Exam 2; intro to nursing

Question 1

What is the definition of fidelity?

Answer 1

duty to keep promises

Question 2

What is nonmaleficence

Answer 2

to do no harm

Question 3

what is beneficence

Answer 3

duty to do good or promote good

Question 4

what is veracity

Answer 4

duty to tell the truth

Question 5

what is justice

Answer 5

duty to be fair

Question 6

what is autonomy

Answer 6

right to choose and ability to act on that choice

Question 7

What communication style is most effective in healthcare

Answer 7

assertive

Question 8

True or false: professional communication involves:
keeping appointments, attentive body language
texting only when there is a professional relationship

Answer 8

true

Question 9

true or false: the purpose is to move the conversation forward. Avoid “hey it’s me again.”

Answer 9

true: communicate relevant content

Question 10

What should email communication include

Answer 10

a concise subject line
only essential information
brief closing (thank you)

Question 11

Assertive communication would utilize?

Answer 11

I statements
an attitude that strives for compromise
effective non-verbal communication
clearly stated positive statements

Question 12

define morals

Answer 12

groups of standards of right or wrong
personal behavior customs or traditions
Learned from external influences

Question 13

definition of ethics

Answer 13

the study of right or wrong conduct
formal process for making consistent decisions
principles, rules that justify an individual’s actions in a particular situation

Question 14

What is good samaritan law and how would it be applied

Answer 14

are designed to protect from liability those who provide emergency care to someone who has been injured
you still need to be prudent in your actions

Question 15

EMTALA stand for and what is it?

Answer 15

emergency medical treatment and labor act; stabilize the patient no matter who they are (ethnicity, insurance, disease)

Question 16

True or false: nurses are legally responsible for his/ her own actions, and this legal responsibility cannot be delegated.
provide an example

Answer 16

true; a nurse cannot ask an unlicensed assistive person to administer a medication or an ointment or carry out other duties that are not in their scope of practice

Question 17

one of the roles of nursing is change agent/ what is a change agent?

Answer 17

a change agent in nursing would advocate for positive change. a nurse could research and use evidence- based information to push for a change in practice

Question 18

What is a nurses practice act

Answer 18

laws that give power to each state board of nursing to regulate and oversee nursing in that state

Question 19

what are standards of practice

Answer 19

they outline the duties that all RN’s, regardless of role, population or specialty are expected to perform competently.

Question 20

what are two ways that you can reduce your legal risk

Answer 20

check medications
documenting
client safety
client education
provide client education

Question 21

Identify 2 of the functions of the state board of nursing

Answer 21

approve nursing program
establish licensing criteria
enforcing rules
defining the practice of professional nursing
developing rules and regulations that govern nursing

Question 22

what are 2 qualities of a nurse

Answer 22

critical thinking
caring
sense of humor
emotional stability
organized
listening

Question 23

What professional organization is responsible for establishing and maintaining a universal standard of nursing education

Answer 23

national league of nursing

Question 24

provide an example of an intervention that would fit in the “illness prevention” category of nursing

Answer 24

remember: there are health promotion,illness prevention, health restoration, and end of life categories.

illness prevention is minimizing development of or exposure to disease
- hand washing, immunizations, masking, health screenings

Question 25

Describe the nursing delivery system of “team nursing”

Answer 25

RN led team where the team leader assigns work duties and the staff member is accountable for patient care and outcomes

functional nursing- charge nurse delegates tasks (focus on tasks rather than patients)

primary nursing- nurse is active in planning and providing individualized care

Cline focused care or total care- one nurse responsible for planning and delivering care to a patient.

Question 26

provide an example of inductive vs. deductive reasoning

Answer 26

inductive: specific to general
ex. elevated WBC, increased temp, red draining would= general client has a wound infection

deductive: general to specific
ex. in know that infection results in an increased temperature and increased WBC, the patient has a diagnosis of kidney infection so I will monitor their temp and WBC level.

Question 27

What is Battle- AX
professional:
Handmaiden:
Angel of Mercy:

Answer 27

battle ax: nurse ratched, torturer, treating patients with cruelty

professional: florence nightingale

handmaiden: portrays the male in the dominant physician role, with role nurses assisting the physicians

angel of mercy: serene and content, halo or other religious symbol

Question 28

which professional organization supports global health policies that advance nursing and improve worldwide health?

Answer 28

international council of nurses

Question 29

Which nursing theorist developed science of human caring?
this theory describes what caring means from a nursing perspective

Answer 29

Jean Watson