NUR 310 (Module 1, 2, and 3) || Questions and 100% Accurate Answers.
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NUR 310
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NUR 310
Client vs. Patient vs. Consumer: correct answers Client: Person who engages in advice, services of another who is qualified to provide service
Patient: Person waiting for, undergoing medical treatment and care
Consumer: Individual or group of people, or a community that uses a service or comm...
NUR 310 (Module 1, 2, and 3) || Questions and 100%
Accurate Answers.
Client vs. Patient vs. Consumer: correct answers Client: Person who engages in advice, services
of another who is qualified to provide service
Patient: Person waiting for, undergoing medical treatment and care
Consumer: Individual or group of people, or a community that uses a service or commodity.
Who controls nursing education? correct answers The state boards of nursing and professional
organizations
What are the 2 entry level type of nurses? correct answers RN and LPN/LVN
What is the scope of nursing? correct answers 1. Promotion of health and wellness (individual
and community health to promote a healthy lifestyle)
2. Prevention of illness (immunizations, prevention of STIs)
3. Restoring Health (direct care to ill person)
4. Care for the dying (comforting people of all ages)
What are different types of settings for nurses? correct answers •Acute care hospitals
•Clients' homes
•Community agencies •Ambulatory clinics
•Long-term care facilities
•Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
•Nursing practice centers
Nurse Practice Acts correct answers Regulate the practice of nursing in the US with each state
having its own act.
all have the same common purpose: TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC
How are nurses supposed to protect the public with the Nurse practice act? correct answers 1. By
defining and describing the scope of nursing practice
2. Licensing requirements
Standards of Nursing practice correct answers Purpose: to describe the responsibilities for which
nurses are accountable
Roles and functions of Nurses: correct answers Caregiver, Communicator, Teacher, Client
advocate, Counselor, Leader, Research consumer
Caregiver correct answers Assist client physically and psychologically while preserving client's
dignity
,Communicator correct answers Identify client problems and communicate them to other
members of the health care team
Teacher correct answers Help clients learn about health and health care procedures to restore or
maintain health
Client Advocate correct answers Represent, protect the client's needs and wishes
Counselor correct answers Help client to recognize and cope with stressful psychological or
social problems, develop improved relationships, and promote personal growth
Leader correct answers Influence others to work together to accomplish specific
goal(s)
Research Consumer correct answers Use research to improve client care
What are the primary characteristics of a Profession? correct answers -Prolonged, specialized
training
-Orientation toward service
-Ongoing research
-Code of ethics
-Autonomy
-Professional organization
Profession correct answers -Occupation that requires extensive education
-Special knowledge, skill, and preparation
Professionalism correct answers Professional character, spirit, methods
Professionalization correct answers Process of becoming professional
Socialization correct answers Interactions with fellow students establish level and direction of
effort, goals, and activities
Novice nurse: correct answers No experience. Performance is limited, inflexible, and governed
by context-free rules and regulations rather than experience
EX: Nursing Student
, Advanced Beginner Nurse correct answers Demonstrates marginally acceptable performance.
Recognizes the meaningful "aspects" of a real situation. Has experiences enough real situations
to make judgements about them
Competent Nurse: correct answers Has 2 or 3 years of experience. Demonstrates organizational
and planning abilities. Differentiates important factors from less important aspects of care.
Coordinates multiple complex care demands
Proficent Nurse: correct answers Has 3-5 years of experience. Perceives situations as wholes
rather than in terms of parts, as in Stage 2. Uses maxims as guides for what to consider in a
situation. Has holistic understanding of the client, which improves decision making. Focuses on
long-term goals
Expert Nurse correct answers Performance is fluid, flexible, and highly proficient; no longer
requires rules, guidelines, or maxims to connect an understanding of the situation to appropriate
action. Demonstrates highly skilled intuitive and analytic ability in new situations. Is inclined to
take a certain action because "it felt right"
American Nurses Association (ANA) correct answers Political action committee
Organization to lobby for legislation affecting Health care
Official Journal: American nurses today
Official newspaper: The American nurse
International Council of Nurses correct answers National organizations working together for
mission of representing nursing worldwide
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) correct answers Student must be in state-approved
nursing education program to qualify
International Honor Society: Sigma Theta Tau correct answers -Professional rather than social
-Potential members hold bachelor's degree minimum, demonstrate achievement in nursing
Advocates correct answers • Express and defend another's cause
• Support clients in their decision
• Remain objective
• Accept and respect the client's right to decide, even if the nurse believes the decision to be
wrong
What is the Advocates role? correct answers • Inform clients about rights and provide
information to make informed decisions
• Give full or mutual responsibility of decision making to client when they are capable
• Directly intervene on client's behalf by influencing others
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