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ANA Standards of Practice:
Diagnosis |
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Definition
| Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. Pg 14 |
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ANA Standards of Practice:
Implementation |
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Definition
| Implements the identified plan. Pg 14 |
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ANA Standards of Practice:
Evaluation |
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Definition
| Evaluate progress towards attainment of outcomes. Pg 14 |
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ANA Standards of Practice:
Planning |
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Definition
| Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. Pg 14 |
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What is the role of:
Nurse Educator |
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Definition
| Responsible for teaching in classroom and clinicals, from nursing students to hospital staff. Pg 27 |
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What is the role of:
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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Definition
| A nurse with an advanced degree or expertise and is considered to be an expert in a specialized are of practice. Pg 15 |
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Definition
| Provide basic direct technical care to clients. Pg 27 |
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What is the role of:
Nurse Entrepreneur |
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Definition
| A nurse with an advanced degree and usually handles a health related business. Pg 15 *Dr. King described them as non-traditional nurses.* |
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Roles of the Nurse:
Communicator |
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Definition
| The nurse identifies client problems and then communicates these either verbally or in writing to the other members of the health team. Pg 13 |
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Roles of the Nurse:
Teacher |
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Definition
| The nurse helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health. Pg 13 |
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Roles of the Nurse:
Caregiver |
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Definition
| Traditionally included those activities that assist the client physically and psychologically while preserving the client's dignity. Pg 13 |
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Roles of the Nurse:
Client Advocate |
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Definition
| Acts to protect the client. Pg 14 |
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Moral Principles:
Autonomy |
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Definition
| Refers to the right to make one's own decisions. pg 85 (If it helps, remember it as a sort of independence) |
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Moral Principles:
Beneficence |
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Definition
| Means "doing good." Pg 85 |
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Moral Principles:
Non-maleficence |
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Definition
| The duty to "do no harm." Pg 85 |
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Definition
| Often referred to as "fairness." Pg 85 |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) |
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Definition
Environmental Theory: the act of using the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery. Pg 43 Also, she linked health with five environmental factors:
1. Pure or fresh air
2. Pure water
3. Efficient drainage
4. Cleanliness
5. Light |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Hildegard Peplau |
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Definition
The Interpersonal Concept. Pg 43
The nurse enters into a personal relationship with an individual when a need is present. The relationship evolves in four phases:
1. ORIENTATION - Client seeks help and the nurse assists the client to understand the problem and the extent of the need for help.
2. IDENTIFICATION - The person assumes a posture of dependence, interdependence, or independence on the nurse. The nurse assures the client that they (the nurse) understand the interpersonal meaning of the client's situation.
3. EXPLOITATION - Client uses the full value of what the nurse has to offer. Balance of power tips back towards the client.
4. RESOLUTION - Old needs and goals are put aside and replaced with newer and more mature ones. |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Dorothea Orem |
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Definition
Three related concepts of self-care, self care-deficit, and nursing systems. pg 44-45 (Below is just a little more info, you need to read these pages)
1. Self-care Theory - based on four concepts:
A. Self-care - the activities an individual performs independently throughout life to promote and maintain personal well being.
B. Self-care Agency - the individual's ability to perform self-care activities.
C. Self-care Requisites OR Self-care Needs - are measure or actions to provide self-care.
D. Therapeutic Self-care Demand - actions to maintain health and well-being.
2. Self-care Deficit - When an individual is unable to perform the needed self-care.
3.Nursing Systems - three types of nursing systems.
A. Wholly compensatory for individuals incapable of doing it themselves.
B. Partly compensatory or individuals who can perform some , but NOT all, self care activities.
C. Supportive-educative (developmental) systems are designed for persons who need to learn to perform self care measures and need assistance to do so. |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Sister Callista Roy |
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Definition
| Spirituality and the Adaptation Model. |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Jean Watson |
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Definition
| Human Caring Theory pg 47-48 |
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Nursing Theorists: What was this nurse's main theory or theories?
Martha Rogers |
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Definition
Theory of Unitary Human Beings. Pg 44
This is the nurse that focused on the whole and also included energy fields. |
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Metaparadigms of Nursing:
Person or Client |
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Definition
| recipient of health care (includes individuals, families, groups, and communities. Pg 41 |
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Metaparadigms of Nursing:
Environment |
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Definition
| The internal and external surroundings that affect the client. This includes people in the physical environment. Pg 41 |
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Metaparadigms of Nursing:
Health |
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Definition
| The degree of health or well-being the client experiences. Pg 41 |
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Metaparadigms of Nursing:
Nursing |
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Definition
| The attributes, characteristics, and actions of the nurse providing care on behalf of, or in conjunction with, the client. |
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| What are the metaparadigms of nursing? |
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Definition
| Person (client), environment, health, and nursing. |
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Definition
Is acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. Pg 81
Simply put: honest and ethical. |
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Definition
| is the concern for well-being and welfare of others. Pg 81 |
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Nursing Values:
Social Justice |
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Definition
| Is upholding moral , legal, and humanistic principles. Pg 81 |
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Nursing Values:
Human Dignity |
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Definition
| Is respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations. Pg 81 |
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Term
| What are the five steps of Benner's Nursing expertise? |
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Definition
| Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent, Proficient, and Expert. Pg 17 |
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Describe the skill level of the following stage of Benner's Stages of Nursing?
Novice |
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Definition
| No experience (nursing student). Pg 17 |
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Term
Describe the skill level of the following stage of Benner's Stages of Nursing?
Advanced Beginner |
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Definition
| Marginally acceptable performance (no longer a student, but less than 2 years of experience). Pg 17 |
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Describe the skill level of the following stage of Benner's Stages of Nursing?
Competent |
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Definition
| Demonstrates organizational and planning abilities (2-3 years of experience). Pg 17 |
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Term
Describe the skill level of the following stage of Benner's Stages of Nursing?
Proficient |
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Definition
| Perceives situations in wholes rather than parts (3-5 years of experience). Pg 17 |
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Describe the skill level of the following stage of Benner's Stages of Nursing?
Expert |
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Definition
| Performance is fluid, flexible, and highly proficient (more than 5 years experience). |
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Term
Research questions:
What is a sample? |
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Definition
| A sample is the segment of the population from which the data will actually be collected. |
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Research questions:
What are the four rights to be upheld in order to protect research subjects? |
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Definition
| The right not to be harmed, the right to full disclosure, the right of self determination, and the right of privacy and confidentiality. |
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Research questions:
What is the Right Not to Be Harmed mean? |
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Definition
| The patient should not be exposed to the possibility of injury going beyond everyday situations. Pg 33 |
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Research questions:
What is the Right to Full Disclosure? |
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Definition
| The act of making the client's role clear. (Telling them everything). Pg 33 |
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Research questions:
What is the Right of Self Determination? |
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Definition
The right to feel free from constraints, coercion, or any undue influence to participate in a study. Pg 33
(Basically the right to decide their own participation in the study.) |
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Research questions:
What is the Right of Privacy and Confidentiality? |
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Definition
| Means that any information a participant relates will not be made public or available to others without the participant's consent. Pg 33 |
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Definition
| The nurse should have a relationship with the client that involves providing care and following an acceptable standard of care. Pg 67 |
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Care of a Patient:
Forseeability |
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Definition
| A link must exist between the nurse's act and the injury suffered. Pg 67 |
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Definition
| The client (or plaintiff) must demonstrate some type of harm or injury (physical, financial, or emotional) as a result of the breach of duty owed the client. Pg 67 |
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Care of a Patient:
Damages |
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Definition
| If malpractice caused the injury, the nurse is held liable for damages that may be compensated. Pg 68 |
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Definition
| Negligence is misconduct or practice that is below the standard expected of a ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person. Pg 67 |
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Definition
| Malpractice is "professional negligence", or simply put negligence while working as a professional. Pg 67 |
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Definition
Libel is defamation by means of print, writing, or pictures. Pg 71
Example would be writing on a patients chart that the doctor is incompetent. |
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Definition
Slander is defamation by spoken word, stating unprivileged (NOT legally protected), or false words by which a reputation is damaged. pg 71
An example would be a nurse telling a client that another nurse is incompetent. |
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| Who formulated the Caring Theory? |
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Definition
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| What is the Caring Theory? |
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| That the practice of caring is central to nursing. |
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| What was Betty Neuman's nursing theory? |
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Definition
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| What is the basic premise of Utilitarianism? |
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Definition
| The most good (or least harm) for the largest amount of people. |
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Types of care:
Palliative care |
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Definition
| Focuses on quality of life improvements. Pg 1095 |
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Types of care:
Rehabilitation |
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Definition
| Helps client function as they did before, or if the injury is permanent to function to the best of their abilities. Pg 102 |
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Roles of Health Care Providers:
Paramedic |
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Definition
| Someone who has some connection to medicine. Radiological techs, Lab techs, etc. Pg 106 |
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Roles of Health Care Providers:
Physical Therapist |
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Definition
| Assists clients with musculoskeletal problems. (helps client regain range of motion and strength) Pg 106 |
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Roles of Health Care Providers:
Case Manager |
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Definition
| Ensure the client gets fiscally sound, appropriate care. Pg 106 (they make sure the patient gets only what they need to fix what's wrong) |
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Roles of Health Care Providers:
Occupational Therapist |
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Definition
| Assists clients with impaired function to gain the skills to perform activities of daily living. Pg 106 |
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