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Certification, licensure, education
LEVELS OF NURSING
PRACTICALNURSING EDUCATION
REGISTEREDNURSING EDUCATION
GRADUATENURSING EDUCATION
CONTINUINGEDUCATION
IN-SERVICEEDUCATION
Aims of nursing

PROMOTE HEALTH


PREVENT ILLNESS


RESTORE HEALTH


FACILITATE COPING WITH


DISABILITY OF DEATH

Differentiate roles in nursing

CAREGIVER


COMMUNICATOR


TEACHER/EDUCATOR


COUNSELOR


LEADER


RESEARCHER


ADVOCATE


COLLABORATOR

Health care trends
Changing demographics and increasing diversity The technological
explosion
The era of the educated consumer, alternative therapies, and genomic and palliative care
The shift to population-based care and the increasing complexity of
patient care
The cost of health care and the challenge of managed care
The impact of health policy and regulation
The growing need for interdisciplinary education and collaborative practice
The current nursing shortage/opportunities for lifelong learning and work force development
Significant advances in nursing science and research
Continuity of care
Provide and receive hand off of care report on assigned clients (standardized hand off communication
Use documents to record and communicate client information (medical record, referral, transfer form)
Use approved abbreviations and standard terminology when documenting care
Perform procedures necessary to safely admit, transfer or discharge a client
Follow up on unresolved issues regarding client care (lab results, client requests)
SBAR communication

SITUATION (CONCISE STATEMENT OF PROBLEM)


BACKGROUND (PERTINENT INFO RELATED TO THE SITUATION)


ASSESSMENT (ANALYSIS AND CONSIDERATIONS)


RECOMMENDATION (ACTION REQUESTED)

Complete assessment data base
Total information available about the patient, including both subjective and objective data, the patient's medical record, and lab studies. Used to make a JUDGEMENT or DIAGNOSIS
Jean Watson Theory
Nursing is concerned with promoting health, preventing illness, caring for the sick, and restoring health.” It focuses on health promotion, as well as the treatment of diseases. Caring is
central to nursing practice, and promotes health better than a simple medical cure.
Maslow’s Theory
SELF ACTUALIZATION
SELF-ESTEEM
LOVE AND BELONGING
SAFETY AND SECURITY
PHYSIOLOGICAL

Types of assessments

INITIAL COMPREHENSIVE


FOCUSED


EMERGENCY (AIRWAY BREATHING CIRCULATION)


TIME-LAPSED

Nursing diagnoses parts

P-ROBLEM


E-TIOLOGY


S-IGNS


S-YMPTOMS