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PCC Exam 1 Highlights Sheet Questions & Answers What are the three types of nursing organizations? 1. national/general organizations (National nurses assoc., etc.) 2. specialty groups (ex. acute care nurses) 3. special-interests (ex. cultural group, etc.) ____________ is a professional o...

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PCC Exam 1 Highlights Sheet Questions
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What are the three types of nursing organizations? - answer 1. national/general
organizations (National nurses assoc., etc.)
2. specialty groups (ex. acute care nurses)
3. special-interests (ex. cultural group, etc.)

____________ is a professional organization to advance and protect the profession of
nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae. It offers professional
education, liability insurance, and other benefits for nurses, regardless of specialty area.
- answer American Nurses Association

_______________ is a branch of the American Nurses Association that is "the voice of
nurses in Florida". - answer Florida Nurses Association

is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education. It offers
faculty development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research
grants, and public policy initiatives to more than 40,000 individual and 1,200 education
and associate members. - answer National League for Nursing (NLN)

_________ is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education. -
answer American Association for Colleges in Nursing (AACN)

is dedicated to fostering the professional development of nursing students, and has a
Florida-specific branch. - answer National Student Nurse's Association (NSNA),
Florida Student Nurses Association (FNSA)

National honor society for nursing is called _____________ and chapter at USF is
called.. - answer Sigma Theta Tau International
Delta Beta at USF

Role of nursing organizations - answer Professional organizations and associations
in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work
needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and
nurses, and the trust of society. Allows for networking and in case of specialty or
special-interest groups connects you with nurses of similar backgrounds and interests.

Nightingale's contribution to nursing can be succintly described as the "__________
____________ _____________" theory - answer Clean Healthy Environment-
Nightingale

,What was Nightingale's contribution to nursing? - answer Nightingale made
incredible reductions in the amount of infection present in war hospitals, simply by
insisting on proper sanitation (bed linens being changed, wounds cleaned, hand-
washing, clean food preparation, and clean water).

How is nursing practice regulated? Which organization and at which level? - answer
At the state level- State Boards of Nursing define practice, establish criteria for
licensure, scope of practice, and enforce rules that govern nursing.

What are the different types of education RNs can have? - answer RNs can have.
1. Diploma in nursing (very rare)
2. Associate degree in nursing
3. Baccalaureate degree in nursing

Practical nursing and vocational nursing education programs are called... - answer
LPN and LVN programs

What are the different degrees an advanced practice nurse can have? - answer
Research- PhD
Nurse Practitioner, MSN, PhD
CNS (certified nurse specialist)
CNM (certified nurse-midwife)

___________ are a professional strategy to maintain current clinical knowledge for
nurses and are required by 22 states for license renewal- includes programs offered at
the work site and in-service education. - answer Continuing education (CE) hours

The licensure examination for nurses (both registered and practical) is called the.. which
stands for - answer NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN (national council licensure
examination) AKA the boards

Four aims of nursing - answer 1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with a disability or death

How do we regulate nursing practice?
A. Meet state/national license and accreditation
B. Quality improvement - answer A. JCAHO & AHCA regulatory bodies to
accreditate
B. Quality improvement- hospital/unit based. QSEN competencies and new focus on
EBP (evidence based practice).

_____________ are the laws that regulate practice. - answer Nurse Practice Acts

, __________________ define practice, establish criteria for licensure, scope of practice,
and enforces rules that govern nursing. - answer State boards of nursing

Licensure of nursing occurs through the - answer NCLEX- National Council
Licensure Exam

Professional standards/ standards of nursing practice are outlined by which 2
documents... - answer ANA Standards, Code of Ethics

NCLEX stands for - answer National Council Licensure Exam

Colostomy is a - answer colon resectioning, named differently based on which part of
colon- ileostomy, cecostomy, etc.

Healthy stoma for an ostomy patient should appear... - answer beefy and pink

Care of the patient with ostomy includes assessing which five factors? - answer 1.
Assess stoma- healthy?
2. Assess output using COCA
3. Assess peri-stomal skin
4. Assess patient education needs
5. Assess psychosocial issues

How do we assess the output from a stoma for an ostomy patient? - answer COCA-
color, odor, consistency, amount

How do we assess the peristomal skin for an ostomy patient? - answer It should
appear as the rest of the skin on the body if healthy.

What are the 3 types of psychosocial issues that ostomy patients at risk for?

How can we address these? - answer 1. Return to normal activities?
2. Disturbed body image
3. Sexuality

Encourage them to return to normal activities and to attend ostomy support groups.

Types of colostomy appliances include... - answer one-piece (bag + wafer together,
changed simultaneously)
two-piece (bag separate from wafer, changed separately)

Diarrhea is the increase in _________, __________ and ___________ of stools.
Symptoms include stomach cramping, increased frequency, and gassiness. - answer
frequency, volume, looseness

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