Session 1: Nursing Today

Question 1

What are the 3 things that make nursing an ‘art’?

Answer 1

1. Compassion
2. Caring
3. Respect

Question 2

Nursing care is based on a body of knowledge that is continually changing with new innovations and discoveries. Requires knowledge and practice standards with an insightful and compassionate approach

Answer 2

Nursing as a Science

Question 3

Involved in defining scope and standards.
After becoming licensed, this association is responsible for obtaining additional specialized certifications.

Answer 3

American Nurses Association

Question 4

promotion of health, patient advocacy, and safety in a patient-centered environment describes which TWO nursing associations?

Answer 4

1) ANA
2) ICN

Question 5

What is allowed/safe to do with one’s training/education

Answer 5

Scope

Question 6

Where is the scope of practice found?

Answer 6

Board of Nursing

Question 7

Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes Identification, Planning, Implementation (coordination of care, health teaching, and health promotion), and Evaluation

Answer 7

ANA Standards of Nursing Practice

Question 8

Ethics, Culturally Congruent Care, Communication, Collaboration, Leadership, Education, EBP & Research, Quality of Practice, Professional Practice Evaluation, Resources Utilization, Environmental Health

Answer 8

Standards of Professional Performance

Question 9

What is the goal of the BON?

Answer 9

Protect the public

Question 10

Who oversees NPAs and Regulate the scope of nursing to protect the public

Answer 10

State Board of Nursing

Question 11

Who defines the Nurse Practice Acts?

Answer 11

ANA

Question 12

Who regulates the Nurse Practice Acts?

Answer 12

Board of Nursing

Question 13

Philosophical ideals of right and wrong

Answer 13

Ethics

Question 14

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

Answer 14

Guide book for nurses

Question 15

Who was aka “the lady with the lamp”?

Answer 15

Florence Nightengale

Question 16

• first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
• Studied and implemented ways to improve battlefield sanitation
• Considered the first practicing nurse epidemiologist
• Established the first organized program for training nurses in London

Answer 16

Florence Nightingale

Question 17

• Initiative in response to reports about safety and quality patient care
• Includes several competencies
• Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Answer 17

QSEN Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

Question 18

1. Patient Centered Care
2. Team work and collaboration
3. Evidence based practice
4. Quality Improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics

Answer 18

QSEN competencies

Question 19

Involve family and friends in care. Elicit patient values and preferences. Provide care with respect for diversity.

Answer 19

Patient Centered Care

Question 20

Recognize the contribution of other health care team members and the patient’s family members. Discuss effective strategies for communicating and resolving conflict Design methods to support effective teamwork.

Specific roles + overlapping roles

Answer 20

Teamwork and Collaboration

Question 21

Demonstrate knowledge based on scientific methods. Appreciate strengths and weaknesses of scientific bases for practice. Appreciate the importance of reading relevant nursing journals and considering the contents with practice.

Ex. Reviewing articles for the most up to date information

Answer 21

Evidence Based Practice

Question 22

Use tools such as flow charts and diagrams to make process of care explicit. Appreciate how unwanted variation in outcomes affects care. Identify gaps between local and best practices.

Answer 22

Quality Improvement

Question 23

Examine human factors and basic safety design principles and commonly used unsafe practices. Value own role in preventing errors.

Ex. Putting side rails up

Answer 23

Safety

Question 24

Navigate an electronic health record. Protect confidentiality of protected health information in electronic health records

Ex. Use of technology (electronic charting, barcodes, etc.)

Answer 24

Informatics

Question 25

Advances excellence in nursing education; sets
standards for excellence and innovation in nursing
education

PRE-LICENSURE

Answer 25

National League for Nursing (NLN)

Question 26

Improves standards of health and availability of health care, promotes professional development and high standards for nursing and economic welfare for nurses-strong lobbyist

POST-LICENSURE
SPECIALITY CERTIFICATIONS

Answer 26

American Nurse Association (ANA)

Question 27

▪ Accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process
▪ Non-governmental
▪ Accreditation assists in the further improvement of the institutions
▪ An option for any program type

Answer 27

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

Question 28

▪ Enables student eligibility for funding support from federal and state agencies
▪ Strengthens educational quality
▪ Is a gateway to licensure, certification and higher education
▪ Assists employers seeking graduates who are competent nurses
▪ Identifies areas needing development
▪ Improves student retention and success
▪ Fosters ongoing self-examination

Answer 28

Benefits of Accreditation