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chads108 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to assist a patient achieve expected outcomes. Within which American Nurses Association standard is the nurse practicing?

1. Planning
2. Assessment
3. Diagnosis
4. Implementation

Question 2

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses specifies what nurses are accountable for in terms of people, practice, society, coworkers, and the profession. The philosophical basis for this code is that nurses are responsible for pr

1. Integrating research findings into practice
2. Implementing a patient's plan of care
3. Evaluating patient progress toward identified outcomes
4. Analyzing assessment data to determine issues

alvinum · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1

The American Nurses Association Standards of Practice follow the nursing process. The nurse who prescribes strategies and alternatives to assist a patient achieve expected outcomes is practicing within the standard of planning. Assessment activities include data collection. Diagnosis activities include analyzing data to determine issues. Implementation activities include implementing the identified plan, coordinating care delivery, and employing strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

The nurse who is practicing within the American Nurses Association Standards of Professional Performance would integrate research findings into practice. The standards focus ethics, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality nursing practice, communication, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The other activities would be implemented when the nurse is adhering to the American Nurses Association Standards of Practice.