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| What was Florence Nightingale's affect on nursing? |
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| Established nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and environmental factors |
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| What are the six standards of nursing? |
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| assess. diagnose. outcomes. planning. implement. evaluate. |
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| When practicing, what should a nurse make sure that he/she does not do? |
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| go outside the scope of practice, Discuss pt's details freely, do procedures that cause harm or are inappropriate for patient's symptoms/ condition |
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| Name some health care regulations that impact care for a patient. |
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| good Samaritan laws, HIPAA, Americans with disabilities act, living wills (DNR/DNI) Informed consent. |
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| Why is it important for your patient to have autonomy in their care? |
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| Patient needs to be included in their care decisions so they are knowledgeable about practices and procedures. Legally the patient has the right to make their own decisions about their care. |
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| What is a utilitarian approach to nursing? |
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| actions are judged as right or wrong by their contribution to the greatest good. |
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| What is a deontologic approach to nursing? |
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| roles or responsibilities one is morally obligated to fill |
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| What is a caring approach to nursing? |
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| Actions that uphold the claims or entitlement of each individual |
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| What does a 4 yr (BSN) nurse have that a 2 yr (ADN) nurse does not have? |
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| Education includes more in depth study of Community Health and Home study. |
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| What does nursing care focus on compared to medicine's focus? |
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| Nursing takes care of the patient, while medicine try's to cure the patient. Both slightly work in the healing process. |
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| What are some professional responsibilities of nurses? |
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| Continuing education, maintaining competence, and following Standards of practice. |
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| What does the American Nurses Association do? |
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| Improves quality of nursing care, establishes code of ethics, and in charge of credentialing system. |
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| What does the National league for nursing (NLN) do? |
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| Identify nursing needs of society and foster programs designed to meet the needs, and accredits schools. |
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| What do state nurse practice acts legislate? |
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| standards for practice of nursing and LPN's, regulate the certification process |
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| What are some agencies that regulate health care? |
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| CDC, FDA, NIH, CMS (center of medical systems) |
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