Nursing Practice Flashcards
Someone who lacks capacity is unable to make a decision because they cannot?
understand information about the decision, remember that information, use that information to make a decision, communicate their decision by talking, using sign language or any other means
What are the four main mediums of communication?
Verbal, Non-verbal, Written, Visual
What are the three models of Communication?
Linear, interactional, transactional
Define clinical reasoning.
Use of changes in and understanding of a patient’s condition to inform clinical decision making.
What are the five stages of assessment included in ADPIE?
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
Provide a definition of Safeguarding?
Safeguarding means protecting people’s health, wellbeing and human rights, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is fundamental to high quality health and social care.” (Care Quality Commission, 2019)
What are the 12 forms of abuse?
Physical abuse forced marriage, honour based violence and FGM, Sexual abuse, Psychological or emotional abuse, Financial or material abuse, Modern slavery, Discriminatory abuse, Organisational or institutional abuse, Neglect or acts of omission, Self-neglect, Sexual exploitation, Radicalisation
Describe the Medical Model of Health and Disability?
Ill health is a disease that needs to be treated, Deviation from normal, Assumption of generic disease, Diagnosis & treatment
Describe the Social Model of Health and Disability?
Person as a whole, Wellbeing is subjective, Social phenomena affect individuals, Disability is a socially created problem, Limitations are not impairments
Name six aspects of health in person centred care?
Physical health, Social wellbeing, Spiritual, Vocational, Emotional wellbeing, Mental Health
Briefly describe Behavioural Theory?
Based on the learning theories of classical and operant conditioning. There is a stimulus/response effect which we can manipulate to change behaviours through reinforcement.
Briefly describe Psychodynamic Theory?
The existence of the unconscious mind (Freud, 1915), Id, ego, and superego (Freud, 1923), Psychosexual development (Freud, 1905), Developed the first talking therapy (Breuer and Freud (1895)
Briefly describe Cognitive Theory?
The way we think about a situation will impact on how we feel about a situation as well as how we behave. By learning to become aware of our thought processes we can challenge them, thereby changing our feelings and behaviours.
Briefly describe Person Centred Theory?
Carl Rogers proposed that there are three core conditions that underpin the therapeutic relationship: Empathy, Congruence, Unconditional Positive regard. The aim is to; Put the person at the centre of care delivery, Involve the person in all decisions about their care, See the person as an expert in their own care
What is a Therapeutic Relationship?
One in which the patient feels comfortable being open and honest with the nurse (Dart 2011: 503, cited in Doherty & Thompson 2014). Productive relationship and positive patient outcomes, showing empathy and warmth to help patients feel relaxed and secure. Need to be caring open, warm and genuine; listening, questioning, information, support patient centeredness – an adept communicator
