History & Trends in Nursing
Professionalism in Nursing & Theories
Communication & Collaboration
Critical Thinking & Clinical Reasoning
Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, & EBP
100

During this period, nurses were from the illiterate class, education for girls was lost, and hospitals were contaminated with infections. 

What is the Dark Period of Nursing?

100

Using evidence-based practice as a guide

Being registered/licensed

Acquiring the knowledge, skills, and sense of identity that are characteristic of the nursing profession

The right to self-determination as a professional

What are the professional aspects of nursing?

100

0.45m to 1.2m (four feet) is ideal for a conversation between friends. 

What is the personal zone of personal space?

100

This involves being organized, clearly explained, inquisitive about intent, facts, & reasons behind ideas. 

What is critical thinking?

100

This is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice.  

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

200

These reports drew attention unsanitary work & living conditions. 

What are the Chadwick & Shattuck reports?

200

_____ _____ occurs when the perceived role comes in to conflict with the performed role, while ______ _____  is the experience of moving from the known role of the student to the role of the practicing professional. 

What is reality shock and role shock?

200

This form of communication is a standardized tool that nurses and other team members can use to take an assertive stance in advocating for patients. 

What is Concerned, Uncomfortable, Safety Issue (CUS)?

200

This refers to the process of making sound clinical decisions. 

What is clinical reasoning?

200

This refers to the use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and using improvements methods to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems. 

What is Quality Improvement?

300

This initiatives focus is on competencies of a future nursing graduate such as patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, safety, & informatics. 

What is quality and safety education for nurse (QSEN)?

300

This theory is focused on how nurses can provide culturally competent care to patients and how culture should be factored into healthcare. 

What is Madeleine Leininger’s Cultural Diversity and Universality Theory?

300

Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, and Evaluation make up this process. 

What is the nursing process?

300

This process is the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner, solve problems, make decisions, and establish priorities in the clinical setting.

What is critical thinking?

300

 This is a method of developing and formulating a compelling clinical question.

What is a PICOT question?
400

The 4 main messages of this report are:

  1. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
  2. Nurses should achieve high levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
  3. Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health care professionals in redesigning health care in the US.
  4. Effective workplace planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure.

What is the IOM report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advocating Health?

400

The following basic needs are associated with this theory:

  1. Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions.
  2. Worship according to one’s faith.
  3. Work in such a way that there is a sense of accomplishment.
  4. Play or participate in various forms of recreation.

 

What is Virginia Henderson's 14 Components of Basic Nursing Care?

400

The Joint Commission indicated that _______ ______ was the most frequently identified root cause of sentinel events reported between 1995 and 2008.

What is communication failure?

400

Interventions include collecting cues, identifying problems, taking action, and reflecting on process. 

What is the clinical reasoning cycle?

400

Root Cause Analysis and Reason’s Adverse Event Trajectory Model are 2 frameworks utilized for ______ ______ _____?

What are Processes for Examining Safety Threats?

500

This pioneer nurse founded the American Red Cross. 

Who is Clara Barton?

500

T or F

The fundamental components of a nursing theory are Constructs, Assumptions, Ideas, & Design. 

F

What are the fundamental components of a nursing theory?

500

T or F

Verbal is the only form of communication.

F

What are the various forms of communication?

500

T or F

The ability for nurses to think critically is synonymous with patient safety & positive patient outcomes.

T

 

500

It is expected:

To develop an understanding of how evidence is developed through the nursing research process

Participate in the retrieval, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence in collaboration with the health care team

Be involved in EPB by adopting a reflective and inquiring approach to practice.

What are the expectations from BSN-prepared Nurses?