Unit 1 Introduction to Nursing Study Guide slides 1-35

Question 1

Clinical Judgement

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Critical Judgement

Answer 2

Is reflecting on collected info, analyzing it, and carefully considers all viable options

Question 3

Problem Solving

Answer 3

Nurses recognize an issue and find a solution to solve it while making sure to get the best outcomes

Question 4

Why is it important to define nursing?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Qualities of Nurses?

Answer 5

Critical thinker, compassionate, Good listener, Observant

Question 6

What is a profession, and how is nursing one

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is an occupation and how is nursing one?

Answer 7

employer decides conditions and wage, however practice acts don’t limit nurses autonomy allowing them to be an occupation

Question 8

Discipline

Answer 8

Have a domain of knowledge that is practical (current state of knowledge) and theoretical (questions that arise and are researched)

Question 9

How can nursing improve its recognition?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

CE, Continuing Education

Answer 10

Helps keep nurse current in field, WA requires 45 CEs and 500 hours every three years to renew on birthday

Question 11

Novice Nurse (Benner model)

Answer 11

Nursing student, little to no experience, learning rules/processes, task oriented

Question 12

Advanced beginner

Answer 12

New Grads, focus on clinical situations and recognize similarities. Knows abnormal findings, but not signicance

Question 13

Competent

Answer 13

After 2-3 years of practice in same area, gained experience and wrestle with complex concerns. Handle ratio and prioritize

Question 14

Proficient

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Expert

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

Nurse practice acts

Answer 16

Each state enacts laws that govern the practice of nursing. The BON is responsible for regulating the practice, protects the public

Question 17

Health promotion (primary services)

Answer 17

It fosters the highest state of well-being to help keep patients healthy, like yearly checkups

Question 18

Illness Prevention (primary services)

Answer 18

Is the avoidance of disease, infection, and other comorbidities. It targets to minimize the development of disease. Such as screenings or teaching, promoting nutrition

Question 19

Health restoration (secondary services)

Answer 19

Foster the return of health for those who are ill while addressing ALL needs (surgery, rehab)

Question 20

End-of-life care (teritary)

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Primary Services

Answer 21

Directed at keeping patient well, by preventing illness and promoting healthy habits. This includes general or primary care offices, clinics, and diagnostic centers

Question 22

Secondary Services

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Early diagnosis and treatment of illness, disease, or injury, becoming more common in surgery centers, offices, and outpatient centers

Question 23

Tertiary Services

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Long-term rehabilitation centers and care for the dying, can be provided by home or inpatient settings

Question 24

Types of care

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Hospitals, Extended care facilities (nursing home, rehab centers, assisted living, ambulatory care, home health, community health centers, independent living facilities)

Question 25

Hospital

Answer 25

Most frequently used, broad range of services

Question 26

Nursing homes

Answer 26

Provide custodial care for those who can’t live alone, but not sick to require hospitalization.

Question 27

Rehab Center

Answer 27

Provide extended care and treatment for patients with physical or mental illness. Rehab collaborates with team to provide well rounded care

Question 28

Assisted living facilites

Answer 28

For older adults with a decline in health status and can’t live independently, help with meals, self care

Question 29

Ambulatory care

Answer 29

Cost-effective care to those who come and go from the facility for services like dialysis, and chemo. Include medical offices, urgent care, outpatient therapy, hospitals

Question 30

Home health

Answer 30

provide care to patients at home, coordinated by nurse and includes multiple therapies

Question 31

Community and public health

Answer 31

Provide care to communities and groups, as well as those who are at risk to help improve health of area (church, schools, shelter, work, clinics)

Question 32

Independent living facility

Answer 32

55+ who are independent, and want to live with other senior citizens. Includes peer support and fun activities, nurse do periodic health checks

Question 33

Roles of the nurse

Answer 33

Direct care provides (needs), communicator, educator, advocate, counselor (therapeutic communication), change agent (advocate for change), leader, manager, case manager, research consumer (apply evidenced based practice to provide best care and identify problems)