The nursing Profession Ch 22 Flashcards
Clinical judgment
Personal experience and patience desires
Critical thinking
Learn what works, problem-solving – remember that everyone is different
Patient centered care
Treat everyone as an individual
Professionalism
How you approach, families, as well as patience
Healthcare advocacy groups
Advocate for nurses
Ben Hur stages of nursing
Five steps
Novice – stage one
Advanced beginner – stage two
Competent – stage three
Proficient – stage four
Expert – stage five
Standards of practice 6 standards
Six standards
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nurse practice act
Scope of practice
What you can, or cannot do
Who sets the Standards of practice
Set by ANA
Standards of professional performance
Doing what you were supposed to do – scope of practice
Autonomy
Allows individuals to make their own healthcare decisions
Beneficence
Best interest of the patient
Nonmaleficence
Do not harm
Justice
Treat everyone equally
Fidelity
Keep your promise
Value
Deeply held beliefs; could be cultural
Value clarification
How do your values affect the patient?
Set time set aside your values for what’s beneficial to the patient or what the patient wants
Processing an ethical dilemma ( 7 steps)
Step one: ask if this is an ethical dilemma
Step two: gather all relevant information
Step three: clarify values
Step four: verbalize the problem
Step five: identify possible course of action
Step six: negotiate a plan
Step seven: evaluate the plan
Quality of life
What you may see as quality of life, may not be the same to someone else
Genetic screening
Some people believe this is important
Access to care
Depends on geography, finance, insurance