American Nurses Association's (ANA) - answer✔defines standards that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serves as protection for nurses, the patient, and the institution where
healthcare is given.
National League for Nursing (NLN) - answer✔is accreditation agency for nursing schools.
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) - answer✔provides the licensing examination.
Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) - answer✔The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation has funded this project with the overall goal to address the challenge for preparing
future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to improve the quality and
safety of healthcare.
Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) - answer✔defines legal scope of nursing practice in Texas via
Nursing Practice Acts (NPA)
The Joint Commission (TJC) - answer✔defines the National Patient Safety Goals.
ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses - answer✔defines the ethical scope of nursing practice.
A nurse who uses critical thinking skills to develop a nursing care plan for an expectant mother
of triplets is said to be using which of the following skills?
A. Cognitive
B. Technical
C. Interpersonal
D. Ethical - answer✔Cognitive
Rationale: Cognitive skills involve thinking about the nature of things sufficiently to make
decisions regarding care. Technical skills enable nurses to manipulate equipment to produce a
desired outcome. Interpersonal skills involve caring relationships. Ethical/legal skills enable
nurses to conduct themselves morally and professionally.
True or False:
Once a graduate successfully passes the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) they
are licensed as a nurse? - answer✔False - they still must apply within the state they want to
work to become a nurse. It is a states board of nursing that is responsible for licensure.
NCLEX is responsible for testing - the state is responsible for licensure.
Nursing Practice Acts - answer✔Define legal scope of nursing practice for a state. Exclude
untrained people from practicing nursing. Make and enforce rules and regulations for nurses.
Identify the patient by 2 ways - answer✔1. Verify the patient's name
2. Verify the medical record #
1. Assessment - answer✔1. Collect Data: subjective--"I'm sick" (what the patient tells you);
objective--tachycardic (what you observe)
PERSON
2. Validate data
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