Study Guide Midterm Flashcards
What are the core competencies for professional nurses? (5)
1)Provide Person Centered Care (Including pt. in planning)
2)Work in Interdisciplinary Teams (Dr. RT, nutrionist)
3)Employ EBP(hand hygiene)
4) Apply Quality Improvement(Seeking areas where you can improve)
5)Utilize informatics(EMR or using apps)
Characteristics of a profession(13)
- Authority to control its own work
2.Specialized body of knowledge
3.Specialized competence
4.Control over work performance - Service to society
6.Self-Regulation
7.Credentialling systems to certify competence
8.Legal reinforcement of professional standard
9.Ethical practice
10.Collegial subculture
11.Intrinsic rewards - Social acceptance
13.Specialized plan of formal education
Stage 1: Novice
Title: Novice
Experience lvl: Student
Characteristics of performance: Exhibits rule governed behavior. When nursing students ecounter situations that d not conform to the rules learned, they become highly critical of what happened and cling steadfastly to what they learned.
Stage 2 Advanced beginner
Title: Advanced beginner
Experience lvl: New graduate
Characteristics of Performance: formulate principles for action and helped is needed with priority setting because they view all actions as equally important.
Stage 3: Competent
Title: Competent
Experience lvl: 2-3 years in same setting
Characteristics of performance: Feeling of mastery and cope with contingencies and feels efficient and organized.
Stage 4: Proficient
Title: Proficient
Experience lvl: 3-5 years in same setting
Characteristics of performance: Perceives situations as “wholes” and interprets nuances a and recognizes which situations are most significant.
Stage 5: Expert
Title: Expert
Experience lvl: Extensive time in on or many settings
Characteristics of performance: Has intuitive grasp
What is the difference between occupation and profession?
Occupation is a kind of economic activity by a person to earn money. It has no independence and does not usually require a higher education. A profession is a occupation in which a person has undergo specialized training or internship. It requires specialized training or higher education.
What is Hood’s professional nurse contributions model
Outermost: Commitment, Compassion & caring are the key affective domains for optimal professional nursing that are intricately linked and comprise the outer circle of the model.
2nd circle: Competent & Confidence: Nurses must have competence with clinical skills and confidence can lead to competence and makes patients more at ease.
Inner most circle (6): Clinical Communication skills, Cognitive skills, Change, chaos, and complex systems.
What is QSEN? Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (6)
“Improve the quality and safety of the HC systems within which they work”
1)Patient Centered Care: recognize the patient as the source of control and providing acre based on patient’s preferences, values and needs”
2) Teamwork and Collaboration: function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, and shared decision making.
3)EBP: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences
4)Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to improve quality and safety of health care systems.
5)Safety: Minimizes the risk of harm to patients and providers through individual performance and system effectiveness( lowering bed and 6 rights)
6)Informatics: use of information and tech to communicate manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making (MAR and documentation)
Delegation (Who, What, and How)
Delegation: is the act of transferring a task to another who is capable of performing the task.
RNs may delegate tasks to UAPs and LVNs and they have the responsibility of completing the task.
Nursing Practice Act
Set of legal parameters for what nurses can and cannot do within their jurisdiction
It holds nurses to a standard of safe and prudent practice , specifies the scope of practice, and distinguishes professional nursing from other health professions.
Characteristics of Nursing Practice Act (NPA)-7
1)Definitions of nursing
2)Establishment of authority, power, and composition of the BRN
3)educational program standard
4)Types of titles and licenses
5)Protection of titles
6)Requirements for licensure
7) Grounds for disciplinary action, violations and possible remedies
What is Standards of Competent Practice? Define
A RN is considered competent when they transfer scientific knowledge from biological, physical sciences, and social in applying the nursing process.
Standards of Competent Practice (6)
1) Formulate nursing diagnosis
2) Formulates care plan
3) Performs skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be taken
4) Delegates tasks to subordinates based on legal scope of practice of the subordinates
5)Evaluates the effectiveness of the care plan through observation
6)Acts as the client’s advocate,
How do new nurses receive their licensure?
1) Must pass NCLEX
2) Successfully complete an educational program.
How do first time renewals work and when do you need CE?
1) Renewing your license for the first time is FREE and do not need 30 hrs. of CE.
2) Any renewal afterwards requires 30 hours of CE.
