The proficient nurse focuses on managing care as opposed to managing and performing skills. The
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of patients and has experience with psychomotor skills. The expert nurse identifies patient-centered
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8. Which of the following resources guides faculty on structure and evaluation of the nursing
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curriculum?
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b. Essentials of Baccalaureate Education t t t
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d. Standards of Professional Performance t t t
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Education for Professional Nursing: A Final Report (1998), which guides faculty on structure and
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evaluation of the curriculum and the performance of the graduate. The ANAs Standards of Nursing
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Practice demonstrates the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. Standards of
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Professional Performance describes a competent level of behavior in the professional role.
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NLNAC Interpretive Guidelines identifies core competencies for the professional nurse.
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sacral pressure sore. The nurse implements coughing and deep breathing exercises and consults
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the wound care specialist to evaluate and prescribe care for the pressure sore, even though no
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physician order has provided instructions to do so. In doing this, the nurse is implementing the
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