overview of the professional nursing practice Flashcards
This role has traditionally included those activities that assist the client physically and psychologically while preserving the client’s dignity and it addresses the client’s holistic care needs
caregiver
for completely dependent care (ex. comatose patient)
Full care
for partially dependent care (ex. adolescent patient and post-stroke patient)
Partial care
when assisting clients to attain their highest possible level of health and wellness; client does not have to
have disability.
Supportive-educative care
- In this role, nurses identify client problems and then communicate these verbally or in writing to other members of the healthcare team.
- Nurses should be able to competently converse with the patient.
communicator
● As a _______, the nurse helps clients learn about their health and the healthcare procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health.
TEACHER
● One who expresses, defends, and protects the patient.
● Nurses inform clients about their rights and provide them with the information they need to make informed choices.
CLIENT ADVOCATE
Involves providing emotional, intellectual, psychological support.
COUNSELOR
is the process of helping a client to recognize and cope with stressful psychologic or social problems, to develop improved interpersonal relationships, and to promote personal growth.
Counseling
Assisting clients to make modifications in their behavior.
CHANGE AGENT
● Influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal.
● Have outstanding interpersonal skills and are excellent listeners and communicators.
LEADER
a learned process requiring an understanding of the needs and goals that motivate people, the knowledge to apply the leadership skills, and the interpersonal skills to influence others.
Effective leadership
● Responsible for the management and coordination of client care.
● Supervise others in the provision of nursing care or provide direct care themselves.
MANAGER
Work with the multidisciplinary health care team to measure the effectiveness of the case management plan and to monitor outcomes.
Regardless of the setting, they help ensure that care is oriented to the client, while controlling costs
CASE MANAGER
● Nurses have to innovate through research to become more efficient.
RESEARCH CONSUMER
RNs who have advanced practice training and have completed a master’s or higher education degree and certification in their specialty of
advanced practice roles.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRNs)
● Has an advanced degree or expertise and is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of practice.
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
Advanced nurse who administers anesthesia for surgical and other procedures and provides pre- and postanesthesia care for individuals across the life span.
NURSE ANESTHETIST
Provide primarily healthcare for women from adolescence throughout the lifespan.
NURSE MIDWIFE
Investigates nursing problems to improve nursing care and to refine and expand nursing knowledge.
NURSE RESEARCHER
● Manages client care, including the delivery of nursing services.
● Handles unit, staffing, and budgeting.
- Less on bedside jobs and more on admin jobs.
NURSE ADMINISTRATOR
● Employed in nursing programs, at educational institutions, and in hospital staff education.
★ Focuses on teaching or educating and
guiding students on nursing knowledge
(educational and practical settings).
NURSE EDUCATOR
An Act Providing For a More Responsive Nursing Profession, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7164, Otherwise Known as “The Philippine Nursing Act Of 1991” and For Other Purposes
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9173: “THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 2002”
Article VI Sec 28
