NR 222 Unit 1 Discussion QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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NR222 Unit One Outline – Nursing and Health Promotion P&P Chapter 1, 6, and 33 Edelman Chapter 1 and 3 1. How is nursing both a science and an art? a. Nursing requires a blend of the most curren... t knowledge and practice standards with an insightful and compassionate approach to patient care. 2. What is the role of the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice? a. The scope and standards of practice guide nurses to make significant and visible contributions that improve the health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and populations 3. What is the role of the ANA Code of Ethics? a. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients 4. What are the 6 professional roles of a nurse? a. Roles i. Autonomy and Accountability: independent nursing interventions with out medical orders/ taking accountability for your quality of nursing care ii. Caregiver: help maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing process iii. Advocate: protect the patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises iv. Educator: explain concepts and facts about health v. Communicator: focus on nurse-patient relationship, get to know their strengths, weaknesses, and needs vi. Manager: coordinate activities of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for nursing agency. 5. What are career development and advancement opportunities for a nurse? a. Provider of Care: direct patient care b. Advanced Practice RN: the most independently functioning nurse. i. APRN has advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment and certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice ii. There are four core roles for the APRN: 1. clinical nurse specialist (CNS) a. an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice. The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), a setting (e.g., critical care), a disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), a type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or a type of problem (e.g., pain) 2. certified nurse practitioner (CNP) a. provides health care to a group of patients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting 3. certified nurse midwife (CNM) a. educated in midwifery and is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. 4. certified RN anesthetist (CRNA) a. advanced education from a nurse anesthesia–accredited program c. Nurse Educator: works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments. d. Nurse Administrator: manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency. e. Nurse Researcher: conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice [Show More]

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