Saunders Unit II Issues in Nursing Flashcards

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Accountability

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Moral concept that involves acceptance by a professional nurse of the consequences of a decision or action.

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Acculturation

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Process of learning norms, beliefs, and behavioural expectations of a group other than one’s own group.

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Advance directives

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Written document recognized by state law that provides directions concerning the provision of care when a client is unable to make his/her own treatment choices.

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The two basic types of advance directives include…

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an instructional living will and durable power of attorney for health care.

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Advocacy

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Acting on behalf of the client and protecting the client’s right to make his/her own decisions.

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Client’s Bill of Rights

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The rights and responsibilities of clients receiving care.

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Confidentiality/information security

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in the health care system, refers to the protection of privacy of the client’s personal health information.

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Consent

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voluntary act whereby a person agrees to allow someone else to do something.

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Cultural Assimilation

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Process in which individuals from a minority group are absorbed by the dominant culture and take on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

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Cultural competence

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Acquisition of knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of a culture that facilitates provision of culturally appropriate health care.

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Cultural diversity

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Differences among groups of people that result from ethnic, racial and cultural variables.

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Cultural imposition

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Tendency to impose one’s beliefs, values, and patterns of behaviour on individuals from another culture.

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Culture

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The knowledge, beliefs, patterns of behaviour, ideas, attitudes, values, and norms that are unique to a particular group of people.

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Delegation

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Process of transferring a selected nursing task in a situation to an individual who is competent to perform that specific task.

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Disaster

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Any human-made or natural event that causes destruction and devastation that cannot be alleviated without assistance; internal disasters are events that occur within a health care agency, whereas external disasters are events that occur outside the health care agency.

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Dominant culture

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Group whose values prevail within a society.

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Emergency response plan

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A health care agency’s preparedness and response plan in the event of a disaster.

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Ethics

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The ideals of right and wrong; guiding principles that individuals may use to make decisions.

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Ethnic group

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People within a culture who share characteristics based on race, religion, color, national origin, or language.

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Ethnicity

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An individual’s identification of self as part of an ethnic group.

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Evidence-based practice

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Approach to client care in which the nurse integrates the client’s preferences, clinical expertise, and the best research evidence to deliver quality care.

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Informed consent

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A client’s understanding of the reason for proposed intervention, with its benefits and risks, and agreement with the treatment by signing a consent form.

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Interprofessional collaboration

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promotes sharing of expertise from health care professionals to create a plan of care that will restore and maintain a client’s health.

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Leadership

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Interpersonal process that involves influencing others (followers) to achieve goals.

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Malpractice

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Type of negligence; failure to meet the standards of acceptable care, which results in harm to another person.

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Management

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Accomplishment of tasks or goals by oneself or by directing others.

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Minority group

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Ethnic, cultural, racial, or religious group that constitutes less than a numerical majority of the population.

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Negligence

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Conduct that falls below a standard of care; failure to meet a client’s needs either willfully or by omission or failure to act.

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Prioritizing

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Deciding which needs or problems require immediate action and which ones could tolerate a delay in action until a later time because they are not urgent.

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Race

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A grouping of people based on biological similarities; members of a racial group may have similar physical characteristics, such as blood group, facial feature, and color of skin, hair, and eyes.

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Racism

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Discrimination directed toward individuals or groups who are perceived to be inferior..

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Stereotyping

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Expectation that all people within the same racial, ethnic, or cultural group act alike and share the same beliefs and attitudes.

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Triage

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Classifying procedure that ranks clients according to their need for medical care.