The Essentials

A new graduate nurse recognizes the importance of implementing quality improvement practices to reduce hospital acquired infections on her unit. Which action aligns best with the AACN Essentials?

• Encouraging colleagues to double their work load during shifts

• Participate in monthly quality improvement meetings and reporting areas of improvement

• Suggesting that hospital safety policies be ignored if they are inconvenient

• Delegating infection control responsibilities solely to nursing assistants

Which of the following actions by a new graduate nurse best demonstrates adherence to evidence-based practice in reducing medication errors?

• Administering medications without double-checking the patient's identity

• Participating in a workshop on safe medication administration techniques

• Ignoring the hospital's medication administration protocols

• Delegating medication administration to unlicensed personnel

In an effort to enhance patient outcomes, a new graduate nurse decides to engage in professional development. Which activity best supports this goal?

• Skipping continuing education sessions to avoid extra work

• Attending seminars on the latest nursing research and practices

• Relying on outdated textbooks for clinical decision-making

• Disregarding feedback from peers and supervisors

A nurse is implementing electronic health record (EHR) updates to improve continuity of care for her patients. Which statement by the nurse reflects an understanding of the role of informatics according the AACN Essentials.

• Technology in healthcare should only be updated if the system crashes

• Using the EHR allows me to access patient information quickly, which helps coordinate care across the team

• Informatics has no place in nursing

• EHR is not needed because it does not impact my daily patient interactions

A nurse practitioner is reviewing recent studies on hypertension management to inform her clinical decision. This activity reflects which area of the AACN Essentials?

• Population Health

• Quality Improvement

• Evidence Based Practice

• Nursing as a discipline

During a patient care meeting, the nurse collaborates with the physician, social worker and the physical therapist to create a discharge plan. Which area of the AACN Essentials does this reflect?

• Professionalism

• Interprofessional collaboration

• Systems based practice

• Quality Improvement

How do the AACN Essentials impact nursing education?

Diversity, equity and inclusion is included in the Essentials to address?

• The four spheres of care

• The study of humanities

• Racism, social justice.

• Competency based nursing

Participation in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being contribute to lifelong learning and the assertion of leadership is the description of which of the Domains identified in the Essentials by AACN.

• Population Health

• Person centered care

• Personal, Professional and Leadership Development

• Scholarship for Nursing Practice

Type one or two words that describe professionalism