NR 222 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE questions with
correct answers
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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer--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
Answer-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 Answer-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 Answer-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
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