Nursing Today Flashcards
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) What did they do?
a. Prepared workforce to meet health promotion, illness prevention, complex care needs of population in a changing healthcare system.
Benner’s stages of Nursing. What are the 5 stages?
Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent, Proficient, Expert
Benner’s stage 1 Novice:
a. Beginning
b. No previous level of experience
Benner’s stage 2 Advanced Beginner:
a. Some levels of experience
b. May only be observational in nature
Benner’s stage 3 Competent:
a. Same clinical position for 2-3 yrs
b. Understands organization/specific care required
c. Anticipate nursing care & establish long-range goals
Benner’s stage 4 Proficient
a. More than 2-3 yrs experience in same clinical position
b. Can assess situation as a whole & can readily transfer info learned from previous experiences
Benner’s stage 5 Expert
a. Diverse experience
b. Able to zero in on problem & focus on multiple dimensions of situation
6 Standards of Practice
Assessment, Diagnosis Outcomes Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation
An essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders
Autonomy
An example of Autonomy
Independently implement coughing and deep breathing exercises for pt who recently had surgery
Come up with a plan when a pt has an infected surgical wound
Responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of care provided
Accountability
Help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing process
Caregiver
Protect patients human and legal rights
advocate
Example of advocate
provide additional info to help patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment
Florence Nightingale
First practicing epidemiologist, organized first school of nursing, improved sanitation in battlefields
Clara Barton
Founder of the American Red Cross
Mother Bickerdyke
Organized ambulance services
Marry Mahoney
first trained african american nurse
Lillian Wald & Mary Brewster
Opened Henry Street Settlement
Focused on health needs of poor people
Mary Adelaide Nutting
1906-1st nursing professor @ columbia teachers college
What led to the changes in nursing?
ACA, Rising hc costs, Demographic changes, medically underserved, increase lifespan
QSEN involves what?
pt care, teamwork EBP, quality improvement, informatics & safety
In what order to credentials go in?
Degree always first, then license
Civil War-Beginning of 20th century, who was in that time frame?
Clara Barton, Marry Mahoney, Lilian Wald & Mary Brewster
20th Century-who was there/what was that century moving toward?
Mary Adelaide Nutting & scientific research based practice
21st century what where they evolving in?
Technology/informatics , every changing needs of society, RWJF
Changes in society lead to changes in nursing:
ACA, increase hc costs, demographic changes, medically underserved, increased lifespan
QSEN, what does it stand for? What did they help with?
quality & safety education for nurses
Pt care, teamwork, EBP, quality improvement, safety, informatics
Associates degree in nursing (ASN) had what?
Basic sciences, theoretical & clinical courses
Baccalaureate degree (BSN) had what?
social sciences, arts, humanity, leadership
What is overseen by State board of nursing? regulates scope of nursing practice
Nurse Practice Acts (NPAs)
Professional nursing organizations
Address member concerns, present educational programs, publish journals, student organizations
