Chapter 1- Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts Flashcards
Patient-Centered Care
A QSEN competency in which the nurse recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values and needs.
Characteristics include:
- Respect for values, preferences and needs
- Coordination of care
- Information
- Communication and education
- Comfort
- Emotional support
- Involvement of family & friends
- Transition and continuity
- Access to Care
Safety
A QSEN competency in which the nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Teamwork and Inter professional Collaboration
Nurses function as coordinators of care by communicating and collaborating with members of the health care team.
Evidence-Based Practice
The integration of best current evidence to make decisions about patient care. It considers the patient’s preferences and values, as well as one’s own clinical expertise
Quality Improvement (QI)
Sometimes called evidence based practice improvement (EBPI), ensures patient SAFETY by systematically reviewing procedures, processes, and care to continuously improve the care and safety for patients.
Informatics and Technology
Informatics involves using information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making.
Informatics AND technology are used for patient documentation, electronic data access, and health care resource tracking.
Clinical Judgement
The process that nurses and the health care team use to make decisions based on interpretation of the patient’s needs or problems. Uses the nursing process, and critical thinking to make clinical decisions
Ethics
Three ethical principles are considered when making clinical decisions:
- Self-determination
- Beneficence
- Justice
Health Care Organizations
Vary by size, mission, financial goal, and purpose. Some are single agencies and others are part of large networks in multiple locations.
Health Care Disparities
Differences in the access or availability of health care; members of minority groups and other vulnerable populations are particularly at risk for health disparities
Autonomy
Ethical principle that implies a person’s self-determination or self-management
Beneficence
Ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of preventing harm and assuring the patient’s well-being
Nonmaleficence
Ethical principle that also follows core competency of ensuring patient safety and preventing harm. “Do no harm”
Fidelity
Refers to the nurse keeping his or her obligation to follow through with care
Veracity
Principle that the nurse has an obligation to tell the truth to the best of his or her knowledge
