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NUR 1290 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST
UPDATE | GRADED A+
What Are the Attributes of Being a "Good" Nurse? Correct Answer: - caring (show you genuinely care)
- communication skills (speak and listen well)
- emotional stability
- empathy
- problem-solving skills
- attention to detail 4 Pillars of Molloy Correct Answer: - studies
- community (participate)
- spirituality (help pt connect w higher being)
- service Molloy's Humanistic Framework for Nursing
Correct Answer: - we believe that valuing the individual in the context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice Humanistic Framework of Nursing Correct Answer: - valuing
- humanity
- health
- environment valuing Correct Answer: - holding in high esteem the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals humanity Correct Answer: - unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting bio-psycho-socio- cultural dimensions environment Correct Answer: - sum total of all internal/external dimensions that influence human beings
Correct Answer: - predicting possible outcomes cure Correct Answer: - restoration of health Roman Empire and Nursing Correct Answer: - influenced by Egyptians and Greeks
- known for advances in public health Ancient India and Nursing Correct Answer: - male nurses needed 4 qualifications:
- knowledge of drugs for administration
- cleverness
- devotedness to pt
- purity of mind and body Christianity and Nursing Correct Answer: - nursing had a more formal/defined role
- led by belief that love and caring for others is most important
- women: visit sick pts
- men: nursing care and bury dead
- nursing became respected vocation Middle Ages and Nursing Correct Answer: - more hospitals
- nurses delivered custodial care and depended on physicians for direction
- nurse midwifery flourished Crusades and Nursing Correct Answer: - hospitals developed on battlefield
- Knight Hospitaliers = bright red cross
- nursing became a female-dominated proffession encouraged by Catholic Church 15th-19th Century and Nursing Correct Answer: - extensive population growth in cities, lack of hygiene and sanitation, increase in poverty = serious health problem
- closure of monasteries and convents = shortage of people to care for sick
- women who committed crimes were able to become nurses instead of serving sentences
Correct Answer: - purpose: worn by those who have graduated from nursing school programs Florence Nightingale Correct Answer: - born in 1820 to wealthy family
- determined to become a nurse because she believed she was "called by God to help others and improve well-being of mankind"
- established first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
- first practicing nurse epidemiologist and researcher James Derham Correct Answer: - first male nurse in North America
- bought his freedom from slavery by working as a nurse Dorothea Dix Correct Answer: - appointed to organize military hospitals, provide trained nurses and disperse supplies
- no salary or official status for this position
- fought for the rights of mentally ill Clara Barton
Correct Answer: - concerned about the condition of wounded soldiers on battlefield
- brought supplies and nursed wounded on the front
- formed the American Red Cross in 1881 Margaret Sanger Correct Answer: - controversial modern nurse
- dedicated to provide legal birth control
- founded Planned Parenthood Mary Breckinridge Correct Answer: - established Frontier Nursing Service in 1925: provided healthcare to women and families in rural Kentucky
- educated as a nurse midwife in England
- started first school of midwifery in the US in 1939
- decreased number of maternal deaths Lillian Wald Correct Answer: - champion of the urban poor
- established Henry Street Settlement in 1893 which became NY Visiting Nursing Services
Florence S Wald Correct Answer: - credited with development of hospice movement in the US
- developed first program in CT in 1960s
- modeled programs after successful ones in England American Nurses Association (ANA) Correct Answer: - purpose: improve quality of nursing care
- established: 1911
- establishes standards of nursing practice
- establishes professional code of ethics
- develops educational standards
- oversees a credentialing system
- influences legislation affecting healthcare National League for Nursing (NLN) Correct Answer: - purpose: to identify the nursing needs of society and foster programs designed to meet these needs
- established: 1952
- accredits nursing education programs
- conducts surveys to collect data on education programs
- provides continuing education programs
- open to nurses and non-nurses National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc Correct Answer: - purpose: provides an organization through which boards off nursing act together on matters of common interest and concern
- established: 1978
- develops and administers licensure examinations for RN & LP/VN candidates
- maintains a national disciplinary data bank
- serves as the national clearinghouse of info on nursing regulation
- publications: NCLEX American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Correct Answer: - purpose: to establish quality standards for bachelors and graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve healthcare and promote public support of bachelors and graduate education, research and practice in nursing Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Correct Answer: - any effort to influence the decision making individuals who influence our lives health policy Correct Answer: - a set course of action undertaken by governments or health care organizations to obtain a desired health outcome private health policy Correct Answer: - made by health care organizations (such as hospitals and managed care organizations) public health policy Correct Answer: - refers to local, state, and federal legislation, regulation, and court rulings that govern the behavior of individuals and organizations in the provision of healthcare services local health policy Correct Answer: - cities/counties offer healthcare services to meet needs of residents
- ex: free/reduced rate immunizations, tobacco-free public buildings, safe drinking water, enforcement of seat belts state health policy
Correct Answer: - governs nursing practice through Nursing Practice Act
- provides "invisible services" through regulatory activities
- maintaining safe meat supply through livestock inspections
- ensuring safe food storage and prep in restaurants
- ensuring healthcare facilities provide safe, quality care
- pays for healthcare services through various programs (Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance [SCHIP]) federal health policy Correct Answer: - funds health related research
- funds education of health professionals
- pays for healthcare through medicare, medicaid, SCHIP, and Veterans Administration Health Care System
- examples: Nursing Practice Act, Sheppard-Towner Act, Hill-Burton Act, Medicare Program, Renal Disease Program Sheppard-Towner Act Correct Answer: - 1921
- reduced infant and newborn mortality
regulation Correct Answer: - written set of rules issued by the government agency that has responsibility for administering the new law Safe Staffing Ratios Correct Answer: - establish minimum nurse to patient ratios in all healthcare facilities
- doesn't refer to acuity (a nurse can have 5 vented patients)
- issue for break coverage Community Paramedicine Bill Correct Answer: - poses as a problem because it's vague
- relates to emergency medical providers giving care in circumstances other than emergency medical care and transport
- authorizes EMTs to perform nurse-like duties in non-emergency situations RN Safe Staffing Act Correct Answer: - empowers RNs to drive staffing decisions in hospitals
- increase protections for pts and ensure fair working conditions for nurses
- require hospitals that participate in medicare to publicly report nurse staffing plans for each unit
- limits floating nurses NY Health Act Correct Answer: - this bill would create a universal single payer health plan to provide comprehensive health coverage for an New Yorkers Nursing Where It's Needed Act Correct Answer: - amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the authority of HHS to permit nurses to practice in healthcare facilities with critical shortages of nurses through loan repayment and scholarships for nurses Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018 Correct Answer: - to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs Addressing the Nursing Shortage Correct Answer: - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: expands funding for advanced education nursing grants, diversity grants, and a Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program
Correct Answer: - occupation that requires extensive education or specialized training
- a self-selected, self-disciplined group of individuals who hold themselves out to the public as possessing a special skill derived from education and training
- they are prepared to exercise that skill, primarily in the interest of others basic essentials of a profession Correct Answer: - inherit the ideas and ideals of a university
- legal status = exclusive right of performance
- internal policing
- motivation off service to society should be properly rewarded
- conscience of individual member with a personal sense of dedication to society licensure Correct Answer: - legal authority to practice a profession in the US comes from each state or territorial government
- most restrictive form of professional regulation where regulated activities are complex, requiring specialized knowledge and independent decision-making Certification
Correct Answer: - usually a voluntary professional credential that recognizes a professional has passed a certification exam given by a private agency First Board of Nursing Correct Answer: - 1903
- includes: NC, NY, NJ, VA NY was first state to: Correct Answer: - define a scope of practice and adopt a mandatory licensure law (1983) State Board of Nursing Functions Correct Answer: - protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
- write administrative rules
- discipline nurses for unsafe practice
- approve nursing programs Who Serves on State Boards of Nursing? Correct Answer: - staff is hired by board of nursing
- board of directors is appointed by governor, depending on state
