professional issues Flashcards
(20 cards)
reality shock phases
honeymoon- excitement and thrilled with getting a job
shock/rejection phase- nurses feel like they failed and begin to blame themselves, experience frustration and fatigue
recovery phase- begin to have a sense of humor, decrease in tension, increase in ability to be objective, enjoy nursing
resolution phase- finds joy and happiness leading in leading your life with nursing being a part of it
the native
cannot fight the seasoned nurses and join the way they do things
the runaway
stop nursing because it is not what they expected
the appliance
do just what they need to to get by
the burn out
keep feelings of conflict to themselves burn out because they do not manage stress effectively
difficulty sleeping, mood swings, and anxiety, quality of work and health suffers
the loner
keep quite and do their jon
new nurse on the block
changes jobs whenever the job does not meet their needs. always the newest member of the team
the change agent
decides its better to stick with the system and try to change it. go to nurse managers alot with suggestions on how to change things
novice
student nurse
experienced nurse finding a new specialty
advanced beginner
last semester students
graduate nurse
competent nurse
2-3 years of clinical experience
proficient
nurse clinicans nurse faculty -understands situations in its whole -holistic understanding -can anticipate situations
expert
advanced nurse practioners and nurse clinicians
operates from in depth understands of the entire situation
difference between bullying and horizontal violence
horizontal violence occurs between one nurse and all parties, bullying is one specific person
right brain
look at a project as a whole and would rather complete it on their own time
creative and flexiable thinkers
resist rules and schedules
can interfere with goals
left brain
process information and approaches it in a linear manner
thinking structures time by minutes and hours
like to play by the rules
goals are usually met
ABCD priorities
a- absolute immediate priorities
b-better asap but can be done later
c- can wait till later or when you get around to it
d- dont worry about it let everyone else take care of it
signs and symptoms of nursing burn out
loss of energy weight changes frequent head aches and GI upset chronic fatigue insomnia depression feeling helpless negativity cynacism angry outburst self critism
if your feeling burned out it is important to determine if
it is caused by internal or external factors
how to handle a patient sexually harassing you
set boundries, do not scold patient but be firm
