WEEK 1- NURSING AS A PROFESSION Flashcards
what are the varieties in career opportunities for nursing
- clinical practice
- education
- research
- management
- administration
- entrepreneurship
who are the patient center of practice?
- INDIVIDUALS
- FAMILIES
- COMMUNITIES
what are the ways in which you should administer quality patient-centered care
safe, prudent and knowledgeable manner
true or false: nursing is SIMPLY a collection of specific skills, and we are a person trained to perform a specific task
FALSE- NOT simply a collection of specific skills
what is the nursing practice blend?
current knowledge and practice standards, insight and compassionate approach to patient care
patient’s health care needs as ______ and constantly changing, meet needs of patients and integrate evidence-based findings to provide______
MULTIDIMENSIONAL, HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE
Who came up with the analysis theory?
DR. Patricia Benner
what are the five components of the analysis theory
novice, beginner, competent, proficient, expert
beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation without any previous level of experience.
learner learns via specific set of rules or procedures that are usually stepwise and linear
NOVICE
nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation. experience may be observational in nature but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects of principles in nursing care
ADVANCE BEGINNER
nurse who has been in the same clinical position for 2-3 years.
nurse understands the organization and specific care requirements of patients. In this phase nurse usually had experience with all types of psychomotor skills required
COMPETENT
nurse with more than 2-3 years experience in the same clinical practice. Perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a whole, can readily transfer knowledge gained from previous experience to a situation
PROFICIENT
nurse with diverse experience who has an intuitive grasp of potential clinical problem. Nurse is able to zero in on the existing problem or potential clinical problem
EXPERT
who sets the standards for nursing practice?
ANA or American Nurses Association
how many ANA standards of nursing practice are there? and give each
there are nine (9)- assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, implementation, coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion, consultation, prescriptive authority and treatment, evaluation
the RN collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or situation
ASSESSMENT
the RN analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues
DIAGNOSIS
the RN identifies expected outcomes
OUTCOME IDENTIFICATION
the RN implements the identified plan
IMPLEMENTATION