Scope & Standards
Code of Ethics
Nursing as a Profession
100

The body that can revise and amend the scope and standards of nursing

Who is the American Nurses Association (ANA)? 

100
The ethical standards for the profession and guide for ethical analysis and decision making

What is the code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements?

100

Foundational documents that guide nurses in their professional commitments

What are the Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses

200

Nursing integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity.


What is the Definition of Nursing?

200

The number of provisions in the Code of Ethics for Nurses

What is nine?

200

Nursing's professional association that carries out self governance activities

Who is the American Nurses Association?  

300

The who, what, where, when, why, and how of nursing

What is the scope of nursing practice?

300

The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health and safety of this person

Who is the patient? 

300

Own knowledge base, authority over education, registration, altruistic service, code of ethics formal training, socialization process, autonomy 

What are the characteristics of a profession? 

400

The authoritative statements of action and behaviors that all RNs regardless of population, specialty, and setting are expected to perform competently  

What are standards of professional nursing practice?

400

The nurse exercises these values to help her/him recognize the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of every person

What are compassion and respect? 

400

Education takes place at college or university, education is prolonged, workers have autonomy, values, beliefs, and ethics are an integral part of preparation, decisions are largely based on theory and evidence, workers are committed

What are characteristics of a profession? (vs. an occupation)

500

Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion, evaluation

What are nursing standards of practice?

500

The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient whether the patient is...

What is an individual, family, group, community, or population?

500

Work that historically has been perceived as women's work, perceived lack of autonomy and subservience to medicine, lack of standardized education, lack of recognition of unique body of knowledge 

What are threats to nursing's recognition as a profession?