115 Unit 1

Question 1

____ is the most independently functioning nurse. Has a master’s degree in nursing; advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment; and certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice.

Answer 1

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Question 2

ANA stands for?

Answer 2

American Nursing Association

Question 3

A ____ helps patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence through the healing process.

Answer 3

Caregiver

Question 4

A ____ is an APRN who is educating in midwifery and is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Answer 4

Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

Question 5

A ____ is an APRN with advanced education in a nurse anesthesia accredited program.

Answer 5

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

Question 6

A ____ is an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice.

Answer 6

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Question 7

The ____ defines the principles that nurses use to provide patient-centered care.

Answer 7

Code of Ethics

Question 8

____ involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions.

Answer 8

Continuing Education

Question 9

____ is newer term that describes the study of all the genes in a person and interactions of these genes with one another and with that person’s environment.

Answer 9

Genomics

Question 10

____ programs are instruction or training provided by a healthcare agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed but he institution.

Answer 10

In-service Education

Question 11

ICN stands for?

Answer 11

International Council of Nursing

Question 12

____ is a nurse who completes a practical nursing program and passes a licensure examination (NCLEX-PN).

Answer 12

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
or
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Question 13

The ____ is an organization that advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse population in a changing health care environment.

Answer 13

National League for Nursing (NLN)

Question 14

A ____ manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency.

Answer 14

Nurse Administrator

Question 15

A ____ works primarily in shoals of nursing, staff development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments.

Answer 15

Nurse Educator

Question 16

A ____ is and APRN who provides health care to a group of patients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting.

Answer 16

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Question 17

A ____ investigates problems to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice.

Answer 17

Nurse Researcher

Question 18

____ is a combination of knowledge from the physical sciences, humanities, and social sciences, along with clinical competencies needed for safe, quality patient-centered care.

Answer 18

Nursing

Question 19

A ____ protects a patient’s human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises.

Answer 19

Patient Advocate

Question 20

A ____ deals with issues of concern to those practicing in the profession.

Answer 20

Professional Organization

Question 21

The ____ is an initiative to respond to reports about safety and quality patient care by the IOM.

Answer 21

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)

Question 22

____ is a problem solving activity that focuses on selecting appropriate treatment after forming diagnostic conclusions.

Answer 22

Clinical Decision Making

Question 23

____ is the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evince and previous experience with the evidence.

Answer 23

Clinical Inference

Question 24

____ is a continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and persevere acne, combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.

Answer 24

Critical Thinking

Question 25

____ is the resolving of a problem by choosing a course of action.

Answer 25

Decision Making

Question 26

____ is the analytical process for determining a patients health problems.

Answer 26

Diagnostic Reasoning

Question 27

____ is an inner sensing or “gut feeling: that something is so.

Answer 27

Intuition

Question 28

____ is a 5 step approach that incorporates diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making. Assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation.

Answer 28

Nursing Process

Question 29

____ is a part of critical thinking that involves the process of purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning.

Answer 29

Reflection

Question 30

____ is a way to solve problems using reasoning. A systematic ordered approach to gathering data and solving problems.

Answer 30

Scientific method

Question 31

____ is another term for shortcuts

Answer 31

Work around