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NURE130 Exam 1 Questions With 100%
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - answer✔Most independently functioning nurse;
has masters degree in nursing
American Nurse Association (ana) - answer✔professional organization to advance and protect
the profession of nursing, involved in establishing standards of nursing practice, promoting the
rights of nurses in the workplace, advancing the economic and general welfare of nurses
Caregiver - answer✔FILL
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - answer✔An APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is
certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwifes
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - answer✔An APRN with advanced education in
a nurse anesthetia accredited program
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - answer✔an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized
area of practice
Code of Ethics for Nurses - answer✔set of guiding principles that all members of a profession
accept, established by the ANA (advocacy,
responsibility, accountability, confidentiality)
Continuing education - answer✔Classes required for license renewal
Genomics - answer✔study of all genes in a person and interactions of genes with one another
and with the person's environment, allow health care providers to determine how genomic
changes contribute to patient conditions, influence treatment decisions, nurses are essential in
identifying the patient's risk factors
In-service education - answer✔instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution
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International Council of Nurses (ICN) - answer✔mission/goal is to represent nurses worldwide
by advancing the nursing profession and influencing health policy worldwide to bring nurses
together
Standards of Nursing Practice - answer✔assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance - answer✔ethics, education, evidence-based practice and
research, quality of practice, communication, leadership, collaboration, professional practice
evaluation, resources, environmental health
Nurse Administrator - answer✔manages patient care and delivery of specific nursing services
within a health care agency, need to be skilled in business and management and understand all
aspects of nursing and patient care
Functions: budgeting, staffing, strategic planning of programs/services, employee evaluation and
employee development
Nurse Educator - answer✔works in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health
care agencies and patient education departments (educating the patient themselves how to self-
manage) needs experience in clinical practice to provide the skills + knowledge, responsible for
teaching current practices, trends, theory and necessary skills
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - answer✔An APRN who provides health care to a group of patients,
usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care or community-based setting
Nurse Researcher - answer✔conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing
care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice
Nursing - answer✔the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention
of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
Patient Advocate - answer✔one who speaks for and protects the rights of the patient
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - answer✔provides nurses with the
competencies needed to continuously improve quality of care in work environments w/ specific
competencies that specify targeted skills and attitudes (KSAs)
Registered Nurse (RN) - answer✔A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program
and has passed a licensing test
Acute Care - answer✔24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
