NR 222 Exam 4 2024

Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - novice advanced beginner competent proficient expert Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses: A. Perform specific skills B. practice autonomy C. Utilize knowledge from the medical discipline. D. Charge a fee for services rendered - B. Practice Autonomy Florence Nightingale - 1. established the first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration 2. Organized first school of nursing 3.First practicing epidemiologist 4.Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals Practices remain a basic part of nursing today Trends in Nursing - Evidence-based practice Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Impact of emerging technologies Genomics Public perception of nursing Impact of nursing on politics and health policy RN Education - Prelicensure: 2-year associate's degree 4-year baccalaureate degree Graduate education: Master's degree, advanced practice RN, Doctoral degrees Continuing and in-service education Nurse Practice Acts (NPAs) - Overseen by State Boards of Nursing Regulate scope of nursing practice Protect public health, safety, and welfare Licensure and certification - Licensure: NCLEX-RN examination Certification: requirements vary Professional Nursing Organizations - Address members concerns Present educational programs Publish journals Student Organizations: National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Canadian Student Nurses Association (CSNA) Professional nursing specialty organizations seek to: A. improve standards of practice. B. expand nursing roles. C. improve the welfare of nurses in specialty areas. D. all of the above. - D. All of the above Nurses should be prepared and work toward: - 1. improving access 2. maintaining quality and safety 3. lessening health care costs Traditional Levels of Health Care - 1. Preventative 2. Primary 3. Secondary 4. Tertiary