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Nursing Today Flashcards

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what aspects does one need for the NURSING PROFESSION

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  • proper CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
  • administering PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
  • being responsible & accountable
  • being insightful & compassionate
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Nursing is both an __________ & _________

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art, science

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what are some HEALTH CARE ADVOCACY GROUPS?

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  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (FUTURE OF NURSING: CAMPAIGN FOR ACTION)
  • INSTITUTE OF MED
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what are BENNER’s STAGES OF NURSING PROFICIENCY?

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  • NOVICE
  • ADVANCED BEGINNER
  • COMPETENT ( 2-3 years)
  • PROFICIENT (3+ years)
  • EXPERT
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what are the NURSING ORGANIZATIONS?

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AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (ANA)
- promotion of the standards of nursing practice
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES (ICN)
- presence of global workforce/ensuring quality care

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what are the SCOPE & STANDARDS OF NURSING?

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  • STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
  • STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
  • CODE OF ETHICS
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Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (6)

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  1. ASSESSMENT
  2. DIAGNOSIS
  3. OUTCOMES IDENTIFICATION
  4. PLANNING
  5. IMPLEMENTATION
    1. coordination of care
    2. health teaching & promotion
  6. EVALUATION
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Standards of Professional Performance (12)

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  1. ETHICS
  2. ADVOCACY
  3. RESPECTFUL & EQUITABLE PRACTICE
  4. COMMUNICATION
  5. COLLABORATION
  6. LEADERSHIP
  7. EDUCATION
  8. SCHOLARLY INQUIRY
  9. QUALITY OF PRACTICE
  10. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EVALUATION
  11. RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP
  12. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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Code of Ethics

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statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients

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what are the NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES & ROLES?

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 Autonomy and accountability
 Caregiver
 Advocate
 Educator
 Communicator
 Manager

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AUTONOMY & ACCOUNTABILITY:

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  • autonomy - involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders
  • accountability - responsible professionally and legally for type & quality of nursing care provided
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CAREGIVER

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  • supporting patients through restoration of physical, emotional, spiritual health
  • help patients regain health and social bein
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ADVOCATE

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  • protecting patient’s rights and asserting rights when needed
  • ensuring patient autonomy and self-determination is respected
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EDUCATOR

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  • teaching based upon individual patient’s willingness & ability to learn
  • teaching plans can be formal or unplanned
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COMMUNICATOR

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  • needed in all branches of nursing responsibilities
  • allows for a central nurse-patient ratio
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MANAGER:

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coordination of members in nursing staff and use of leadership

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who are the ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES?

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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

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why is it important to know the HISTORIAL INFLUENCES OF NURSING?

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increases your ability to understand
the social and intellectual origins of the
discipline.

19
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Florence Nightingale

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  • 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
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Clara barton

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  • founded the Red Cross
  • military nurse
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Dorthea Lynde Dix / Mother Bickerdyke

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  • helped hospitals, ambulanaces, & nurses in the Civil War
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Mary Mahoney

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  • first associate nurse
  • first educated African-American nurse
  • brought awareness of cultural diversity and respect for patient despite background
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Isabel Hampton Robb

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  • helped found the ANA
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Lillian Wald/Mary Brewster

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opened a settlement on poverty, vulnerable populations in NYC

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describe nursing in the 20th CENTURY

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  • greater effort towards SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BASED PRACTICE
  • more ADVANCED PRACTICED ROLES

ex. establishment of Army & Navy Nurse Corps

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Mary Adelaide Nutting

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the very first nursing professor at Columbia Teacher’s College

27
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describe nursing in the 21st Century

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  • changes to meet proper SOCIETAL NEEDS
  • greater advances in TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATICS
  • greater END-OF-LIFE CARE & PRACTICES
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what are some CONTEMPORARY INFLUENCES IN NURSING?

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  • greater importance of SELF-CARE
  • greater HEALTH CARE REFORM & COSTING
  • changes in DEMOGRAPHICS
  • addressing the MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
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what are some TRENDS IN NURSING?

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  • greater advances in tech / genomics
  • greater emphasis on evidence-based practice
  • having big impact on politics / health policies
30
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education process of RN

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 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

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what are the NURSE PRACTICE ACTS?

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➢ Overseen by State Boards of Nursing
➢ Regulate scope of nursing practice
➢ Protect public health, safety, and welfar

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what test do nurses undergo to get licensure?

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the NCLEX-RN

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what are the responsibilities of PROFESSIONAL NURSING ORGANIZATIONS?

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  • addressing member concerns
  • presenting educational programs
  • publishing journals
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what are the NURSING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS?

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➢ National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
➢ Canadian Student Nurses Association (CSNA

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