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Care of the professional self Flashcards

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the belief that one has the power /capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainment. one of the most powerful motivational predictors of how well a person will perform at most any endeavor

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Self efficacy

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What are the three important factors associated with high quality patient care

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self confidence, self efficacy, and nursing competence

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refers to belief in one’s personal worth and likelihood of succeeding

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self confidence

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Who introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time through a sound educational base as well as a multitude of experiences.

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Dr. Patricia Benner

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your feelings of self-worth based on your beliefs about being valuable and capable
It is your self-image, either positive or negative, at an emotional level

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self-esteem

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A process beginning with an event that evokes a degree of tension or anxiety

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stress

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are tension producing stimuli operating within or on any system

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stressors

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Stimulates thinking process
Helps people stay alert to their environment
Can result in personal growth and development

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positive stress/ eustress

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Lack of coping mechanisms
Loss of emotional balance
Crisis results

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negative stress / distress

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evaluating an event in the terms of personal meaning.

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Primary appraisal

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At the same time the person is also considering the possible coping strategies or resources available to help deal with the event.

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secondary appraisal

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the persons cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage a stressor.

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coping

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HAN SELYE’S GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME- theory of stress

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ALARM
RESISTANCE
EXHAUSTION

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CNS is aroused; fight-or-flight response; hormones released

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Alarm

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occurs if the stress remains, cortisol activity is still increased, body attempts to compensate

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Resistance

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endocrine activity continues and the body will fail if exposure to the stressor is prolonged

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Exhaustion

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the trauma a person experiences from witnessing other peoples suffering. Common in health care providers and first responders. The person takes the stress home, with nightmares and anxiety, effects sleep

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Secondary traumatic stress

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begins when a person experiences, witnesses, or is confronted with a traumatic event and responds with intense fear or helplessness

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PTSD

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implies that a person is facing a turning point in life and previous ways of coping are not effective and the person must change.

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Crisis

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A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. REACTION TO STRESS

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anxiety

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the tension of everyday living. You have an alert perceptual field. This can motivate learning. You know a test is coming up so you know to study.

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mild anxiety

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The perceptual field narrows. The person focuses on immediate concerns. There is selective inattention. The noise of air conditioning unit is not heard, people in the hall not heard.

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moderate anxiety

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Perceptual field is greatly reduced. Focus is on specific details. Students with severe anxiety get so hung up on a word, they can’t see what the question is asking.

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severe anxiety

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A sense of terror, dread. The person loses control. Can’t focus, concentrate. Can’t cope

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panic

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  • Involuntary blocking unpleasant feelings
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repression

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Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it.

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denial

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Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning.

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Regression

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Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors.

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rationalization

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Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive. (Mothers against drunk drivers)

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Sublimation

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The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral.

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Displacement

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Results from excessive and prolonged stress
A state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion
Feelings of a sense of hopelessness; that things will not get better
Loss of a sense of personal identity
Feelings of failure

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burnout

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effects of burnout

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absence or late to school
loss of motivation
can lead to detachment and depression
cynicism

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Feeling of being drained and having nothing more to give

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cynicism

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