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NURS 246 EXAM 1 STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
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NURS 246 EXAM 1 STUDYGUIDEQUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024-2025
What is the difference between responsibility and
accountability? Correct Answer Responsibility involves
having authority over one's actions, and accountability
means you are liable or answerable for one's actions
Promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong
and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of
our nation and the global community. 4 core values:
caring, integrity, diversity, and excellence. Correct Answer
NLN (National League of Nurses)
Represents the interest of the nations 3.6 million RN's and
is at the forefront of improving the quality of healthcare for
all. Correct Answer ANA (American Nurses Association)
Assures the future of our state's nursing workforce and
promotes Indiana as a destination state for nursing
practice Correct Answer IC4N (Indiana Center for Nurses
An elite organization for those who excel in scholarship
and nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in
nursing.
Research
Leadership
,Global repository Correct Answer Sigma Theta Tau
International
The main initiatives that were instigated by the Future of
Nursing Report Correct Answer Nurses should practice to
the full extent of their education and training
Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and
training through an improved education system that
promotes seamless academic progression
Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other
health care professionals in redesigning health care in the
U.S.
Effective workforce planning and policy making require
better data collection and an improved information
infrastructure.
Describe how student nurses can impact the National
Patient Safety Goals Correct Answer Nurses can identify
patients by asking name and DOB on wrist bracelet
Improve staff communication by informing nurse or
physician of patients BP
Turning on alarms
Washing hands
Remove all unnecessary equipment from room.
,Describe the value of professional nursing organizations
Correct Answer Set you apart from peers; offer unique and
valuable opportunities
Opportunities available in nursing today? Correct Answer
Diverse roles
Organizations
Diverse patient populations
Diverse locations
Advanced degrees
New Frontiers
What are the competencies of nursing? Correct Answer 1.
Patient Centered Care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence based practice
4. Safety
5. Quality improvement
6. Informatics
, You walk into a patients room with antibiotics and the
patient asks what it is and you tell them and they say they
are allergic. What is this an example of? Correct Answer
Near miss
Name and describe the 3 dimensions of competence?
Correct Answer Knowledge- how to/knowing how to do the
tasks
Skills- the skills/tasks
Attitudes- value the care giver places on knowledge and
skills of a task
PCC stands for? Correct Answer Patient centered care
What is important to recognize when you are considering
patient centered care? Correct Answer Patient
preferences and values (culture/diversity)
Needs (pain relief/comfort)
Ethical/legal aspects (confidentiality/privacy)
Recognize that the patient is in control and is a full partner
Correct Answer Patient centered care
How does involving the patient and the family in the plan
of care improve quality and safety? Correct Answer They
can speak up about if you have the wrong patient, wrong
medication, or that they are allergic to medications
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