Objectives Unit 1 Flashcards
roles of nurse
Caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, provider of care, manager, career development
career opportunities for nurses
APRN’s, nurse researcher, nurse risk manager, quality improvement, improvement nurses, consultants, and business owners
APRN
Masters of Science in Nursing - MSN, Clinical nurse specialist -CNS, Nurse practitioner -NP, Certified nurse midwife -CNM, Certified RN anesthetist, nurse researcher
continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant
Critical thinking
4 concepts to critical thinking
recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing information, evaluation information, making conclusions
basic therapeutic communications/relationships in nursing process
professionalism, courtesy, confidentiality, trust, acceptance and respect, presence
Professionalism
manner in which you convey a professional caring image - Mr & Mrs - not honey & sweetie
Courtesy
please, thank you, hello, good bye, introduce yourself
Confidentiality
PT right to privacy
- Don’t bring PT ID info home w/you
- DOB, SSN, room number, facility name
trust
do what you say you’re going to do
Ex. cup of ice, pain meds
acceptance and respect
expected to provide high quality care regardless of social or economic status, personal attributes, nature of illness
presence
no distracted
EX. bed pan, bathroom, pain meds
identify the purpose of patients record
Communication, reimbursement, research, legal documentation, education, quality process and performance improvement
identify the legal guidelines for recording
- correct errors promptly
- record facts
- don’t leave blanks in nursing notes - draw line & sign
- write legibly in permanent black ink
- if order was questioned, record clarification was sought
- chart only for yourself
- avoid generalizations
- begin each entry w/ date/time and end w/ signature and title
- keep password secure
maintain confidentiality in healthcare setting
- only review info needed to provide safe, efficient care
2. do not take identifiable info out of healthcare setting
discuss factors which effect patient learning patient education
developmental capability, age group, physical capabilities, learning environment
factors to learning environment
well lit, good ventilation, appropriate furniture, comfortable, temperature, quite, private
physical capabilities
level of physical development, physical health, fatigue
help patients maintain & regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain maximal level function and independent through the healing process
caregiver
protect your PT human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises
advocate
explains concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care activities, reinforce learning or PT behavior, and evaluate PT progress in learning
educator
allows you to know your PT including their strengths, weakness, and needs
communicator
appropriate leadership styles to create a nursing environment for PT and staff that reflect the mission and values of facility
manager
provides an opportunity to commit to lifelong learning and career development to provide PT the state-of-the-art care they need
career development
