FINAL Flashcards
spirituality
- arises out each person’s unique life experiences
- his/her effort to find meaning and purpose
religion
- particular system of worship and faith
- organized system of beliefs and practice
- system of organized worship ascribing to a set of doctrines which the person practices
- only one way an individual may express their spirituality
global health
- examine global health issues
- develop solutions
- implement change both local and global level
-understand health equity and social justice concepts, in order to respond to pressing health and social challenges experienced by diverse populations worldwide
culture
“commonly understood as learned traditions and unconscious rules of engagement that people used to interpret experience to general social behaviour”
- shared pattern of learned values and behaviours
- transmitted overtime and distinguished the members of one group from another
- culture can include language, ethnicity, spiritual and religious beliefs, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual orientation, age, group history, geographic origin, and education, childhood, and life experiences
cultural group examples
- homeless
- aging families
- LBGTQ+ community
- students
- people with mental illness
- nurses
ethnicity
- refers to groups whose member share a social and cultural heritage
- sense of common identity
- share common values, language, history, physical characteristics, geographical space
- important: sense of common identity
- ex: irish, japanese, filipino
race
- common biological attributes shared by a group
- i.e. skin colour
cultural diversity
- first country to develop a multiculturalism policy (1971)
cultural safety
an outcome of nursing education that enables safe service to be defined by those who receive the service
6 Core concepts & principles
SELF-REFLECTIVE PRACTICE (IT STARTS WITH ME)
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EDUCATION
ANTI-RACIST PRACTICE (TAKING ACTION)
CREATING SAFE HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCES
PERSON-LED CARE (RELATIONAL CARE)
STRENGTHS-BASED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE (LOOKING BELOW
THE SURFACE)
Culturally Sensitive Care
- Being culturally knowledgeable
- Being client centered
- Being self reflective
- Recognizing conflict of client/ nurse values
- Facilitating client choice
- Incorporating client’s cultural preferences
- Accommodating client’s beliefs & practices
Conveying Cultural Sensitivity
- Address by last name (unless permission given)
- Introduce yourself, explain your role
- Use appropriate eye contact
- Be genuine and honest (about lack of knowledge)
- Respectful language (based on client’s preference and/ or acceptable norms)
- Do not make assumptions
- Respect the client’s values, beliefs and practices
- Show respect for client’s supports/ family
sociocultural theory
- interaction between people, social structure, relationships, and the “culture” in which they live, work and play
- human learning is a social process
- lev vysotsy: argued learning is based in interacting with other people, info integrated on the individual level
sociocultural assessment
PNUR VARIABLE ASSESSMENT GUIDE:
- Language and Communication Patterns: Verbal/ Nonverbal
- Cultural Roles and Expectations
- Social History: Family, Education and Work/ Finances
- Relationships/ Significant Others
- Health Beliefs, Habits and Practices
- Ethnicity and Race
social identity
Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, group members (minority) and roles important to that person. Also viewed as self-concept, and includes:
- Social Status (age, sex, family status, occupation)
- Membership in groups (cultural, membership)
- Social labels (i.e. mentally ill, unemployed)
- Derived statuses (war veteran, recovering alcoholic)
- Social types (perceptions, attitudes as self defined).
- Personality identity (nickname, preferred name, title)
ecomap
- visual assessment; relationships, communities, work, education
- symbols used to express energy that flow from a person or family to other important people and elements of their environment (schools, church, etc)
genogram
is a concise visual depiction of the family structure and
relevant situational information used in nursing assessments
faith
- belief in something even when there is no evidence or proof
- can involve the belief in a God or doctrines of a religion
spiritual health
a feeling of generally alive, purposeful, and fulfilled
Assessing Spirituality Using the PNUR Variable Assessment Guide
- purpose/meaning
- interconnectedness
- faith
- religion
- forgiveness
- creativity
- transcendence
purpose and meaning
meaning: individual client when a search for insight and expression of underlying feelings regarding one’s philosophy of life, values, and beliefs about health and health challenges
- When an individual experiences an altered state of health, finding meaning within the experience may be difficult.
interconnectedness
- defined as an individual’s sense of love, belonging, and connection to self, others, a higher power, nature and the cosmos
faith
- belief in the unseen/unknown
- firm belief in ability to draw on spiritual resources with certainty despite any evidence or proof
forgiveness
- may not have meaning to all client groups
- clients will describe situations where either they cannot forgive themselves, others can’t forgive them, or they can’t others
- explore with client their ability to forgive others
- their openness to accept forgiveness from others as a starting point of “letting go” of past feeling of being hurt, angry, resentful, betrayed and/or devasted
creativity
activity producing a sense of peace, comfort, and soulfulness for the individual
transcendence
- process/experience beyond the usual sensory phenomena
- associated with classical mystic experiences of God
- not reserved for religious experience alone
- may be related to aesthetic reactions to art and music or the response to the majesty of creation (regarding a feeling of wonder or awe)
spiritual distress
disturbance in the person’s core value system, which provides strength, hope and meaning to life
how to support religious or spiritual practices
- holy days
- sacred writings
- spiritual symbols
- prayer/meditation
- beliefs:
diet nutrition
dress
birth & death
medical procedures
developmental variable
- growth
- development
- lifespan
- expected life events
- unexpected life events
- transition
adolescence
12-18 y/o
young adult
19-39 y/o
middle adult
40-64 y/o
older adult
65 y/o +
12-19 y/o normal development
- Physical changes: increase in bone & muscle growth
- hormone fluctuations = development of sex characteristics: puberty
- massive brain growth, pruning, poor impulse control
- self identity
- gender identity, peer relationships, sexuality, independence from family unit
- health risk
- MVA, violence, suicide, substance abuse, eating disorders, STIs, depression
20-39 y/o normal development
- careers
- marriage
- raising children
- physical changes: physcial growth is completed to 20 y/o, active (@ physical peak), avoid seeking help due to illness
- psychological changes: choosing occupation, pursing education, intimate, mature relationships, financial independence, parenthood, body image issues
- health risks: lifestyle habits, accidents, substance abuse, fertility issues, stress, pregnancy, mental illness
40-64 y/o normal development
- sandwich generation
- financial responsibilities
- balancing career & family against aging process
- physical: major physical: grey hair, wrinkles, metabolic change, decrease in hearing and vision, hormone fluctuations for both M/W (menopause)
- psychosocial: assisting children as they leave the nest, dealing with separation/divorce or death of a loved one
health risk: stress, anxiety, depression, obesity, long-term effects of poor lifestyle choices
65 y/o + normal development
- physical: Normal physiological changes in most body systems eg. Decreased muscle mass,
degenerative joint changes, lower cardiac output, decreased elasticity, etc. - psychosocial: Retirement, transitions & role change, social isolation (loss d/t death of friends,
loved ones), Maintaining sexual identity - health risks: Cancer, heart disease, delirium, dementia, arthritis, falls
Erikson’s Eight Stages of Social and Emotional Development
- Erikson believed personality develops in a series of stages.
- In each stage, each person needs to accomplish a particular task (challenge) in order to move onto the next stage
- Each stage builds upon the successful resolution of the previous developmental challenge
- According to Erikson’s theory, unsuccessful resolution of one stage will result in the chronic inability to master these tasks
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: identity vs. role confusion
- adolescence (teens into 20’s)
- teenage work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: intimacy vs. isolated
- young adult (20s-early 40s
- young adults struggle to form close- relationships and to grain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: generativity vs. stagnation
- middle adult ( 40s-60s)
- middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or they maybe feel a lack of purpose
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: integrity vs despair
- late adults (late 60s+)
- when reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure
EE stage of adolescence 12-18 y/o
crisis is identity vs. role confusion
EE stage of young adulthood
Crisis is Intimacy vs. Isolation
EE stage of middle adulthood
Crisis is Generativity
vs. Stagnation
EE stage of late adulthood
Crisis is Integrity vs.
Despair
MAR
Medical administration record
what is documentation
- any written or electronically generated information about client that describes the care or service provided to that client
- nursing action, produces a written account of pertinent patient data, nursing clinical decisions and interventions, and patient responses in a health record
purposes of documentation
- communication
- safe and appropriate nursing care
- professional and legal standards
BCCNM Professional standards (doc)
standard 2: competent, evidence-informed practice
- doc the application of the clinical decision-making process in a responsible, accountable and ethical manner
- applies documentation principle to ensure effective written/electronic communication
legal issues
- client’s record is permanent/legal document
- be used to provide evidence in court/coroner’s
- nurse must clearly document all nursing care given: care decision was based on assessment, and the nurse will continue to monitor, document, and report patient responses
- in court care not documented is not given
- freedom of information and protection of privacy act (FOIPPA)
Ethical issues
8: protects the confidentiality of all information gathered in the content of the professional relatoinship
#9: practices within relevant legislation that governs privacy, access, use
keeping records confidential
- computer passwords
-mindful of screens and papers - aware of agency policies: documenting sensitive info
- all written documentation is secured
RPN safeguard privacy, security, and confidentiality health records
documentation principles
- document care you personally provided
- only use agency-approved abbreviations
- never use pencil, black ink only
- document ASAP, chronological order, never prior
- follow proper protocol for errors, no erasing or white out
- document clear, concise, factual, objective, timely, and legible
- do not leave any blank spaces or lines
- add signature
what is a students initials for charting
DCPsycN
common doc forms
- initial assessment/admission forms
- nursing care plan
- flow sheets
- nursing notes
- interdisciplinary notes/history
- kardex
- incident reports (not part of the health record)
what is kardex
- purpose: make information readily available
- continuously updated (pencil)- not legal document
- content:
pertinent information/demographics
daily treatments-dressings
Dx procedures ie blood work
allergies
specific data: diet, assistance with transfer, walking aids, safety
Dx/goals
MH: status- certified, privileges, passes, clothes, pjs, obs level
breif shift summary
what do we chart
- status and health concern (assessment data)
- changes in MH status (MSE)
- nursing care/interventions
- completeness: reflect nursing process
- appropriateness: significant to assessment and care
- advocacy by nurse on behalf of client
- chart client responses and evaluate the effectiveness of the care provided
- effectiveness of medications and prn medications
types of charting/nurses notes
narrative: written chronologically in paragraph form in progress notes
problem-oritented/charting by exception: DARP/SOAP(IE)R- focuses on documenting only deviations from the norm, narrative format; often seen with checklist flowsheets
source oriented medical records: each discipline writes in a separate section of the chart (Dr’s , physio, dietician)
What is DARP
D: data eg: what is the pain? headache 9/10, LOTTARP
A: action eg: @ 11:10 650 mg
R: response eg: how did the pt respond? does the pt still have a headache
P: plan eg: what is next? follow up with pt
SOAP(IE)R
S: subjective (how does client feel)
O: objective (vital signs)
A: assessment (what is the clients status)
P: plan (does plan stay. the same or change)
I: Intervention (what occurred/what did nurse do)
E: evaluation (what is the clients outcome)
R: revision (what changes are needed)
only deviations
problems focussed
documenting tips
- familiarize style/type of docs used at the agency
- read documentation already contained
- balance relative details
- be objective state facts
- use patient’s words
- use current diagnosis
LATE ENTRIES: - follow agency policy
- write “late entry” after last recorded note
verbal reports
- concise and accurate
- state name and relationship to client
- state medical diagnosis, changes in nursing assessment, vital signs related to baseline, siginpificantly laboratory data, related nursing interventions
- have chart ready
- what does the staff ned to know
incident reports
purpose: document unusual unanticipated occurrences a risk management tool. Internal quality control only – standalone report/not in patient’s chart eg. medication errors, falls
-Identification of the client by name, initials, and hospital or identification number
- Date, time, and place of the incident
- Description of the facts of the incident (no conclusions or blame)
- Incorporation of the client’s account of the incident in quotes
- Identification of all witnesses
- Identification of any equipment by number and any medication by name and dosage
common errors to avoid (documenting)
- not dating, timing, and signing entries correctly
- illegible handwriting
- forgetting to chart important health info: allergies, medications given
- leaving blank lines in progress notes or blank spaces on forms
- using subjective language
- entering information into the wrong chart
- using inappropriate abbreviations
4 basic elements of normal movement/mobility
- body alignment (posture)
- joint mobility (ROM)
- balance
- coordination
range of motion
- max movement possible for joint
- varies:
age
health and overall activity level
genetics
general health status (baseline health) - active or passive
active ROM
- done first
- less intrusive
- uses patients own strength to create the movements through the joints
- ask patients to slowly move each joint through it’s full ROM (flexion/extension)
- tell pt to stop the movement and tell you if they experience any pain
passive ROM
- more intrusive
- manipulate the person’s joints for them
- tell the patient to relax and then support the joint and move it through it’s range of motion
- observe and compare each side of the body for symmetry, pain, inflammation, or stiffness
factors that impair mobility
- congenital or acquired postural abnormalities eg scoliosis
- damage to the CNS as it regulates voluntary movement
- impaired muscle development eg MS
- Direct trauma to the musculoskeletal system eg. fracture
- Inflammatory diseases eg. Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Bed rest or reduced activity tolerance
- Pain
- Medications
Rheumatoid Arthritis
- chronic (exacerbated/remission) inflammatory disease primarily impacts SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE but may impact other systems/organs (lungs/pericardium)
- both systemic/local effects eg inflamed knee
- cause: unknown (autoimmune disease, genetic/hereditary factors, infections) exacerbated by stress
- symptoms/assessment: inflammation
objective: heat, redness, swelling over joint, tenderness
subjective: pain, fatigue, report flare ups, morning joint stiffness
osteoarthritis
- degeneration of the joint that causes localized pain. deterioration of CARTILAGE in the joints = inflammation
- most common chronic condition of the joints
- risk factors: older than 65, increasing age, obesity, previous joint injury, overuse of the joint, weak thigh muscles, genes
symptoms: pain that worsens with activity, joint stiffness and loss of function, decreased ROM
signs: limited joint motion, crepitation
health promotion: encourage weight bearing exercies, increase Vit D and Ca intake; teach and encourage ROM exercises
osteoporosis (brittle bones)
- decreased density of bones and deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility, and increased risk for fractures
- bone mass is lost faster than it can be replaces
- common in hips, wrists, and spine
risk factors: gender (female), 65+, post-menopausal ( early menopause), ethnicity (caucasion/asian), history of fractures (from minor falls/injuries), family history, bone structure, body weight-thin, “small boned”, smoking, alcohol abuse
health promotion/prevention: diet, exercise, fall prevention
Immobility
- can lead to disuse osteoporosis
- muscle atrophy & deconditioning
- contractures
- stiffness and pain in the joints
- cardiovascular changes eg orthostatic hypotension
- metabolic changes eg loss of calcium, constipation
- respiratory complications eg atelectasis, pneumonia
- urinary changes eg increased risk for urinary stasis or renal calculi
- poor hygiene r/t immobility can lead to skin breakdown, and sustained pressure on joints can lead to pressure ulcers
hair assessment
- uniformity/thickness
- colour
- amount of hair (alopecia)
- body hair (lanugo)
- texture (oily/dry)
- scalp is free of lesions
- parasites (lice)
nail assessment
- texture: smooth, thick, thin
- colour: capillary refill, cyanosis
- cleanliness
- length eg: nail biting
- shape
- curvature
documenting and assessing wound (describing)
- type eg pressure ulcer
- size, shape and texture
- colour
- location/distribution
- surrounding skin
- elevation
- exudate/discharge
- odour
- measure height, width, and depth