Nursing Practice and Current Issues Quiz

What are the authoritative statements that describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process?

• Resource Utilization, Environmental Health, Standards of Education & preparation for those entering the profession

• Communication, Leadership, Collaboration, Professional Practice Evaluation

• Ethics, Education, Evidence-based Practice & Research, Quality of Practice

• Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes Identification, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation

Which factor affects current nursing practices by placing pressure to achieve better expenditure control, greater productivity and efficiency?

• Aging populations

• Shifts in the location of practice and care delivery

• Financial issues

• Clients/patients knowing their rights

What is an example of a workplace reality issue in nursing?

• Standard of Nursing Education

• Consumer Movement

• Gender inequality and Lack of Power

• Quality control, professional or institutional responsibility

What is one of the elements that determine the quality of health care and the nature of nursing?

• Setting in which care is offered

• Quality of care provided (Education & preparation)

• Standards of Professional Performance

• Number of nurses available

What is one of the future considerations for nursing practice?

• Changes in communication technology

• Diploma to Degree for practice

• Impact of globalization

• Regular training on use and handling on new technology or kind of care

What is a current issue in nursing that relates to societal reality?

• Gender bias

• Ethical and Legal

• Nature of Nurses Work & Workplaces

• Economic constraints

What is an example of a professional standard or code of ethics issue in nursing?

• Is nursing research used in practice?

• Nursing theory and nursing practice, do they connect?

• Quality control, professional or institutional responsibility

• Standard of Nursing Education

What is one of the factors affecting current nursing practices due to the public becoming more knowledgeable about health matters?

• Culture

• Economic constraints

• Gender inequality and Lack of Power

• Patients' views being sought and equal partnerships being developed

What is one of the elements that determine the quality of health care and the nature of nursing?

• Standards of Professional Performance

• Setting in which care is offered

• Number of nurses available

• Quality of care provided (Education & preparation)

What is one of the factors affecting current nursing practices due to the shift in the location of practice and care delivery?

• Autonomy in nursing

• Advocacy and hazards

• Career development, its status in nursing

• Governments shifting the emphasis from hospital settings to primary healthcare clinics