Nursing as Profession

Cards (44)

  • The ______ is the center of your practice. This includes individuals, families, and or communities

    Patient
  • What are the health care advocacy groups?
    -Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing
    -Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication on The Future of Nursing
  • Who made the stages of nursing proficiency?
    Patricia Benner
  • This is the first stage of nurse proficiency- A newly graduated nurse

    Novice
  • use learned procedures and rules to determine what actions are required for the immediate situation. (Benner's stage of nurse proficiency)

    Advanced Beginner
  • These nurses are more aware of long-term goals, and they gain perspective from planning their own actions, which helps them achieve greater efficiency and organization (Benner's Stage)

    Competent
  • A ______ nurse perceives and understands situations as whole parts. He or she has a more holistic understanding of nursing, which improves decision-making. These nurses learn from experiences what to expect in certain situations, as well as how to modify plans as needed.

    Proficient
  • _____ nurses no longer rely on principles, rules, or guidelines to connect situations and determine actions. They have a deeper background of experience and an intuitive grasp of clinical situations. (Benner's Stage)

    Expert
  • When did documentation began?
    1960
  • The Six Standards of Practice?
    -Assessment
    -Diagnosis
    -Outcomes identification
    -Planning
    -Implementation
    -Evaluation
  • The ______ is the foundation of clinical decision-making?
    Nursing Process
  • The levels of care are demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as?

    Nursing Process Model
  • It is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles used to provide care. What is it?

    Code of Ethics
  • This involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. (Professional Roles)

    Autonomy
  • This means that you are responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided (Professional Roles)

    Accountability
  • You help the patient maintain and regain their health until they find their maximum level of independent function. (Professional Roles)

    Caregiver
  • You protect the patient's human and legal rights and help patients assert those rights
    Advocate
  • You teach the patient which matches the patient's capabilities and needs
    Educator
  • It is central to the nurse and patient relationship. It allows you to know your patient

    Communicator
  • You will establish an environment for collaborative patient-centered care to provide safe, quality care with positive patient outcomes (Professional Roles)

    Manager
  • Nursing provides an opportunity for you to commit to lifelong learning and career development

    Career development
  • It is the most independent functioning Nurse and has advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment
    Advanced- Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)
  • What are the four core roles of APRN?
    -Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
    -Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
    -Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
    -Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
  • They work primarily in schools of nursing, staff development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments.
    Nurse educator
  • Manages patient care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency
    Nurse Administrator
  • Investigates problems to improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice. They often work in an academic setting, hospital, or independent professional or community service agency
    Nurse Researcher
  • It is important for your patients to leave the health care setting with a positive image of nursing and the feeling that they receive quality care, your patients should never feel rushed
    Quality Care
  • She was the first practicing epidemiologist.
    She was known as the "Lady With the Lamp"
    She improved the sanitation on the battlefield of nursing today
    Florence Nightingale
  • When did Florence Nightingale organize the first school of nursing?
    1860
  • She was the founder of the American Red Cross. Who was she?
    Clara Barton
  • Who was the woman who organized ambulance services and went through nighttime in search for wounded soldiers?
    Mother Bickerdyke
  • She was a prominent female in the underground railroad movement to free slaves. Who was she?
    Harriet Tubman
  • She was the first professionally trained African- American Nurse and she was concerned with the relationship between cultures and races. Who was she?
    Mary Mahoney
  • They opened the Henry Street settlement which focused on the health needs of poor people who live in tenements in New York City. Who were they?

    Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster
  • Movement toward scientific, research-based practice nd defined body of knowledge
    Twentieth Century
  • On 1906, she was the first nursing professor at Columbia Teacher's college
    She was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities
    Mary Adelaide Nutting
  • When did the nursing specialization begin?
    1920
  • ___ affects how healthcare is paid for and delivered, there will be a greater emphasis, on health promotion disease prevention, and illness management in the future.
    Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • This addresses the challenge of preparing nurses with the competencies needed to continuously improve the quality of care in their work environments.
    Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
  • It is the study of all genes in a person and the interaction of these genes.
    Genomics