Nursing Arts Exam Flashcards
(39 cards)
Define Nursing
The profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm
Discuss the historical development of professional nursing and nursing education in Canada
2 waves
First wave focused on nursing leaders who established associations.
Second wave was the events and social structures. Along with the lives and experiences that helped shape nursing.
Aboriginals were some of the first people to have health care ( herbal remedies)
Quebec had the first hospital where Jesuit priests were the nurses, there were also male attendants in the “sick bays”
Nursing then transitioned to the augustinian nuns.
Florence nightingale is the supposed founder of modern nursing.
Jeanne Mance founded a hospital in montreal and due to her medical knowledge later became an inspiration to generations.
Discuss the impact of the Canadian Health Act on Health Care Delivery
Banned extra billing and fees, allowed all insured Canadians health care regardless of ability to pay.
It Had five principles Public administration Comprehensiveness Universality Portability Accessibility.
Describe how the Health Professions Act regulates health professionals in Alberta
- It helps to be a more open and accountable system of self-governance.
- Provides a more modern framework for the work of health professionals,
- provides consumers with freedom of choice and
- provides mechanisms to improve quality of care
Describe the scope of practice of a LPN in Alberta
LPNs are self regulated directed by a framework that includes Legislation ( HPA ) regulation
- Standards of Practice
- Code of Ethics
LPNs serve with knowledge based practice to Families, individuals and groups service the public and ethical practice.
LPNs form Nursing diagnosis plan interventions provide health education evaluate responses to treatment with the client and healthcare providers .
Describe the role of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta ( CLPNA) in regulating nursing practice.
- Develops the Code of Ethics for nurses
- Have the power to revoke or suspend Licenses
- set standards for the practice
- Approve Nursing education programs
- Make sure nurses went through a recognized school
- Annually renew your registration
- Participate in continuing competency activities
- Investigate concerns regarding an LPN
Describe various working environments for the LPN
Acute care Long term care Community care Primary care clinics Education Occupational Health and Safety Public Health Leadership
Define Nursing Theory and how it informs nursing practice
The aim of nursing theory is to organize knowledge about nursing to enable nurses to use it in a professional and accountable manner
Explore the purpose of Conceptual Framework
Conceptualization of nursing for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing care.
Needs Theories
Early theorist organized their thinking by conceptualizing the patient as representing a collection of needs.
Common Practice in the 1960s
Maslows hierarchy of needs influenced “ needs theorists” in their theories.
Interactionist Theories
Focused on relationships between nurses and clients
More clearly defined the specific human communicative and behavioural patterns by which practitioners met their patients needs
System Theories
Systems theory helped nurses recognize that intervention in any one part of a system would produce consequent reactions in other parts.
Individual is a whole system and environment is not specifically addressed
Practice Based view
Individual needs a clean environment
good food
sunshine
nurses would provide this
if the patient felt cared for healing would occur
Eleven Determinants of health
Genetics Race Accessibility Culture Education Income/Social Status Childhood Development Environment Geography Employment Support
Identify the purpose and qualities of therapeutic communication
Purpose: Encourage expression of feelings, ideas and convey acceptance and respect
Qualities: Unique- beginning( orientation) middle ( working ) and ( termination) phases
Authentic, responsive, empathy and respect.
Techniques of therapeutic communication
Active Listening sharing observations Sharing Empathy Sharing Hope Sharing humour using touch silence providing info
Nurse-Individual helping relationship
Professional helper
Unique health care needs
Relationship is theraputic
promoting a psychological environment providing a climate for positive change and growth
Confidentiality is expected
individual needs are greater then nurses needs
Nurse-Family relationship
Friendship
support
guidance
encouragment
importance of confidentiality as it relates to health records and nursing care
- Legally and ethically obligated
- Breaches cn lead to disciplinary actions
- Confidential info must not be taken home
- Confidential information must be disposed of appropriately
five phases of nursing process (ADPIE)
- Nursing Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis
- Planning Nursing Care
- Implementing Nursing Care
- Evaluating Nursing Care
Components of Nursing Diagnosis
- Diagnostic lABEL
- Related Factors
- Definition
- Risk Factors
- Support of the diagnostic Statement
Medical Diagnosis
Identifies a disease condition based on a specific evaluation of signs and symptoms
Nursing Diagnosis
A clinical judgment about the client in response to an actual or potential health problem
Types of nursing Diagnosis
Actual
Risk
Health Promotion
Wellness
