Essentials-for-Nursing-Practice-9th-Edition-by-Patricia-A.-Potter-Perry-Stockert-and-Hall-TEST-BANK

Description

A nurse uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict with nurses and other health care
professionals. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
a.Informatics
b.Quality improvement
c.Teamwork and collaboration
d.Evidence-based practice
ANS: C
Teamwork and collaboration uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict. Informatics includes
navigating electronic health records. Quality improvement uses tools such as flow charts and diagrams to improve
care. Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences
and values for delivery of optimal health care.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
REF:11
OBJ: Describe the purpose of professional standards of nursing practice.
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
2.A nurse is employed by a health care agency that provides an informal training session on how to properly use a
new vital sign monitor. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
a.In-service education
b.Advanced education
c.Continuing education
d.Registered nurse education
ANS: A
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed to
increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed by the
institution. Some roles for RNs in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or
nurse practitioner. There are various educational routes for becoming a registered nurse (RN), such as associate,
diploma, and baccalaureate. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
institutions.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)
REF:6
OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care