ch 1 nursing issues

Question 1

which is more complex and isolated a problem or an issue

Answer 1

problem

Question 2

how does reconceptualizing what seem like irresolvable problems as issues situated in their context helpful

Answer 2

when we see issues situated in political social and materal contexts opens us to realities and possibilities previously hidden

Question 3

what is the best approach to an issue

Answer 3

with approach that questions the taken for granted view of the particular subject

Question 4

what kind of analysis must you do for an issue

Answer 4

• Issues are best served with approach that questions the taken for granted view of the particular subject
• Instead of moving to solve problems, analyzing issues deeply includes looking at barriers that make visible the complexity of the issue

Question 5

t or f

after seeing the complexity of an issue it helps to come up with one true solution to the issue

Answer 5

false

this kind of analysis which moves us beyond the idea that any one strategy can lead to resoltuon of an issue

Question 6

what is the significance of clear articulation of issues for nursing profession

Answer 6

• important not just for indiv nurses, is useful for profession
• helps us to have unified voice and ability to organize
• the link between healthcare and political action is inseperable

Question 7

the quality of healthcare depends on the nature of nursing which is determined by….

Answer 7

o Stds of education and prep for profession
o Quality of care given by nurse (assoc w education and prep)
o # nurses avail-determined mostly by social and econ status the profession can give members
o Milieu care is offered in

Question 8

historically nurses have relied on a eductive or inductive approach to problem solving. Where do we need to go know?

Answer 8

• Historically weve relied on deductive approach to decisions but the environment of practice and our education means need to move to inductive

Question 9

what is an inductive approach

Answer 9

• Inductive approaches take into considereation the unique context from to global and specific details of situations

Question 10

is nursing becoming more or less poitical. How?

Answer 10

more

social justice is becoming embedded in education and practice and political awareness and action is encouraged. We are supposed to try to elimiate social inequities and be advocates

Question 11

is healthcare advancing along with technology or is access dec

Answer 11

access to healthcare services is actually dec

Question 12

t or f

the first step in workig towards addressing an issue is to analyze it

Answer 12

false first you must find a topic of interest, select a artic issue and articulate it clearly

Question 13

what do you do after articulating your issue

Answer 13

proceed w analysis using appropriate frameworks
finding barriers to resolution
-exploring strategies for resolution

Question 14

what does situatiing the topic entail

Answer 14

• To situate the topic gather information about that topic and identify beliefs, views and assumptions about the topic
• One can conduct a literature review of the topic

Question 15

what kind of questions do you ask when situating the topic

Answer 15

what is already known about this topic from? who has generated this knowledge? What assumptions are held about this topic? What issues in topic would you like to explore?

Question 16

which of the folowing is a topic and what is the issue

nurses work. who detemrines nursing work

Answer 16

nurses work is topic

while who determines nurses work is the issue

Question 17

what questions do you ask once the issue has been identified

Answer 17

• what makes this a nursing issue
• how are nurses involved in the issue
• who are the other partic and whats their involvement
• who first became concerned w subjet
• who began to raise the subject as an issue and why

Question 18

t or f all aproaches should be used every time you analyze an issue

Answer 18

-most issues benefit from more than one approach. But cant use all approaches each time

Question 19

what does historical analysis of the issue entail

Answer 19

allows us to reopen the nursing and Health Care history and see what understandings have been silenced or erased. And this is because history is written by the dominant groups

Question 20

since history is behind us does this mean that its meaning is fixed? Why might it be different?

Answer 20

• Each time we examine history we reinterpret it and our understanding is only one reality which depends on the questions and the asker

Question 21

what questions to ask during historical analysis

Answer 21

o When did the issue originate
o What are the conditions that lead to the development of the issue
o How have these conditions changed over time
o What is the sorts of these historical account
o What might have influenced this perspective of the history
o what contributes to our interpretation of this history
what have been the barriers to resoluton
what strategies fo rresoluton have already been tried

Question 22

what can we use to guide our ethicala nalysis of the issue

Answer 22

• Rely on the CNA code of ethics which also gives framework for ethical analysis
• This includes broad aspets of social justice, values and responsibilities, responsibilities and obligations for provision of care

Question 23

what kind of quetions to ask in ethical and legal analysis

Answer 23

o What are the laws that it with wins this issue
o What professional, legislative codes mandate particip responses
-what documents inform or influence the issue

Question 24

what are you analyzing during social and cultural analsysis o the issue

Answer 24

look at the societal context that shapes the issue and changes how it can be resolved
• Assess the dominant attitudes, its values, privileges and priorities of the culture

Question 25

what is a political aalysis of the issue concerne w quetions to ask

Answer 25

* Explores the location of power and influence within particular issues. * What is the relationship between knowollege and power in that situation? o Who benefits? who is resistant to change and who is satisfied to stay as is? And who is advocating for a change? Who benefits from the issue being resolved? etc

Question 26

what is a critical approach

Answer 26

• A critical approach asks questions which challenge our assumptions that are prevalent in society. These assumptions regard to gender, race, and class.

Question 27

what is a critical post colonial analysis what does it challenge

Answer 27

* The critical Post-Colonial analysis regards the effects of the colonization, domination of one group of over another * This position challenges notions of race, ratialization and culture

Question 28

what does a feminist analyis question

Answer 28

• Feminist analysis questions how gender has been attached to the issues. Generally this doesn’t relate to gender of indiv but instead the ways that structures based on gender divisions of power shape issues/events

Question 29

questions to ask when doing a crtiical analysis

Answer 29

o Is this issue influenced by the power or thehierarchal structures of institutions over nurses for patients with clients and o How is power being used o Could disparities between cultures be r/t colonization

Question 30

economic analysis of the issue. is this relevant in gen? questions relevant

Answer 30

• These days nearly all issues have questions of economics attached • We use lots of econ lingo o Who is the author of economic story we here? o Are there hidden agendas that are hidden because of the focus on economic issues. o Who benefits from the dominance of the economic stories.

Question 31

one of the most important strateges for moving an issue to resolution is ____ ___

Answer 31

identifyig barriers that may imprede the resolution rocess

Question 32

after your issue has been aticulated and analyzed you can resolve it what is your plan for resolution dependent on

Answer 32

• This plan is dependent on people affected by issue, interest, time and resources

Question 33

t or f | it is easier to execute a plan when ony the core stakeholders are involved

Answer 33

• It is best to get max support thru enlisting the most people involved as possible. make sure theyre unified

Question 34

beyond persuading elected officials to vote a certain way what ca lobbying be used for

Answer 34

can be used to carry an issue forward within and org by lobbying key indiv

Question 35

egs of direct lobbying

Answer 35

• Lobbying can be done thru direct contact -resolutions submitted to proff orgs and unions - meeting w key people professionally - meeting key peole socially face2face or electronically - campaigns to officials/those in power w social media, letters , calls, or indirectly eg bloging,getting popular support, thru media

Question 36

egs of indirect lobbying

Answer 36

- blogs reports and articles - enlisting support of key people - submitting resolutions to professional orgs and unions - using media w magazine/paper/radio/tv news announcements,

Question 37

which lobbying strategy is shared betwween in/direct lobbying

Answer 37

-submitting resolutions to professional orgs and unions

Question 38

wehn lobbying govt should you lobby both sides

Answer 38

o If lobbying govt also include members of opposition

Question 39

t or f | when lobbying it is best to stay away from stats except for % and to use lots of stories

Answer 39

f | o Use simple stats and avoid %. Apply the numbers in human terms Illustrate the stats with stories

Question 40

after meeting with people in a lobbying attempt what should you do after

Answer 40

o Follow meeting w written submissions that are accurate and succinct

Question 41

summary of key points abt lobbying | includes some notmentioned above

Answer 41

o Be informed o Use stats and avoid %. Illustrate the stats with stories o Articulate the issue clearly and why it is important o Know what others say abt the issue o The more people supporting u=more effective o If lobbying govt also include members of opposition o Follow meeting w written submissions that are accurate and succinct

Question 42

what kinds of letters can you write when lobbying

Answer 42

* Letters to officials. Keep one for yourself and consider sending to other stakeholders--it should have outline of selected issue and possibilities for resolution * Can write open letters * Letters to editor

Question 43

what is a resolution and where would it be presented

Answer 43

any topic of concern can be written as resolution for discussion eg national housing and homelessness strategy o Can be written for presentation at professional org annual genral meeting ef for CNA or a college of nursing

Question 44

is a resolution something that you just stand up and present?

Answer 44

sometimes they are. other times o They should be submitted before the meeting date (sometimes can only present on floor

Question 45

wwhat is unique abt the formatiing of resoluton

Answer 45

o Each paragraph starts with word whereas followed by comma w next letter capitalized

Question 46

should the resolution have any supporting documents or is it meant to stand alone

Answer 46

o All proposed resolutions must have supporting documentation