Introduction to the Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice Exam I

What is professional identity?

The values, beliefs, and behaviors that define nurses as professionals.

What factors influence professional identity?

Public image, education, work environment, culture, and work values.

What is self-concept?

How nurses think about themselves professionally.

What negatively affects nursing self-concept?

Negative public image and stereotypes.

What is a common stereotype of nurses?

Doctor's handmaiden.

Why should nurses improve their visibility?

To strengthen public understanding of nursing professionalism.

What is accreditation?

Peer-review recognition of nursing program quality.

What is the main goal of accreditation?

Quality improvement and public accountability.

What does CQI stand for?

Continuous Quality Improvement.

What is CQI?

Ongoing evaluation and improvement of program quality.

Is state board approval the same as accreditation?

No.

What does state board approval permit?

Operation of a nursing program.

What does accreditation recognize?

Educational quality and excellence.

What benefit does accreditation provide graduates?

Greater employability.

What benefit does accreditation provide students?

Easier credit transfer.

What organization accredits all nursing program levels?

ACEN.

What does ACEN stand for?

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

What organization accredits BSN and higher programs?

CCNE.

What does CCNE stand for?

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Which accreditor can accredit ADN programs?

ACEN.

Which accreditor accredits DNP programs?

CCNE.

What are the four NCLEX Client Needs categories?

Safe Care Environment, Health Promotion, Psychosocial Integrity, Physiological Integrity.

What are the two Safe Care Environment subcategories?

Management of Care; Safety and Infection Control.

What is Management of Care?

Directing and coordinating care safely.

What is Safety and Infection Prevention and Control?

Protecting clients from hazards and infection.

What is Health Promotion and Maintenance?

Prevention and health education.

What is Psychosocial Integrity?

Emotional, social, and mental health support.

What are the Physiological Integrity subcategories?

Basic Care, Pharmacology, Risk Reduction, Physiological Adaptation.

What is Basic Care and Comfort?

ADLs and comfort measures.

What is Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies?

Medication administration.

What is Reduction of Risk Potential?

Preventing complications.

What is Physiological Adaptation?

Managing acute and chronic conditions.

What are the six integrated processes?

Caring, Clinical Judgment, Communication, Culture, Nursing Process, Teaching.

What is caring?

Therapeutic nurse-client interaction.

What is clinical judgment?

Decision-making process that guides safe nursing care.

What are the NCJMM steps?

Recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes.

What are the criteria of a profession?

Altruism, body of knowledge/research, accountability, higher education, autonomy, code of ethics, professional organization, licensure, and diversity.

What is the American Nurses Association definition of nursing?

The integration of art and science in caring, diagnosis/treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of others in recognition of humanity’s connection.

What is the International Council of Nurses definition of nursing?

The encompassing of autonomous and collaborative care of all; nursing also includes promoting health, preventing illness, research, shaping health policy, and advocating for a safe environment.

Who is Florence Nightingale?

The first to recognize the correlation between infection and unclean environments.

What are some paths to becoming a registered nurse in the USA?

Two-year associate program, three-year diploma program, four-year bachelor’s program.

What testing method does NCLEX use?

Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT).

Minimum NCLEX questions?

85.

Maximum NCLEX questions?

150.

NCLEX testing time limit?

5 hours.

How many clinical judgment case study items are included?

18 items.

How many clinical judgment steps are measured?

6.

What sciences are integrated into NCLEX?

Social, biological, and physical sciences.

What does Bloom's taxonomy guide?

NCLEX cognitive level development.

What is the ultimate goal of nursing?

Protect, promote, restore, and maintain health and dignity.

What are some roles of nurses?

Leaders, care providers, researchers, educators, managers, and change agents.