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Nursing as a Profession Flashcards

1
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Only ____________________ Filipino nurses work in the Philippines.

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65,000 of 500,000

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FIELDS OF NURSING

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  • Institutional Nursing (Hospital Staff Nursing)
  • Community Health Nursing (School Nursing/Industrial Nursing/Public Health Nursing)
  • Independent Nursing Practice - care without mandated supervision from a physician
  • Nursing in Education
  • Nursing in Other Fields
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3
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care without mandated supervision from a physician

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Independent Nursing Practice

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4
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Administer every type of anesthetic, work in every type of practice setting and provide care for every type of operation or procedure - from open heart surgery to pain management programs.

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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5
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Study various aspects of health, illness, and health care.

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Nurse Researcher

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By designing and implementing scientific studies, they look for ways to improve health, healthcare services, and healthcare outcomes. Part of the job description would be identifying research questions, designing and conducting scientific studies, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting their findings.

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Nurse Researcher

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Provide consultation and care to patients suffering with mental health and psychiatric disorders. They treat patients
diagnosed with conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and depression.

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Psychiatric Nurse

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Psychiatric Nurses provide consultation and care to patients suffering with mental health and psychiatric disorders. They treat patients diagnosed with conditions like

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schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression

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Trained in behavioral therapy, which allows nurses to teach
patients, and their loved ones, how to deal with challenges
that go along with psychiatric disorders.

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Psychiatric Nurse

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10
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Primary care provider for expectant women who
are healthy enough to sustain child birth without
complications or high risk.

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Certified Nurse Midwife

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offer genealogical examinations, prenatal care, labor and delivery assistance and neonatal care.

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Certified Nurse Midwife

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12
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The nurses within this field care for young children (infant to
teenager) suffering from endocrine diseases and disorders,
including adrenal, thyroid and pituitary problems.

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Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse

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13
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One of the most common diseases in pediatric endocrinology is

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juvenile diabetes

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Provide care for patients who suffer from musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, diabetes, and joint replacement issues.

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Orthopedic Nurse

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provide care to patients throughout the lifespan, from premature newborns to the elderly.

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Nurse Practitioner

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They perform comprehensive and focused physical
examinations; diagnose and treat common acute illnesses
and injuries; provide immunizations; manage high blood
pressure, diabetes, depression and other chronic health
problems; order and interpret diagnostic testssuch as Xrays and EKGs, as well as laboratory tests; prescribe
medications and therapies; perform procedures; and
educate and counsel patients and their familiesregarding
healthy lifestyles and health care options.

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Nurse Practitioner

17
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These nurses develop and establish uniform standards pertaining to patient’s quality of care, and work with staff to ensure these guidelines are met.

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Clinical Nurse Specialist

18
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are Advanced Practice nurses who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a specialized area of nursing practice. Their area of clinical expertise may be in: a population (e.g. pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health); a setting (e.g. critical care, emergency room); a disease or medical sub-specialty (e.g. diabetes, oncology); a type of care (e.g. psychiatric, rehabilitation); or a type of health problem (e.g. pain, wounds, stress).

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Clinical Nurse Specialist

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ClinicalNurse Specialist are Advanced Practice nurses who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a specialized area of nursing practice. Their area of clinical expertise may be in:

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  • a population (e.g. pediatrics, geriatrics, women’s health);
  • a setting (e.g. critical care, emergency room);
  • a disease or medical sub-specialty (e.g. diabetes, oncology); - a type of care (e.g. psychiatric, rehabilitation); or
  • a type of health problem (e.g. pain, wounds, stress).
20
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Work with elderly patients, diagnosing illness, conducting
exams, and prescribing medication

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Gerontological Practitioner

21
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Diagnose and manage patients’ often long-term and
debilitating conditions and provide regular assessmentsto
patients’ family members.

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Gerontological Practitioner

22
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Works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems
ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac
malformations, and surgical problems.

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Neonatal Nurses

23
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Nursing as a Profession:

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  1. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  2. Nurse Researcher
  3. Psychiatric Nurse
  4. Certified Nurse Midwife
  5. Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse
  6. Orthopedic Nurse
  7. Nurse Practitioner
  8. Clinical Nurse Specialist
  9. Gerontological Practitioner
  10. Neonatal Nurses
24
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work in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists and other qualified healthcare professionals.

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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

25
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The nurse provides them physical and emotional support before, during and after childbirth

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Certified Nurse Midwife

26
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One of the most common diseases in pediatric endocrinology is

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juvenile diabetes

27
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No experience (nursing student). Performance is limited and governed by context-free rules and regulations rather than experience.

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Novice

28
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Demonstrates marginally acceptable performance.

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Advanced Beginner

29
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Recognises the meaningful “aspects” of a real situation.

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Advanced Beginner

30
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Has experienced enough real situations to make judgements about them.

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Advanced Beginner

31
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Has two or three years of experience. Demonstrates
organizational and planning abilities.

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Competent

32
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Differentiates important factors from less important aspects of care.

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Competent

33
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Coordinates multiple complex care demands.

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Competent

34
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Has three to five years of experience.
Perceives situations as a whole rather than in terms of parts, as in stage II.

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Proficient

35
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Uses maxims as guides for what to consider in a situation.

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Proficient

36
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Has holistic understanding of the client, which improves decision making.
Focuses long-term goals.

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Proficient

37
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Performance is fluid, flexible and highly proficient; no longer requires rules, guidelines, or maxims to connect an understanding of the situation to appropriate action.

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Expert

38
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Demonstrates highly skilled intuitive and analytic ability in new situations.

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Expert

39
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Is inclined to take certain action because it “felt right”.

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Expert

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