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Intro Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What was 2020 the year of

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The nurse and midwife

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2
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What must nurses have For life

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Special appreciation and reverence for the gift of life

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3
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Is nursing for the weak hearted or weak minded

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No

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What are the perspectives all nursing theories are based on

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  1. (Person) recognizing the value of each human being •person as a whole
  2. (Health status) continuum of illness and wellness
  3. (Philosophy) intrinsic belief; a world view
  4. (purpose) nurses using their skills and judgment and implementing them through the nursing process
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Florence nightingale

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Stated nursing is helping others achieve recovery through actions based on assessment of patient and environment patient is in

Believed each person is UNIQUE

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6
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Virginia Henderson

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Define nursing as assisting the individual, sicker well, in the performance of those acts contributing to health or its recovery

14 human needs essential to holistic health and wellness

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Martha Rogers

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Describe nursing and healthcare as an energy force in constant change known as dynamism

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Callista Roy

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Adaptation theory

nurses are to facilitate patients in adapting to the healing process

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9
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Dorothea Orem

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Self care theory

nurses help people help them selves to education and assistance in finding resources

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10
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Madeline Leininger

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Cultural care theory

Nursing maximizes art of humanistic and cultural sensitivity

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11
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Jean Watson

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Caring Theory

Defined nursing as a profession of caring. Nursing is focused on promoting and restoring health, preventing illness, and caring for the sick

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What kind of profession is nursing

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Nursing is an autonomous service profession based on caring and humanistic approach to individuals and families, and facilitates quality of life to its fullest

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13
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Define autonomy

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Patient states what happens to them

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14
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Nursing traits

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  • Caring
  • art : the finesse you have that no one else has
  • client centered : pt matters more than anything
  • culturally sensitive
  • holistic: whole person
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Nursing skills

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  1. Physical
  2. cognitive
  3. technical
  4. interpersonal
  5. cultural sensitivity and competency
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Physical

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very demanding on body

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Cognitive

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must be very knowledgeable in sciences, committed to lifelong learning

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Technical

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Knowing how to perform nursing specific procedures

I.e: vitals, IV starting, medication, tube feedings

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Interpersonal

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maximizing effectiveness of communication is vital communicate with a purpose use skills of therapeutic communication

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Cultural sensitivity and competency

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nurses must be culturally sensitive respectful at all times to patient preferences

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21
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What is the best way to find out about a persons culture

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Ask them about what is important to them and what they prefer

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Cultural sensitivity definition

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Being aware of cultural variations and avoiding non-culturally sensitive perspectives

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23
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Nonculturally sensitive perspectives

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  • stereotyping
  • ethnocentrism
  • bias
  • prejudice
  • cultural blindness
  • cultural imposition
24
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Stereotyping

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Making assumptions about individuals with no knowledge

25
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Ethnocentrism

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Excess of pride (superiority) in one’s culture race

is demeaning

USA

26
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Bias

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Race or gender preference

27
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Prejudice

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Disliking people of certain color or creed

28
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Cultural blindness

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Assuming we are all the same

29
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Cultural imposition

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Tendency to impose their values or behaviors onto others

30
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What aspect make a nursing a profession over a career

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  1. Unique body of knowledge
    - sciences
  2. Autonomy
    - no one but nurses tell themselves what to do
  3. Service oriented profession
    - we care for people
  4. Research (Evidence based practice)
    - we do research
  5. Organization
    - associations and leagues
  6. Standard of practice
  7. Code of ethics
31
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What sets nursing professional standards

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The nurse practice act

Guarantees do no harm

32
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Must nurses graduate from an accredited school of nursing

33
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Who accredits UTEP

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Commission on collegiate nursing education (CCNE)

34
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What is lifelong learning in reference to every two years

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20 continuing education credits every two years

35
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Define competency

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Debility to do some thing successfully and effectively and safely

36
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Describe nursing rules and competencies the four major role performance areas

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  1. Members of the profession
    - commitment
  2. Provider of patient centered care
    - pt advocate
  3. Patient safety advocate
  4. Member of healthcare team
    - collaborate, negotiate, coordinate
37
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Accountability

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Owning your own actions and mistakes

38
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Beneficence

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For the betterment of the patient

39
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Advocacy

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Speaking for the patient

40
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Safety

41
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Confidentiality

42
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Patient autonomy

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Patient decides

Advanced directives an informed consent

43
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Veracity

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Being truthful telling the truth

44
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Justice

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Being fair to everyone

45
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Informed consent

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Full disclosure
-being explained treatments, benefits, negative possibilities, consequences
• healthcare worker must give with veracity

Capacity to understand and comprehend information
-must be able to cognitively understand

Free voluntary agreeing to participate
-Free of coercion

46
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Advanced directives

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What patient does or does not want done to them when they cannot speak for themselves

(I.E: will)

47
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CNA

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3-6 months Activities of daily life

48
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LVN

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1 year Basic patient care

49
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ADN

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2 years

have same clinical skill sets as be essence but do not take extended courses in the sciences and humanities

50
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BSN

51
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Goals of nursing

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  1. Health promotion
  2. Health restoration
  3. Health maintenance
52
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Health promotion

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Teching, encouraging, motivating people to live healthier lives

53
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Health restoration

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Providing clinical nursing care to help people recover from illness and injury

54
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Health maintenance

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Help people already managing an illness or disability to manage conditions better and live their best life

55
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What is the nurse practice act

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A document published by the state board of nursing defining standards of practice and standards of care for nurses licensed within that state

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