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Undergraduate 2
10/27/2010

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Term
Who was Union's Superintendent of Nurses during the Civil War?
Definition
Dorothea Dix
Term
Name 2 African American nurses who notable for their contributions during the Civil War (esp. on the Underground Railroad?)
Definition
Harriet Tubman & Sojourner Truth
Term
Clara Barton
Definition
Established the American Red Cross
Term
America's 1st trained nurse that initiated the practice of nurses wearing uniforms?
Definition
Linda Richards
Term
5 Classic Leadership Styles & small description of each
Definition
1)Autocratic - authoritarian
2)Democratic - encourages group participation; actively guides
3)Laissez-faire - nondirective, permissive; "hands off" approach
4)Bureaucratic - Relies on the organization/establishment to set all rules, policies & procedures.
5.Situational - adapts style to situation; focuses not only on tasks but the people/relationships involved.
Term
What are Nurse's 4 Fundamental Responsiblities as listed in the Nurse's Code of Ethics?
Definition
1) Promote Health
2) Prevent Illness
3) Restore Health
4) Alleviate Suffering
Term
**Erickson**
1) Age of Infancy Stage?
2) Name of the Stage?
Definition
1) Birth to 18 months
2) Trust v. Mistrust
Term
**Erickson**
1)Ages of Early Childhood Stage?
2)Name of Stage (Areas of Development)
Definition
1) 18 months to 3 years
2) Autonomy v. Shame & Doubt
Term
**Erickson**
1) Age group of Late Childhood?
2) Name of Development Stage?
Definition
1) 3 years to 6 years
2) Initiative v. Guilt
Term
**Erickson**
1) Ages of School Age group?
2) Name of Developmental Stage?
Definition
1) 6 - 12 years
2) Industry v. Inferiority
Term
**Erickson**
1) Ages of Adolescence group?
2) Name of Developmental stage?
Definition
1) 12-20 years
2) Indentity v. Role Confusion
Term
**Erickson**
1) Ages for Young Adulthood group?
2) Name of Developmental Stage?
Definition
1) 18-25 years
2) Intimacy v. Isolation
Term
**Erickson**
1) Ages of Adulthood group?
2) Name of Developmental Stage?
Definition
1) 25-65 years
2) Generativity v. Stagnation
Term
**Erickson**
1) Ages of Maturity Group?
2) Name of Developmental Stage?
Definition
1) 65 years - Death
2) Integrity v. Despair
Term
Define RACE
Definition
Classification of people based on shared biological characteristics, genetic markers; i.e. skin color, facial features, blood types, etc.
Term
Define CULTURE
Definition
Values, beliefs, attitudes & customs shared by a group of people. Passed from 1 generation to the next.
**Nonphysical trait**
Term
Define ETHNICITY
Definition
Groups in a social system that possess common religion or language.
Term
Where should you take a pulse on a Newborn - 3 year old?
Definition
Apical pulse
Term
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention are the main components of which level of Disease Prevention?
Definition
Primary
Term
Name the 3 levels of Disease Prevention:
Definition
1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) Tertiary
Term
Rehabilitation, Health Restoration and Palliative are the main components of which level of Disease Prevention?
Definition
Tertiary
Term
Diagnosis & Treatment are the main components of which level of Disease Prevention?
Definition
Secondary
Term
Name 5 values that are the essence of a caring nurse?
Definition
1) Altruism
2) Autonomy
3) Human Dignity
4) Integrity
5) Social Justice
Term
ADOPIE A.K.A.?
Definition
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome Identification
Planning
Implementing
Evaluation

*AKA The Nursing Process*
Term
Pulse & Respirations for a
NEWBORN
Definition
Pulse - 130 (80-180)
Resp's - 35 (30-80)
Term
5 levels of
MASLOW'S Heirarchy of Needs:
Definition
1) Physiologic needs - Air, food, water, sleep, etc.
2) Safety & Security Needs - Safe in environment & relationships
3) Love & Belonging Needs - Place in group, affection, belonging
4) Self-Esteem Needs - self-esteem & esteem from others
5) Self-Actualization Needs - obtaining one's maximum potential & abilities
Term
2 types of Advance Health Care Directives? Brief Description..
Definition
1) Living Will - patient chooses to omit/refuse specific treatments
2) Healthcare Proxy - (or AKA Power of Attorney), appoints someone else to make healthcare decisions
Term
Difference between Libel & Slander?
Definition
Libel is defamation in writing;
Slander is Defamation by spoken word
Term
Pulse & Respirations Average for a
1 YEAR OLD
Definition
Pulse - 120 (80-140)
Resp's - 30 (20-40)
Term
What 3 groups of people CANNOT provide Informed Consent?
Definition
1) Minors
2) Unconscious or injured in such a way they are unable to
3) Mentally ill AND deemed "incompetent" by a judge
Term
Assessment finding in a NORMAL adult lung include:
________________ Percussion Tones&
________________ Tactile Fremitus
Definition
RESONANT percussion tones &
SYMMETRICAL tactile fremitus
Term
Pulse & Respirations Averages for
5 - 8 YEAR OLDS?
Definition
Pulse: 100 (75-120)
Respirations: 20 (15-25)
Term
Define BRUIT
Definition
Blood flow turbulance - sounds like a blowing, swishing sound
Term
Margaret Higgens Sanger
Definition
Considered the founder of Planned Parenthood
Term
Define Evidence Based Practice?
Definition
When a nurse integrates research findings with clinical experience, client's preferences and available resources in planning and implementing care.
Term
Pulse and Respirations Average for a
10 YEAR OLD?
Definition
Pulse - 70 (50-90)
Resp's - 19 (15-25)
Term
Mandated Reporters
Definition
Legal term for professionals (e.g. Nurses) who must report injury that resulted from abuse, neglect or exploitation.
Term
S.B.A.R.
Definition
Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
Term
A Database includes:
Definition
All info about a client, specifically:
-Nursing Health History
-Physical Assessment
-Primary Care Providers History
-Physical Examination
-Lab Results
-Any other pertinant info. from health personnel
Term
Pulse & Respirations Average for
TEENS?
Definition
Pulse - 75 (50-90)
Resp's - 18 (15-20)
Term
4 Important Concepts of the Nursing Paradigm:
Definition
1) Client - who receives care
2) Environment - ..affecting patient
3) Health - wellness/well being of client
4) Nursing - action, attributes, characteristics of nurse in behalf of client
Term
Pulse & Respirations Average for an
ADULT?
Definition
Pulse - 80 (60-100)
Resp's - 16 (12-20)
Term
When can a nurse delegate the taking of Vital Signs?
Definition
- When patient is stable and
- Nurse must review results
Term
Who uses the term Naturopathic and what does it mean?
Definition
Term primarily only used by Medical Personnel
- system of medicine but also a way of life with emphasis on client's health maintenance & disease prevention through alternatives.
Term
Pulse & Respirations Average for an
OLDER ADULT
Definition
Pulse: 70 (60-100)
Resp's: 16 (15-20)
Term
Virginia Henderson
Definition
Wrote (created) Definition of Nursing
Term
Annie M. Goodrich
Definition
1st Dean of Yale's School of Nursing
Term
Term for a negative belief or generalized preference of a group that leads to prejudment (misunderstands the group)
Definition
Prejudice
Term
Who wrote the Systems Model? What is it about?
Definition
- Neuman
- Based on one's relationship to stress
Term
KING'S
_______ ________________
THEORY
Definition
Goal Attainment Theory
Term
Define Stereotyping
Definition
Assuming that all members of a culture or ethnic group are alike
Term
Andragogy
Definition
Art & Science of teaching ADULTS
Term
This is the belief that one's own culture or way of life is superior
Definition
Ethnocentrism
Term
Who wrote Cultural & Care Diversity & Universality Theory
Definition
Leininger
Term
What are the 5 phases of Piaget's Cognitive Development & brief desc.
Definition
1) Sensorimotor (Birth to 2 years)
Actions based on reflexes
2) Preconceptual (2-4 years) "me" stage
3) Intuitive Thought (4-7 years) 1 idea at a time, begins to think of others
4) Concrete Operations (7-11 years) can solve concrete prob's; consider other viewpoints, understand right & left
5) Formal Operations (11-15 years) Rational thinking and Reasoning develops
Term
Define CULTURE SHOCK
Definition
a disorder occuring when one makes a transition from 1 cultural setting to another (can create confusion, anxiety, rage, agitation)
Term
The discipline of helping CHILDREN learn is called?
Definition
Pedagogy
Term
Decisions about abortion, euthanasia, anything pertaining to human life are in the realm of?
Definition
BIOETHICS
Term
Veracity
Definition
Telling the truth
Term
S.O.A.P.
When is it used?
Definition
Subjective Data
Objective Data
Assessment
Plan
*Used as a guide to write a progress note
Term
Differences between Medicare & Medicaid
Definition
Medicare - FEDERAL amendments to Soc. Security Act: hospital insurance 65 years or older with limits on coverage. Pertinent sections are Parts A, B, D. All Medicare clients pay a deductible & coinsurance.
Medicaid - Also federal public assistance but open to people of any age with low incomes. Each STATE'S program is distinct. No deductible or coinsurance required but very limited coverage.
Term
ELDERSPEAK
Definition
Speech style similar to babytalk, that conveys to the senior citizen that they are incompetent &/or dependent
*Disrespectful*
Term
Define EMPATHY
Definition
Understanding another person's emotional state and point of view.
Term
Using "I am concerned about..." instead of "You are doing it wrong..." is an example of _________________ communication.
Definition
Assertive
Term
1) 2 Part Diagnoses components?
2) 3 Part Diagnoses components?
Definition
1) Problem & Etiology
2) Problem, Etiology and Signs & Symptoms
Term
The California Nurse Practice Act is written by?
Definition
Board of Registered Nursing
Term
Who issues RN licenses in California?
Definition
CA Board of Registered Nursing
Term
Nursing's Scope and Standards of Practice are written by:
Definition
A.N.A. > American Nurses Association
Term
Erratic behavior, offering to medicate others' clients, isolation from others, frequent use of bathroom or disappearing from floor all may be signs of an __________________ nurse.
Definition
IMPAIRED
Term
Negligence, malpractice are examples of: _________ ________; while Assault, Battery, False Imprisonment, Invasion of Privacy are examples of: ____________ ________________
Definition
Neg, malpractice are UNINTENTIONAL TORTS(were not done ON PURPOSE) and Assault, Battery, etc are INTENTIONAL TORTS (done intentionally; thus the name :)
Term
Is a Tort civil or criminal?
Definition
CIVIL
Term
Forgetting to complete an assessment of a client or not following up on a patient's complaints can be considered?
Definition
MALPRACTICE
Term
What is the main goal of the Nurse Practice Act?
Definition
To protect the public
Term
Persons born btwn 1945 - 1964 are called?
Definition
Baby Boomers
Term
Defining characteristics of Baby Boomers?
Definition
Individualistic outlook,
Workaholic orientation,
High Value on Respect
Term
Defining characteristics of Baby Boomers?
Definition
Individualistic outlook,
Workaholic orientation,
High Value on Respect
Term
Who was
Jean Mance?
Definition
-Founder of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Quebec
-First lay nurse of North America
Term
Who was America's first trained African American nurse?
Definition
Mary Mahoney
Term
Lillian Wald
Definition
Founder of Public Health Nursing
Term
This report showed the need for formal education training of nurses in the U.S.:
Definition
The Goldmark Report
Term
What are the 3 ways to become an R.N.?
Definition
1. Hospital Diploma Program
2. Associate's Degree
3. Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Term
Which organization sets the guidelines/curricula necessary for universities in the study of Nursing?
Definition
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Term
Nurse Practice Acts are which type of law?
Definition
Legislation (Statutes)
Term
If a Nurse administers a lethal dose of narcotic or slaps a client would be charged with a _________
Definition
Crime
Term
Difference between ASSAULT and BATTERY
Definition
ASSAULT - Attempt or Threat to touch
BATTERY - Actually touching the person; may or may not cause harm
Term
Assault &/or Battery are considered:
A) Crimes
B) Intentional Torts
C) Malpractice
D) Unintentional Torts
Definition
B) Intentional Torts
Term
4 Specific Areas covered by HIPAA:
Definition
1) Electronic transfer of info among organizations
2) Standardized #'s for i.d.'ing health plans, providers and employers
3) Security Rule
4) Privacy Rule
Term
HIPAA stands for?
Definition
Health
Insurance
Portability &
Accountability
Act
Term
When would you fill out an Incidence Report?
Definition
When an incident (i.e. reading orders wrong & administering wrong/too much Medicine) or an unusual occurance occurs (Patient/co-worker states threat to self/others)
Term
GENERATION X
1) What years were they born?
2) 3 defining characteristics?
Definition
1) 1965-1978
2) I. Less impressed with corporate values
II. Resist authority
III. Creative problem solvers
Term
Which generational group is technically savvy and enjoy public affection?
Definition
Generation Y
Term
GENERATION Y; years born?
Definition
1979-2000
Term
What is B.M.R.
Definition
BASAL METABOLIC RATE
Rate of energy utilization in the body required to maintain essential activities such as breathing.
Term
What are DEONTOLOGICAL theories?
Definition
*Principles based theories*
Formal, logical processes that emphasize individual rights, duties and obligations.
EX: A nurse tells the truth to a client that they are in fact dying, even the doctor told the nurse not to. The nurse does so because she believes in telling the truth.
Term
The duty to "do no harm" is called:
Definition
NONMALEFICENCE
Term
FIDELITY
Definition
To be faithful to agreements and promises
Term
The ART of nursing is considered:
__________________ knowing
Definition
AESTHETIC
Term
The therapeutic use of Self is:___________ knowing
Definition
PERSONAL
Term
The SCIENCE of nursing is:
_________________ knowledge
Definition
EMPIRICAL
Term
The MORAL component in nursing is based on: ___________ knowing
Definition
ETHICAL
Term
GERAGOGY
Definition
Helping ELDERS learn
Term
What is the "Thinking" domain of learning? i.e. knowledge, analysis, application
Definition
COGNITIVE
Term
What is the "Feeling" domain of learning? e.g. emotions, interests, attitudes
Definition
AFFECTIVE learning
Term
What is the "Skills" domain of learning? e.g. motor skills
Definition
PSYCHOMOTOR
Term
A patient's mental status, energy level and nutritional status are normally assertained in the _________ _________ of the physical examination
Definition
GENERAL SURVEY
Term
Differences between LEADERS & MANAGERS
Definition
LEADERS - may or may not be officially appointed, risk takers & explore new ideas, FOCUS on PEOPLE

MANAGERS - officially appointed to the position, carry out institution's rules, policies, relate to people according to their assigned roles, FOCUS on the SYSTEM
Term
CEPHALOCAUDAL describes growth in which direction
Definition
Head downward
Term
Growth from the center of the body outward is called?
Definition
PROXIMODISTAL
Term
AGES OF:
1) Young-old
2) Middle-old
3) Old-Old
Definition
1) Young old: 65-74
2) Middle old: 75-84
3) Old old: 85 & over
Term
Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles are considered ________ family.
Definition
EXTENDED
Term
What is the basic unit of society?
Definition
The FAMILY
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