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In the College of Nurses of Ontario's Standards of Professional Practice, which of the following statements is an indicator of application of knowledge?
 
  a. Seeks out information to provide effective professional service
  b. Identifies and meets own learning needs for professional growth
  c. Provides a theory-based rationale for decisions
  d. Performs clinical skills, including technical and cognitive aspects of care

Question 2

A patient who was recently diagnosed with anemia and rheumatoid arthritis reports to the nurse that she has noticed her stool is black, and she is concerned because there is a history of colon cancer in her family.
 
  Which of the following assessment questions is most likely to provide information regarding this patient's bowel problem? a. What medications are you currently taking?
  b. When did you have your last colonoscopy?
  c. Does the arthritis severely impair your mobility?
  d. Would you like to have the stool tested for occult blood?



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Answer to Question 1

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Nurses apply knowledge to practice using nursing frameworks, theories, and processes. This in-cludes the performance of clinical skills, since technical and cognitive aspects of care are closely related and cannot be separated.
The statement Seeks out information to provide effective professional service is an indicator that the nurse possesses and continually acquires knowledge relevant to the professional service that he or she provides.
The statement Identifies and meets own learning needs for professional growth is an indicator that the nurse possesses and continually acquires knowledge relevant to the professional service that he or she provides.
The statement Provides a theory-based rationale for decisions is an indicator that the nurse pos-sesses and continually acquires knowledge relevant to the professional service that he or she provides.

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A Ingestion of iron, commonly prescribed for certain types of anemia, causes discoloration of the stool (black).
B The last colonoscopy addresses the history of colon cancer but does not address the most likely cause of black stool in this scenario.
C Arthritis affecting mobility does not address the most likely cause of black stool in this scenario.
D Having stool tested for occult blood may be indicated but does not address the most likely cause of black stool in this scenario.




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