Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
using critical thinking and reflection to address patient problems and interventions
Clinical reasoning
a licensed registered nurse who is educationally prepared at the master’s level and is nationally certified as a specialist by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse
faithfulness to obligations and duties
Fidelity
duty to treat all fairly, distributing the risks and benefits equally
Justice
the duty to cause no harm, both individually and for all
Nonmaleficence
the basis of clinical decision making and an evidence base for practice
Nursing process
the belief that knowledge and education authorizes professionals to make decisions for the good of a patient
Paternalism
a registered nurse who demonstrates specialized competence and knowledge, skills, and abilities in caring for persons with mental health issues and problems and psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric-mental health nurse
continual self-evaluation through observing, monitoring, and judging nursing behaviors with the goal of providing ideal interventions
Reflection
standards that guide nursing practice. These are organized around the nursing process and include assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Standards of care
the duty to tell the truth
Veracity