Chapter 1 Flashcards
Burnout
cumulative state of frustration with the work environment that develops over a long time; (2) behaviors exhibited as the result of prolonged occupational stress.
Compassion Fatigue
loss of satisfaction from providing good patient care.
Health
state of optimal functioning or well-being
Licensure
to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements.
Mindfulness
capacity to intentionally bring awareness to present-moment experience with an attitude of openness and curiosity; mindfulness promotes healing as you pause, focus on the present, and listen.
Nurse practice act
established to regulate nursing practice.
Nursing
profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health.
Nursing process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating.
Profession
an occupation that meets specific criteria including a well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge, a code of ethics and standards, ongoing research, and autonomy
Reciprocity
process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another state
Secondary traumatic stress
feeling of despair caused by the transfer of emotional distress from a victim to a caregiver, which often develops suddenly
Standards
rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is given
In the 16th century, who provided care to fill the shortage of nurses?
women who were convicted of crimes
Florence Nightingales contributions include
- Identifying the personal needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs
- Establishing standards for hospital management
- Establishing a respected occupation for women
- Establishing nursing education
- Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
- Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
- Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
- Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
- Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
- Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
What led to leading to degrees in nursing for men, women, and minorities?
WWII. It upgraded nursing education on a university/ collegiate level.
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Who was “the lady with the lamp”?
Florence Nightingale
Who was America’s first African American nurse graduate?
Mary Mahoney
Who was an influential leader in nursing and nursing education?
Isabel Hampton Robb
The word nurse originated from the Latin word “nutrix” which means?
To nourish
The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as
the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations
The Nursing Role: Caregiver
The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and collaborator to promote wellness through activities that prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping with disability or death. The role of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
Nursing Role: Communicator
The use of effective interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to establish and maintain helping relationships with patients of all ages in a wide variety of health care settings
Nursing Role: Teacher/ Educator
The use of communication skills to assess, implement, and evaluate individualized teaching plans to meet learning needs of patients and their families.
