The expected competencies of new nursing graduates are not standardized and can vary between institutions and organizations
Most nursing and healthcare organizations, however,
agree that recent graduates should be able to use the nursing process in a systematic way. Which of the following nursing activities best exemplifies this competency?
A) The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of Impaired Skin Integrity based on an assessment
and plans to reposition the patient.
B) The nurse administers an ACE inhibitor to a patient with high blood pressure.
C) The nurse makes a referral to occupational therapy for a patient with a neurological deficit.
D) The nurse attends an inservice on pain control that is conducted by a nurse educator.
Ans: A
The nursing process includes assessment, analysis, planning, intervention, and
evaluation. Identifying a nursing diagnosis on the basis of an assessment exemplifies the early
stages of this process. Learning about pain management, administering a medication, and
making a referral to another discipline may also exist within the framework of the nursing
process, but the steps of this process are not as clearly evident in these examples.
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