American Nursing Association: definition of nursing Answer - The protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and
injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis of
and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, groups, communities, and populations
Professionalism: critical traits (13) Answer - 1. provide services vital to human
and social welfare
2. own special body of knowledge, which it builds its skills and services upon
3. involves intellectual operations
4. activities require high level of individual responsibility
5. educates its members in higher education
6. establish and control its own policies/activities
7. members have high degree of independence
8. individual's primary motive is service, not gain
9. members see it as their life's work (career)
10. code of ethics that guides conduct
11. has prof. organizations that ensure quality
12. member must demonstrate competency in order to practice
13. requires licensure to protect public
professionalism: critical concepts Answer - autonomy, responsibility,
accountability, and code of ethics
,Prof. Organization standards Answer - provide opportunity to learn from each
other, improve care, educate public, and speak as a unified voice
guides conduct through standards (legal, ethical, and nursing)
Legal Standards Answer - MN Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations
1. protect the health and safety of public
2. regulates nursing, licensure, education, and practice
3. ensures safe practice
Nat'l Council of State Boards of Nursing
1. NCLEX (develop/administers)
2. 75-265 questions
3. reciprocity in all states
ANA nursing standards
1. grew from concern with quality of practice
2. controls policies
standards of care Answer - care of individuals, family, groups, and communities
regarding culture, race, and ethnic diversity
Standards of Professional Performance Answer - describe behaviors expected
in the professional nursing role (8)
1. quality of care
2. performance appraisal (you)
3. education
4. collegiality
5. ethics
6. collaboration
7. research
8. resource utilization
American Nurse Association Answer - credentialing, employment issues, labor
relations, and nursing contracts
publish: American Nurse Today
Nat'l League for Nursing Answer - advance quality nursing education,
accreditation of schools, leader in curriculum development, testing service
open to all health care professionals
publish: Perspectives in Health Careers
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