Chapter 13

The Code of Ethics for Nurses provides information that's necessary for the practicing to:

• document their nursing care appropriately

• make ethical decisions about patient care

• use their professional skills in providing the most effective holistic are possible

• strengthen and protect patient privacy

The way you practice your profession of nursing should be guided by standards of nursing care and which of the following?

• Nurse practice acts

• Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

• Facility policy

• American Medical Association

The standards of nursing care are administered by the:

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• American Nurses Association (ANA)

• National Institute of Health (NIH)

The purpose of evidence-based practice is to:

• validate traditional nursing practices

• improve patient outcomes

• dispute traditional nursing practices

• establish a body of knowledge unique to nursing

Communicating patient values, preferences and expressed needs to other members of health care team is an example of what Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency

• Safety

• Evidence-based care

• Quality Improvement

• Patient-centered care / person-centered care

Which is most closely aligned with ethics?

• Morals

• Laws

• Statutes

• Patient rights

Which of the following describes the professional role of the nurse in a healthcare setting?

• Caregiver

• Assessment

• Advocacy

• All of these are correct

Which of the following characteristics of the nursing process describes the interaction and overlapping of steps within the process itself?

• Systematic

• Dynamic

• Interpersonal

• Universally Accepted