Wk 1 Professional and Ethical

Question 1

What is NLN

Answer 1

National League for Nursing
premier organization for nurse faculty, and leaders in nursing education
Members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, health care organizations and agencies

Question 2

NLN outcomes/competencies core values

Answer 2

Caring
Integrity
Diversity
Excellence

Question 3

NLN concepts for competency

Answer 3

1. 0 Human Flourishing
2. 0 Spirit of Inquiring
3. 0 Nursing Judgement
4. 0 Professional Identity

Question 4

Define Human Fourishing

Answer 4

Nurses practicing as a virtue guided moral agents pursuing excellence in the clinical details of their practice and in their relationships with their patients
We advocate
We teach
We study

Question 5

Define Spirit of Inquiry

Answer 5

A persistent sense of curiosity that informs both learning and practice

• raise questions
• challenge traditional, existing practices
• seek creative approaches to problem solving
• offer new insights
• provide safe, quality care to our diverse patients and families

Question 6

Define Nursing Judgement

Answer 6

• We teach students how to use the problems solving process as it relates to nursing care of patients
• Nursing process– assessment, nursing diagnosis, planing, intervention, and evaluation
• evidence based practice- nursing decisions are based on research and expert opinion
• quality and safety- how do we insure safety of our patients an provide quality care

Question 7

Define Professional Identity

Answer 7

Includes both personal and professional development, integrity, accountability, responsibility and commitment to patients as a nurse and member of the interdisciplinary health care team
We Follow:
ANA Code of ethic
ANA scope of standards of nursing practice

Question 8

Purpose of standards

Answer 8

Educational standards are written to guide schools of nursing. These standards provide a blueprint for schools of nursing
Standards are also used to accreditation purposes