{"id":115171,"date":"2023-08-23T12:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=115171"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T12:23:07","slug":"nurs-215-nurs215-mental-health-exam-1-study-guide-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/nurs-215-nurs215-mental-health-exam-1-study-guide-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"NURS 215 \/ NURS215 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NURS 215: Nursing Theory
Exam 1 Study Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Critical Thinking Definition
    Creative and skillful thinking to improve the quality of the thoughts of the thinker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Critical Thinker Characteristics
    \uf0fc Asks questions;
    \uf0fc Sees ideas from different angles and perspectives;
    \uf0fc Uses relevant and accurate data;
    \uf0fc Communicates with others;
    \uf0fc Thinks abstractly;
    \uf0fc Able to adapt;
    \uf0fc Flexible; fair-minded;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Malpractice Negligence Categories
    “Failure to\u2026”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Follow standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Use equipment responsibly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Communicate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Document<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Assess and Monitor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Advocate for the patient<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Purpose of Licensing Certain Professions
    Expands the nursing profession and need for CNAs and other UAPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
    Established in 2000; Improves mobility of nurses; Allows RNs to have one license yet
    practice in other compact member states; Nurses subject to nurse practice act in the
    state in which they practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. State Nurse Practice Act and 4 Key Accomplishments
    Regulates and controls the nursing profession in that state; Defines authority of the
    SBN; accomplishes 4 things:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Defines practice of professional nursing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Sets minimum education requirements for licensure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Determines abbreviations and legal titles that nurses use<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Provides disciplinary action when necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Negligence
    Failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would have in the same circumstance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Commission
    Doing something that should not have been done<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Omission
    Failure to do something that should have been done<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Root Cause Analysis
    <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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