Exam 3 Flashcards
These are the foundation for nurses’ professional identity
Professional values
-strong beliefs/something important held by individuals
-serve as a framework for making decisions
Values
-families
-organizations/institutions
-individual experiences
-peers
Values Formation
-Process to determine your own set of values and prioritize those important to you, to assess and evaluate those values
-choosing one’s own beliefs and behaviors
-prizing one’s beliefs and behaviors
-acting on one’s beliefs
Values Clarification
-Standards for action that are generally accepted by the group as a whole
-Expected of its practicing members
-socialized into it novices
Professional Values
concern for the welfare and well-being of others
altruism
right to self-determination
autonomy
respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations
human dignity
acting in accordance with accepted standards of practice; truth-telling
integrity
upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles; assuring equal treatment and equal access
social justice
two or more values with the same priority occur at the same time forcing reprioritization/decision-making
values conflict
true or false: we care for ourselves so we can continue to care for others
true
-emotional self-care
-physical body techniques that activate the parasympathetic nervous system
-mental self-care
-positive psychology
-emotional responses
-spiritual connection
methods of self-care
two words-refers to provider actions
health care
one word-is a system
Healthcare
-private health insurance/private payers
-you choose provider
-common in US
Type I system
-national health insurance
-system uses tax dollars to pay for health services (one large insurance policy for all)
Type II system
-national health insurance
-public management
Type III system
-socialized health insurance
-focus is on keeping people healthy
-healthcare is perceived as an essential service
Type IV system
-distinguished by what is done with money leftover
-determines why, and how decisions are made
For-profit and non-for-profit distinctions
Where do the majority of RNs work?
hospitals
-how the organization is configured
-vertical, horizontal, matrix
structure
-how the organization functions
-vision, mission, goals
-policies and procedures
process
health promotion and preventative care immunizations
primary care
-emergency and acute care
-diagnosis and treatment
secondary care
-rehabilitative services
-long term care
-hospice
tertiary care
-treat and prevent contagious disease
-child health
-obstetrical and pregnancy care
-detection and treatment of terrorist acts, particularly bioterrorism
Public health
-screenings
-stress management
-adolescent pregnancy
-drug abuse
-management of students with chronic disabilities
School-based
goal is to maintain the health of workers in the workplace to increase productivity
occupational health clinics
-traditional provider of healthcare services
-still provide the majority of nurses with employment
hospitals
-goal is to provide care in a home-like atmosphere and have programs that are based on the needs and abilities of the clients
-assistance with activities of daily living
-higher-level skilled nursing care, such as tube feedings and catheter management
Long-term care facilities
-goal is to restore health and function to an optimum level
-clients are admitted after recuperating from the acute stage of an injury or illness
Rehabilitation Centers
nurses manage the phones, supply answers to health-related questions, and advise callers on how to handle non-urgent health situations
Telehealth
uses the computer to access any number of sites that provide healthcare information
E-health
-fundraising in support of cutting-edge research
-public education
-help individuals secure special equipment
-political action
Volunteer Health Agencies
required facilities providing services to Medicare clients to be reimbursed using a fixed-rate system and included monetary incentives to reduce the length of hospital stays
Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)
participants pay a flat rate, usually through their employer, to belong to a managed care organization (MCO) for a specified period of time
Capitated payment systems
to provide affordable health care to US citizens who before its passage were unable to pay for or obtain health insurance
Primary goal of health-care reform
an infrastructure for organizing and providing care to patients and their families
Patient Care delivery system
-nurse/patient relationship and decision-making
-work allocation and/or patient assignments
-communication between members of healthcare team
-management of the environment of care
Four elements of care delivery systems