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[3] NUR114 | FUNDAMENTALS > Nursing as a Profession > Flashcards

Nursing as a Profession Flashcards

1
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A nurse must have the qualities of courtesy, unselfishness, and self-control.

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Poise

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A professional organization that promotes the holistic welfare of nurses and to prepare
them to be globally competitive.

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PNA (Philippine Nurses Association)

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A way of life that implies responsibility and commitment.

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Professionalism

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4
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As nurses, the procedures that we do is based on __________

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EBP (Evidence-Based Practice)

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5
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As nurses, we must be able to develop knowledge, skills, and ___________

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Attitude

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6
Q

If the patient is in the palliative care, no machines and medications are taking effect, this is
the least thing that a nurse can do:

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Hold the hands of the patient

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7
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It can be transferred to another individual.

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Responsibility

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8
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It cannot be transferred to another individual.

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Accountability

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9
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It is much more ephemeral and less apparent for scrutiny, but the mere “presence” of the
nurse is just as valuable.

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Being

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10
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It is the hallmark of a profession, especially in nursing.

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Altruism

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11
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It is the highest degree that one can achieve in nursing.

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Doctoral Degree

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12
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Means of entry into registered nursing includes baccalaureate degree, master’s degree, and
doctoral degree.

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Vertical Alignment

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13
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Performing diagnostic assessments and measurements that can detect an illness

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Restoring Health

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14
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She/he gives an emphasis on the importance of increasing patient’s independence to
hasten their progress.

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Henderson

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15
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The most cost-effective way of preventing illness and promoting health.

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Immunization/Vaccination

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16
Q

The nurse does and the receiver receives and responds to the nursing or nurturance.

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Intersubjective Transaction

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17
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This is the number one rule in communication

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Active Listening

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18
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To practitioners of nursing, it means independence at work.

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Autonomy

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19
Q

Under this level of prevention, we do breast self examination.

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Secondary

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20
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Under this level of prevention, we do health teaching.

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Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary

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21
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An occupation that requires extensive education or a calling

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PROFESSION

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22
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A profession requires __________ and __________ in a body of knowledge

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advance training / experiences

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23
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A profession provides __________ to society in that special field

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service

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24
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The process of becoming professional

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Professionalization

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25
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○ Professional character, spirit, or methods
○ Set of attributes, a way of of life that implies responsibility and commitment

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Professionalism

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26
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CRITERIA OF A PROFESSION (KOZIER, ET.AL, 2008)

● Prolonged training to acquire a (1) __________ pertinent to the role performed
● Orientation towards (2) __________ to a community or organization
● Ongoing (3) __________
● A (4) __________
● (5) __________
● A (6) __________

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(1) body of knowledge
(2) service
(3) research
(4) code of ethics
(5) Autonomy
(6) professional organization

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27
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Utilizes a well-defined and well organized body of specialized knowledge that is on the intellectual level of higher learning

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SPECIALIZED EDUCATION

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28
Q

Means of entry into registered nursing include:
○ (1) __________
○ (2) __________
○ (3) __________

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(1) baccalaureate degree
(2) master’s degree
(3) doctoral degree

29
Q

● Number of conceptual frameworks/theories that guides education, practice, and research
● Enlarges and improves technique of education and services through scientific method

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BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

30
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  • The hallmark of a profession
    ○ selfless concern for others
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Altruism

31
Q

● Important component of the health care delivery system (nurses are called frontliners)
● Professional status serves humanity and social welfare

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SERVICE ORIENTATION

32
Q

In SERVICE ORIENTATION, nurses must have the __________

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KSA (Knowledge, Skill, Attitude)

33
Q

● Enhances education and guides nursing practice
○ Evidence-based practice (EBP)

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ONGOING RESEARCH

34
Q

● Integrity of its members
● To maintain dignity
○ Autonomy and beneficence usually clash with each other

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CODE OF ETHICS

35
Q

Granted legal authority to define its scope of practice, functions and roles, and determine its goals and responsibilities

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AUTONOMY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

36
Q

The PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION functions autonomously in the formulation of __________ to control professional activity

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nursing policies

37
Q

Formulate/Creates the exam questions for the Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE)

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PNA - Philippine Nurses Association

38
Q

Conducts the PNLE

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PRC - Professional Regulation Commission

39
Q

CCNAPI

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Critical Care Nurses Association of the Philippines Inc.

40
Q

ORNAP

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Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines

41
Q

MCNAP

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Maternal and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines

42
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AMA

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American Nurses Association

43
Q

Florence Nightingale - “Act of utilizing the (1) __________ of the patient to assist him in his (2) _________.” (1860- 1969)

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(1) environment
(2) recovery

44
Q

Virginia Henderson - “Assisting the individual, sick or well, in the performance of ____________ that he would perform unaided if he had strength…”

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activities contributing to health and recovery

45
Q

American Nurses Association - “(1) ________, ________, and ________ of health and abilities, (2) ________ of illness, ________ suffering through diagnosis and treatment, and (3) ________ in care…” (2003)

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(1) Protection / promotion / optimization
(2) prevention / alleviate
(3) advocates

46
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International Council of Nurses - “Encompasses (1) ________ and ________ care, promotion of a (2) ________, ________, shaping ________, and systems management and (3) ________…” (2002)

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(1) autonomous / collaborative
(2) safe environment / research / health policy
(3) education

47
Q

“Act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.” (1860- 1969)

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Florence Nightingale

48
Q

“Assisting the individual, sick or well, in the performance of activities contributing to health and recovery that he would perform unaided if he had strength…”

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Virginia Henderson

49
Q

“Protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness, alleviate suffering through diagnosis and treatment, and advocates in care…” (2003)

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American Nurses Association

50
Q

“Encompasses autonomous and collaborative care, promotion of a safe environment, research, shaping health policy, and systems management and education…” (2002)

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International Council of Nurses

51
Q

Implies valuing of some human potential beyond the narrow concept of health taken as absence of disease

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Well-Being and More Being

52
Q

Greater than the total sum of all parts

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More Being

53
Q

Nursing acts can contain all responses that all humans experience
Humaneness of nursing - being kind and polite

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Human Potential

54
Q

Essential dimension beyond science
”Quality of being that is expressed in the doing”
Conversing of nurse and patient

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Intersubjective Transaction

55
Q

Presence and acts/procedure respectively
One cannot exist without the other

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Being and Doing

56
Q

Professional - professionalism
Personal - authenticity of service; patients feeling the care

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Authentic Commitment

57
Q

a. Facilitate the decisions of the patient and families
b. Encouraging them to accept responsibility for their health
c. Increases self-awareness of patient with health
d. Teaching and serving as role models
e. Referrals to specific healthcare professionals

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Promote Health

58
Q

a. Reducing the risk
b. Programs to educate the community
c. Social media for the spread of information
d. Health Assessment (Hx) for the baseline of patient’s current health
e. Immunization and infant care
f. Preventing STDs thru sex education

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Prevent Illness

59
Q

a. Diagnostic (Dx) measures
b. Referral of health focused on the abnormal findings
c. Provide direct care
d. Collaborative care
e. Mental Health / Chemical-dependency

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Restore Health

60
Q

a. Maximize the strength
b. Hospice care

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Facilitate Coping with Disability and Death

61
Q

A person who has completed a basic nursing education program and is licensed to practice professional nursing

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PROFESSIONAL NURSE

62
Q

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
● __________
● __________
● __________

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● BSN Degree
● License to practice
● Physical and mental fitness

63
Q

Social usages; considering comfort and happiness to handle situations with ease

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Poise

64
Q

Skincare and makeup

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Good complexion

65
Q

To look clean and presentable

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Good grooming (hair and nurse’s uniform)

66
Q

Enables organs to function normally

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Good posture

67
Q

Works towards having pleasant and therapeutic relationship with the
patient

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Art of conversation

68
Q

Maintaining our own _________ to help patients with their own

A

Spiritual Health

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