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Exam 1 Flashcards

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What is the focus of nursing practice?

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Patient – center of your practice

Includes individuals, families, and/or communities. Patients have a variety of health needs.

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Who is considered the founder of Modern Nursing?

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Florence Nightingale

1820-1910, born in Florence, Italy, grew up in England.

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What are the three formal education tracks for registered nurses?

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  • Diploma
  • Associate Degree
  • Baccalaureate Degree
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What types of degrees can registered nurses pursue for graduate education?

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  • Master’s Degrees
  • Doctoral Degrees (PhD, DNP, DNS)
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What does the nursing process include as per the American Nurses Association?

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  • Assessment
  • Analysis
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
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Define accountability in nursing.

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Professionally and legally answerable for the type and quality of nursing care provided.

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What is the role of a caregiver in nursing?

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Assists patients to regain health through the healing process and meet their needs (physical, emotional/social, spiritual).

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What is the primary function of the Texas Board of Nursing?

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Oversees the practice and function of nurses utilizing the state’s Nurse Practice Act (NPA).

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What is Benner’s Stages of Nursing Proficiency?

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A model that describes 5 levels of proficiency from Novice to Expert in nursing.

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What are the career opportunities available for nurses?

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  • Medical-Surgical
  • Specialty care (Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Critical care)
  • Emergency care
  • Peri-operative
  • Psychiatric
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True or False: The American Nurses Association provides standards of professional nursing practice.

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True

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Fill in the blank: The _______ integrates the art and science of caring in nursing.

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Nursing

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What is the primary goal of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)?

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Advocate for quality nursing care for all.

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What does the RN: Employee Code of Conduct provide?

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Guidelines that influence an employee’s actions in an organization.

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What are the contemporary influences on nursing?

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  • Nurses’ self-care
  • Health care reform and costs
  • Demographic changes
  • Medically underserved
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What is evidenced-based practice in nursing?

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A trend that emphasizes the use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care.

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List some professional nursing organizations.

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  • National League for Nursing (NLN)
  • National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
  • Practice Specialty Nursing Organizations
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What is the purpose of health care advocacy groups?

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Support preparation of a professional workforce in a changing health care system.

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What does the Magnet model promote?

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Nursing excellence.

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What is nursing: as an art

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Delivering care with compassion, caring and respect for each patient’s dignity and individuality

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What is nursing: as a science

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Nursing is based on a body of knowledge and evidence based practice that are continually changing

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What is nursing: as an art and a science combined:

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Nursing care provided is at the highest standards and benefits patients and families

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Nursing as a calling

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A strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action specially when accompanied by conviction or divine influence

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International council of nurses (ICN) ADVOCATE

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~ Quality nursing care for all
~ Sound health policies
~ Advancement of nursing knowledge

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International council of nurses (ICN) FEDERATION

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~ More that 130 national nurses’ associations
~ Represents 28 million nurses worldwide
~ Operated by nurses

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Standards of practice: The nursing process ASSESSMENT

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The RN systematically collects pertinent and information relative to the patient’s health and/or situation

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Standards of practice: The nursing process ANALYSIS

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The RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual or potential problems and issues

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PLANNING Standards of practice: The nursing process

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The RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes

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IMPLEMENTATION Standards of practice: The nursing process

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The RN implements the identified plan
- Actions:
Coordinates care delivery
Employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment

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EVALUATION Standards of practice: The nursing process

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The RN evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes

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AUTONOMY Nursing concepts and roles

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-Essential element
-Initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders

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ACCOUNTABILITY Nursing concepts and roles

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-Professionally & legally answerable for the type and quality of nursing care provided

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CAREGIVER nursing concepts and roles

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-Assists patients
+ regain health through healing process
+attain maximum level of functioning
+meet needs
-physical, emotional/social, spiritual

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ADVOCATE concepts and roles

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  • PROTECTS the patient’s human and legal rights
  • Assists the patient to assert those rights when necessary
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EDUCATOR

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-Formal or informal
-Utilizes methods that are the patient’s preferences
-incorporates family

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COMMUNICATOR nursing concepts and roles

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-CENTRAL TO NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP as well as advocacy
-Allows the nurse to identify the needs to their patients
-Utilized with patients, families, colleagues,and the community

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MANAGER nursing concepts and roles

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-Provides for COLLABORATIVE PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
-safe, quality, positive pt outcomes
-Coordination of unit or facility staff, policy,and budgetary responsibilities

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency NOVICE

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EXPERIENCE
-onset of education
[-student
[-nurse in a new practice field

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency NOVICE

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CHARACTERISTIC
-Inexperienced
-Task-oriented
-“Learning the rules”

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency ADVANCED BEGINNER

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Experience: NEW GRAD

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency ADVANCED BEGINNER

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Characteristics
-identifies meaningful aspects of nursing care
-works to acquire in-depth experience

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency COMPETENT

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Experience: 2-3 years of experience

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency COMPETENT

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CHARACTERISTICS
- Focuses more on situations rather than tasks
- Anticipates nursing care and long-range goals

44
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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency PROFICIENT

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Experience
- > 2-3 years of experience in the same clinical position

45
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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency PROFICIENT

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CHARACTERISTICS
-SEES the situation as a “whole”
-MANAGES care as opposed to preforming skills
-Can ASSIST newer nurses

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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency EXPERT

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EXPERIENCE
-Diverse skills and knowledge
-Several years of experience

47
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Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency EXPERT

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CHARACTERISTICS
-RECOGNIZES what is needed before conditions worsen
-WELL-DEVELOPED nursing intuition
-DETERMINES patient-centered care problems

48
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Specific skills of RN

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-Assessment
-Care planning
-Implementation of provider’s orders
-IV medications/blood admin
-pt education

49
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Nursing: Expanded career roles

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-nurse educator
-nurse administrator
-nurse researcher
-nurse informatics
-nurse entrepreneur

50
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Advance practice RNs

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-clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
-certified nurse practitioner (NP, FNP,PNP,WHNP)
-CERTIFIED RN ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
-CERTIFIED nurse midwife (CNM)

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Advanced practice RN

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Prescriptive authority & treatment
-The APRN uses prescriptive authority, procedures,referrals, treatment, and therapies in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations

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APRNs

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-patients cared for APRNs show better patient outcomes
-increased patient understanding and cooperation w/ treatments
-decreased need for hospitalizations

53
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Contemporary influences on Nursing

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-Nurses’ self-care
-Health care reform and costs
-Demographic changes
-Medically underserved

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Trends in Nursing

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-Evidenced based practice
-Quality & safety education for nurses
-Impact of emerging technologies
-Genomics
-Public perception of nursing
-Impact of nursing on politics & health policy

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