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| founder of modern day nursing |
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| nurse during Civil War; founded Red Cross |
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| twentieth century nursing |
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| movement toward a scientific, research-based practice |
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| many changes evolving to meet societal changes |
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| the study of philosophical ideals of right and wrong behavior; study of good conduct, character, and motives |
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| guidelines for safe and compassionate care; principles that are accepted by all members of a profession; a collected statement about the group's expectations and standards of behavior |
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| taking a positive action to help others; encouraging the urge to do good |
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| the agreemnet to keep promises |
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| American Nurses Association; a widely accepted CPE nurses attempt to follow |
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| the ability to answe for one's own actions |
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| being reliable and dependable; implies that the person knows right from wrong; a duty to perform actions well and thoughfully |
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| ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access |
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| (1996) legislation that defines the rights & privileges of clients for privacy protection without diminishing acces to health care |
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autonomy
caregiver
advocate
educator
communicator
manager
career development |
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| standards of professional performance |
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| standards of professional performance |
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| describes a competent level of behavior in the professional role |
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| standards of professional performance |
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| guidelines for nurses to be accountable for their actions, their patients, and their peers |
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| standards of professional performance |
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| assures clients they are receiving high-quality care and that nurses know exactly what is necessary to provide nursing care, and that measures are in place to determine if the standards are met |
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| describe a competent leve of nursing care; levels are demonstrated through the nursing process |
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| characteristics of professionalism |
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punctual
welcomes constructive criticism
recongnizes strengths and weekenesses
dress
communicates effectively
reports absences/tardies
maintains confidentiality
adheres to policies and procedures |
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| a more broad approach, looks at many possibilites |
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| active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others |
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| beliefs/conclusions about reality |
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| a process of purposefully thinking back or recalling an incident to discover its meaning |
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| associated with the ability to think meaningully |
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| direct understanding of particulars in a situation without conscious deliberation; sensing something |
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1. basic - trust experts know everything
2. complex - begins to analyze and examine alternatives
3. commitment - anticipates the need to make choices and accept responsibility |
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| 5 steps of the nursing process |
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1. assessment
2. nursing diagnosis
3. goals
4. intervention
5. evaluation |
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| deliberate and systematic collection of data to determine a client's current and past health status |
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| a clinical judgment about an individual, family, or community responses to actual and/or potential health problems or life processes |
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| what you want to accomplush to assist your patient; taken from the nursing diagnosis |
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| treatments or actions based on clinical judgment and knowledge that a nurse will perform to meet client's outcomes |
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| collaborative interventions |
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| therapies that require multiple health care professionals |
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| the purpose of assessment |
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| to establish a database concerning the client |
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