*NURSING > QUESTIONS & ANSWERS > CHAPTER 1 - NURSING PROCESS AND DRUG THERAPY (All)
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) Project • Initiated in 2005 • Preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) needed to continuously improve the quali... ty and safety of patient care within the health care system • KSAs flow out of the QSEN initiatives and are being integrated into nursing education curricula and clinical outcomes. Six Major Initiatives of QSEN • Patient-centered care • Teamwork and collaboration • Evidence-based practice (EBP) • Quality improvement (QI) • Safety • Informatics The Nursing Process • A research-based organizational framework for professional nursing practice • Ensures the delivery of thorough, individualized, and quality nursing care to patients • Requires critical thinking • Ongoing and constantly evolving process Five Steps of the Nursing Process • Assessment • Nursing diagnosis • Planning o Goals o Outcome criteria • Implementation, including patient education • Evaluation Assessment • Data collection, review, and analysis • Medication profile o Any and all drug use o Prescriptions o Over-the-counter medications o Vitamins, herbs, and supplements o Compliance and adherence Question The nurse answers a patient’s call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed and requesting pain medication. What will the nurse do first? A. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication. B. Provide comfort measures to the patient. C. Assess the patient’s pain and pain level. D. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications. Correct answer: C .............................................CONTINUED....................................... [Show More]
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