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NURE130 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Answer✔✔-Most independently functioning nurse; has
masters degree in nursing
American Nurse Association (ana) - Answer✔✔-professional organization to advance and protect the
profession of nursing, involved in establishing standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of
nurses in the workplace, advancing the economic and general welfare of nurses
Caregiver - Answer✔✔-FILL
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) - Answer✔✔-An APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is certified
by the American College of Nurse-Midwifes
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) - Answer✔✔-An APRN with advanced education in a nurse
anesthetia accredited program
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Answer✔✔-an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of
practice
Code of Ethics for Nurses - Answer✔✔-set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept,
established by the ANA (advocacy,
responsibility, accountability, confidentiality)
Continuing education - Answer✔✔-Classes required for license renewal
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Genomics - Answer✔✔-study of all genes in a person and interactions of genes with one another and
with the person's environment, allow health care providers to determine how genomic changes
contribute to patient conditions, influence treatment decisions, nurses are essential in identifying the
patient's risk factors
In-service education - Answer✔✔-instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution
International Council of Nurses (ICN) - Answer✔✔-mission/goal is to represent nurses worldwide by
advancing the nursing profession and influencing health policy worldwide to bring nurses together
Standards of Nursing Practice - Answer✔✔-assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance - Answer✔✔-ethics, education, evidence-based practice and
research, quality of practice, communication, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation,
resources, environmental health
Nurse Administrator - Answer✔✔-manages patient care and delivery of specific nursing services within a
health care agency, need to be skilled in business and management and understand all aspects of
nursing and patient care
Functions: budgeting, staffing, strategic planning of programs/services, employee evaluation and
employee development
Nurse Educator - Answer✔✔-works in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health care
agencies and patient education departments (educating the patient themselves how to self-manage)
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needs experience in clinical practice to provide the skills + knowledge, responsible for teaching current
practices, trends, theory and necessary skills
Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Answer✔✔-An APRN who provides health care to a group of patients, usually in
an outpatient, ambulatory care or community-based setting
Nurse Researcher - Answer✔✔-conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing care
and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice
Nursing - Answer✔✔-the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
Patient Advocate - Answer✔✔-one who speaks for and protects the rights of the patient
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - Answer✔✔-provides nurses with the competencies
needed to continuously improve quality of care in work environments w/ specific competencies that
specify targeted skills and attitudes (KSAs)
Registered Nurse (RN) - Answer✔✔-A nurse who has completed a 2-, 3-, or 4-year nursing program and
has passed a licensing test
Acute Care - Answer✔✔-24-hour skilled care for short-term illnesses or injuries; generally given in
hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
Discharge Planning - Answer✔✔-begins the moment a patient is admitted to a health care facility,
ensures that a patient has a plan for continuing care after leaving a health care agency, requires referrals
to various health care disciplines
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