Exam 1 Flashcards
Florence Nightingale (4)
- First nurse epidemiologist
- Sanitary/hygiene reform/concerned with the environment of the patient
- “Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not” published in 1859; established the first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
- Nicknamed the “lady with the lamp” during the Crimean War
Clara Barton (2)
- Founded the American Red Cross
- Known as the “Angel of the Battlefield” during the American Civil War (tended to soldiers on the battlefields, providing wound care, meeting their basic needs, and comforting them in death
Mary Mahoney (4)
- First professionally trained African-American nurse
- Concerned with the effect culture had on health care
- Brought forth an awareness of cultural diversity and respect of the individual.
- First African American nurse of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Lillian Ward (5)
- Opened the Henry Street Settlement, which focused on the health needs of poor people who lived in tenements in New York City
- Advocate for poor individuals and communities
- Helped to found the Women’s Trade Union League in 1903
- Founded the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, a nonprofit home health care agency.
- First public health nurse in the United States
Dorothea Dix (3)
- Advocate for the rights of individuals with mental illness.
- Educator and social reformer for individuals with mental illnesses
- Superintendent of nurses for the Union Army in the Civil War.
Mary Breckinridge
- Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service, to provide professional health care to underserved populations in the Appalachian Mountains
- Nurse-midwife
Mary Adelaide Nutting (3)
- First nursing professor at Columbia Teacher’s College on 1906.
2 Instrumental in transitioning nursing education into universities; helped to develop a modern nursing program - Helped found the American Journal of Nursing, first nursing journal, in 1900
Professional Identity
A sense of oneself that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting and feeling like a nurse
Tacit Knowledge
knowledge you get on the job from preceptors or role models, experimental
Four interrelated concepts of Professional Identity
Communication
Leadership
Clinical Judgement
Ethics
7 interventions to build professional identity
-Hearing expectations clearly (very important especially during emergencies)
-Value debriefing and feedback from role models
-Engage in reflection
-Understand your own responsibilities for learning and be accountable for them
-Build relationships with those around you
-Develop personal self care habits
-Embrace any opportunity or experiences with patients
6 Qualities of a professional identity
Integrity
Humility
Compassion
Human Flourishing
Advocate
Self-efficacy
4 things nursing is
- art
- science
- ever-evolving profession
- professional set of standards of practice`
How is Nursing an art and a science?
Nursing is an art because it takes all the skills, knowledge and attitudes you will learn to deliver care artfully with compassion, caring and respect for each person’s dignity and respect.
Nursing is a science because it is based on evidence practice
5 things that make nursing a profession versus a job
- Specialized skill set and body of knowledge
- Unique role that includes accountability, autonomy
- Dedication to the profession (pride)
- Contract with the communities we serve that include compassion and caring
- Compliance with legal, ethical and practice standards
What does ANA set and who does it protect?
Standards of professional nursing practice and protects nurses
7 pieces of Code of Ethics
- respect for others
- commitment and advocacy for the patient
- accountability
- responsibility for practice (duty to self and duty to others)
- contributions to healthcare environments
-advancement of the nursing profession - promotion of community, world health, and nursing profession.
7 Roles of Nurses
Autonomy
Accountability
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Communicator
Manager
Autonomy (of nurse)
you can do it!! An essential element of the professional identity of a nurse is that they are able to perform independent nursing interventions (things nurses do to help a patient) without a medical order.
Accountability
you are responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided. You must remain current and competent in nursing and scientific knowledge and technical skills.
Caregiver
help patients and families maintain and regain health, manage diseases and symptoms, and attain max functioning and healing.
You help patients set realistic goals and meet them.
Advocate
you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance is asserting these rights. We are the voice of the patient many times when they can’t speak or don’t know what to ask.
Educator
Nurses teach patients and families. We explain disease processes, teach about medications, skills, reinforce learning , evaluate their learning process. Some are formal and planned and some are informal and unplanned.
Communicator
essential to the nurse-patient relationship (know patient’s personality) and your relationship with everyone else you will work with . You will communicate with other nurses, patients, families, and other healthcare professionals
Manager
coordinates the activities of members of their group. As a nurse you will use appropriate leadership styles to talk to patients and other staff in order to coordinate safe, effective care for your patients.
What are the 6 ANA Standards of Nursing Practice?
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation (care coordination and health promotion/teaching)
- Evaluation
What differentiates APRN and RN?
- APRN have higher clinical knowledge and skills
Medical assistant (schooling and role)
- unlicensed personnel, nursing assistant, aide
- 3-6 months of education in hospital, technical college or community college
- VS, bathe, change linens, serve meals, weigh patient, get VS, I and O, etc
LPN/LVN (schooling, role, difference from RN)
-usually 12 months of education at a community college.
-Do treatments (lung care, feeding), skills, direct patient care. IV and meds (different for different states).
-No initial assessments during the day, no admit and discharge, no initial teaching; under RN
Registered Nurse (schooling, role, difference in levels)
-Associate degree or Bachelors Degree,2-4 years of education.
-All Assessment, Admission and Discharge, IV, skills, Community Focus, Teaching;
-BSN has more health assessment skills, community focus, and leadership
APRN vs graduate (similiarities and differences)
6-8 years of total education, can be masters or doctorly prepared. Differing degrees and tracks.
APRN–Practice Focused. Advanced clinical knowledge and skills.
PhD/graduate– not practice focused, research, teaching, etc.
6 Careers for nurses
- Staff RN
- Advanced practice Registered nurses (APRN) (includes CNS, NP, CNW, CRNA, RNFA)
- Nurse Administrator
- Nurse Researcher (PHD)
- nurse educator
-nurse informaticist
TNA
State board of nursing, Each state has a board of nursing, they are concerned for the public’s safety. They regulate nurse practice acts and licensing
Nurse Practice Acts
Every state has one and it says what a nurse can and can’t do that is different from the accepted national standard of practice for a nurse.
Five levels of Nursing Proficiency
Novice
Advanced beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert
Why is a lack of nursing self-care important?
It can lead to
-Compassion fatigue causing lateral violence
-burnout
-secondary traumatic stress
Licensure vs. Certification
Licensure- nurses must be licensed in the state they practice in; TNA deals with licensure
Certification- Once you graduate from school, sit for boards and become a registered nurse you can start studying for a certification….usually need so many hours working in that area (EX: CCRN); ANCC deals with certification and this says you are an expert in that area
Continuing vs in-service education
Continuing- Some states require nurses to have Continuing education units (CEUs) in order to renew your license or keep your job (EX: topics such as wound care, diseases, medications, etc.)
In-Service- where you take a module or course, take a test, pay a fee and you get a card…some in-service counts as continuing education (EX: BLS certification, training on new hospital equipment)
What is QSEN and what do they believe?
- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses initiative
- collaboration will have positive impact on patient outcomes and improve quality of care
6 Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies
-patient centered care
-evidence-based practice
-safety
-teamwork/collaboration
-quality improvement
-informatics
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the United States. This examination:
- Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
- Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
- Provides the minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
- Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs”
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Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
- Caregiver
- Autonomy
- Patient advocate
- Health promotion
- Genetic counselor
1, 2, 3, 4
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is expected from health care reform?
- Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
- Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
- Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
- Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
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The nurse manager meets with the registered nursing staff about an increase in urinary tract infections in patients with a Foley catheter. The staff work together to review the literature on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), identifies at-risk patients, and establishes new catheter care practices. This is an example of which QSEN competency?
- Patient-centered care
- Safety
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Quality improvement
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TNA vs ANA
TNA (aka “The State Board”) - concerned about public safety; reprimand you if you do wrong and can take your license
ANA- concerned about nurse safety and advocacy; set professional standards and practice
NLN
National League of Nursing
nursing education and simulation
NSNA
National Student Nurses Association
- interested in your rights as a student
Healthy People 2030 4 goals
- eliminate health disparities
- achieve health equity
- attain health literacy
- improve nation’s health and wellbeing
What is ethics? What does it reflect?
the study or examination of morality through a variety of different approaches.
How you respond to an ethical situation is a reflection of the core values, beliefs, and character that make you the person who you are and, ultimately, the professional who you will become.
Emotional Intelligence
ability to keep composure while experiencing emotions
Professional ethics (3)
Ethical standards and expectations of a particular profession
Held to a higher standard because of privileged role in society (what you say holds value)
Code of conduct
Three virtues of health professional ethics
Courage
Compassion
Commitment
Failure to act or respond in an ethically appropriate way has been linked to: (3)
Serious and potentially dangerous errors
Personal stress
Professional burnout
Basic Terms in Health Ethics
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Fidelity
- Justice
- nonmaleficence
Autonomy in Ethics
-commitment to include patients in decisions about all aspects of their key. It is a key feature of patient-centered care
-freedom from external control, must respect patient independence
Ex. informed consent, patient education, patient advocacy, right to refuse medication
Beneficence
Nurses practice in the best interest of helping others. The agreement to act with beneficence implies that the best interests of the patient remain more important than self interest. It implies that nurse practice primarily as a service to others, even in the details of daily work.
-patient interest> self-interest
Nonmaleficence
Maleficence means to harm or hurt, so nonmaleficence refers to the avoidance of harm or hurt. In nursing practice, we vow to do no harm to the patient.
-balance risks and benefits
Justice
fairness
ANA code of ethics describes (3)
-Nurse’s obligation to the patient
-role of nurse in healthcare team
-duties of nurse to profession and society
Fidelity
faithfulness, agreement to keep promises. Follow through on your promises and actions.
-loyalty
Just Culture
the promotion of open discussion without fear of recrimination whenever mistakes, especially those involving adverse events, occur or nearly occur
-find a balance between the need to learn from mistakes and the need for disciplinary action against employees
5 ANA code of ethics
-Advocacy
-Responsibility
-Accountability
-Confidentiality
-Social Networking
Advocacy
to support of a particular cause. Standing up for the health, safety and patient rights of others is an example.
Responsibility
the respect of one’s professional obligations and to follow through. Every agency that you we will go into in clinical has policies and procedures. Responsibility means that when you are in that agency you follow those policies and procedures. You agree to remain competent.
Accountability
means the ability to answer for one’s own actions. You need to make sure that your actions are explainable to your patients and your employer and everyone else involved who needs to know.
The Joint Commission
establishes national safety standards for hospitals
Confidentiality
health care team’s obligation to respect patient’s privacy from outside sources
- HIPAA( Health Insurance Portablity and Accountability Act of 1996) mandates confidentiality and protections of patient’s personal health information
Social Networking
cannot post anything inappropriate online
Tort
a civil wrongful act or omission made against a person or property.
Assault
an intentional tort. Assault is the intentional threat toward another person that places the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent or unwelcome contact
Battery
any intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification.
Malpractice is a…, what are the criteria of nursing malpractice (3)
type of negligence and is often referred to as professional negligence.
Criteria
1. Nurse had duty to care for patient
2. nurse breached duty”.
3. patient harmed as result of breach and the nurse did nothing about it.
Negligence
conduct that falls below the generally accepted standard of care of a reasonably prudent person.
-unintentional tort
False imprisonment
refers to unjustified restraint of a person;
-intentional tort
Invasion of privacy
-quasi-intentional tort
-protects a patient from the unlawful intrusion into into his or her affairs. HIPAA is meant to protect this
scope of ethics
Societal
organizational
bioethics/clinical
professional
personal