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