UL Nursing 100 Final – Flashcards
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true or false? The mission of the department of nursing is to prepare leaders in professional nursing who are responsive to the health needs of diverse cultures through delivery of evidence-based practice, safe and high-quality care, and meaningful use of informatics and patient care technology
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What percentage of your N100 grade is participation worth?
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5%
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What percentage are the moodle quizzes worth?
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15%
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according to the Baccalaureate Program Graduate Outcomes and Competences in your N100 packet, which Baccalaureate Program Outcome includes the competency of using a holistic approach to provision of care?
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Core Knowledge
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what outcome is associated with "integrating best practice guidelines with clinical expertise considering patient/ family preferences and value of delivery for safe, effective health care." in the Baccalaureate Program Graduate Outcomes and Competencies in your N100 packet?
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evidence based practice
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Which Baccalaureate Program Graduate Outcome is associated with delivering quality nursing care while recognizing the patient's preference, values and needs?
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patient care center
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True or false? N100 Unit 1 covers Chapter 1 "The Evolution of the Nursing Profession" from your text book Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, & management.
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false
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Which Chapter in Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, & management are you assigned to read for Unit 6 Trends and Issues in Nursing Education?
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3
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Due dates for N100 assignments can be found in the N100 syllabus.
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false
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student responsibilities for N100
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Students are responsible for checking the News Forum for both N100 Central Site and N100 section site daily. Correct When corresponding with instructors through email or telephone make sure to include your full name and Nursing 100 section number. Correct Students are encouraged to sign up for University of Louisiana at Lafayette's emergency notification system. Information from ULink: 'FirstCall' Correct Each student is expected to be prepared for each classroom experience. Correct Students with disabilities (including learning disabilities requiring extra time and/or quiet room) must notify their instructors as soon as possible and complete a form in Student Services. Correct
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A student did not take a N100 Moodle Quiz during the "open" time frame; the quiz is now "closed". What will happen?
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receive 0
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It is the expectation that all UL of Lafayette nursing students will have a copy of the UL at Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Department of Nursing Student Handbook.
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true
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What is the minimum cumulative GPA required for admission into the 200 level nursing courses?
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2.8
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Each student should be sure that compliance of UL Department of Nursing Core Performance Standards is achievable without unreasonable dependence on technology or intermediaries. These standards have requirements in which skills, attributes and qualities below
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Professional Relationships Behavioral Mobility and Motor Skills Critical Thinking and Communication Hearing, Visual, Tactile
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Movement about patient's room, work spaces and treatment areas. Administration of rescue procedures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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mobility
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Calibration and use of equipment. Therapeutic positioning of patients
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motor skills
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Ability to hear monitoring device alarm and other emergency signals. Ability to discern auscultatory sounds and cries for help
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hearing
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Ability to perform palpation and functions of physical assessment and/or therapeutic interventions
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tactile
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What is the minimum accepted grade for required courses (both nursing and non-nursing) is a/an
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C
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In the event of enrollment limitation (full classes), when considering GPA for admission into any level nursing course, the College Of Nursing and Allied Health Professions [CONAHP] Department of Nursing considers
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cumulative gap
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What happens when a student enrolled in Nursing 208 withdraws from the course in the fall semester and then earns a grade of "D" in Nursing 208 in the subsequent spring semester
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will not be allowed to major in nursing at UL Lafayette
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A student who earns a "D" or "F" in 2 or more required non-nursing courses
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will not be allowed to major in nursing at UL Lafayette
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Which criminal background investigation is required for non-licensed and non-certified students for admission into the 208 clinical nursing courses?
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level 1
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When is a drug and alcohol screen required for UL Nursing Students?
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Clinical nursing students who are involved in an accident/incident or a medication handling discrepancy may be required to submit to testing. Randomly Prior to admission into first clinical nursing course Suspicion of being under the influence of drug or alcohol anytime during the semester
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Possible consequences of a positive drug/alcohol screen include: A. denied admission to clinical nursing courses B. dismissal from clinical nursing courses C. test results reported to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) D. referral to a Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) approved evaluator for assistance in dealing with drug abuse
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A,B,C, and D
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When will a student who has had a positive drug/alcohol screen be allowed to return to clinical courses?
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With written approval from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) and compliance with drug/alcohol testing requirements
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What letter grade will a student who receives a grade of 84% on a nursing exam receive?
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C
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What letter grade will assigned to a student who receives a final grade at 92.99 in a nursing course?
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B
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What happens when a student who arrives late for an exam?
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be allowed to take the exam only if no other students have completed the exam and left the room
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While taking an exam in a nursing class, a student's cell phone starts ringing. What should this student do?
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expect 10% reduction
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A student has never missed a N100 lecture but forgot sign the class roster only once before leaving the classroom. This student can expect the Participation grade to reflect an unexcused absence.
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true
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What happens when a student misses an exam without contacting the instructor prior to the exam?
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Will receive an unexcused absence and grade of zero for the missed exam
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What will happen when a student misses an exam because of a routine scheduled dentist appointment?
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considered an unexcused absence and the student will not be allowed to make-up the exam
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to appeal a final grade, before contacting the University Ombudsman, the student must first speak with (please indicate the correct order or chain of command)
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instructor semester coordinator BSN coordinator department head associate dean dean of college of nursing
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Students who are making less than a "C" grade in a class will be advised by the course faculty or course coordinator with an Interim Advisement Form prior to or during mid-term week of the semeste
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true
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Which instance(s) would be considered an excused absence?
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ULL Student Government Association (SGA) officer attending the SGA National Convention ULL volleyball player attending an out of town volleyball game Illness with a physician's excuse Documented death of a grandparent
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When is the deadline for submission of clinical requirements (health screening and drug/alcohol testing) for the Fall semester?
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august 1st
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A map with the emergency evacuation route for Wharton Hall can be found
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near the elevators in Wharton Hall
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A student who is arrested for drunken driving over the summer break does not need to disclose the incident to the UL College of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals or the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
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false
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Each semester, before students can register for classes, students must
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attent advising
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Submitting inappropriate posts on Moodle, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and sending inappropriate emails or voice mails are all examples of
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uncivil behavior
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It is the student's responsibility to refrain from the following on social media sites
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Interacting with patients via social networking sites (i.e., accepting/sending "friend" requests with patients) Posting of comments that are harassing, threatening, or hostile to faculty, staff, patients, or other students Posting derogatory comments about classmates, faculty, staff, or other individuals that are encountered during their academic experience Using patient's identifying information (including but not limited to name, initials, hospital name, physician name, diagnosis, dates of admission).
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A forum for students to confer with the BSN Coordinator, Department Head, Associate Dean and Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions is
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BSN Student Advisory Council
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WHO
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This definition has not been amended since 1948
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Health is a
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Human right
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Certain themes are common to nursing
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Nursing is caring • Nursing is an art • Nursing is science • Nursing is client centered • Nursing is holistic • Nursing is adaptive • Nursing is concerned with health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration • Nursing is a helping profession
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It is often said that the nursing profession has two different elements, science and art. Science component:
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Uses the nursing process, a scientific method used by nurses to ensure the quality of patient care. It is based on an analytical framework of critical thinking comprised of assessment, diagnosis, and identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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Art component: involves the 'human touch'
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Based on caring and respect for human dignity − Includes the attitudes - Humanistic-altruistic system of values; position or attitude should include an atmosphere of acceptance, sensitivity, appreciation − For the whole person - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually − Nursing embraces healing fostered by compassion, helping, listening, mentoring, coaching, teaching, exploring, being present, supporting, touching, intuition, empathy, service, cultural competence, tolerance, acceptance, nurturing, mutually creating, and conflict resolution.
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American Nursing Association [ANA] definition of nursing
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Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
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World Health Organization [WHO] definition of nursing
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Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. It includes the promotion of health, the prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people.
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International Council of Nurses [ICN] definition of nursing
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Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
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profession
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A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification
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Characteristics of a Profession
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Ability to control its own work. • Specialized body of knowledge • Specialized plan of formal education • Specialized competence • Control over work performance • Service to society • Self-regulation • Credentialing systems to certify competence • Legal reinforcement of professional standards • Ethical practice • A collegial subculture • Intrinsic rewards • Societal acceptance
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Leaders in professional nursing are
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responsive to health care needs of diverse cultures through • evidence-based practice, • safe care, • high quality care, • meaningful use of informatics • meaningful use of patient care technology
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Professional nurse
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a specially trained professional that addresses the humanistic and holistic needs of patients, families, and environments and provides responses to patterns and/or needs of patients, families, and communities to actual and potential health problems. The professional nurse has diverse roles, such as health care provider, client advocate, educator, core coordinator, primary practitioner, and change agent
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nursing has
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Education that begins in institution of higher learning and continues throughout the professional career (Life-long learning) • An increasing body of knowledge based on theory that is well defined and is strengthened through evidence • A socialization process that inculcates the norms and values of the professional culture • Autonomy or the ability to govern itself and its practice • Work that has social value and provides a service to the public • Adherence to a code of ethics • Commitment to the work over personal gain
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UL nursing program follows a _____ point grading scale
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7
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The lowest passing grade is an ___%
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77
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the final exam is worth______ of final grade
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30%
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participation is worth ___ of grade
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5%
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quizzes are worth ____ of grade
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15%
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week assignments are posted on
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UL central site
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to retain state board the student has to pass the
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NCLEX
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when emailing instructor include
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Name and UL section number
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if found cheating you will receive a
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zero
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required textbook is
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Cherry, B. & Jacob, S. R. (2015). Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, & management (7th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier
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Nurse Training Act of 1943
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created a uniformed Cadet Nurse Corps (formerly the "Victory Nurse Corps") within the USPHS. Under this act, 124,000 women between the ages of 17 and 35 received free, expedited nursing education lasting 24-to-30 months. In exchange for their education, they served in the USPHS for the duration of the war
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The Nurse Training Act of 1964
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was a law signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in an effort to solve the problems associated with nursing shortage in the country. One of the provisions of the law calls for the establishment of student loan funds, cooperating public and private non-profit schools of nursing. The government also aimed to increase student enrollment among nursing students. It was a significant step in solving nursing shortage
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The Code of Ethics for Nurses
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was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession
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Essential Nursing Values and Behaviors
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- Professional values influence behavior, therefore people lacking in values development, may lack direction, and critical thinking skills. Direction and critical thinking are very significant factors within the nursing field. In this sense, adherence to these principles in daily nursing practice can be a major problem for potential nurses who are not fully committed to the profession. The core values that form the foundation of the nursing profession are the same values we find in ULL Nursing Department Mission Statements : altruism autonomy human dignity social justice
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Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report (2010)
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Recognizes the essentiality of nursing in the success of reforming the U. S. health care system.
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Healthy People
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Outlines goals for a broad-based population health set by national, state and local government agencies. Healthy People provides measureable science-based, national goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention.
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American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice (2010)
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Reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with the state board of nursing policies and practices. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing while Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice guides nurses in the application of their professional skills and responsibilities..
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Baccalaureate Outcomes and Competencies
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Identifies essential competencies and outcomes for practice, indicators that define competences, ways to learn competencies, and effective ways to document that learners achieve the competency
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Overweight if BMI is
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25.0-29.9
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Grade 1/Class 1 low obesity
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30.0-34.9
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Grade 1 Class 2 moderate obesity BMI
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35.0-39.9
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Grade 1 Class 3 high BMI
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40.0 or greater