Exam 42: Accountability

A nurse obtains certification to provide direct client care, educate others, consult, conduct research, and manage oncology care. Which expanded nursing role best describes this nurse's career position?

A nurse faculty member is speaking to prospective students of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)program at their educational institution. Which of the following reasons should the nurse faculty member cite as a major incentive for students to select a BSN program over an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)program? Select all that apply.

________ is a state of being in which individuals engage in behaviors that enhance their quality of life and maximize their personal potential.

A student nurse is trying to explain nursing to family members. Which contemporary aspects of nursing might the student nurse include in the explanation? Select all that apply.

How does accountability differ from responsibility?

A nurse would like to implement an evidence-based practice change that will influence client care on the medical-surgical unit. The nurse works with the nurse manager and other members of the leadership team to write a new policy and produce educational materials for the unit's staff and clients. In carrying out these actions, the nurse is practicing which standard of professional performance?

A nurse, who has been working in a small rural hospital for 4 years since obtaining a nursing license, participates on an interdisciplinary task force to improve client care. Which skill level is this nurse demonstrating according to Benner's stages of nursing expertise?

A nurse educator is talking to a group of staff nurses about the importance of continued competence in nursing practice. One of the staff nurses asks about activities that can help professional nurses maintain competence. Which action should the nurse educator recommend?

One of the roles of the community health nurse is to educate individuals about health promotion and wellness. Which activity would the nurse dismiss as irrelevant to health promotion and wellness?

A client who has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer states to the nurse, "I do not want any further treatment, but I am afraid my doctor will insist that I continue chemotherapy." Which role is the nurse performing when informing the healthcare provider of the client's choice to stop treatment?

An adult decides to return to school to pursue a second career as a nurse. Which degree program is recommended for this learner as entry-level education for professional nursing?

A staff nurse serves as a valuable source of expertise and advice to other nurses on the unit. However, the nurse does not have the authority to direct their work. Which characteristic does this nurse have?

A nurse educator is teaching a group of students about professionalism. The educator informs the students that a profession is distinguished from other kinds of occupations by a number of characteristics. Which of the following are among those characteristics? Select all that apply.

________ establishes and maintains the social, political, and economic arrangements that give professionals the means to control their professional affairs.

An experienced nurse practitioner is always conscious of the need to maintain a high level of competence within professional nursing practice. Which activities support this nurse's goal? Select all that apply.

A nurse working in the emergency department (ED)notes that a healthcare provider smells strongly of alcohol and appears confused. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

Providing wound care, referring clients to post-trauma psychological counseling, and assisting clients with physical and occupational therapy are all activities associated with which area of nursing competence?

A nurse is overseeing a group of students who are completing a clinical rotation on a medical-surgical unit. The students are providing direct client care with the assistance of the nurse. The nurse who is overseeing the students is functioning in which capacity?

What is the most powerful factor in encouraging adoption of the attitudes and behaviors that characterize professionalism in nursing?

A novice nurse on a medical-surgical unit is released from the orientation phase of training. The nurse is able to care for a four- to five-client assignment independently and is assigned a coach on the unit who will help with problem solving if needed. According to Benner's stages of nursing expertise, this nurse would belong in which stage?