Chapter 1 general vocabulary Flashcards
Advanced practice nurse APRN
The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is the most independently functioning nurse. An APRN has advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment and certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice (AACN, 2011). There are four core roles for the APRN: clinical nurse specialist (CNS), certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified nurse midwife (CNM), and certified RN anesthetist (CRNA).
Clinical nurse specialist CNS
A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice.
The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), a setting (e.g., critical care), a disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), a type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or a type of problem (e.g., pain)
Ana def nurse
Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
Caregiver
As a caregiver you help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing process.
Patient advocate
As a patient advocate you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As an advocate you act on behalf of your patient and secure your patient’s health care rights
Nurse practitioner NP
A nurse practitioner (NP) is an APRN who provides health care to a group of patients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. NPs provide care for patients with complex problems and a more holistic approach than physicians.
Certified nurse-midwife
- APRN
- nurse-midwifery involves providing independent care for women during normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and care for the newborn.
- gynecological services such as routine Papanicolaou (Pap) smears, family planning, and treatment for minor vaginal infections.
CRNA
A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is an APRN with advanced education from a nurse anesthesia–accredited program.
Nurse anesthetists provide surgical anesthesia under the guidance and supervision of an anesthesiologist who is a physician with advanced knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse educator
A nurse educator works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments. Nurse educators need experience in clinical practice to provide them with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
Nurse administrator
A nurse administrator manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency.
- BSN MSN
- needs to be skilled in business and management and understand all aspects of nursing and patient care.
- budgeting, staffing, strategic planning of programs and services, employee evaluation, and employee development.
Nurse researcher
The nurse researcher conducts evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice
- academic setting, hospital, or independent professional or community service agency.
- doctoral degree, with at least a master’s degree in nursing.
Florence nightingale
- first practicing nurse epidemiologist.
- volunteered during the Crimean War in 1853 and traveled the battlefield hospitals at night carrying her lamp
- “lady with the lamp.”
Lateral violence
lateral violence sometimes occurs in nurse-nurse interactions and includes behaviors such as withholding information, making snide remarks, and demonstrating nonverbal expressions of disapproval such as raising eyebrows or making faces
