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NURS 170 Final- Ch 18-23 Flashcards

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Fiduciary Relationship

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provides service that causes the recipient to trust in the specialized knowledge and integrity of the nurse

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Jurisprudence

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  • Studying the law
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Contravention

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come into conflict or infringe on laws and rules

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Registered Nurses Profession Regulation

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  • defines rules for RN practice in Alberta
  • practice statement for registered nurses
  • protected titles
  • registration requirements
  • annual practice permits
  • continuing competence
  • authorized restricted activities
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HIA and FOIP

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who can access what information

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Statute Law

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created by an elective legislative body

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Tort

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civil wrong against another person or their property

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Intentional Tort

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willful acts that violate another person’s right

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4 Intentional Torts

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  1. Assault
  2. Battery
  3. Invasion of privacy
  4. False Imprisonment
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Negligence

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conduct that does not meet standard of care as determined by law

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Vicarious Liability

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legal doctrine where the law holds the employer responsible for the act of an employee

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Advocacy

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acting on behalf of another person, speaking for someone who cannot speak for themselves, intervening to ensure views are heard

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Unintentional Tort

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Unwillful act that violates another person’s right

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Strategis to Prevent Negligence: Documentation

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  • chronological
  • comprehensive
  • legal document
  • completed in timely fashion
  • best defence against allegations
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Adverse Events

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events that result in unintended harm to the patient, and are related to the care and/or services provided to the patient rather than to the patients underlying medical condition

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Risk Management

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practice of minimizing adverse events resulting in the highest possible quality of care

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Scope of Practice

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  • set and maintain professional standards of practice
  • should be communicated with public, and other stakeholders
  • promotes competence
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Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS)

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  • legal support system
  • not-for-profit operated by nurses
  • occurrence based
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Professional Socialization

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essential process of learning skills, attitudes, and behaviours necessary to fulfill professional roles

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Basis of Systematic Theory

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a distinct way of viewing a phenomena surrounding the knowledge base of the profession

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Characteristics of a Profession

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  • basis in systematic theory
  • specialized competencies
  • dedication to raise standards
  • specialties with specific missions
  • code of ethics
  • self - regulation
  • professional culture
  • authority recognized by society
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Self-Regulation

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profession accountable to government and public

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Registration and Licensure

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determine the eligibility of applicants to practice in their jurisdiction

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Entry-Level Competencies

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  • knowledge, skills, judgement and attributes required of an RN to practice safely and ethically in a designate role and setting
  • assessed by regulatory body
  • measured through NCLEX
  • NEPAB
  • guides curriculum
  • guide for public and employer awareness
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Continuing Competence
-annual process of collecting feedback from a variety of sources to evaluate nursing practice
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Certification
-indicates to people outside and in your profession that you are qualified
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Standards of Practice
authorities statement that describes required behaviour and establishes a measure of safe, competent and ethical nursing practice
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Professional Conduct
- part of CARNA's mandate | - begins with receipt of a complaint leading to follow up
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Steps CARNA Takes After Receiving a Complaint
1. Investigation 2. Hearing 3. Sanctions 4. Follow-Up
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Importance of Nursing Organizations
- common goal - advocacy - political action - professional development - educate, support, motivate - shape leadership
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Praxis
- reflection and action directed towards transforming the world - bring together the philosophical and theoretical in line with potential practices
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Epistemology
philosophy concerned with sources of knowledge and truth
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Ontology
examination of the nature of being or reality
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Nursing Praxis
bringing together theory and practice making theory and practice mutually dependent
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Caring Defined
- central concept in nursing process | - universal phenomenon that influences how we think, feel and behave in relation to each other
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Caring Defined: Kristen Swanson
- nurturing way of relating to a valued other to whom you have a sense of responsibility - client's well-being should be enhanced by the nurse
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Theory of Caring: 5 Processes
1. Knowing 2. Being With 3. Doing For 4. Enabling 5. Maintaining Belief
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Caring Defined: Simone Roach
-does not imply subservience but freedom
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3 Elements that Provide Language for Caring
1. 10 Caritas Processes: universal practices of human caring 2. Transpersonal Caring Relationship: emphasis on the nurse/patient relationship grounded in relational ontology 3. Caring Moment: reflective/meditative approach
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Common Themes in Caring Theories
- relational mutuality - more than "doing" - everydayness - recognition of context - well-being of patient through caring support of nurse
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Ethic of Care
- places caring at the centre of decision making - concerned with relationships between people and nurses attitude to others - includes a sensitivity to power differentials
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Emancipatory Knowing
- awareness of social problems - critical reflection of status quo - questioning assumptions - gives nurses the ability to critique an analyze barriers of injustice and become agents of change
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What drives action?
-need to seek freedom from inequality
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Praxis occurs when you ______ in an integrated way to support ______
1. all patterns of knowing | 2. social justice
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Social Justice
- fair distribution of resources - focus on position of one social group in relation to others - root causes of disparity and solutions
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Traits of Nurses Who Developed Powerful Nursing Practice
- acknowledge unique role - commitment to continuous learning - professional comportment - effective collaboration - take leadership advocacy roles - sought-after perspective - enhance power of organizations
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Political Action
-process of using power to influence decision makers to implement changes to improve the lives of clients, communities, and populations
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Importance of Involvement
- governments are influenced by what they hear - nurses have lots of credibility - unique perspectives - successful advocators
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Fundamentals of Political Action
- understand nature of organization - use comportment - have a plan
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Primary Health Care
- right care right time right provider - improving health of Canadians - clients at centre of care
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Principals of PHC
1. Accessibility 2. Active Public Participation 3. health promotion and chronic disease prevention/management 4. Use of appropriate technology and innovation 5. Intersectoral Cooperation and Collaboration
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Primary Care
- the element within primary health care that focuses on health care services, including health promotion, illness and injury prevention, and the diagnosis and treatments of illness and injury - entry point to health care system
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Vision of Future Nursing
- lead collaborative teams - improve access to care - expanded scope of practice - SDOH determination - advocating for sustainability - support management of own health
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Roger's Theory
Innovation(new knowledge)+Diffusion (implementing knowledge) =Spread of Knowledge
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5 Stages to Move Innovation to Practice
1. Awareness 2. Persuasion 3. Decision 4. Implementation 5. Adoption
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Cochrane Contribution
- systemic reviews - peer reviewed - problem isn't volume but access
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Values In Canadian Code of Ethics
1. Safe, competent Ethical Care 2. Promote Health 3. Informed Decision Making 4. Honour Dignity 5. Maintain Confidentiality 6. Promote Justice 7. Be Accountable
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ICN
Globally ensures quality nursing, health policies, advancing nursing knowledge
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CNA
-Rn role in Canada -Claire -Includes provincial associations -certifies 21 specialties
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CNSA
increase legal and ethical educational aspects
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CARNA
Vision Excellent Regulation Mission: serve public safety, build progressive leadership Values: integrity, respect, accountability, professionalism -disciplinary
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UNA
union
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CFNU
- voice for nurses on national level | - advocacy to gov' of Canada
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CASN
education, policy theory, research, practice accretion for university programs
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CCRNR
- monitors prov', national, global issues to regulation - advises - Where organizations collaborate for education requirements etc.

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