Nursing demonstrates dedication to improving public health ...

[mia]

Nursing demonstrates dedication to improving public health through which avenue?
 
  a. Changing health care standards
  b. Legal regulations
  c. Scope of practice
  d. Technology

Question 2

A new registered nurse asks the registered nurse (RN) preceptor what could be done to become more professional. What is the preceptor's best response?
 
  a. Attend nursing educational meetings.
  b. Listen to other nurses.
  c. Read the agency newsletter.
  d. Pass the licensing exam.

[katkat_flores]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Through the scope of practice, specialized knowledge, and code of ethics, the discipline of nursing has demonstrated its dedication to improving public health. The changing health care environment is one of the challenges to nursing, not an indicator of dedication. Legal regulations are generally promulgated by legislators rather than nurses to protect the public. A highly technological environment is considered a challenge to nursing rather than an indicator of dedication.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Knowledge and commitment are essential components of professionalism. Attending nursing educational meetings can promote collaborative learning with peers and maintenance of competence in an ever-changing health care environment. Listening can promote professionalism, and communication is certainly a component of professionalism; however, there is also a social sense to listening, and without the educational/learning component, this is not the best answer. An agency newsletter could include information about professional opportunities, but it is not the best answer. The new nurse would have already passed the licensing exam, the legal requirement to be considered a nurse.

[mia]

Thank you!

[katkat_flores]

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