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professionalism

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conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession/professional person

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American Nurses Association

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commitment of nurses to provide care that promote well-being, prevention of illness and injury, health promotion

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Nurse researcher

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conducts evidence-based practice, performance improvement, and research to improve care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice

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Preventative Care

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screenings, wellness visits, immunizations, diet counseling, mental health counseling, seat belts/car seats/helmets

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Code of ethics

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statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong and the principles used to provide care for patients

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Patient Advocate

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protect patients human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises

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Primary health care (health promotion)

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Diagnosis and treatment of common illness, management of chronic conditions, prenatal care, family planning

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Secondary health care (acute care)

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urgent care, er care, radiological procedures

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Tertiary health care

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highly specialized: intensive care, impatient psychiatric facilities

speciality care
neurology, cardiology, rheumatology, dermatology, oncology

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Restorative Care

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rehabilitation, home care

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Continuing care

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quality of care over time

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Patient advocate

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protect patients human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises

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nurse educator

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teach patients effectively to improve patients’ knowledge, self-care, activity, and ability to make informed decisions

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discharge planning

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coordinated, interprofessional process that develops a plan for continuing care after a patient leaves a health care agency

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nurse practice acts

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board of nursing set scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs

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affordable care act

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ties payment to organizations offering Medicare Advantage plans to the quality ratings of the coverage they offer. If hospitals perform poorly in quality scores, they receive lower payments for services. Quality outcome measures include patient satisfaction and more effective management of care by reducing complications and readmissions and improving care coordination

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purpose of the scope and standards of practice

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guide nurses to make decisions to improve health and wellbeing (same everywhere) make sure patients are getting high quality care equitably

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Benner’s novice to expert theory

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Novice

Advanced beginner

Competent

Proficient

Expert

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6 roles of a professional nurse

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  1. autonomy and accountability
  2. caregiver
  3. advocate
  4. educator
  5. communicator
  6. manager
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Historical Nurses

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Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Dorthea Lynde Dix
Mary Mahoney
Lillian Ward
Isabel Hampton Robb

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MAGNET recognition program

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global issues in nursing and healthcare

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The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change procedure for the patient’s wound.The patient’s spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
1. Educator 2. Advocate
3. Caregiver 4. Communicator

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Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses:
A. Perform specific skills
B. Practice autonomy
C. Utilize knowledge from the medical discipline
D. Charge a fee for services rendered

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Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certificate examination

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Working in a tertiary care setting which activity does the nurse perform while providing tertiary care? 1. Conducting blood pressure screenings at a local food bank 2. Administering influenza vaccines for older adults at the local senior center 3. Inserting an indwelling catheter for a patient on a med/surg unit 4. Performing endotracheal suctioning for a patient on a ventilator in the medical ICU
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body alignment
posture indviduals center of gravity is stable
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thrombus
accumulation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factor, cellular elements of the blood attached to interior wall of vein or artery
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presbyopia
farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye, occurring typically in middle/old age
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body mecahanics
coordinated efforts of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems
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shear
the force exerted against the skin while skin remains stationary
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presbycusis
age related hearing loss
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deconditioning
involves physiological changes after a period of inactivity
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joint contracture
an abnormal and possibly permanent condition characterized by fixation of a joint
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ataxia
poor muscle control that causes clumsy involuntary movements
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atelectasis
collapse alveoli
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aphasia
varied degrees of inability to speak, interpret, or understand technology
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vertigo
sensation of whirling and loss of balance
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hemiparesis
one sided weakness
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sensory deficit
deficit in the normal function of sensory reception and perception
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factors that influence sensory functioning
- age - meaningful stimuli - amount of stimuli - social interaction - enviromental factors - cultural factors
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active listening
being attentive to what a patient is saying verbally and nonverbally
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motivational interviewing
encourage patients to share their thoughts, goals, beliefs, fears, and concerns
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therapeutic communication
specific responses that encourage the expression of feelings and ideas and convey acceptance and respect
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close ended quee=stions
yes/no or one word responses
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perceptual biases
perception skewed by out stereotypes and assumptions about others
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receiver
receives and decodes message
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open ended question
allow patients to take conversational lead and introduce info about a topic
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sterotypes
oversimplified image or idea of a person or thing
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sender
encodes and delivers message
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health lteracy
cognitive and skills that determine the ability of individuals to gain access to , understand, and use info in ways that promote and maintain good health
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teach back
closed loop communication that assess patient retention of the info given during teaching lesson
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medical jargon
language used by healthcare profs to shorten and ease communcation
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SBAR
Situation Background Assessment Recommendation
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pronouns
how someone wants to be referred
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patient centered care
respect for patients, values, education, access, emotional support, involvement of friends/family, continuity
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culture
is defined as the learned and shared beliefs, values, norms and traditions of a particular group, which guide out thinking, decisions, and actions
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caring
is defined as a universal phenomenon influencing the ways in which people think, feel, and behave in relation to one another
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empathy
ability to understand accept another person's reality, accurately perceive feelings, and communicate this understanding to the other
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culturally congruent care (transcultural care)
emphasizes need to provide care based on individual cultural beliefs, practices and values
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cultural humility
the ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with persons from cultures or belief system other than your own multifaceted healthcare
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cultural desire
motivation of health care professional to want to engage in process of becoming culturally aware, knowledgeable, and skillful
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Dr. Jean Watson
- treating people like people - caring regenerates life energies
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caring
listen eye contact advocate getting to know touch if applicable
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Dr. Praticia Benner
know for book from novice to expert advancement of teaching study listened to nurses stories and analyzed
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LEARN cultural assessment
listen explain acknowledge recommend negotiate
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Dr Madeline Leninger
emphasized culture and caring how to take care of people different that you patient centered care cultural preservation, accommodations, restructuring
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Dr Kristen Swanson
patient centered care caring for patient w empathy= comfort nurse demonstrating care just as important as tasks
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ethic of care
moral response based on professional caring relationships with other nurses
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linguistic competence
the ability to communicate effectively and convey info to be easily understood by diverse audiences
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health disparities
particular type of health diff that is closely linked with social economic, or environment disadvantage
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Social determinants of health (SDOH)
conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health and quality of life

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