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Funda Set 3 Flashcards

1
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“The act of utilizing the environment of the
patient to assist him in his recovery” (Florence
Nightingale)

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NURSING:

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first nursing theorist; she raised the
status of nursing into education; environmental theory,
1500 yrs ago; founder of modern nursing

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Florence Nightingale

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Nursing is caring
→ Nursing involves close personal contact with the
client
→ Nursing focuses on human response
→ Nursing is committed in the involvement of ethical,
legal and political issues in the delivery of health
services

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Characteristics of Nursing:

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→ Authentic
→ Altruistic (selfless; concern for others; devoted)
→ Compassionate
→ Caring
→ Trustworthy

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Personal Qualities of a Nurse:

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→ Degree holder
→ Licensed professional
→ Code of ethics
→ Competent
→ Autonomy

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Professional Characteristics of a Nurse

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An occupation that requires extensive
education or a calling that requires special knowledge,
skills and preparation

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PROFESSION

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→ Specialized education
→ Theoretical Body of Knowledge
→ Code of ethics
→ Autonomy

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Characteristics of Profession

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→ Empirical: scientific knowledge
→ Aesthetics: beauty or art
→ Ethics: good or bad
→ Personal knowledge: experience, thoughts and
beliefs

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CARPERS PATTERN OF KNOWING:

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Prehistoric
Compassion for other
Nursing is for women

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Intuitive

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On the job training
Dark period

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Apprentice

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Formal training and education
Florence nightingale school

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Educated

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Post-world war 2
Modern era
Research based practice

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Contemporary

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PERIODS OF NURSING

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Intuitive
Apprentice
Educated
Contemporary

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→ Health promotion
→ Disease prevention
→ Restoration of health
→ Care of the dying

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FOCUS ON NURSING PRACTICE:

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Roles and Functions of the Nurse

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→ Care giver
→ Communicator
→ Educator
→ Advocate
→ Collaborator
→ Clinician
→ Researcher
→ Case manager

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16
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is a profession governed by specialized body
of knowledge and code of conduct.

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nursing

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17
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Nursing activities are focused on 4 areas

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health
promotion, disease prevention, restoration of health
and care of the dying

18
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defined nursing in functional terms: “The
unique function of the nurse is to assist the
individual, sick or well, in the performance of those
activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to
a peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if
he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge.
And to do this in such a way to help him/her to gain
independence as rapidly as possible

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Henderson

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  • is a calling that requires special
    knowledge, skill and preparation

An occupation that requires advanced knowledge
and skills and that it grows out of society’s needs for
special services

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Profession

20
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Nursing is caring
→ Nursing involves close personal contact with the
recipient of care
→ Nursing is concerned with services that take humans
into account as physiological, psychological, and
sociological organisms
→ Nursing is commited to promoting individual, family,
community, and national health goals in its best
manner possible

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Characteristics of Nursing

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Personal Qualities of a Nurse

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Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing
→ Must be physically and mentally fit
→ Must have a license to practice nursing in the country
→ A professional nurse therefore, is a person who has
completed a basic nursing education program and is
licensed in his country to practice professional
nursing

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The traditional and most essential role functions
as nurturer, comforter, provider
→ “mothering actions” of the nurse
→ Provides direct care and promotes comfort of
client

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Caregiver / Care provider

23
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Provides information and helps the client to
learn or acquire new knowledge and technical
skills
→ Promotes healthy lifestyle

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Teacher

24
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Helps client to recognize and cope with stressful
psychologic or social problems; to develop an
improve interpersonal relationships and to
promote personal growth

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Counselor

25
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→ Initiate changes or assist clients to make
modifications in themselves or in the system of
care

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Change Agent

26
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Involves concern for and actions in behalf of the
client to bring aobut a change
→ Promotes what is best for the client, ensuring
that the client’s need are met and protecting the
client’s right
→ Provides explanation in clients language and
support clients decision

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Client Advocate

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Makes decisions, coordinates activities of
others, allocate resource evaluate care and
personnel plans, give direction, develop staff,
monitors operations, give the rewards fairly and
represents both client and administrations as
needed

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Manager

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Participates in identifying significant
researchable problems
→ Participates in scientific investigation and must
be a consumer of research findings
→ Must be aware of the research process,
langauge of research, a sensitive to issues
related to protecting the rights of human
subjects

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Researcher

29
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Identify client problems and to communicate
there verbally to other members of the
healthcare team

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Communicator

30
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Use of technical / expertise to administer
nursing care and initiate and modify care

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Clinician

31
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Nurse influence others to work together toward
environment goal
→ Goal attainment theory (Imogene King)

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Leader

32
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Expanded Role as of the Nurse

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Clinical Specialists
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse-midwife
Nurse anesthetist
Nurse Educator
Nurse Entrepreneur
Nurse Administrator

33
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  • is a nurse who has completed
    a master’s degree in specialty and has considerable
    clinical expertise in that specialty. She provides expert
    care to individuals, participates in educating health care
    professionals and ancillary, acts as a clinical consultant
    and participates in research
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Clinical Specialists

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  • is a nurse who has completed
    either as certificate proram or a master’s degree in a
    specialty and is also certified by the appropriate specialty
    organization. She is skilled at making nursing assessment,
    performing P.E., counseling, teaching and treating minor
    and self-limiting illness
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Nurse Practitioner

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  • a nurse who has completed a
    program in midwifery; provides prenatal and postnatal
    care and delivers babies to woman woth uncomplicated
    pregnancies
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Nurse-midwife

36
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  • a nurse who completed the
    course of study in an anesthesia school and carries out
    pre-operative status of clients
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Nurse anesthetist

37
Q

a nurse usually with advanced
degree, who teaches in clinical or educational settings,
teaches theoretical knowledge, clinical skills and conduct
research

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Nurse Educator

38
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  • a nurse who has an
    advanced degree, and manages health-related business
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Nurse Entrepreneur

39
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a nurse who functions at
various levels of management in health settings;
responsible for the management and administration of
resources and personnel involved in giving patient care

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Nurse Administrator

40
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Fields and Opportunities in Nursing

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Hospital / Institutional Nursing
Public Health Nursing / Community Health
Nursing-
Industrial / Occupational Nursing-
School Health Nurse
Military Nurse
Clinical Nurse
Independent Nursing Practice

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ACRONYM OF NURSE

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Qualities of a Nurse:
→ Neat, clean and pleasant in appearance
→ Good physical and mental health
→ Technical competence
→ Self-disciplined and professional ethics
→ Alert, active, and confident
→ Respects individuals socioeconomic background
→ Good citizen
→ Respects coworkers and coprofessionals

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