Unit 1 Introduction to Nursing Study Guide slides 1-35 Flashcards
Clinical Judgement
Recognizing and analyzing cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking action, and evaluating the outcomes of the actions. It closely considers the patients history to see how their health staus has changed
Critical Judgement
Is reflecting on collected info, analyzing it, and carefully considers all viable options
Problem Solving
Nurses recognize an issue and find a solution to solve it while making sure to get the best outcomes
Why is it important to define nursing?
Provide public with info on what the nurse does, allow students to learn what they can’t and can do and learn the scope, and separate scopes from that of a physician
Qualities of Nurses?
Critical thinker, compassionate, Good listener, Observant
What is a profession, and how is nursing one
Based on scientific and technical knowledge, knowledge and competence are evaluated and must have service orientation and ethics. ex: requires coursework in humanities as well as research, state bodies regulate criteria to be nurse, provides service to others
What is an occupation and how is nursing one?
employer decides conditions and wage, however practice acts don’t limit nurses autonomy allowing them to be an occupation
Discipline
Have a domain of knowledge that is practical (current state of knowledge) and theoretical (questions that arise and are researched)
How can nursing improve its recognition?
Standardize educational requirements such as programs and CE, so the standard and expectations are clear. Make states standardize the renewal process for licenses to limit confusion, and Inform the public of what a nurse actually does, to hopefully inform and reduce misinformation
CE, Continuing Education
Helps keep nurse current in field, WA requires 45 CEs and 500 hours every three years to renew on birthday
Novice Nurse (Benner model)
Nursing student, little to no experience, learning rules/processes, task oriented
Advanced beginner
New Grads, focus on clinical situations and recognize similarities. Knows abnormal findings, but not signicance
Competent
After 2-3 years of practice in same area, gained experience and wrestle with complex concerns. Handle ratio and prioritize
Proficient
Quickly take in info and give meaning to it, while clustering it. They see the big picture and expect what to happen. More flexible and fluent and able to adapt better
Expert
See what needs to happen and how to do it, trust and rely on intuition while deeply understanding whats going on, They recognize a problem without usual signs and symptoms.
Nurse practice acts
Each state enacts laws that govern the practice of nursing. The BON is responsible for regulating the practice, protects the public
Health promotion (primary services)
It fosters the highest state of well-being to help keep patients healthy, like yearly checkups
Illness Prevention (primary services)
Is the avoidance of disease, infection, and other comorbidities. It targets to minimize the development of disease. Such as screenings or teaching, promoting nutrition
Health restoration (secondary services)
Foster the return of health for those who are ill while addressing ALL needs (surgery, rehab)
End-of-life care (teritary)
Helps focus on the needs of the terminally ill to help promote comfort, maintain quality of life, and provide spiritual/cultural care, while maintaining dignity
Primary Services
Directed at keeping patient well, by preventing illness and promoting healthy habits. This includes general or primary care offices, clinics, and diagnostic centers
Secondary Services
Early diagnosis and treatment of illness, disease, or injury, becoming more common in surgery centers, offices, and outpatient centers
Tertiary Services
Long-term rehabilitation centers and care for the dying, can be provided by home or inpatient settings
Types of care
Hospitals, Extended care facilities (nursing home, rehab centers, assisted living, ambulatory care, home health, community health centers, independent living facilities)
