CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
certification from AACN
CCRN
VALUE OF CERTIFICATIONS
To patient and family
To employers
To nurses
ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING CERTIFICATIONS
o American Association of Critical Care Nurses
o American Association of Neuro Science Nurses
o American Nurses Credentialing Center
o Board Of Certification for Emergency Nursing
STANDARDS OF CARE FOR ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
ADOPIE
STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
o Quality of Care
o Individual Practice Evaluation
o Education
o Collegiality
o Ethics
o Collaboration
o Research
o Resource Utilization
Work with the multidisciplinary health care team to measure the effectiveness of the case management plan and to monitor outcomes
Case manager
Delegate, supervise evaluate
Nurse-manager
Has an advanced degree or expertise and is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of practice.
Clinical nurse specialist
Advance education and graduate of NP program.
Nurse practitioner
investigate nursing problems to improve nursing care and to refine and expand
nursing knowledge
Nurse researcher
With advance or doctoral degree
Nurse researcher
8 CRITICAL CARE COMPETENCIES
Advocacy
Clinical judgment
Caring practice
Collaboration
Cultural diversity
Education
Clinical Inquiry
Systems Thinking
CRITICAL CARE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM
o Patient-care technician
o Physical therapist
o Occupational therapist
o Speech pathologist
o Wound-ostomy-continence nurse (cns)
o Dietitian
o Pastoral caregiver
o Social services worker
Effective Critical Care Team Communication
SBAR Communication Tool
counsel abused clients
Social services worker
