Standards of Nursing Practice Are Developed Within the Profession to Describe

question 13

Multiple Choice

Standards of nursing practice are developed within the profession to describe practice and establish the minimum level of safe practice. The purpose of standards of nursing practice can include:

• A) helping to ensure that nurses are competent and safe to practice.
• B) serving as a guide for nurses providing care.
• C) determining whether the actions of nurses accused of malpractice are consistent with reasonable expectations.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Texture Gradient

This visual cue indicates depth by the gradual change in appearance of objects as they move further away, with details becoming denser and finer the farther they are from the viewer.

Relative Size

A perceptual cue that allows the determination of the size of an object in comparison to another object of known size.

Interposition

A visual cue in which an object that blocks part of another object is perceived as being closer to the observer.

Continuity

The state or quality of being continuous, unbroken, or consistent over time.