the nurses were older than 65 were working in nursing -graduates from BSN programs tend to be younger than graduates from other types of nursing programs -average age of BSN graduate is 28 -average age of graduates from associate-degree and diploma (hospital based programs) is 33 reason for aging nurse workforce - Answer -Recent economic downturn and high unemployment rat...

What makes you suspect elder Abuse? - Answer Different stages of bruising How do document subjective information regarding abuse? - Answer Pt states, "...." Survivor's of abuse are at highest risk of what other Crime? - Answer Murder The crime is usually committed by - Same sex partner - Ex-Spouse/BF/GF When your elderly patient has cuts and bruises you should: - Answer Be straight about it and ask the patient what happened.... How did you get cuts and bruises? a...

Licensure - Answer to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements What is the purpose of a licensure? - Answer To protect the public from unqualified or incompetent practitioners Nurse Practice Act - Answer Statue in each state and territory that regulates the practice of nursing. What are the requirements necessary for initial entry into nursing practice or licensure? - Answer Evidence of graduation, fees, background...

Florence Nightingale - Answer First practicing nurse epidemiologist her statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery Mary Nutting - Answer instrumental in moving nursing education into universities clara barton - Answer Founded the American Red Cross Lillian Wald - Answer helped to open the henry street settlement assessment - Answer the RN collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation diagnosis -...

Who is Florence Nightingale? - Answer was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connect poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery practices remain a basic part of nursing today Who was Clara Barton? - Answer Founder of the American Red Cross Who was Lillian Wald? - Answer Public health nurse that focused on immigrants helped open Henry Street Settlement Who was Mary Nutting? - Answer was instrumental in moving nursing education into universit...

A nurse has recently begun to provide care to older adults in a large, urban hospital. Having lived until recently in an ethnically homogenous region, the nurse recognizes the significant differences in priorities and perspectives of clients from other cultural groups and has taken action to learn about these groups. What stage of cultural self-assessment is this nurse demonstrating? A. Consciously competent B. Consciously incompetent C. Unconsciously competent D. Unconsciously incompete...

Components of critical thinking - Answer Knowledge, Experience, Competence, Attitudes, and Standards Knowledge - Answer Information that's specific to nursing and comes from: -Basic nursing education -Use of evidence-based practice -Continuing education courses -Advanced degree and certifications Experience - Answer Decision-making ability derived from opportunities to observe, sense, and interact with clients followed by active reflection. A nurse: -Demonstrates an un...

UTI patient teaching - Answer -avoid tub baths, spermicides, oil-bass lube, perfume to peritoneal area -void after intercourse -cotton underwear and no tight-fitting stuff -Teach patient to practice careful personal hygiene, front to back wiping -Shower rather than bathe in a tub -Clean the perineum and urethral meatus from front to back after each BM -Increase fluid intake to promote voiding and dilution of urine (8-10 glasses) -May be helpful to include 1 glass of cranberry juice ...