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61 Cards in this Set
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Nursing Practice Acts |
Describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing practice in each state |
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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) |
Protects the rights of individuals who are disabled |
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Standards of care |
The legal requirments for nurse practice that describe minimal acceptable nursing care |
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American Nurses Association |
Develops standards for nursing practice, policy statements and similar resolutions |
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The Joint Commission |
Requires accredited hospitals to have written nursing policies and procedures |
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EMTALA |
Stabilizing emergency patients beforw transport |
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Mental Health Parity Act |
Prohibits placing lifetime or annual limits on mental healthcare |
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National Organ Transplant Act |
Prohibits the sell of organs |
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Empirics |
Science of nursing |
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Esthetics |
Art of nursing |
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Personal knowledge |
Gained exerience |
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Ethics |
Morals |
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Nursing research |
Systematic inquiry that utilizes discipline methods to answer questions, solve problems. |
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Ultimate goal of Nursing Research |
Develop, refine, expand body of knowledge to benefit the profession and patients |
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Theories |
Build common terminology, offer a framework for generating knowledge to help establish quality to improve nursing care |
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Qualitative |
Observe over a long period of time |
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Quantitative |
Numbers |
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Experimental |
Researches introduce new ideas |
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Non-experimental |
Observations without interventions |
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CMS |
Require the reporting of 8 different things annually |
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Leader for high standards of safety and quality |
Joint Commission |
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Donnabedian Model |
Most common utilized framework for determining quality managed cost containment |
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Healthcare Quality |
Expectations: providers, managers, patients, patient-centered- care, excellent services, comprehensive communication, competent care, interprofessional teamwork, cultural care |
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Results less systematic, random |
Research |
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Considers all research, more systematic, integrative,clinical expertise, values |
EBP |
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5 steps |
Develop topic, look at triggers, form a team, research, evaluate |
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Scope of evidence |
Bi-directional |
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Bench research |
Client care and advances in patient care depend on bench research |
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QSEN |
Knowledge, skills, attitude |
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Six Sigma |
Process improvement |
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TQI |
Continuous high quality for customers |
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Baldridge |
Excellence in performance |
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IOM |
To err is human... |
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A |
Strongly recommends- beneficial to others |
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B |
Recommends - moderate |
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C |
None |
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D |
Recommends against- risks outweigh the benefits |
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I |
Not enough evidence to recommend or to not recommend |
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Evidence Based Practice |
Problem solving approach tp clinical practice that integrates the conscientious of best evidence in combination with a clinician's expertise and patient preferences in values in making decisions about patient care |
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Evaluation |
Form of quantitative research that determines how well a program or policy is working |
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Gold Standard of Research |
Randomized control group- 2 groups, randomize them, double-blind, 0 bias, do not influence results |
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Tort |
Civil wrong against a person or their property |
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Intentional tort |
Assault, battery, false imprisonment |
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Unintentional tort |
Negligence, malpractice |
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Quasi- Intentional tort |
Hurting feelings, defimation of character, invasion of privacy |
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Assault |
Threat |
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Battery |
Unlawful touching |
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Defamation of character |
Publication of false statements |
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Slander |
Spoken |
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Libel |
Written |
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Negligence |
Conduct that falls below the conduct of care |
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Organized system of ensuring appropriate nursing care by identifying potential hazards and eliminating them before harm occurs |
Risk management |
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Particiative governing |
Voting, running for office, attending legislative sessions |
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Patients without healthcare |
Use emergency departments, more expensive to provide care |
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State laws |
Regulate practice |
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Agenda setting |
A health-related issue is identified |
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HIPPA |
Patient privacy |
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Federal Nursing Home Reform Act |
Patients free from restraints |
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Good Samaritan |
Assist in emergemcies within scope, do not leave the scene |
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Uniform Determination of Death |
Cardiopulmonary, or "whole brain" to determine death |
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Nurses assisting with PAS (Physician assisted suicide) |
Violates the code of ethics for nurses (Death with Dignity Act) |
