NURS300 Exam 1 Questions with
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 important piece of legislation for nsg; affects all facets of nsg practice; it is
the law within 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 - Answer-National League for Nursing
"NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher
education, health care organizations, and agencies."
ICN - Answer-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--delineate and maintain boundaries
-zone of helpfulness
-aware of potential implications
-avoid cross boundary/repeat
-care setting and community, pt needs and nature 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
Florence Nightingale's theory and constributions to nsg - Answer-Environmental Theory,
which incorporated the restoration of the usual health status of the nurse's clients into
the delivery of health care—it is still practiced today.
She stated in her nursing notes that nursing "is an act of utilizing the environment of the
patient to assist 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)
-utilize 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
