PCC Part 1 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
What is nursing? - ANSWERSthe protection and promotion and optimization of health and abilities , prevention of illness and injury and the alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and advoacy in the care of i...
What is nursing? - ANSWERSthe protection and promotion and optimization of health and abilities ,
prevention of illness and injury and the alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response and advoacy in the care of indivduals, communities and families.
What does a nurse need to be? - ANSWERSsystemic, dynamic, and have interpersonal skills, outcome
oriented and be a global thinker
aims of nursing - ANSWERSTo promote health
, to prevent illness, to restore health,
facilitate coping with disabiltiy and death.
Patient Centered care - ANSWERSproviding care that is respectful to the individual patient preferences,
needs, and values, and to ensure that patient values guides all clinical decisions
holisitc care - ANSWERSan intergrated approach to health care that treats the "whole person" not just
them physically, but the body and mind are integreated and inseparable
Past nursing leader - ANSWERSflorence Nightingale( 1820-1910) improved sanitary conditions she saved
2/3 of the patients , Clara Barton- founded american read cross , wald founder american community of
nursing
Guidelines for practice - ANSWERSNurse practice acts- laws that regulate nursing practice
State boards- define pratice, criteria for license, scope of pratice.
ANA- American Nurses Association standards and code of ethics
NCLEX- licensure
Informal Education - ANSWERSContiune education CE - ( in your unit/ contact hours)
, -39 states require CE for license renewal - some jobs will pay for this
Professional organizations - ANSWERSspecialty based-
or Sigma Theta Tau- internation
national honor society for nursing
Delta Beta- usf
ANA- american nurses association
FNA- florida nursing association
NLN - national league of nursing
AACN- american association of colleges of nursing
NSNA_ national Student nurses associtation
FNSA- florida student nurses association
Nurses have roles in - ANSWERSAcute and Non Acute care
Actue care - ANSWERSnurses that practice inside a hospital- staff nurse, nurse manager, nurse admin,
nurse researcher, nurse educator
Non acute care - ANSWERSoutside the hospital- community based, long term care nurses, occupational
health, home care, ambulatory care, hospice, public health based
Care - ANSWERScentral unifying concept, human process and moral ideal, conditions of caring-
knowledge and awareness and need, intention to act, actions based on knowledge, results in positive
change
Advocate - ANSWERSadvocating for patients rights- for the patients rights, autonomy ( self goverened ) -
having the right to make INFORMED decisions, support their family the patient and the community and
give them all that they need.
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