Author Question: Which of the following best describes the legal definition of a nurse? Assume all education programs ... (Read 48 times)

deesands · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following best describes the legal definition of a nurse? Assume all education programs are accredited.

a. Graduate of a nursing education program and has passed the National Council Licensure Exam
b. Person with advanced training and certified to administer medications in most healthcare settings
c. Graduate licensed to practice in an acute care setting or a home care environment
d. Graduate with advanced education licensed to practice under the direct supervision of a physician

Question 2

What do critical thinking and the Nursing Process have in common?

a. They are both linear processes used to guide one's thinking.
b. They are both thinking methods used to solve a problem.
c. They both use specific steps to solve a problem.
d. They both use similar steps to solve a problem.

karmakat49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The best legal description of the nurse is one who has graduated from an accredited nursing education program and has passed the NCLEX exam. Persons certified to administer medications may be certified medication technicians and not necessarily nurses. Additionally, nurses can practice in a vast array of areas, not exclusively in an acute care setting or in home care. Practicing under the direct supervision of a physician is descriptive of a physician's assistant.

Answer to Question 2

B
Critical thinking and the Nursing Process are ways of thinking that can be used in problem-solving (although critical thinking can be used for other than problem-solving applications). Neither method of thinking is linear. The Nursing Process has specific steps; critical thinking does not.