Exam 1: Module 1 Flashcards
ANA is defined as:
the act or process of pleading for, supporting or recommending a cause or course of action
- Advocacy is an important concept in nursing practice, and is frequently used to describe the nurse client relationship. This relationship may be present for individuals, groups, communities, populations or globally. Think about your non English speaking patient, those who cannot read. Those who are confused
Provision 3: The nurse ______, ________ for, and ______ the rights, health and ______ of the patient
promotes; advocates; protects; safety
What is a vulnerable population?
- Are those at a greater risk for diseases and reduces lifespan?
- how about people with a lot of resources?
- poverished?
- Yes
- No, lack of resoruces yes
- Yes
Difference between Health Disparity and Health care disparity?
- Do minorities face significant or no disparities in access to use of healthcare?
Health Disparity: a higher burden of illness experienced by one group relative to another
Health care Disparity: linked with social/economic and/or environmental disadvantage. differences between groups in health insurance coverage and quality of care
- Face significant disparities to use of healthcare
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion define social determinant of health as:
Socioeconomic conditions, including public safety and the availability of resources in a community that affect the well being of individuals
what are 4 social determinant factors?
- Transportation/housing
- Access to healthy food options
- Support systems
- Community engagement
Difference between race and ethnicity?
Race: Biological, describing physical traits
- Ethnicity: Cultural identity chosen or learned from your cutlute and family
What does the concept of Composition refer to?
Refers to the racial and ethnic makeup of a population
What are 5 key areas to consider that impact an individuals health
- Economic stability
- Neighborhood and built environment
- Social and community context
- Education access and quality
- Health care access and quality
What are some purposes that a patient advocate can address?
- Promote patient’s informed consent
- Promote empowerment and autonomy of patients
- Protect patients’ rights and interests when they cannot
- Ensure fair access to available resources
- Support the patient no matter the potential cost
- Represent the views and desires of patients, not just their needs
Who has the biggest piec eof the pue as a healthcare team member?
Nurses
Registered professional nursing practice means…
a scientific founded on a professional body of knowledge that includes the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury.
- and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations***
What is the advocacy process
- Assess needs
- Identify patient’s specific goals
- Implement the advocacy plan
- Evaluate the outcome of advocacy behaviors
Nurse demonstrates advocacy:
- does communicating patients needs to healthcare professionals demonstrate advocacy
- Is advocacy facilitating, claryfing or mediating communication btw patient?
- Is advocacy assisting patients to exercise right to receive care consistent with pateint’s circumstances, values, beliefs and preferences?
- yes
- yes
- yes
Does Successful advocacy result in positive eperiences for patients and provifes professional satisfaction for nurses?
YES!
