EXAM 1 (ch 1-8) Flashcards
What are the models of care?
Team: RN, LPN, NA assigned group of patients (this is the most common)
Functional: every person is assigned a role and tasks
Case method: nurse provides all aspects of care for a patient
Primary: 1 nurse manages a group of patients
Differential: nurse just meet specific competencies to work with specific patients (ICU)
What are the aspects of QSEN?
-PCP: patient centered care
-teamwork & collaboration
-evidence based practices
-quality and improvement
-safety
-informatics
Define critical thinking
Purposeful, analytical thinking that results in a reasoned decision
The 4 different kinds of nursing knowledge:
1.) theoretical: info, facts, EBT, principles
2.) practical: know what to do and how to do it
3.) self: knowing our own beliefs and bias
4.) ethical: info about moral principles and processes for making ethical decisions
What are the 5 major categories of critical thinking?
1.) contextual awareness
2.) inquiry
3.) considering alternatives
4.) examining assumptions
5.) reflecting critically
What is the difference between a focused assessment and a special needs assessment?
Focused: focus on actual or potential problem
Special needs: assess a specific area of functioning
during planning what do we deal with first?
ABC: airway, breathing, circulation
Pain
Other
How to write an expected outcome? Be SMART
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timed
What are the components of a nursing order?
Date: 09/19/22
Subject: Patient
Goals: patient fluid intake is 2400cc
Specific time: per day
Signature of nurse: Sydney smith
What are the 6 types of evaluation?
1.) structure: focus on setting
2.) process: manner in which care is given
3.) outcomes: measurable changes
4.) ongoing: doing this while implementing
5.) intermittent: done at specific times
6.) terminal: describes goals at discharge
What are the 4 components of a theory?
1.) phenomena
2.) assumptions
3.) concepts
4.) definitions
My theory:
Phil always closes deals
What is a paradigm?
World view or big picture
What is inductive reasoning?
Specific —> general
Symptoms —> diagnosis
What is deductive reasoning?
General —> specific
Diabetes —> low insulin
Nightingale
Focused on environment
Clean water, nutritious meals
