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Exam 1 part 2 Flashcards

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what is pain?

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whatever the patient says

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what is somatic pain?

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pain from bones, tendons, muscles

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what is cutaneous pain?

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pain perceived from the skin

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what is visceral pain?

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pain of the organs

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what is reffered pain?

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pain that originates somewhere but is felt somewhere else

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what is the bodies response to pain?

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increased vitals, gaurding, irritablility

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what are factors that may change how a person perceives pain?

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culture, environment, anxiety, past pain

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what might you ask a patient about when it comes to pain?

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the location, severity, quality, duration, aggravating factors, alleviating factors, and how they respond

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what are values?

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belief about the worth of something about a topic that acts as a standard guide to ones behavior

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what are the professional values of nursing?

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altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, social justic

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what does altruism mean?

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caring for others and advocating when needed

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what does human dignity mean?

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respect them as a human and give them privacy and respect their values

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what does social justice mean?

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upholding moral, legal, and humanistic guidelines

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what does autonomy mean?

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the ability to let others make their own decesions

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what does integrity mean?

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the code of ethics, the rules that you must follow, what you do when no one is looking

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what are ethics?

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the systematic study of the principal of right and wrong

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17
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what are nursing ethics

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the ethics as it relates to a job

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what are morals?

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what society has deemed right and wrong

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what is the difference between morals and values?

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values are ones personal opinions….whereas morals as set by society

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what are the principles of bioethics?

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autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and fidelity

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what does autonomy mean in bioethics?

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give the patient the knowledge needed to make a good decesion

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what does nonmmaleficence mean in bioethics?

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do no harm

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what does beneficence mean in bioethics?

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do good with no expectation of getting anything in return

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what does justice mean in bioethics?

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treating everyone equaly, fairly, and appropriatley

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what does fidelity mean in bioethics?

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building trust with your patients

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26
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what are virtues?

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things that we need to do to be good human beings

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what are examples of virtues?

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Competence
Compassionate caring
Subordination of self-interest to patient interest
Self-effacement
Trustworthiness
Conscientiousness
Intelligence
Practical wisdom
Humility
Courage
Integrity

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28
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who made the nursing bill of right?

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American nurses association

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29
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what does moral injury mean?

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when your values are broken

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what is the care based approach?

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approach to bioethics that directs attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative

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what is a ethical dilemma??

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situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action

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what is moral agency?

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ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right thing because it is the right thing to do

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what is moral resilience?

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developed capacity to respond well to morally distressing experiences and to emerge strong

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34
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what is values clarification?

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process by which people come to understand their own values and value system

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What are the five steps of making an ethical decision?

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Assess the situation

Diagnose ethical problems

Plan

Implement Decesions

Evaluate you decesion

36
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what are some examples of ethical problems in nursing?

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Paternalism….acting like a parent

Deception

Privacy and social media

Confidentiality

Allocation of scarce resources

consent and refusal

unprofessional behavior

37
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what is a law?

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a standard or rule conduct established and enforced by the governmont

38
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what are the sources of law

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constitution, statutory law, administrative law, common law

39
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what is constitutional law?

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Federal and state constitutions indicate how the federal and state governments are created, and they give authority and state the principles and provisions for establishing specific laws. Although they contain relatively few laws (called constitutional laws), constitutions serve as guides to legislative bodies.

40
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what is statutory law?

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Statutory laws must be in keeping with both the federal constitution and the state constitution.

Nurse practice acts are an example of statutory laws

41
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what is administrative law?

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Boards of nursing are administrative facilities at the state level

42
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what is common law?

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law resulting from court decisions that is then followed when other cases involving similar circumstances and facts arise; common law is as binding as civil law

Most law involving malpractice is common law.

43
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what is an expert witness?

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nurse who explains to the judge and jury what happened based on the patient’s record and who offers an opinion as to whether the nursing care met acceptable standards of practice

44
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what is acredidation?

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the process by which an educational program is evaluated and then recognized as having met certain predetermined standards of education

45
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what is assault?

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threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person’s permission`

46
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what is battery?

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assault that is carried out

47
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what is credentialing?

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general term that refers to ways in which professional competence is maintained

48
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what is a defendant?

A

he one being accused of a crime or tort

49
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what is litigation?

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the action of a lawsuit

50
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what is malpractice?

A

law resulting from court decisions that is then followed when other cases involving similar circumstances and facts arise; common law is as binding as civil law

51
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what is negligence?

A

performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do, or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would do

52
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what is nursing practice act?

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law established to regulate nursing practice

53
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Who makes nursing practice act?

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State board of nursing

54
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what is a whistle blower?

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when someone turns someone in for doing something wrong

55
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what is a tort?

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intentional or unintentional acts of wrong doing

56
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what are some intentional torts?

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assault/battery, defemation, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, and fraud

57
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what is defamation?

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an intentional tort in which one party makes derogatory remarks about another that diminishes the other party’s reputation; slander is oral defamation of character

58
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what is slander?

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spoken defamation

59
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what is libel?

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written defamtion

60
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what is invasion of privacy?

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violating hippa….sharing patient information

61
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what is false imprisonment?

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putting someone in a position they cant escape

62
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what is fraud?

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willful and purposeful misrepresentation that could cause, or has caused, loss or harm to people or property

63
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what are the unintentional torts?

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negligence, malpractice, and compitent practice

64
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what does negligence mean?

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performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do, or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would do

65
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what is malpractice?

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negligence of a medical professional

66
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what is compitent practice?

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careful documentation to prove it was done

67
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what is the nurses role in informed consent?

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make sure that it was signed, reitterate information that was already stated, and make sure not to give any new information

68
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what percentage of nurses are dealing with drug problems?

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1 in 10

69
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what are some indications someone is having drug problems?

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behavioral changes…performance, absences, bathroom breaks, arriving late or leaving early

physical changes

Repetitive errors

70
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what are some examples of thinking like a nurse?

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why am i doing it this way

would I be happy with the care that is being delivered

71
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what are some examples of acting like a nurse?

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primary concern is the patient

prioritize patient safety

learn how to advocate

living a healthy life so you can be prepared to work

72
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what are some examples of feeling like a nurse?

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take pride and joy

practice self compassion

recognize moral distress

73
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what are some common professional nursing organizations?

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American nursing association

National League of Nursing

American Association of College of Nursing

American Academy of Nursing

National Student Nurses Association

74
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what does the American nursing association do?

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Its primary mission is to advance the profession of nursing to improve health for all

do a lot of lobying

75
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what does the National League of nursing do?

A

largest testing services for certs

76
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what does the American Association of College of Nursing do?

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Makes sure colleges have a quality education

77
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what does the American Academy of Nursing do?

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improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.

78
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what does the national student nurses association do?

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ostering the professional development of nursing students

79
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what are standards of practice?

A

the scope the professional has

80
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who makes the scope of practice for nurses?

A

state

81
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what does the acronym stop mean?

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Stop and take step back

Take a few deep breaths

Observe inside yourself

Procced after you pause

82
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what is included in the 10 a day?

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Get enough sleep

Eat

Vary your work

Exercise

Doing something pleasurable

focus on what you did well

learn from mistakes

laugh

Pray, meditate, relax

Support Colleagues

83
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what are the parts of communication?

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message, noise, channel, feedback

84
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what is the message in communication?

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erm used in communication theory to denote the actual physical product of the source or encoder (e.g., a speech, interview, phone conversation, chart)

85
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what is noise in communication?

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anything that interferes with hearing the message

86
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what is the channel in communication

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how the person communcated….phone…in person…text

87
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what is the feedback in communication?

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Confirmation of the message provides

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