PRELIMS: NSG AS PROF

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the center of your practice

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patient (individuals, families, communities)

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requires administering a quality patient-centered care in a safe, prudent, and eligible manner

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being professional

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this program is a multifaceted campaign to transform health care through nursing ; response to IOM

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robert wood johnson foundation: campaign for action

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this skill is essential to nursing

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critical thinking

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it guides nurses to make significant and visible contributions that improve the health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and populations

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scope and standards or practice

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nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities

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ANA

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nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities ; education are key nursing roles

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ICN

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to improve the health and well-being of all individuals, communities, and population

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goal

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6 standards of nursing practice

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ADOPIE

assessment
diagnosis
outcome ident.
planning
implementing
evaluating

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it is the foundation of clinical decision making

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nursing process

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these levels of care are demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the

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nursing process model

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it is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles used to provide care

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code of ethics

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involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders

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autonomy

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means you are responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided

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accountability

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you help patients maintain and regain health and find their maximum level of independent function through the healing process

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caregiver

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you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and help patients assert those rights

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advocate

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ur teaching can be informal or formal ; use of teaching methods

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educator

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it is central to the nurse-patient relationship ; allows you to know your patients

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communicator

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you will establish an environment for collaborative patient-centered care to provide safe, quality care w positive patient outcomes

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manager

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is the most independent functioning nurse, has advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment

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advanced practice registered nurses

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it is an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as population, setting, disease specialty, type of care, type of problem

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clinical nurse specialist

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an APRN who provides health care to a group of patients usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or community based setting ; complex problems and more holistic approach

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certified nurse practitioner

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an APRN who is also educated in midwifery and certified by the american college of nurse midwives

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certified nurse midwife

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an APRN w advanced education from a nurse anesthesia-accredited program

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certified registered nurse anesthetist

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works primarily in schools of nursing development departments of health and care agencies, and patient education departments

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nurse educator

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manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency

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nurse administrator

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investigates problems to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice

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nurse researcher

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with nurse shortage, it is important to use __ efficiently and professionally

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patient contact time

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she was the first practicing epidemiologist ; organized school of nursing ; improved sanitation

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florence nightingale

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when did florence organize the first school of nursing

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1860

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what and where was the first school of nursing

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the nightingale training program saint thomas hospital in london

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what stimulated the growth of nursing

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civil war (1860-1865)

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founder of the american red cross ; attended soldiers on the battlefields

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clara barton

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organized ambulance services and walk abandoned battlefields at night looking for wounded soldiers

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mother bickerdyke

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prominent female in the underground railroad movement to free slaves

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harriet tubman

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first professionally trained african american nurse and was concerned w the relationship between cultures and races ; cultural diversity

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mary mahoney

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nursing increased significantly when they opened henry street settlement in 1893 which focused on health needs of poor people who lived in the streets of nyc

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lillian wald and mary brewster

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movement toward scientific, research based practice and defined body of knowledge

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twentieth century

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was instrumental in moving nursing education to universities

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mary adelaide nutting (1906)

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nursing specializations began in this date

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1920

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changes in curriculum ; advances in technology and informatics ; new programs address current health concerns

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twenty-first century

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affects how healthcare is paid for and delivered

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affordable care act

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encompasses the competencies of patient-centered care, teamwork, collaboration, evidence-based practice

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QSEN

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deals w issues of concern to those practicing in the profession

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professional nursing organizations