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What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient‘s health care needs and strengths, to
2. establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the
plan to meet established outcomes?
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient‘s health care needs and strengths, to
2. ...
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts
Ans
:
A
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The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Nurses implement their
roles through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the nurse to identify the patient‘s
health care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and
to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
3. determine whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
3. det...
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Ans
:
A
Feedback:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
Ans: B
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Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as
the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized hospitals and nurses, and established
the Red Cross in the United States in 1882