Transition to the Professional Nursing Role Practice Test

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• What term describes the general category of duties and commitments that are legally recognized and enforceable across society?
• Which culture believed disease was caused by evil spirits and that punishing gods could change outcomes?
• This model has a task-oriented foundation in which each person performs a specific job narrowly defined to meet unit needs.
• This Tort includes professional negligence.
• Which entity is established by the Nurse Practice Act to regulate nursing practice?
• Which concept views all occupations as points of development into a profession situated along a continuum ranging from position to profession?
• What is another name for democratic style of leadership?
• Which is NOT one of the four elements required to establish negligence?
• Anyone who talks to a legislature to express his/her opinion about an issue that interests them. They provide the legislature with information about issues that they may know little or nothing about. This describes what role?
• What defines the nurse's scope of practice?
• Which organization represents the interests of the RN in a variety of work settings and publishes a code of ethics?
• Which concept is characterized by collaboration across professional disciplines and is emphasized in credentialing processes?
• Applied Ethics is the application of the theories and systems of ethics developed by normative ethics to real-world situations, including fields such as health-care ethics, bioethics, legal ethics and business ethics, and is used by nurses and other health care providers to resolve ethical dilemmas.
• In Kohlberg's theory, progression through stages depends on psychological and environmental factors. Which option best reflects this?
• Which term describes the goal of standardizing practice by maximizing good practice, reducing costs, and improving quality of care?
• Which professional holds a licence and focuses on helping clients maintain or regain the highest level of function after strokes, spinal cord injuries, arthritis, or traumatic accidents, using ROM and exercise programs?
• Coordinate client care activities as they move through the health care system.
• Which act is primarily connected with creating mechanisms and demonstrations to reform health care delivery and payment models?
• Which report is mandated by hospital policy and is a part of the quality assurance practice standards, used to document omission or commission and to document measures taken to safeguard the patient; areas of weakness can be identified through patterns and a plan to decrease errors?
• The Bolton Act shortened hospital-based nursing programs from 36 months to 30 months in response to a nursing shortage during which war?
• Common law is primarily derived from what source?
• Administrative Law governs the administrative operations of government; an example cited for the federal level is which agency?
• What term describes the process of decision making at the top levels of an organization to ensure goals and high quality outcomes by defining expectations, delegating power, and overseeing administration?
• Which body developed a test that was implemented in 1950, originally called the State Board Examination but later renamed the National Council Licensure Examination in 1987?
• Which act prohibits facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement from refusing to treat patients who cannot pay and requires reporting of certain conditions?
• Arbitration is a dispute resolution process where a neutral third party hears positions and makes a decision that may be binding or non-binding.
• The nursing concept that emphasizes empathy, compassion, and connection with patients is called what?
• A patient's failure to function normally or disruption in functioning in a chosen role is described by which model?
• Violations of the nursing practice act may result in which action?
• Which regulation language allows practitioners to use judgment to perform their roles?
• A health plan that contracts with a specific network of physicians and hospitals to provide services at a discounted rate for enrollees is known as a
• What term denotes the obligation to treat all people fairly and equally?
• What is the term for a legal document that designates a person to make health care decisions for you if you become unable to do so?
• Which organization operates the Magnet hospital recognition program?
• The goal of helping clients adapt to illness and achieve their highest level of functioning is a concept associated with defining nursing.
• Who developed the Health Promotion Model, which centers on the patient taking an active role in managing their health?
• Which is described as the most common quasi-intentional tort causing harm to reputation, especially with false criminal accusations or contagious disease?
• This term is described as a legal form of certification.
• Which concept is a system of principles that governs the conduct of a group of professionals and informs decision-making about right and wrong?
• Rights based on a legal entitlement to a good or benefit, guaranteed by law and punishable if violated are known as what?
• Negligence is the primary form of which type of tort?
• (MASH) Mobil Army Surgical Units were developed during which war?
• Laws that govern the nursing profession include the nurse practice act and licensure procedures.
• Which concept uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making?
• Which written sworn statement is often used to support or oppose testimony in court filings?
• In a crisis requiring rapid, decisive action with centralized control, which leadership style is most appropriate?
• Which organization is recognized as a professional honors society that acknowledges nurses' service and leadership, often identified by Greek letters?
• Of the three communication components described (verbal, nonverbal, paraverbal), which typically accounts for the largest portion of the message overall?
• Which professional's practice is limited by the medical practice act and the wishes of the supervising physician?
• Making informed decisions based on data rather than assumptions is an example of which cognitive skill?
• Rights based on a fundamental belief in the dignity and freedom of humans, also known as basic human rights, allow freedom of choice within boundaries. These are referred to as which rights?
• Which organization focuses on maintaining and improving standards of nursing education?
• Which type of follower uses negative energy to block the leader, voices views but does not necessarily support the leader and does not fit into the group?
• Which type of data is information that is observed and leaves little room for interpretation, such as vital signs and wound characteristics?
• Which empire is associated with health care that included astrology and public marketplaces for medical advice?
• The Maltese Cross is considered the first true nursing pin. Which symbol corresponds to this pin?
• Which organization published a report about the future of nursing and the need for RN education, collaboration, and responsiveness to changing health care system, and does not provide information on immunizations?
• Which term best describes a person who actively belongs to and practices within a profession?
• By the outbreak of World War I, which two branches had established nursing corps?
• Laws are rules that protect people and keep society functioning with the goal of promoting peaceful and productive interactions.
• A durable power of attorney is a type of advanced directive.
• Who established the Society of Protestant Sisters of Charity in London in 1840?
• An example of this would be incorporating the use of nursing diagnoses into care.
• Which foundation developed the QSEN project to focus nursing education on student competency?
• Which group of advanced practice nurses are prepared to provide direct primary care, emphasize health promotion, illness prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment, and are certified by the ANCC?
• Which term describes a federally funded program that primarily provides health coverage to older adults and certain disabled individuals?
• This is professional misconduct, failure to perform professional duties, or failure to meet the professional standards of care that result in harm to another.
• Professional nurses must function at a high level of what?
• Which theory posits that no single leadership approach works for every situation?
• Special damages cover which of the following?
• Which culture practiced driving evil spirits from the body using rest and dietary practices as part of health care beliefs?
• This refers to the willingness to assume responsibility and accept the consequences for your actions.
• This organization was founded as the voice of associate degree nurses in 1984 and had the most impact on the development of the ADN.
• What term describes the field that addresses ethical issues in health care including life-and-death decisions and life-sustaining technologies?
• An incident where significant harm to a patient has occurred is called what?
• In Orem's framework, what term describes the individual's ability to participate in self-care activities?
• Their mission is to provide leadership in regulation of nursing practice to protect the public.
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a virtue in the virtue ethics description: courage, integrity, magnanimity, or empathy?
• Which type of communication is described as strongly asserting the speaker's rights with little regard for others, often used to humiliate, dominate, or create an I win, You lose situation?
• Normative ethics uses the concepts and principles discovered by meta ethics to guide decision making about what is right or wrong in interactions.
• What is the primary purpose of case management in health care?
• Which power base comes from a formal position and the authority that comes with it to make decisions?
• Which concept uses data to monitor outcomes of care processes and uses improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve quality and safety of health care systems?
• Which framework provides a professional basis for decision making and should guide everyday practice by nurses?
• Which model lists six competencies including Safety and Informatics?
• Which principle is primarily concerned with a patient's ability to refuse treatment or participate in their own care decisions?
• Under criminal law, offenses are classified as minor or major.
• Which term describes the category of ethics used by nurses and other health care providers to resolve ethical dilemmas, including subfields such as health-care ethics, bioethics, legal ethics, and business ethics?
• Which nurse was known as the 'angel of the battlefield' and helped establish the Red Cross?
• This theory is defined as the interdependence of environments in and around us. In nursing this means that we must understand that all parts of a system are connected, that a change in one part will have an affect on another.
• Which profession has a podiatry licence focusing on foot problems and can prescribe medications and perform foot surgery?
• In which historical era was most nursing care provided by religious orders?
• Which term refers to intentional touching that is harmful or offensive?
• In that empire, people sought medical advice in marketplaces and doctors' fees were strictly regulated.
• What term describes when a witness's deposition is used to contradict the testimony given at trial by challenging credibility?
• Setting an acceptable level for the expected outcome of a process or action is called?
• Which organization developed guidelines for dealing with lateral violence and credentialing processes in healthcare?
• Which identifies the underlying cause of an occurrence and is designed to seek errors of process, rather than lay blame on individuals or groups; most errors result from one or more breaks in a chain of events?
• Patricia Benner described five levels of skill acquisition in nursing. Which sequence correctly lists these levels from novice to expert?
• LVN practice acts are often written with language that restricts the practitioner to the functions and procedures outlined in regulations. Name this language type.
• Which source of standards includes Joint Commission criteria and federal regulations?
• Which term means faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support?
• Which category of law is created by acts of a legislature such as Congress?
• What is the name of the theory that describes three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional?
• Invasion of privacy involves violation of which right?
• Which concept includes clinical expertise, patient values, and research in the decision-making process?
• The process of give and take between individuals or groups to reach an agreement is called?
• What term describes care that is client-focused and revolves around the client's trust in, value of, and understanding of the nurse's skills and role in the healing process?
• The process that allows the input to be changed so that it is useful in the system is called:
• In ethical decision making, which step comes immediately after gathering factual data?
• The process of tracking events leading to errors to identify faulty systems and processes is known as?
• Which factor is used for matching organ recipients by size?
• What term refers to the fundamental standards of right and wrong learned early in life, often influenced by religion and society?
• External Standards of Care encompass standards from the ANA, state practice acts, accrediting bodies, specialty guidelines, and federal regulations. Which term describes these standards?
• Which entity is primarily associated with developing innovative payment models for Medicare and Medicaid?
• Which power base is derived from formal authority and is often associated with professional organizations guiding practice?
• What term describes a systematic, ongoing approach to improving patient care quality by analyzing processes and outcomes?
• Which role works to lower the risk factors that contribute to adverse patient outcomes?
• Which term describes a person who displays an attitude of being superior and wanting to control others?
• Which power base derives from the holder's knowledge, skill, or expertise?
• Which rights do not require enforcement by law and are often considered moral or ethical privileges for certain groups?
• In which civilization did women have higher status and work in hospitals, while physicians remained men serving in multiple roles?
• Which statement accurately describes the COPA model?
• A type of negligence that occurs when a person fails to perform a legally required duty is called what?
• Which term describes a reinforcement pattern where behavior is rewarded or punished inconsistently?
• Which term describes the process of high-level decision making to ensure organizational goals are achieved by defining expectations and delegating power?
• Quasi-intentional torts include defamation and invasion of privacy and are characterized by:
• What term describes a group of jobs similar in the type of work found throughout an industry?
• What is the most common nursing violation of criminal law?
• Which entity accredits nursing education programs?
• Which model is described as an approach where the RN provides care in groups to attain a common goal?
• Which factor is NOT used to rank potential organ recipients?
• Why is accreditation status important when choosing a nursing school?
• Which license focuses on the foot and permits prescribing medications and performing foot surgery?
• The fundamental consideration of the whole person is known as which concept?
• In which model is a nurse responsible for all of a client's nursing needs?
• What term refers to enduring beliefs or ideals that are largely shaped by one's culture?
• Which abortion is performed in consultation with and on the recommendation of a physician or psychiatrist, based on the conclusion that the mother's health or psychological state would be damaged otherwise?
• Which ethical principle involves telling the truth to patients, reflecting the duty to be honest?
• Which professional holds a licence and is increasingly important as healthcare becomes more complex, resolving financial, housing, psychosocial and employment problems, performing discharge planning and assisting clients in transfers between facilities?
• Who improved the standards of nursing education?
• A type of negligence for which professionals can be sued is called what?
• Which concept is assessed through patient satisfaction surveys, chart reviews, and quality indicators to evaluate facility performance?
• In nurse practice acts, which language supports more autonomous practice for RNs?
• Which event marked the first time trained nurses were accepted into military hospitals?
• The basis of a therapeutic relationship between a health care provider and a client is:
• Which ethical framework emphasizes virtues such as courage, integrity, magnanimity, honesty, justice, and temperament?
• Which publication, released in the late 1990s, first systematically addressed nursing graduates' competencies?
• Which follower type tends to be minimally engaged, wait-and-see, and show low participation and trust?
• Which statement describes the state regulation that governs nursing practice to protect the public and defines the scope of practice?
• Which type of ethics deals with questions and dilemmas that require a choice of action when there is a conflict of rights or obligations between the nurse and the client, the nurse and the client’s family, or the nurse and the physician?
• Which nurse organized a frontier nursing organization in rural Kentucky in 1881-1965?
• Which follower type supports the leader but also questions leaders on key points?
• A person who commits a tort is called what?
• Which term predicts the outcome on a client's health, such as improved health or recovery from illness?
• Improve the management and treatment of patients by identifying high-risk patterns and initiating in-service programs to prevent problems. Which is this describing?
• Which nursing role involves establishing and running a business?
• Which organization is commonly cited as developing nursing standards that influence external standards?
• Society's willingness to educate nurses in public, tax-supported institutions and in private schools reflects which function of nursing?
• Which intentional tort involves extreme or outrageous acts causing severe emotional distress?
• Nonverbal communication includes which elements and accounts for about 55 percent of the message?
• Focuses on influencing policy to ensure high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and lobbying congress and regulatory agencies on health-care issues affecting nurses and the public. Which organization does this describe?
• What are the 3 types of communication styles?
• What crime occurs when a person deliberately lies under oath?
• Termination of pregnancy before the fetus becomes viable is termed what?
• Which stem cell type is primarily used to treat blood and immune system diseases because it can form red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
• This nurse reviews documentation to ensure that each patient has the appropriate ICD-10 codes for reimbursement issues.
• A set of activities, methods, tactics, and behaviors that affect or potentially affect gov and legislative processes and outcomes is called what?
• Which term describes the boundary status that allows exchange with the environment?
• Which intervention is aimed at treating symptoms already produced by stressors?
• What are the five most frequently encountered intentional torts?
• The process by which a system interacts with elements in its environment is called:
• False statements presented as fact that harm a person's reputation are called
• The Code of Ethics for Nursing expresses ethical duties owed to which groups and provides a framework for ethical analysis?
• Which of the following is one of the AACN's six standards for a healthy work environment?
• Which term is associated with classification of patient problems in nursing, as described in the material?
• Which publication is the official publication of the American Nurses Association?
• Which committee’s purpose is to provide guidance when ethical conflicts arise and cannot be resolved by a single professional?
• What term describes commitment to continuous growth and improvement?
• Which are the five key competencies that nursing students must achieve upon graduation, as listed by the IOM?
• Who founded the Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice?
• Which group is associated with the early nursing improvements in London during the 1840s?
• The unjustifiable attempt to touch another person or the threat of doing so is called what?
• Who has the responsibility to obtain informed consent?
• Which program was developed by Mildred Montague as a short-term solution to the nursing shortage experienced after World War II?
• Which term describes a form of conflict that leads to division among staff and undermines cooperation?
• Who is responsible for the development and validation of licensing examinations for registered and practical nurses?
• A communication blocker is defined as which of the following?
• Abortions that occur spontaneously without outside intervention are called what?
• Groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who voluntarily come together to provide coordinated high quality care to their Medicare patients are called what?
• Which group of theorists is identified as having attempted to identify traits that define a profession?
• Which organization uses Quality Indicators (QI) such as prevention, inpatient, patient safety, and pediatric information?
• Which term refers to nursing practice that uses evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to guide decisions?
• Which ethical principle focuses on fairness in the distribution of health care resources across populations?
• Which type of abortion is performed when continuing the pregnancy would damage the mother's health or psychological state?
• Which concept emphasizes that society's collective goals and standards contribute to determining what is considered ethical, focusing on long-term survival?
• Which term is used for damages that are sometimes called triple damages?
• The Community Based Care Transition Program aims to improve transitions of care between which settings?
• The OBRA 1990 statute's requirement applies to which types of health-care facilities?
• Who is known as America’s first trained nurse and contributed to nursing education?
• The mechanism that allows the system to monitor its internal functioning so that it can either restrict or increase its input or output and maintain the highest level of functioning is called:
• Which option is not listed as a form of therapy in the material?
• Nurse Practitioners have a range of responsibilities including diagnosing diseases and prescribing treatments and medications. Which best describes this role?
• Which term is used for a nurse who has gained experience and demonstrates a solid performance, with meaning and guiding principles emerging?
• Which group provided early care for pilgrims in the Holy Land during the Crusades?
• Which term describes the failure to adhere to an obligation and deviation from a recognized standard of care?
• The statute of limitations begins generally at which time?
• Which followers are positive about their leaders and depend on them for inspiration, directions, and project visions?
• What term describes a broad concept that embodies the beliefs and principles of an individual or group?
• Embryonic stem cells are described as pluripotent because they can differentiate into multiple cell types. From which source do they originate?
• These laws include two specific types: child abuse and neglect and elder abuse and neglect. Which term do they fall under?
• This refers to membership in a political party. Which term describes this?
• What are the two types of advanced directives?
• Who established the first US hospital dedicated to treating the sick in 1751?
• What is widely regarded as the leading cause of health care related errors that can cause injuries and lawsuits?
• Which term best describes the overall process that culminates in a negotiated contract between workers and employers?
• Which of the following is a stage of the grief process?
• Which term is a formal statement of ethical principles that guides a profession and helps resolve conflicts in practice?
• Which model pairs nurses with less trained caregivers and involves cross training of personnel?
• Which rights are described as fundamental beliefs in dignity and freedom, also known as basic human rights, granting freedom of choice within boundaries?
• Which war expanded nurses' roles to include care on medevac aircraft and at sea?
• Which program is described as testing care transition models from hospital to other settings to reduce readmissions?
• Which term refers to efforts to increase access to health care for groups previously shut out of the health care market?
• CCNE accredits which nursing education programs?
• In which model are nurses paired with less trained caregivers, generally involving cross training of personnel?
• Slander refers to defamation conveyed through which medium?
• What term describes the omission or commission of an act that departs from the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would do?
• Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care are examples of what category of documents?
• Isabel Adams Hampton Robb is recognized for which contribution to nursing?
• In dynamic environments, which leadership theory is most flexible because it suggests the appropriate approach depends on the situation?
• What term describes the demonstration of high level personal, ethical, and skill characteristics of a member of a profession?
• Which concept in nursing theory focuses on the interpersonal process of caring between the nurse and patient?
• Which type of data is information experienced and described only by the patient and cannot be easily quantified, such as pain or anxiety?
• Which type of coverage is typically provided by employers as part of a compensation package and can be partially paid by the employer?
• This is a subunit of the ANA; it is the largest credentialing organization in the US; it provides certification in many nursing specialties.
• When clients are unable to make decisions for themselves and no DPOAHC has been designated, the resolution can involve unilateral decisions by health care providers. This approach is known as?
• Which process focuses on identifying the underlying causes of an error rather than blaming individuals?
• In some groups, direct eye contact is considered a sign of hostility and aggression. Which group is referenced in the material?
• A form of third-party reimbursement. It is carried as individual or group coverage through a job; the company pays either a portion or the entire cost.
• Which agency uses quality indicators as measures of health care quality from inpatient hospital data?
• Which follower type is described as a reliable executor who completes tasks without questioning the leader?
• Unreasonable lack of skill in performing professional duties describes which term?
• This is an insurance-based approach to reducing costs.
• Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major areas of nursing responsibilities?
• Which term describes a decision-making approach in which providers decide what is best for a patient who cannot participate in decisions, often criticized as paternalism?
• Which set includes Safety among its listed competencies?
• Which model has been used by medical schools and some nursing schools to validate graduates' skills and promote clinical competency at all levels?
• Which organization is a nonprofit independent organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care in organized health care settings, with major functions including developing organizational standards, awarding accreditation decisions, and providing education and consultation to health care organizations?
• In Kohlberg's framework, which level is defined by maintaining social order and following laws?
• Which licensure type allowed individuals to practice nursing as long as they did not use the letters RN after their name, and is no longer legal?
• Which Supreme Court decision changed the legal status of elective abortions in 1973?
• Which concept involves accepting new standards as part of one's belief system, typically occurring later in development?
• Which principle requires health-care providers to do no harm to clients?
• What is the stated purpose of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA)?
• Which organization produced a report that shaped recommendations for the future of nursing and required competencies for graduates?
• Which term describes the addition of omitted information to an entry that has already been signed?
• What term refers to the voluntary termination of a pregnancy before 24 weeks?
• What is the utmost priority in tissue recovery and dispersal?
• Which role is described as a clinical expert who provides consultation within hospital settings and focuses on a specialty area?
• Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is cited as an example within which nursing theory?
• What is the most important resource an RN should research before seeking employment in another state?
• A culture that embraces acceptance, respect, and inclusivity across individuals and systems is best described as which term?
• Which theory helps the nurse understand the ability of living things to adjust or adapt to continuous internal and external stimuli?
• Which nurse is historically linked to advocacy for women’s rights and suffrage and NLN founding?
• Which of the following is an element of the nurse’s scope of practice as listed?
• Hold a medical licence that is limited only by specialization; some serve as PCP.
• Under the Power approach, which two criteria are used to define a profession?
• Which of the following statements best describes a system’s throughput?
• Undergoes an external review documenting standards of nursing excellence, which results in higher, overall quality patient care. What is this designation?
• Nursing practices performed merely because they have always been done that way are described as
• Which statement best describes Peplau's theory goal?
• Which factor is an internal environmental factor that can affect health?
• Which damages cover actual monetary costs such as medical bills and lost wages?
• Which statement best describes a system that maintains stability and does not produce change?
• Allows practitioners to use judgement and make decisions to serve the purpose of performing in their roles. This language is used for the more autonomous practices of the RN. What is it called?
• What damages allow the actual award to be increased to three times its amount as punishment?
• A nurse who is a beginner with basic skills and little experience, who is rule-driven and trusts authority, is described as which type of nurse?
• The concept of nursing grew primarily from the care provided by which group?
• Magnet designation in hospitals is associated with what outcome?
• Which term is used for adding information to a signed record after the fact to correct or clarify?
• What is the overarching purpose of nursing licensure and standardized examinations?
• What term describes demands made on an individual, a profession, a society, or a government to fulfill and honor the rights of others, often divided into legal and moral?
• Rights that do not require the power of the law to be enforced and are often privileges allotted to certain individuals or groups are called?
• Which category of standards includes hospital policy manuals, job descriptions, and employment contracts?
• Which culture had physician-priests performing major surgeries such as C-sections and amputations, with purification rituals also enforced?
• What is the name of the frontier nursing organization established by Mary Breckenridge?
• Which concept describes a situation where an individual must choose between two priorities that are in conflict, such as career and family?
• Which damages may be awarded in addition to compensatory and general damages when the defendant's conduct was willful or grossly negligent?
• Which combination of groups is named together in the material as being open in expressing emotion through touch?
• Which advanced practice nurse is typically prepared at the graduate level and is comfortable working in high-technology environments with seriously ill patients and their families?
• Which ethical framework emphasizes the greatest good for the greatest number?
• Which organization, organized by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in 1996, accredits baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs with voluntary accreditation?
• Which example best illustrates positive feedback in a physiological process?
• Which advanced practice nurses can establish their own independent practice?
• Licensure procedures are part of which category of law?
• Which stage describes a nurse who has gained experience and demonstrates a solid performance, with understanding beginning to form meaning and guiding principles?
• Which professional honors organization recognizes contributions in service and leadership of nurses?
• Which theorist developed Theory of Goal Attainment, positing humans as three interacting systems that lead to goal attainment?
• In Criminal Law what is the name of the person who is being accused of the crime?
• What licensure model allows nurses licensed in one state to practice in other states that belong to their regional agreement?
• Which statement best defines assertive communication?
• Which health care model uses a prepaid fee and emphasizes health maintenance and disease prevention with limited provider choice?
• Which power base arises when a large group shares beliefs and organizes around them, with the professional organization serving as the focal point?
• The ability of a nurse to act independently.
• During which conflict did nurses serve in military hospitals, on ships, and on medevac aircraft?
• Which intentional tort involves withdrawing care without appropriate notice, leaving a patient without care?
• Which organization has a primary goal of global improvement in health and nursing care?
• A formal process used by groups of workers represented by a union to solve workplace issues such as salaries, health-care benefits, safe work environment, and hiring practices is called?
• Which organization is concerned with the quality of nursing practice in the daily health care setting?
• Which therapies involve herbs, diet and biofeedback?
• Which term describes the integrated view of health that includes biological, psychological, and social factors?
• The Patient Self Determination Act is the federal law requiring federally funded institutions to inform clients of rights to prepare advance directives.
• Which energy therapy transfers healing energy to the patient using the hands, but without contact?
• Which federal agency is cited as an example of an agency overseen under Administrative Law?
• The term used for abortion after 24 weeks is:
• Which organization provides accreditation for both postsecondary and higher degree nursing programs, and was the only official national accrediting organization until 1996?
• Statutory Laws are those enacted by a legislative body and signed into law by whom?
• Negligence and malpractice issues are frequently resolved through which two alternative dispute forums?
• Loretta Ford is best known for founding which nursing role?
• Which term refers to laws created by judges through court decisions and precedents?
• Which term describes a system that prevents any movement into and out of the system?
• In medical decisions, informed consent is best described as:
• What process was developed to help health care workers cope with violent incidents and traumatic disasters?
• Which model takes into account the patient's family and spiritual beliefs?
• Which type of law governs the operations of government agencies and regulatory bodies?
• Which organization is primarily linked to accrediting nursing education programs?
• This nurse has had a great deal of experience, is flexible and adaptable, and demonstrates intuitive understanding of clinical conditions, resulting in exceptional performance. Which nurse type is described?
• What is described as the most important way for nurses to gain power?
• What are the two major sources of law in the United States?
• Which theory emphasizes transforming followers by articulating a compelling vision and fostering meaning and inspiration?
• Which power base is based on the ability to grant rewards for specific behaviors?
• This refers to political movements that start at the local level by volunteers in the community who give their time to support an issue that is important to them. What term describes this?
• Which era features the 1640 Quebec nursing school established by the Sisters of St. Ursula?
• Which term describes a system with relatively free movement of information, matter, and energy into and out of the system?
• Which organization is associated with standards of professional nursing practice?
• Public disclosure of private information is a form of which tort?
• Which organization organized in 1945 to oversee development of a uniform examination for nurses that could be used by all state boards of nursing?
• Which legal process involves taking testimony under oath and recording it by a court reporter, usually with wide scope?
• Which standard requires that a good-faith decision be made about treatments or actions that would lead to the best results for the client after considering all relevant information?
• Prevent possible symptoms that could be caused by environmental stressors is an example of which type of nursing intervention?
• One common situation in which veracity is violated is in the use of which practice?
• This is measured through patient satisfaction surveys, chart reviews, and core measures and quality indicator studies that look at specific aspects of care and the performance of the facility in specific areas.
• A project developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve the quality and safety of patient care by focusing nursing education on student competency is known as what?
• Which damages are designed to punish wrongful conduct and deter future actions?
• Which document discusses the future of nursing and lists competencies for graduates to improve care quality?
• Which term describes language that restricts the practitioner to performing only the functions described in regulations?
• Which right refers to the right of a client to make health-care decisions for themselves, even if the health-care provider disagrees?
• Civil Law generally deals with violation of one individual's rights by another individual.
• Which civilization had women with higher status who could work in hospitals around 1500 BC?
• Descriptive Ethics takes a bottom-up approach by starting with how society actually behaves ethically and developing principles from those observations.
• Which cognitive skill involves making judgments about the value or quality of information?
• Which type of obligation refers to formal statements of the law that are enforceable under the legal system?
• Where does Physical Therapy typically deliver therapy?
• National and state health care program for older adults.
• Which document establishes the ethical standards and serves as the basis for ethical analysis in nursing?
• Which organization publishes mandatory National Patient Safety Goals?
• Which contributor reduced working hours of nursing students and promoted licensure exams?
• Which domain is primarily associated with caring, empathy, and professional attitudes?
• Which advanced practice nurse specializes in care of individuals experiencing an acute illness or an exacerbation of a chronic condition in secondary or tertiary care settings?
• What term means using research findings to guide nursing practice?
• What describes the range of nursing activities a nurse is legally permitted to perform?
• Which major area of nursing responsibilities includes professional stewardship and the advancement of nursing?
• A wrongful act committed against a person or his or her property independently of a contract.
• In 1901, which organization passed a resolution that required each state to establish licensure and examination procedures for nurses?
• What does the acronym QIO stand for in the context of federal health care quality programs?
• Which option best describes the primary purpose of the ACA's CCTP?
• Which regulatory framework defines the scope of nursing practice, sets licensure requirements, and creates a board to oversee nursing?
• Which of the following is a criterion used to rank potential organ recipients?
• The authority to conduct demonstrations and test new models in Medicare is associated with which entity?
• Which licensure type allows institutions to determine who is qualified to practice within general guidelines and has allowed foreign graduates to work without taking the US licensure examination?
• According to the National League for Nursing, Education Competencies for Graduates of Associate Degree Nursing Program, the 8 core competencies of graduate entry level RN include:
• Which fetuses are considered to have the best tissue for research and transplantation due to well-developed systems and the ability to feel pain?
• What is the term for hastening an individual's death through an act or procedure, often called mercy killing?
• In a negligence claim, causation refers to
• Slander is defamation that is:
• Discovery phase in malpractice litigation begins after which event?
• What are the four elements that the plaintiff must prove and present in order for the person to recover damages?
• Which document provides the ethical framework and standards for the nursing profession?
• A willful act that violates another person's rights or property is called what?
• Which leadership style is defined by participation in all decisions, freedom of expression to maximize creativity, shared responsibility for the group’s welfare, and mutual respect among members?
• Which action challenges a witness's credibility by highlighting inconsistencies with past statements?
• Which theory emphasizes that environments are interdependent and that a change in one part affects the whole system?
• Which provider holds a chiropractic licence in a limited practice focusing on the spinal column and nervous system and cannot prescribe medications?
• Which organization outlines six standards for establishing a healthy work environment?
• Which domain of learning addresses values and feelings?
• Adding this term to many states' nurse practice acts reflects the expansion of the nurse's role into the statutory realm. Which term is it?
• The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS) is associated with which legislative framework?
• Which damages are intended for non-economic harms like pain and suffering?
• Which committee generally includes a physician, registered nurse, administrator, clergy, a philosopher with ethics training, a lawyer, and a community member?
• An obligation exists to conform to a recognized standard of care.
• An approach that analyzes past events to prevent recurrence and improve safety by identifying faulty systems is called?
• What organization is responsible for regulating nursing practice to protect the public?
• Which of the following is NOT listed among the ethical principles provided: confidentiality, veracity, justice, beneficence, autonomy?
• Which leadership style maintains strict control over all aspects of the group and issues orders the group is expected to carry out without question, commonly used in emergencies?
• Which tort involves confinement or restraint of a patient without justification?
• Which leadership style features shared planning, decision making, and credit among group members?
• These theories teach nurses that all systems in the body are interdependent. Many such theories help us understand the hows and whys of health and illness. Ex: Maslows Hierarchy of needs.
• Which phrase describes the situation that occurs when we must choose between two things that are important to us?
• Which period contributed to mass urban migration and the spread of disease due to crowded living conditions?
• Which follower type consistently challenges authority and hates the status quo?
• Which theorist critiqued Kohlberg for not including women's experiences and argued that women focus on relationships and feelings rather than justice?
• Which ethical framework studies the source and justification of ethical statements as a whole?
• The value demonstrated by open communication and ethical decision making in organizations is called what?
• Act Utilitarianism defines an action as morally right if it produces at least as much happiness as any alternative action available at that moment. This statement best describes which ethical theory?
• Which ethical concept describes maintaining loyalty and support to a patient, even when it requires advocacy for the patient's preferences?
• According to trait theory, which trait is NOT typically associated with effective leadership?
• By 1900 BC, which culture integrated Egyptian sanitary laws into the Mosaic Code of Laws and had physician-priests performing surgeries and purification rituals?
• When people display this type of communication style they allow their rights to be violated by others, often described as 'I lose, you win'.
• Which description characterizes the Process approach as a method for evaluating whether a field is a profession?
• Which professional is described as coordinating care for vulnerable populations requiring costly services over extended periods?
• Which of the following sets includes all theorists listed as attempting to identify traits that define a profession?
• Most major nursing theorists include a goal of helping clients do what?
• Which principle states the primary duty is to benefit the client?
• Which branch of philosophy studies moral behavior and how humans should act toward each other, focusing on society's quality and long-term survival?
• Verbal communication is defined as communication that is either written or spoken and constitutes about what percentage of the message?
• Bioethics deals with ethical considerations in medical practice including research, reproduction, abortion, end-of-life decisions, and genetic research. Which term best fits this field?
• An evidence-based framework to optimize team performance across health care delivery systems is known as what?
• Discovery in litigation is the phase used to:
• What do we call our beliefs about what is right and wrong, often influenced by religion, culture, and life experiences?
• This is a document stating what health care a client will accept or refuse after the client is no longer competent or able to make decisions.
• This style is the preferred style in most settings and involves interpersonal behaviors that permit people to defend and maintain their legitimate rights in a respectful manner, with negotiation to prevent an 'I win, you lose' situation.
• In a functional nursing model, how are tasks typically organized?
• Which concept means truthfulness in communication and representation?
• What term describes violence by a fellow employee at the same authority level?
• Evidence-Based Practice in nursing involves using which type of information to guide decisions?
• Which organization's purpose includes improving standards of health and access to health care for everyone?
• The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) surveys which group to better assess current nursing practices?
• Which is a criterion involving biological compatibility for organ allocation?
• A learning style that involves feeling, touching, and manipulating, such as redressing a wound, is best described as which?
• Which statement best reflects the continuum concept associated with professional development?
• The care given and the outcomes are determined by the consumer, and the nurse must accept the authority of the group or community as a determinant of health care. What term describes this system?
• Which act made it mandatory for health care facilities to provide information about living wills and DPOAHC?
• During World War II, which program established minimum educational standards for nursing programs and forbade discrimination on the basis of race, creed or sex?
• Protocols supported by research studies are known as?
• Cord blood contains stem cells that are responsible for the development of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. These are:
• Which leadership style allows group members to determine goals and methods with minimal planning and little input from the leader?
• Paraverbal communication refers to which aspects of delivering a verbal message?
• Which category is the most common of the quasi-intentional torts, injuring a person’s reputation?
• Which organization focuses on the quality of education in baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs?
• Lateral violence is aggression by which group?
• The provision that defines scope of practice, licensure requirements, and enables a board to oversee nursing practice corresponds to which regulatory framework?
• Which item describes a durable power of attorney in the context of health care?
• Which nursing theory emphasizes promoting the capacity for self-care to achieve independence?
• These nursing models tend to be proactive and holistic with more emphasis on preventing disease and maintaining health.
• Which organization issued the Education Competencies for Graduates of Associate Degree Nursing Programs?
• Which form of justice concerns the fair distribution of healthcare resources and burdens?
• Which organization did Lavinia Dock help found?
• Which organization is associated with the development of the standardized exam that could be used by all state nursing boards and was renamed in 1987?
• Which three components form the foundation of evidence-based practice?
• This is the unifying body for the State Boards of Nursing.
• In collective bargaining, a key element requires that the two sides designate negotiating teams that are selected by both management and employee groups. The term describing this element is?
• Which two ethical theories are identified as the primary frameworks used in health care decision-making?
• In team nursing, how do team members function?
• Who developed the Culture Care Theory, central goal of which is to provide culturally congruent nursing care?
• The practice of basing nursing interventions on data from research that demonstrates they are appropriate and successful is known as what?
• What is the term for the lack of a timely and appropriate response to changes in a patient's condition, leading to potential deterioration?
• Confrontation with the coworker rather than addressing gossip describes which response to conflict?
• What term refers to the termination of pregnancy intentionally caused by the mother or other persons?
• Which power base is grounded in the respect, admiration, and identification others feel for a person?
• Who is known as the father of medicine?
• Which activity is an example of tertiary intervention?
• To whom should the nurse refer potential organ donors?
• Which historical event led to the acceptance of trained nurses into military hospitals?
• What term describes a person who belongs to and practices a profession?
• This description refers to adaptation and adaptive behaviors produced by altering the environment, with maladaptive responses to adverse stimuli as examples. Which model is this?
• Which concept involves recognizing differences that exist in current and future roles?
• Which element is essential to prove invasion of privacy?
• Which organization was established around 1200 and dedicated to caring for leprosy and other socially unacceptable diseases?
• This type of nurse has more experience and safe organizational skills to get through the days tasks efficiently, but deviations from the schedule cause unease; movement toward abstract, analytical thinking improves efficiency. Which nurse type is described?
• This describes a type of decision made about a client's health care when the client is unable to make the informed decision for themselves, taking into account the client's expressed wishes (living will) or family input.
• Which project, built on IOM recommendations, is developing a framework for nursing schools curriculum?
• Which statement best captures the focus of the IOM's five nursing competencies?
• Who is referred to as the first nurse researcher, whose conclusions would today be termed evidence-based nursing research?
• What document is created when deposition testimony is reduced to a written statement used in court?
• Which belief system contributed to a surge in health care with public hospitals and high standards, but hindered by physicians' reluctance to touch blood and dissection prohibitions?
• Which statement is a step in the 8-step ethical decision-making model?
• Which process occurs later in the professional development process when a student accepts new standards as part of their own belief system?
• Which license type is described as focusing on body movement and holistic health and can serve as a primary care provider similar to MD?
• The practice of nursing that includes accepting responsibility for actions taken to provide client care and for the consequences of actions not performed is called what?
• Who is credited with starting the American Nurses Association and organizing the nursing profession?
• Which association is concerned with nursing practice and certification?
• Which ancient civilization is associated with health care practices that include Taoism, balance, and the use of acupuncture and herbs?
• Which leadership theory identifies common leader qualities such as intelligence, motivation, communication, confidence, creativity, persistence, and risk tolerance?
• QSEN competencies emphasize the use of which type of thinking to resolve situations with limited data and high risk?
• Which term describes the process of using data and outcomes to guide improvements in health care quality?
• Which AACN standard emphasizes recognizing staff contributions and achievements?
• Which term best describes actual harmful or unwarranted contact with another person without his or her consent?
• What are the five steps to resolving an ethical dilemma?
• A communication builder is described as which of the following?
• In what year was the State Board Examination renamed to The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)?
• Which term refers to internalized beliefs about what is right and wrong learned in childhood?
• Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment identifies three interacting systems. Which is the third system?
• Which follower type thinks for themselves, is active, brings independent problem-solving energy, and challenges leaders?
• What does the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) ensure?
• Which process enables nurses to obtain licensure by endorsement when relocating from one state to another?
• Which program was created by section 3026 of the Affordable Care Act to test models for improving care transitions from the hospital to other settings and reducing readmissions for high-risk Medicare beneficiaries?
• Which concept refers to the combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and abilities that support safe and effective practice?
• Which model gives nurses the opportunity to focus on the whole person and be responsible for all of the client's nursing needs?
• Which follower type is deeply devoted to leaders or is ready to remove them from their position, willing to take risks?
• In mediation, the private session with one party is called a caucus.
• Which agency is associated with developing TeamSTEPPS to optimize team performance?
• Which power base emphasizes admiration and voluntary alignment with a leader and is based on personal qualities?
• Obligations based on moral or ethical principles that are not enforceable by law are called?
• Which factor most consistently improves patient outcomes in nursing practice?
• Which role is most commonly associated with managing mental health problems and may operate in private practice clinics?
• Research related to patient safety showed improved outcomes, including decreased mortality rates in which type of hospitals?
• Which ethical principle emphasizes respecting a patient’s right to make their own decisions?
• A nurse who can adapt to change with ease and is a skilled critical thinker with intuitive understanding of clinical conditions would be described as which type?
• Which of the following is not one of the four elements required to prove damages in a negligence claim?
• Which term describes a means by which hospitals are reimbursed using fixed payments based on diagnosis groups?
• Which situation involves a choice between rights and obligations among professionals, patients, families, and organizations and is characterized by conflicting interests?
• Which organization is primarily responsible for regulating the quality of educational programs that prepare nurses for the practice of nursing?
• This term refers to the granting of credentials indicating attainment of a level of ability higher than the minimal level of competency implied by licensure.
• NLNAC stands for National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
• Which cognitive domain includes analysis, evaluation, and synthesis?
• Which empire, united in 2100 BC, emphasized astrology, with health care practices including special diets, massage therapy, and rest?
• Clara Barton is associated with founding which humanitarian organization?
• Which organization is known for accrediting hospitals and influencing external standards within health care?
• Which term best describes a system in which the consumer determines care outcomes and the nurse accepts the authority of the group or community?
• Which component accounts for about 38 percent of the message?
• What term describes a donor family indicating a specific recipient?
• Which concept is the common reason RNs leave jobs due to feeling unable to provide adequate or safe care?
• Which action describes a violation that can include publication of private facts about a client?
• What are the four elements required to establish a negligence claim?
• Leininger's Culture Care Theory was derived from studies in which field?
• Which process requires nurses to assess, evaluate, and prioritize their personal values to guide decisions when a client's values differ from the nurse's values?
• Which two American nursing leaders recognized the inconsistent quality of nursing care and the need for licensure to protect the public, and whose era saw a resolution by the International Council of Nurses?
• Which statement best describes Magnet Hospital designation?
• In Benner's model, which level comes after 'Competent'?
• Which licensure type allows health care institutions to determine who is qualified to practice nursing within general guidelines established by an outside board, including foreign graduate nurses?
• Which approach uses location along a continuum to determine whether a field like nursing or truck driving is a profession?
• Which ethical framework is a duty-oriented system based on moral rules and unchanging principles?
• Which items are internal environmental factors that can affect health?
• Which term denotes a framework addressing safety and quality in nursing education?
• The Affordable Care Act's innovation framework includes demonstrations authorized by Congress under which policy area?
• Which example best illustrates negative feedback in a physiological process?
• What term refers to the integration of the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences to address health care questions?
• Which entity develops new payment and service delivery models in accordance with section 1115A of the Social Security Act?
• Common Law consists of rules that have arisen from
• The primary purpose described is professional growth and development. Which option best reflects this purpose?
• Which act was implemented in response to nursing shortages by shortening training times during WWII?
• Intentional torts can be distinguished from malpractice and negligence by which three requirements?
• Which term refers to voluntary groups of providers aiming to coordinate care for Medicare patients to improve quality and reduce costs?
• Identifies a facility as nurse friendly.
• Which term is a broad, testable statement used to explain relationships in nursing science?
• Which theorist emphasized meeting the immediate needs of the patient and relieving distress, and believed nursing should be autonomous with assessment including verbal and nonverbal behaviors?
• The program focused on testing new payment and service delivery models under section 1115A is known by what acronym?
• What is the term for the formal set of written questions served to a party to obtain sworn responses?
• Which term describes the practice of aligning with a political party to influence policy?
• Care providers partner with the patient and family to meet the patient's needs. This concept is best described as which of the following?
• The 8-step ethical decision-making model includes several steps. Which of the following is one of those steps?
• Who publishes the Code of Ethics used as an ethical framework for nursing?
• Using knowledge and strategies to support conclusions is an example of which cognitive skill?
• Which skills have long been stressed by mental health nursing faculty as the key element in the treatment of psychiatric problems?
• This nurse has much experience and a beginning ability to recognize patterns, thinking holistically and critically, adapting to change, and earning admiration of peers. Which nurse type is described?
• Which statement best describes the Nurse Practice Act?
• Limits the amount paid to hospitals that are reimbursed by Medicare; uses diagnosis related groups (DRGs) to establish pretreatment diagnosis billing categories.
• Which organization accredits hospitals based on a number of specific patient safety criteria?
• Accountability in nursing entails accepting responsibility for actions taken and for the consequences of actions that are not performed.
• Which organization is best known for accrediting healthcare facilities and setting safety and quality standards used in healthcare?
• The Consumer Assistance Program established in each state is intended to help citizens navigate which of the following?
• Which term describes the consequence of delayed recognition or response to patient deterioration?
• Who proposed the theory of moral development focusing on three levels and six stages?
• Which item is NOT included in the IOM's five competencies?
• What is the term for a speculative statement used to explain relationships between observed behaviors and health outcomes?
• Which law defines the scope of nursing practice and holds nurses accountable within a state?
• Which ethics framework emphasizes the caring aspect of the nurse-patient relationship, intuition, minimizing harm, and fairness?
• Term that is often used to express the complex relationship between the body, mind and environment?
• Which culture focused on appeasing the gods by sacrifices and practicing abortion and infanticide to control the population?
• Which professional conducts diagnostic tests and administers treatments prescribed by a physician to restore pulmonary function?
• Which group established one of the first nursing schools in Quebec in 1640?
• Which term refers to coordinating care for a client as they move from one level to another through the health care system, and is now a certified specialty?
• Which type of communication allows individuals to honestly express their ideas and opinions while respecting others' rights?
• Which school began accepting students in 1923 and is considered the first autonomous college of nursing in the United States?
• Which professional aims to restore function after major neurological injuries and provides therapy in hospitals, clinics, and the community?
• Which ethical principle is commonly summarized as 'do no harm'?
• Which is the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
• In a health care setting, which scenario best illustrates an open system?
• This power base depends on the ability to reprimand, withhold rewards, and threaten punishment.
• Which term refers to language that allows nursing practitioners to apply professional judgment in performing their duties?
• What are the 3 concepts that constitute policies?
• Which global conflict led to the creation of the Cadet Nurse Corps and set the stage for standardizing nursing education in the U.S.?
• What term refers to a written statement of the ethical principles that govern a profession?
• What term describes violence enacted by someone in a supervisory position against a subordinate?
• What are the 7 major areas of nursing responsibilities?
• The phrase 'the end justifies the means' is associated with which ethical theory?
• In what year was the first US hospital dedicated to treating the sick established?
• Predicting patient outcomes based on nursing actions is an example of which cognitive skill?
• Which nurse leader promoted creation of the Associate Degree as a shorter route into nursing?
• Which concept requires a critical analysis of our actions or potential actions to determine what should be done in a situation and how we practice?
• Transforming Care at the Bedside framework aimed to institute change on medical-surgical units with the goal of improving care and staff satisfaction. Which organization led this framework?
• Which theory recognizes that intangibles such as meaning, creativity, inspiration, and vision contribute to a mission that transcends interpersonal relationships and rewards?
• Which model believes the RN can provide care in groups to attain a common goal?
• Which organization was formed in 1099 during the First Crusade and provided hospitality and care to pilgrims?
• Which donation type can occur in morgues and funeral homes 12-24 hours after cardiac death?
• What is a hypothetical representation of something that exists in reality, such as a hospital's organizational chart?
• This provides a means to evaluate the quality of nursing practice and assists in assuring the public that quality nursing care is being delivered.
• Which belief system in Southeast Asia emphasized hygiene and documented medical treatment outside the home, while restricting women's work?
• Which term denotes a professional obligation to report suspected abuse regardless of the relationship with the patient?
• What is another name for Autocratic style of leadership?
• The injury was foreseeable and was caused by a breach of duty, and the conduct was the cause of the injury. Which concept does this define?
• In a utilitarian approach to resource allocation in healthcare, decisions are guided by which criterion?
• Which approach defines a profession by considering how much independence of practice an occupation has and how much power the occupation controls?
• What document establishes the authority and scope of nursing practice within a state?
• Which factor reflects waiting time in ranking recipients?
• What are the two major national organizations that represent nursing in today's health care system?
• Which organization is primarily focused on policy advocacy and lobbying on behalf of nurses?
• These Torts include assault, battery, false imprisonment, fraud, invasion of privacy, slander and defamation.
• Which item is included as a criterion in informed consent?
• Vertical violence is aggression from which group?
• Which ethical principle emphasizes doing good for clients and considering their beliefs and wishes?
• The two elements required to establish assault are:
• Which nursing model emphasizes the patient's own responsibility for health care, often illustrated by self-care needs?
• Which professional manages mental health problems and may operate in private practice clinics?
• What is the primary purpose of advanced directives?
• The abstract, overarching philosophical way of understanding ethics.
• Which of the following is NOT one of the six steps of the nursing process?
• Which program is intended to help citizens with questions about regulations at the state level and is not necessarily fully funded?
• What term describes the process by which nurses make clinical decisions using the best available research evidence, their clinical expertise, and patient preferences?
• Which term is used to describe a planned approach to care that integrates evidence from research into practice?
• Which cultural group is described as being very open in expressing emotion through touching?
• What term refers to expressed desires about future medical care?
• Which term denotes the minimal level of competency required to practice nursing?
• Which term describes a type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation and formal qualifications and meets higher level criteria that raise it above an occupation?
• Which category of tort includes invasion of privacy and defamation?
• Which initiative focuses on preventing disease and improving health, with patient teaching of healthy behaviors as a key nursing competency?
• Nonverbal communication includes which items?
• This involves the collection of both subjective and objective data about an individual, family or community. What is this process called?
• Who founded the National League for Nursing (NLN) and was active in women’s rights?
• Which professional serves as a discharge planner and coordinates services to address financial, housing, psychosocial and employment needs?
• These models tend to be restrictive and reactive, focusing almost exclusively on curing diseases and restoring health after the client becomes ill.
• Which term describes an induced abortion performed when the mother no longer wishes to continue the pregnancy, before 24 weeks?
• What is the federal program designed to review medical care, verify its necessity, and assist Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with complaints about quality of care?
• Which term describes damages awarded when liability is found but there is little or no actual harm?
• Paraverbal communication encompasses which characteristics?
• Who founded the first public health nursing service in New York and established a visiting nursing service for poor tenement families?
• The termination of a pregnancy after 24 weeks is called:
• Which ethical theory is described as evaluating actions based on internal rules that promote the greatest good?
• Which role focuses on guiding patients and families through the treatment plan and helping address barriers to care?
• Which document designates another person to make health care decisions for a patient who cannot decide?
• Which healthcare professional holds a license to dispense prescribed and OTC medications and provides client education in community and institutional settings?
• These stem cells come from fetal tissue. They are:
• Advanced directives are meant to encourage people to discuss their wishes concerning the type of treatment and care they want in advance so that it will ease the burden on their families and providers when it comes time to make such decisions.
• Which type of feedback leads to change within the system, with the goal of improving the system?
• A formal written document that describes the dispute and the resolution sought.
• Which organization is primarily responsible for awarding accreditation decisions in organized health care settings?
• Which term describes the stage where a student applies new theory only in a limited way?
• Which type of law develops over a long period of time?
• Libel refers to defamation conveyed through which medium?
• Which nurse was appointed superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Union Army and organized a training program for women volunteers who met strict criteria?
• What is the first stage of professional development, in which a student applies new theoretical content in a limited manner?
• This is evident when organizational principles of open communication, ethical decision making, and humility are encouraged, expected, and demonstrated consistently. Which value is described?
• What term describes allowing death by withholding extraordinary interventions?
• Which concept describes the set of beliefs that guide what individuals consider acceptable behavior in nursing practice?
• Starting in 2007, CMS changed its Medicare payment policy to stop paying for reasonably preventable medical errors in hospitals. What are these errors called?
• Which leadership style is often associated with inspiring a shared vision and motivating staff toward change?
• Which organization is responsible for ensuring that schools maintain quality across nursing education programs?
• In Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory, what is the primary aim of nursing actions?
• Which term describes ideas or concepts that give meaning to an individual's life and serve as a framework for daily decisions and actions?
• Which document defines nursing practice and establishes standards to guide their application in each state and provides a framework for court decisions about professional conduct?
• Criminal Law addresses crimes against the general welfare of the public and can be classified as
• Federal public assistance program to assist those with financial needs.
• The omission of an act that a reasonable and prudent person would perform in a similar situation or the commission of something a reasonable person would not do in that situation defines which concept?
• Identifying a nursing diagnosis is an example of which cognitive skill?
• Which organization joined with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create a framework called Transforming Care at the Bedside to institute change on medical-surgical units with the goal of improving care and staff satisfaction?
• Physicians, nurses and other staff members often encounter ethical conflicts and need help resolving the dilemma; which committee provides this assistance?
• Which term describes a person who communicates with legislators to express opinions about issues and influence policy?
• What term describes a group of positions similar in nature and skill that can be carried out by one or more individuals?
• Generalized distrust among staff, gossip, backstabbing, isolation, and polarization indicate which type of conflict?
• Which damages refer to non-quantifiable harms such as pain, suffering, or loss of reputation?
• This can be used to provide guiding principles.
• These are the 2 systems that are most directly concerned with ethical decision-making in the health care profession?
• Which item is not part of the five criteria required for informed consent?
• Which follower type gets the job done and does not question authority?
• A set of activities used to influence public policy and legislation is known as what?
• This means considering all options.
• Which followers are described as wait-and-see, adapt to change, do the minimum to survive, have little knowledge of their leaders, and do not participate?
• The key concept is the need to increase client satisfaction and achieve successful outcomes of nursing care.
• Which principle requires healthcare providers to protect the client from harm?
• Which process describes the recognition of a nursing license from one state by another state without retesting?
• Embraces acceptance, respect and inclusivity. While it can be about individual differences, it also encompasses institutional and system wide behavior patterns. This describes which phrase?
• Which model presents a unified approach to client care, with team members functioning together to achieve client goals?
• Which option is NOT listed as one of the four ways to increase power in nursing?
• How we know what we know.
• In the Health Promotion Model, the patient is viewed as an active participant in managing their own health.
• Veracity refers to which ethical practice?
• Privileged Communication is best described as protections that:
• In mediation, the mediator's role is to find common ground and encourage resolution by compromise.
• What term describes a group of tasks assigned to one individual?
• Who is known as the 'mother of psychiatric nursing'?