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Fundamentals of Nursing

Check Your Understanding Questions

Fundamentals of NursingCheck Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
List three current trends in nursing.
2 .
What is the difference between soft skills and hard skills in nursing?
3 .
Why is there an increasing emphasis on higher education requirements for entry into the nursing profession?
4 .
What is the primary purpose of licensure in nursing?
5 .
What is the primary advantage of ADN-prepared nurses over LPNs/LVNs?
6 .
What is the primary purpose of defining the scope of practice for nurses?
7 .
What are the six QSEN core competencies that align with nursing standards and guide nursing education?
8 .
Name and define at least three of the key elements that comprise nursing theories.
9 .
What are the four domains that make up the nursing metaparadigm?
10 .
Why is Florence Nightingale referred to as the founder of modern nursing?
11 .
List three carative factors from Jean Watson’s theory of human caring.
12 .
How do theories help to define nursing as a profession?
13 .
In directing future research, how do nursing theories contribute to the formulation of research questions?
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