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EXAM #1 - NURS 226 QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED A GRADED
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NURS 226 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED A GRADED Nursing who - ans--nurses who have been educated, titled, and maintain active licensure to practice nursing Nursing what - ans--nursing integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention o f illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence; diagnosis/ treatment of human responses and advocacy in care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity Nursing when and where - ans--when - there is a need for nursing knowledge, wisdom, caring, leadership, practice, or education - anytime, anywhere where - there is a health care consumer in need of care, information, or advocacy Nursing why - ans--nursing's response to the changing needs of society to achieve positive health care consumer outcomes in keeping with nursing's social contract and obligation to society State boards of nursing and the nurse practice act - ans--- RNs must legally follow regulations set by the nurse practice act by the state in which they are licensed to care for patients - state -specific licensing and regulatory body that sets standards for safe nursing care and issues nursing licenses to qualified candidat es based on the Nurse Practice Act - if nurses do not follow the standards and scope of practice set forth by the Nurse Practice Act, they may be disciplined by the Board of Nursing in the form of reprimand, probation, suspension, or revocation of their nu rsing license center for Medicaid and Medicare - ans--- established regulations affecting nursing care - part of US department of Health and Human services, which administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administ er Medicaid - CMS established and enforces regulations to protect patient safety in hospitals that receive medicare and medicaid funding JCAHO - ans--- accredits and certifies over 20,000 health care organizations in US - help health care organizations me asure, assess, and improve performance on functions that are essential to providing safe, high -quality care - standards updated regularly to reflect the rapid advances in health care and address topics such as patient rights and education, infection contro l, medication management, and prevention of medical errors ANA Standards - ans-- Ethics - ans--the registered nurse integrates ethics in all aspects of practice advocacy - ans--the registered nurse demonstrates advocacy in all roles/ settings respectful/ equitable - ans--the registered nurse practices with cultural humility/ inclusiveness communication - ans--the registered nurse communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice collarboration - ans--the registered nurse collabor ates with the health care consumer and other key stakeholders leadership - ans--the registered nurse leads within the profession and practice setting education - ans--the registered nurse seeks knowledge/ competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking scholarly inquiry - ans--The registered nurse integrates scholarship, evidence, and research findings into practice. quality of practice - ans--The registered nurse contributes to quality nursing practice. Professional practice evaluation - ans--The registered nurse evaluates one's own and others' nursing practice. resource stewardship - ans--The registered nurse utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence -based nursing services that are safe, effective, financially responsible, and used judiciously Environmental health - ans--The registered nurse practices in a manner that advances environmental safety and health policy - ans--expected course of action set by an agency procedure - ans--the m ethod or defined steps for completing a task protocol - ans--a detailed, written plan for performing a regimen of therapy Acuity - ans--the level of patient care that is required based on the severity of the patient's illness of conditionThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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