The professional Nurse Flashcards
Florence Nightingale accomplishments
Hygiene/sanitization , investigative care, rounding.
American Nurses Association does what?
Provide education opportunities and political lobbying for the nursing profession.
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
represents the nursing process (critical thinking) and is a foundation of clinical decision-making for nurses.
What are the elements for the Standards of Practice? Details?
Assessment: systemic collection of data
Diagnosis: Based on assessment from analysis
Outcomes Identification: what outcomes are wanted/needed
Planning: What steps need to be taken to evidently change conclusion
Implementation: take steps in order to improve the situation
Evaluation
What are the elements for the Standards of Professional Nursing?
Ethics, cultural congruent care, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, environmental health.
What are the nursing concepts and roles?
Autonomy, Accountability, caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, manager
Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
legislature that says the board has power over nursing in a state.
Benner’s Stages of Nursing Proficiency
Novice, advance beginner, competent, proficient, expert.
What are the specific skills for registered nurses?
assessment, care planning, implementation of provider’s orders, IV meds and blood administration, patient education
