Question 1

The Institute of Medicine's (IOM)Future of Nursing (2011):&#10;A) Identified four key messages&#10;B) Outlined six recommendations&#10;C) Recommended nurse certification&#10;D) Identified hallmarks of the nursing practice environment

Accepted Answer

The IOM recommended transformation and leadership by nursing with the identification of four key messages.

Question 2

Continued competence is of great concern to:&#10;A) Patients&#10;B) Regulatory bodies&#10;C) Healthcare professionals&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Continued competence is of great concern to health professionals,their regulatory bodies,employers,and consumers.As described in their 2008 Position Statement on Professional Role Competence,the American Nurses Association assurance of competence is the shared responsibility.

Question 3

Which of the following proposed hallmarks of excellence in the professional nursing practice environment based on selected characteristics of work environments that support professional nursing practice?

A) Commission on Healthcare Practices
B) Health Professions Education Summit
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing
D) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

Accepted Answer

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing proposed hallmarks of excellence in the professional nursing practice environment based on selected characteristics of work environments that support professional nursing practice.

Question 4

What is the name of the organization that identified five core competencies for all health professionals?&#10;A) Committee on Work Environment&#10;B) Health Professions Education Summit&#10;C) The Pew Health Professions Commission&#10;D) Commission Association of Professional Healthcare Providers

Accepted Answer

The Health Professions Education Summit led to the identification of the five core competencies for all health professionals: provide patient-centered care,work in interdisciplinary teams,employ evidence-based practice,apply quality improvement,and utilize informatics.

Question 5

The Institute of Medicine's (IOM)Future of Nursing (2011)recommended that nurses should continue with:&#10;A) Graduate medical degrees&#10;B) Become certified in their area of practice&#10;C) Continue education for life-long learning&#10;D) Obtain the BSN degree for entry into practice

Accepted Answer

The IOM made eight recommendations directed at government,regulation,education,administration,and practice including the state that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and continue with the necessity for life-long learning.

Question 6

Collaboration:&#10;A) Is required in all situations&#10;B) Includes sharing responsibility with colleagues&#10;C) Sharing authority to reach an identified group goal&#10;D) Differs from collegiality in that it involves actively working together to meet a common goal

Accepted Answer

Collaboration involves actively working together to meet some identified goal,such as the patient's treatment goals,while collegiality is the sharing of responsibility and authority to achieve a goal or prescribed outcome.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a focus identified by the Health Professions Education Summit?&#10;A) Utilize informatics&#10;B) Apply quality improvement&#10;C) Work in interdisciplinary teams&#10;D) Provide physician-centered care

Accepted Answer

The Health Professions Education Summit led to the identification of the five core competencies for all health professionals: provide patient-centered care,work in interdisciplinary teams,employ evidence-based practice,apply quality improvement,and utilize informatics.

Question 8

A nurse's involvement as a professional takes the form of:&#10;A) A professional with patients, families, and communities who are the consumers of nursing care&#10;B) A member or leader of an interdisciplinary healthcare team&#10;C) An active member of a professional group&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

A nurse's involvement as a professional takes three forms: as an individual professional with patients,families,and communities who are the consumers of nursing care; as a group member or leader of an interdisciplinary healthcare team; and as an active member of the professional group.

Question 9

The American Nurses Association (ANA)stated that assurance of competence is a:&#10;A) Collegial action&#10;B) Shared responsibility&#10;C) Responsibility of the employer&#10;D) A necessary skill for long-term success

Accepted Answer

Continued competence is of great concern to health professionals,their regulatory bodies,employers,and consumers.As described in their 2008 Position Statement on Professional Role Competence,the ANA assurance of competence is the shared responsibility.

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of Institute of Medicine's (IOM)(2011)Future of Nursing eight recommendations? Select all that apply.&#10;A) Remove scope of practice barriers&#10;B) Implement nurse residency programs&#10;C) Ensure that nurses engage in short-term education&#10;D) Increase the percentage of nurses with a doctorate to 80% by 2020

Accepted Answer

The IOM made eight recommendations directed at government,regulation,education,administration,and practice including the state that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and continue with the necessity for life-long learning.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a theme of the Pew Health Professions Commission?&#10;A) Redesign&#10;B) Right-size&#10;C) Restructure&#10;D) Deregulate

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is not a...

Question 12

Collaboration includes all but which of the following?&#10;A) Working together to meet a common goal&#10;B) Assisting colleagues with their identified goal&#10;C) Determining the prescribed outcome together&#10;D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The answer of Collaboration includes all but which of the...

Question 13

The Pew Health Professions Commission described:&#10;A) Emerging healthcare markets&#10;B) Themes for the emerging healthcare system&#10;C) Recommendations to the board of directors&#10;D) Competencies for all healthcare professionals

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Pew Health Professions Commission described:&#10;A) Emerging...

Question 14

Which of the following is not a safeguard in the practice environment according to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM)Committee on the Work Environment and Patient Safety?&#10;A) Governing boards that focus on safety&#10;B) Work in intradisciplinary teams&#10;C) Effective nursing leadership&#10;D) Adequate staffing

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is not a...

Question 15

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)proposed hallmarks of excellence in the professional nursing practice environment based on selected characteristics of work environments that:&#10;A) Promote safety&#10;B) Follow board of nursing recommendations&#10;C) Adhere to health department recommendations&#10;D) Promote executive-level nursing leadership

Accepted Answer

The answer of The American Association of Colleges of Nursing...

Deck 19: Expanding the Vision