1060 Fundamentals of Nursing final
exam review Questions & Answers
What is Nursing - ANSWERS- The goal of nursing is to restore, maintain, and advance
the health of individuals, group, and entire communities.
- service motivated, rather than profit motivated
what are the roles of nurses? - ANSWERSClinician, caregiver, educator, advocate,
scholar, collaborator, coordinator, communicator, leader, professional, change agent,
researcher
what makes registered nurses professionals? - ANSWERS- Patient advocates
- continuously learning throughout career
- Supporters of our peers
-Respect the profession to the media
-Involved in professional association
- represent all parts of society
-critical thinkers
Media Portrayal of nurses - ANSWERS-rely on narrow stereotypes about the profession
that can belittle the appeal of nursing
-2020 being the year of the nurse, that speaks to how amazing the profession is.
Public Beliefs and Nurses - ANSWERSRNs ranked highest among all professionals for
honest and ethics
public seeks RN advice in what 4 areas? - ANSWERS-Self care or immediate post op
care
-Over the counter health care products
-Admin of prescription drugs
-Interpreting MD provided info
RNs are self- regulated health care professionals who... - ANSWERS-work
autonomously and in collaboration with others to enable individuals, families, groups,
communities and populations to achieve their optimal levels of health.
RNs contribute to the health care system through their... - ANSWERSleadership across
a wide range of settings in practice, education, administration, research, and policy
Professional practice government - ANSWERSHas given nurses the power to regulate
themselves and ensure their profession is accessible to not only them but to the public
,Registration and licensure - ANSWERSIn Ontario, all RNs and RPMS are listed in an
official register and we're accountable to our Collage of Nursing Ontario Standards.
Values - ANSWERSThe primary ones are safe, competent, ethical care, promoting
health and wellbeing, promoting informed decision making, preserving dignity, justice
and being accountable
Entry Level Competencies - ANSWERSby the end of a nursing program, each student
will be fulfilling those entry to practice competencies, related to professional
accountability, knowledge base practice, ethical practice, and self -regulation based on
those 9 roles.
what is the minimum degree required to be a nurse - ANSWERSBScN.
why is it important to have a BScN - ANSWERSHaving this helps you develop a broad
knowledge base and critically think to develop those abilities in reflection, self -
evaluation, critical thinking, ethical decision making and maximizing patient safety and
interprofessional practice.
Metaparadigm of Nursing - ANSWERS-major theoretical contribution made by
Jacqueline Fawcett in the 1980s
-These concepts are what are common to nursing theories generated to describe
knowledge nurses use in their practice.
-The metaparadigm of nursing includes person, health, environment, and nursing
Strength based nursing - ANSWERS- an approach to care in which there are eight core
values guiding nursing action, thereby promoting empowerment, self -efficiency, and
hope.
SBN is a nice complement to medical care because - ANSWERSit provides a language
that communicates nursing contribution to patient and family with respect to health and
healing, and really empowers the patient and family to gain greater control over their
health and healing instead of focusing on deficits.
The Canadian Nurses Association - ANSWERSNursing at a national level in Canada
This national organization has also established the Code of Ethics for Registered
Nurses (2017) which is used in every province and territory.
The CNA document - ANSWERS-"framework for practice of Registered Nurses in
Canada" is prepared to promote a common understanding of what RN practice among
nurses, students, other health professional, employers, educators, policy makers and
the public.
- It is important that there is clear understanding of what are RN competencies and
contributions are, to know when RN care is more appropriate, it creates a health care
system that uses its resources to respond to the needs of priorities of the people of
Canada
,College of Nurses of Ontario - ANSWERS- CNO is a regulatory body, which has
legislated authority to regulate nursing practice in Ontario. Their responsibility is to the
public to ensure that practice is safe, competent and ethical; the mandate for CNO is to
protect the public.
College of Nurses of Ontario- 9 roles - ANSWERSClinician, professional,
communicator, collaborator, coordinator, leader, advocate, educator, and scholar.
CNO Code of Conduct - ANSWERS- Explains the behaviour the public can expect of
nurses when receiving health care.
- All nurses are accountable to this code.
- Each principle is supported by a set of statements. These principles and statements
define the values nurses use to fulfill their professional obligations.
principals of CNO Code of Conduct - ANSWERS1. Nurses respect the dignity of
patients and treat them as individuals
2. Nurses work together to promote patient well being
3. Nurses maintain public trust by providing safe and competent care.
4. Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patient needs
5. Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients trust
6. Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario - ANSWERS- RNAO is the professional
association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and BScN nursing
students in Ontario.
what does the RNAO advocate for? - ANSWERS- healthy public policy, promoted
excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses contribution to shape the health care
system, and influence decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve.
- During the COVID 19 crisis, they advocate for increased staffing and support in long
term care.
Ontario Nurses Association - ANSWERS-Founded in 1973
-The union of that's representing over 62000 registered nurses
-Their mission is to be committed to improving economic welfare and quality of work life
for members, so they're quite a proactive union that enables many different policies and
recommendations to provide a high quality health care.
International Council of Nurses - ANSWERSworks to ensure quality nursing care for all,
sound health policies globally, and the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the
presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession, just to ensure they're providing
direction and support for confident and satisfied nursing workforces.
, Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) - ANSWERS- Nurses have ethical
and legal responsibilities to maintain confidentiality and privacy of client health
information, as we are health information custodians
- The circle of care is referenced to all the individuals responsible for providing care to
the patient. So if you are outside the circle of car, then that requires expressed consent
from the patient to disclose their information. In some cases consent may be required
because it is permitted by law
Bill 119, Health Information Protection Act 2016 - ANSWERSBill 119 was introduced to
better protect privacy to ensure that individuals who engage in privacy breaches are
held accountable.
Possible consequences to nursing students of privacy breaches - ANSWERS- Removal
from the practice setting
- Investigation by agency legal department
- Investigation by the university/ collage privacy commissioner
- Investigation by campus/local police
- Failure of professional practice course
- Involuntary with drawl from program
5 ps for Social media and professionalism - ANSWERS- Professional
- Positive
- Patient free
- Protect your professionalism
- Pause before positing
What is "ways of knowing" - ANSWERS*knowing is a form of knowledge gained through
experience and shaped by the unique perspective of the individual*
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why do nurses need to be aware of the ways of knowing - ANSWERS- Nurses need to
be aware of practice, of the art and science of nursing, and how it contributes to further
articulation and development of nursing practice, since there's heavy reliance on
biomedical model
- In this biomedical model relies on the empiric theory which is based on experience and
observation, which is inadequate as need to consider how socio-political factors
influence the health of the persons and community such as poverty, underemployment,
malnutrition, isolation... etc
what did Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberg, and Tarule study? - ANSWERSin 1986 they
studied ways of knowing among women from 135 rural and urban settings from various
ages, ethnicities, educational backgrounds, and sexual orientation
5 perspectives of addressing the voice in mind when it comes to ways of knowing -
ANSWERSsilence, received knowledge, subjective knowing, procedural knowing,
constructed knowledge
