Nurs 317 first exam Flashcards
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describe four categories of safety risks in health care agency
falls, patient inherent accidents, procedure related accidents, equipment related accidents
patient inherent accidents
self induced
procedure related accidents
during therapy or treatment
what do patients want from health care and providers
access, safety, outcomes, and respect
2018 national patient safety goals
medication safety, core measures (standardization of care), surgical care improvement, safe patient handling, hand off communication, alarm fatigue
what can you do as a provider to improve patient safety
follow protocols, speak up with concerns, listen to patients colleagues and mentors, take care of yourself
patient centered care
providing respectful and responsive care to patient’s preferences, needs, values and ensuring patient values guide plan of care
evidence based care
process that promotes optimal heath care based on research
never events and examples
serious and preventable events that should never occur in hospital setting. example: pressure ulcer or wrong site surgery
sentinel events and examples
unexpected outcomes or risk involving death or serious physical or psychological injury. example is patient suicide, medication error, or delay in treatment
analyze for safety concerns: immobile patient with dysphagia having to stay in the hospital for a prolonged amount of time.
This would increase the risk for the patient to develop pressure ulcers. I would look for any erythema that does not blanch. I would also look at the record and make sure the patient is being turned every few hours and make sure to record each time I move the patient. I would communicate with the patient’s family or caregiver how important it is for the patient to be turned and educate them on what to look for. I would pay extra attention to areas where skin breakdown is most common, like the sacrum, spinal processes and occipital bone
Articulate role of the Florence Nightingale in nursing
Florence Nightingale is credited to being the founder of “Modern Nursing”
Nightingale transformed nursing into a professional role, not just caregiving
She used biostatistics to demonstrate the efficacy of her interventions
Verbalize the definition of a professional nurse
protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in care of patients
dependent nursing actions
doing something in guidance of the physician. example: medication administration
independent nursing action
part of the nursing process. you challenge the ways others think and look for rational and logical answers to problems.
collaborative nursing action
also known as interdependent. working together with another healthcare professional to get things accomplished for patient’s care.
domain
It is the knowledge of nursing practice and nursing history, nursing theory, education, and research. Gives nurses a comprehensive perspective that allows you to identify and treat patients’
health care needs in all health care settings
theory
a set of concepts,definitions,and assumptions in order to explain a particular phenomenon.
paradigm
is a pattern of beliefs used to describe the domain of a discipline
Henderson’s theory
there are 14 basic life activities a patient needs assistance with, help with these needs until patient is able to do them alone. Ex: breathing, eating/drinking, elimination, movement/positioning, sleep/rest, clothing, body temp., hygiene, safety, communication/socialization/play, practice of faith, learning
Leininger’s theory
focusing on culture as nursing and health care would become more global. know how to care for patient based on their culture allows for comfortable and effective care
Nightingale’s theory
based on bringing patient closer to nature; incorporate good environment to help with healing. Ex: sunlight helps patients with healing.
Orem’s theory
teaching patients to be self sufficient, practice self care, Goal: teaching patient to manage own health problems
Neuman’s theory
role of nurse is to stabilize patient, identify stressors, and assess the whole