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NR 222 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Which nursing interventions are appropriate to include in a plan of care to promote
sleep for patients who are hospitalized? (Select all that apply.)
1. Give patients a cup of coffee 1 hour before bedtime.
2. Plan vital signs to be taken before the patients are asleep.
3. Turn television on 15 minutes before bedtime.
4. Have patients follow at-home bedtime schedule.
5. Close the door to patients' rooms at bedtime. CORRECT ANSWERS 2. Plan vital
signs to be taken before the patients are asleep.
4. Have patients follow at-home bedtime schedule.
5. Close the door to patients' rooms at bedtime.
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Autonomy & Give example CORRECT ANSWERS in nursing, it involves the initiation of
independent nursing interventions WITHOUT medical orders
EX: Independently advise pt to cough & suggest deep breathing exercises to clear lungs
of pt
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Accountability CORRECT ANSWERS Responsibility professionally & legally for the type
& quality of nursing care provided. Must remain current & competent in nursing scientific
knowledge & technical skills
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Caregiver CORRECT ANSWERS help pts maintain & regain health, manage disease &
symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function & independence through the healing
process
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Advocate CORRECT ANSWERS Protect pts human & legal rights & provide assistance
in asserting those rights if needed.
Act on behalf of pt, such as safeguarding their case against errors, suggesting
alternative care, securing pt healthcare rights and facilitating personal & cultural
preferences.
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Manager CORRECT ANSWERS Nurse managers direct groups of nurses by
establishing an environment for collaborative patient-centered care and safe, evidence-
based quality care with positive patient outcomes.
-manager coordinates the activities of members of a nursing staff in delivering nursing
care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit
or agency
,-uses appropriate leadership styles to create a nursing environment for patients and
staff that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Communicator CORRECT ANSWERS Communicating allows you to know your
patients, including their preferences, strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
- routinely communicate with patients and families, other nurses and health care
professionals, resource people, and the community.
-Effective communication strategies are fundamental to providing high-quality care,
coordinating and managing patient care, assisting patients in rehabilitation, advocating
for patients, assisting patients and families in decision-making, providing patient
education
Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses
Educator CORRECT ANSWERS -Your ability to teach effectively improves patients'
knowledge, skills, self-care activities, and ability to make informed decisions.
-As an educator, you identify patients' willingness and ability to learn, explain concepts
and facts about their health, describe the reason for care activities, demonstrate
procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and
evaluate the patient's progress in learning.
What are the Professional Roles & Responsibility of Nurses CORRECT ANSWERS
Autonomy, Accountability, Advocate, Educator, Communicator, Manager, Caregiver
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 operation to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator CORRECT ANSWERS Advocate
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of these
roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor CORRECT ANSWERS Caregiver
Autonomy
Patient Advocate
Health promotion
,The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change procedure
for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing.
The nurse is acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator CORRECT ANSWERS Educator
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 statement
best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care CORRECT
ANSWERS Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Continuing care types (2) CORRECT ANSWERS • Long-term care: assisted living,
nursing centers
• Psychiatric and older-adult day care
In a continuing care setting, you will apply __________ nursing principles to help
patients adapt to permanent health changes so that they can remain active and
engaged. CORRECT ANSWERS gerontological
Discharge planning CORRECT ANSWERS is a coordinated, interprofessional process
that develops a plan for continuing care after a patient leaves a health care agency.
When does discharge planning start? CORRECT ANSWERS discharge planning with
coordination of services must begin the moment a patient is admitted to a hospital
What is involved in discharge planning? CORRECT ANSWERS • Determining the
appropriate post-hospital destination for a patient usually done by case manager or
social worker
• Identifying a patient's needs for a smooth and safe transition from the acute care
hospital/post-acute care agency to the patient's discharge destination
• Beginning the process of meeting a patient's needs while the patient is still
hospitalized, with approaches such as early mobility protocols, health education, and
new medication regimens.
Healthcare Disparities (definition) CORRECT ANSWERS Health care disparities are the
differences in health care outcomes and dimensions of health care, including access,
quality, and equity, among population groups
, Disparities can be related to what variables? (6) CORRECT ANSWERS Disparities can
be related to many variables, such as race, ethnicity, gender, location, disability, or
social determinants
Social determinants CORRECT ANSWERS They are the conditions in the
environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that
affect health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
How many social determinant categories are there?
Where can you find this information? CORRECT ANSWERS 5
Healthy People 2030
What are the social determinant categories? CORRECT ANSWERS Economic Stability
Education Access and Quality
Health Care Access and Quality
Neighborhood and Built Environment
Social and Community Context
Healthy People CORRECT ANSWERS Healthy People identifies public health priorities
to help individuals, organizations, and communities across the United States improve
health and well-being.
________, the initiative's ______ iteration, builds on knowledge gained over the first
__________. CORRECT ANSWERS Healthy People 2030
5th
4 decades
Healthy People 2030 aims to......... CORRECT ANSWERS Healthy People 2030 aims to
promote the nation's health and create a society in which all people throughout the life
span can achieve their fullest potential for health and well-being.
What are the goals of Healthy People 2030? CORRECT ANSWERS eliminate health
disparities, achieve health care equity, and attain health literacy to improve the nation's
health and well-being
Nurses play a key role in promoting access to health care and in providing appropriate
education to patients and families to promote ______________, ________________,
and _________________ to all individuals across the lifespan. CORRECT ANSWERS
healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being to all individuals across the life
span.
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