Nursing Today Flashcards
what aspects does one need for the NURSING PROFESSION
- proper CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
- administering PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
- being responsible & accountable
- being insightful & compassionate
Nursing is both an __________ & _________
art, science
what are some HEALTH CARE ADVOCACY GROUPS?
- ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (FUTURE OF NURSING: CAMPAIGN FOR ACTION)
- INSTITUTE OF MED
what are BENNER’s STAGES OF NURSING PROFICIENCY?
- NOVICE
- ADVANCED BEGINNER
- COMPETENT ( 2-3 years)
- PROFICIENT (3+ years)
- EXPERT
what are the NURSING ORGANIZATIONS?
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (ANA)
- promotion of the standards of nursing practice
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES (ICN)
- presence of global workforce/ensuring quality care
what are the SCOPE & STANDARDS OF NURSING?
- STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
- STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
- CODE OF ETHICS
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (6)
- ASSESSMENT
- DIAGNOSIS
- OUTCOMES IDENTIFICATION
- PLANNING
- IMPLEMENTATION
- coordination of care
- health teaching & promotion
- EVALUATION
Standards of Professional Performance (12)
- ETHICS
- ADVOCACY
- RESPECTFUL & EQUITABLE PRACTICE
- COMMUNICATION
- COLLABORATION
- LEADERSHIP
- EDUCATION
- SCHOLARLY INQUIRY
- QUALITY OF PRACTICE
- PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EVALUATION
- RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Code of Ethics
statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients
what are the NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES & ROLES?
Autonomy and accountability
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Communicator
Manager
AUTONOMY & ACCOUNTABILITY:
- autonomy - involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders
- accountability - responsible professionally and legally for type & quality of nursing care provided
CAREGIVER
- supporting patients through restoration of physical, emotional, spiritual health
- help patients regain health and social bein
ADVOCATE
- protecting patient’s rights and asserting rights when needed
- ensuring patient autonomy and self-determination is respected
EDUCATOR
- teaching based upon individual patient’s willingness & ability to learn
- teaching plans can be formal or unplanned
COMMUNICATOR
- needed in all branches of nursing responsibilities
- allows for a central nurse-patient ratio
MANAGER:
coordination of members in nursing staff and use of leadership
who are the ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES?
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS)
- give diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients in all healthcare settings
- seen at the bedside as well
NURSE PRACTITIONER (NP)
- provides primary, acute etc… care
- can be seen in various settings to critical care units to outpatient settings
CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE (CNM)
- educated in midwifery and has a range of services for women between adolescence - menopause
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)
- advanced education from an accredited nurse anesthesia program
- works with an anesthesiologist
- must have at least 1 year of critical care or emergency experience
why is it important to know the HISTORIAL INFLUENCES OF NURSING?
increases your ability to understand
the social and intellectual origins of the
discipline.
Florence Nightingale
- established the FIRST NURSING PHILOSOPHY based on health maintenance & restoration
- made the first SON
- the FIRST PRACTICING EPIDEMIOLOGIST
- improved santiation in battlefield hospitals
- very BIG ON HAND HYGIENE
Clara barton
- founded the Red Cross
- military nurse
Dorthea Lynde Dix / Mother Bickerdyke
- helped hospitals, ambulanaces, & nurses in the Civil War
Mary Mahoney
- first associate nurse
- first educated African-American nurse
- brought awareness of cultural diversity and respect for patient despite background
Isabel Hampton Robb
- helped found the ANA
Lillian Wald/Mary Brewster
opened a settlement on poverty, vulnerable populations in NYC
describe nursing in the 20th CENTURY
- greater effort towards SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BASED PRACTICE
- more ADVANCED PRACTICED ROLES
ex. establishment of Army & Navy Nurse Corps
Mary Adelaide Nutting
the very first nursing professor at Columbia Teacher’s College
describe nursing in the 21st Century
- changes to meet proper SOCIETAL NEEDS
- greater advances in TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATICS
- greater END-OF-LIFE CARE & PRACTICES
what are some CONTEMPORARY INFLUENCES IN NURSING?
- greater importance of SELF-CARE
- greater HEALTH CARE REFORM & COSTING
- changes in DEMOGRAPHICS
- addressing the MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
what are some TRENDS IN NURSING?
- greater advances in tech / genomics
- greater emphasis on evidence-based practice
- having big impact on politics / health policies
education process of RN
Prelicensure
➢ 2-year associate’s degree
➢ 4-year baccalaureate degree
Graduate education
➢ Master’s degree, advanced practice RN
➢ Doctoral degrees
Continuing and in-service education
what are the NURSE PRACTICE ACTS?
➢ Overseen by State Boards of Nursing
➢ Regulate scope of nursing practice
➢ Protect public health, safety, and welfar
what test do nurses undergo to get licensure?
the NCLEX-RN
what are the responsibilities of PROFESSIONAL NURSING ORGANIZATIONS?
- addressing member concerns
- presenting educational programs
- publishing journals
what are the NURSING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS?
➢ National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
➢ Canadian Student Nurses Association (CSNA
