Four components to nursing practice (no matter what the setting) ✔✔ Client, environmental, health, and nurse
The nurses on an acute care medical
... [Show More] floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career? ✔✔ Nurse researcher
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is expected from health care reform? ✔✔ Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed? ✔✔ Assessment
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's: ✔✔ Advocate
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency? ✔✔ Teamwork and collaboration
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United States. This examination: ✔✔ Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements best describes this code? ✔✔ Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program to learn how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This is which type of education? ✔✔ In-service education [Show Less]