Chap. 1 - role, scope, regulatory Flashcards
Two seminal psych nurses (1950’s)
Hildegard Peplau
Jane Mellow
Maintenance of the nurse-client relationship (3 factors)
Trust and respect
Healthy boundaries
Therapeutic communication
Teaching and coaching roles (3)
Health promotion/disease prevention
Risk reduction
Coaching toward behavioral change
Participation in policy making
Negotiating legislation
Do we care about these?
Yes
Competencies (7)
Health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and treatment
NP-Client relationship
Teaching/coaching
Professional role
Managing and negotiating health care delivery systems
Monitoring and ensuring quality
Cultural competence
Health promotion and protection, disease prevention, and treatment: the three competencies within
Assessment
Diagnosis of health status
Plan of care and implementation of treatment
Assessment (4 subsets)
Physical and mental health
Psych eval (including MSE)
Family system
Differentiation of normal/abnormal symptomology
Why conduct a physical assessment? (4 reasons)
Assess general health status
Differential dx
To screen for general/non-psych disorders
To identify the primary psych dx
Diagnosis of health status - 4 areas
Ordering/interpreting dx tests
Differential dx
Dx of psych disorders
Applying taxonomy
Taxonomy
The science of defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups.
6 taxonomies
International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) code sets
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
Plan of care is always….
Evidence based
Are collaboration, consultation, and coordination of referrals important?
Yes they are.
Should we stay involved in professional organizations and research?
Yes we should.
Are education, policy, and research important.
You betcha.
NP role was introduced when, where, and by whom?
1965
The University of Colorado
Dr Loretta C Ford and Henry K Silver, MD
Why are NP programs accredited?
To achieve standardization and quality control.
Who or what grants the legal authority for NP practice?
State legislative statutes
State legislative statutes governing nursing are called…
Nurse Practice Acts
Nurse Practice Acts define what? (6)
Title protection (who can be styled an NP)
Advance practice
Scope of practice (what an NP does)
Restrictions on practice
Credentialing requirements (education and certification)
Grounds for disciplinary action
Are all Nurse Practice Acts the same?
No, they vary from state to state
Collaborative Agreement
A protocol that describes what types of drugs might be prescribed and defines some form of oversight board for NP practice.
Licensure
A process by which an agency of state government grants permission to individuals accountable for the practice of a profession to engage in the practice of that profession.
Credentialing
Process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional competence.
Certification
Determines scope of practice
Assurance that the licensee has met predetermined standards specified by the profession
Assures the public that the licensee has mastery of a body of knowledge
Primary certifying body of psych nursing
American Nurses Association
Scope of practice: defined at state or national level?
State level.
Scope of practice: what is it?
Defines NP roles and actions.
Standards of practice define what?
Minimum levels of acceptable performance
Legally, the standard of care that must be met by a provider
The quality and type of practice to be provided
In layman’s terms, scope is ______ and standards are ______
scope is what we do
standards are how we do it
Confidentiality is protected under what federal statute?
The Medical Record Confidentiality Act of 1996
HIPAA is the first national comprehensive ______ act
Privacy
HIPAA guarantees four rights:
To be educated about HIPAA
To have access to our own medical records
To request amendment to aspects of our health info to which we object
To require permission for disclosure of personal information
When does the need for information outweigh the principle of confidentiality? (7 categories)
Intent to harm self or others
Release to attorneys involved in litigation
Release to insurance companies
In response to court orders, summons, or subpoenas
Mandatory reporting of certain diseases or conditions
Child abuse/elder abuse
Tarasoff principle
What is the Tarasoff (1976) principle?
Duty to warn potential victim of imminent danger of homicidal clients