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NURS300 Exam 1 Questions And 100% Correct Answers



Importance of EBN practice -Answer Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Important to improve patient outcomes

-research: one standard of pro performance should implement care based on "best"
available evidence, nurse's expertise, pt's preference



State Board of Nsg: Functions/ Purpose; - Answer Main purpose: Ensure enforcement of
state nurse practice act

Established by Ns Practice Act

Regulates those under Ns practice act (NPA) and prevents those not under NPA from
practicing nursing

-title of "nurse" is protected; HUNS; *nursing student* not student nurse



Ns Practice Act: Purpose, Importance - Answer IMPORTANT - The Law in each state

Addresses: LPNs, RNs, APNs, CNMs

-Sets educational requirements, exam requirements, licensing

-Defines actors and duties allowed and functions

-Defined and guided by each state by Common Law

"protect public by setting and enforcing *standards of nsg educ and practice*"

- *violations of nurs practice act is a criminal offense*

single most imperative piece of legislation for nsg; impacts every aspect of nsg practice;
it is the law w/in each state

scope of nursing practice

*

ANA - Answer American Nursing Association

Care, Cure, Coordination

,Standards of professional performance, *standards of nursing practice*

Standards of care

State Board of Nursing: Nurse practice act: "A profession must control its practice to
guarantee the quality of its service to the public"



NLN - National League for Nursing

"NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher
education, health care organizations, and agencies."



ICN - International Council of Nursing

"is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899
and was the first international organization for health care professionals. It is
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland."



Specialty Organizations - Answer AWHONN: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric
and Neonatal Nurses



NSNA - Answer National Student Nurses Association



STTI - Answer Sigma Theta Tau International

-Honors society, funds nursing research



Professional behaviors of nurses - Answer - we operate under professional
organizations

- Code of Ethics

- Altruistic (concern for the wellfare and wellbeing of others,
advocacy/compassion/*caring* <- Gene Watson)



Continuum of professional behavior - Answer - nurse-pt relationship can be plotted on
continuum illustrated below

, - under: distant, disinterested, neglect/detrimental to pt

- zone of helpfulness: majority of pt interactions should occur for effectiveness and pt
safety

- over: boundary, crossed/violate, sexual misconduct



Guidelines for professional behavior: - Answer -define and maintain boundaries

-zone of helpfulness

-cognisant of potential consequences

-do not cross boundary/repeat

-care environment and community, pt requirements and type of therapy



Professionalism - Answer -other HTM (health team members)

-other disciplines, pts, families, public

-*role models* w/ service, compassion, care, passion, character, integrity

-As Christian servants we must strive to do our best in whatever we do, allowing the
Lord to use us as He desires



Theory and contributions of Florence Nightingale to nursing - Solution Environmental
Theory, which integrated recovery of the patient's normal health state into care
delivery—still follows.

She mentioned in her nursing notes that nursing "is the act of utilizing the patient's
environment to help him in his recovery"

-fresh air, pure water, effective drainage, light, cleanliness, quiet, warm, help dietary
needs

(Crimean War nurse, Nursing school at St. Thomas hospital in London, "Notes on
Nursing" book)

-use pt's environment to assist him in recovery

-"lady with the lamp", improved status of nsg, 1st nurse researcher, improved nsg
art/science and education, collect/report data

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