professional practice and the nurse-client relationship Flashcards
are not regulated through legislation and are not members of an organization or professional college that governs their role
unregulated care providers (UPCs)
a civil wrong committed against a person or property
tort
deliberate actions that violate another’s rights and include assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment
intentional torts
physical or verbal threat that creates apprehension or a fear of being harmed
assault
intentional physical contact with an individual without that persons consent
battery
protects the clients rights to be free from intrusion into their private affairs
invasion of privacy
intended to protect an individuals freedom and basic rights
false imprisonment
failure to take the care that a reasonable nurse in similar circumstances would have taken
negligence
concerned with determining what is good or valuable for all people
ethics
what are the four phases of nurse-client relationship>
pre-interaction
orientation
working phase
termination phase
begins before the nurse meets the client and may involve accessing information about the client, a dx, or a procedure
pre-interaction phase
involves the meeting of the nurse and the client
orientation phase
consists of the nurse and the client working together to facilitate the accomplishment of the clients goal
working phase
a time to evaluate the achievement of goals and for the nurse and the client to separate and make the transition whereby the client or another caregiver assumes responsibility for the care
termination phase
motivates a person to share info with another person
referent
encodes a message, the content of the communication, and sends to a receiver
sender
includes the spoken word,
verbal communication
includes factors such as tone, rate, and volume of the voice, as well as facial expressions, mannerisms, and appearance
non verbal communication
what are the 4 levels of conflict?
intrapersonal
interpersonal
intragroup
intergroup
conflict within an individual
intrapersonal
conflict between two or more individuals
interpersonal
conflict within a group
intragroup
conflict within two or more groups, departments, or organizations
intergroup
physical, chemical, or a restricted environment
restraints
the standard treatment for resp or cardiac arrest in many health care facilities
CPR
used for a variety of purposes, including diagnosis, treatment, cure, relief, or prevention of health conditions
medication
expected or predicted physiological response from the medication and is the desired outcomes
therapeutic effect
unintended, secondary effects that a medication predictably will cause
side effect
can develop after taking a medication for a long time or when the level of a medication increases in the blood because of impaired metabolism and medication clearance
toxic effects
are generally severe, negative responses to medication that were unexpected and not seen during medication testing
adverse effects
unpredictable and occur when an individual overreacts to a medication or has a different reaction from the norm
idiosyncratic reactions
unpredictable responses to a medication after repeated doses
allergic reactions
what are the 10 rights of med admin?
right med
right dose
right client
right route
right time and frequency
right documentation
right reason
right to refuse
right client edu
right evaluation
given by mouth
oral meds
placed under the tongue and absorbed
sublingual
placed against the mucous membrane of the cheek until the soild medication dissolves
buccal route
are injected into body tissues
parenteral medications
what are the 4 types of parenteral meds?
intradermal, subcut, intramuscular, and IV
applied by spreading them on the skin, applying moist dressings, soaking body parts in a solution, flushing the affected part, or giving medicated baths
topical medications
used to admin meds through nasal passages
inhalation route
what is the nursing process?
assessment
diagnosis
planning
implementation
evaluation
