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Principle 1.

Respect the dignity and individuality of health consumers.

Principle 2.

Respect culture needs and values of health consumers.

Principle 3.

Work in partnership with health consumers to promote and protect their well-being.

Principle 4.

Maintain health consumers trust by providing safe and competent care.

Principle 5.

Respect health consumers privacy and confidentiality.

Principle 6.

Work respectfully with colleagues to best meet health consumers needs

Principle 7.

Act with integrity to justify health consumers trust.

Principle 8.

Maintain public trust and confidence in the nursing profession.

CRC

1. Consider patient information


2. Collect cues


3. Process information


4. Identify problems


5. Establish goals


6. Take action


7. Evaluate outcome


8. Reflect on process

NCNZ scope of practices

1. Registered nurse


2. Enrolled nurse


3. Nurse practitioner

NCNZ scope of practices

1. Registered nurse


2. Enrolled nurse


3. Nurse practitioner

Name the competencies

1. Professional responsibility


2. Management of nursing care


3. Interpersonal relationships


4. Inter professional health care and quality improvement

Purpose of NCNZ

To promote and protect the rights of health consumers and disabilities services consumers.

5 actions of health promotion

1. Building healthy public policy


2. Creating supportive environments


3. Strengthening communities


4. Developing personal skills


5. Reorienting health and services

What is health?

Health is a capacity or resource for everyday living.


Health enables us to pursue our goals, acquire skills and education, grow and satisfy personal aspirations.

What is health promotion?

According to world health organisation (who) is a process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health.

How do you control risk?

Eliminate


Isolate


Minimise

Dementia

Considered insidious and has multiple causes

Dementia

Considered insidious and has multiple causes

Delirium

Memory is patchy but has instances of intact memory.

Depression

When undertaking a task, person is easily distracted and makes numerous errors.

The NCNZ is required to set standards of:

Clinical competencies, cultural competence and ethical conduct.

5 moments of hand hygiene

1. Before you touch a patient


2. Before procedure


3. After exposure to bodily fluid risks.


4. After touching a patient


5. After touching patients surroundings.


What are the first 4 rights.

1. The right to be treated with respect.


2. The right to freedom of discrimination, harassment, coercion and exploitation.


3. The right to dignity and independence.


4. The right to services of an appropriate standard.

Rights 5, 6 and 7.

5. The right to effective communication


6. The right to be fully informed.


7. The right to make an informed choice and give informed consent.

Rights 8, 9 and 10

8. The right to support.


9. Rights in respect of teaching and research.


10. The right to complain.

Evidence based research

The use of evidence based research ensures clinical practice is of sound evidence. The patient benefits as a result.

Evidence based research

The use of evidence based research ensures clinical practice is of sound evidence. The patient benefits as a result.

The purpose of the HPCAA

Protect the health and safety of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure health practitioners are component and for ti practice their profession.

Evidence based research

The use of evidence based research ensures clinical practice is of sound evidence. The patient benefits as a result.

The purpose of the HPCAA

Protect the health and safety of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure health practitioners are component and for ti practice their profession.

What is the HPCAA

The HPCAA provides a framework for the regulation of health practitioners in order to protect the public where there is risk of harm from professional practices.

Physiology of blood pressure.

Blood pressure is the force of blood exerting upon the walls of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart. Components of blood pressure include systolic pressure which results from ventricular contraction and diastolic pressure which results from ventricular relaxation.

Physiology of blood pressure.

Blood pressure is the force of blood exerting upon the walls of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart. Components of blood pressure include systolic pressure which results from ventricular contraction and diastolic pressure which results from ventricular relaxation.

Diabetes type 1

Immune disease.


A disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism.


Caused by a deficiency of insulin.

Physiology of blood pressure.

Blood pressure is the force of blood exerting upon the walls of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart. Components of blood pressure include systolic pressure which results from ventricular contraction and diastolic pressure which results from ventricular relaxation.

Diabetes type 1

Auto-Immune disease.


A disease of abnormal carbohydrate metabolism.


Caused by a deficiency of insulin.

Diabetes type 2.

Caused by too much sugar/fat intake.


Glucose is unable to enter the body’s cells to be utilised therefore stays in the blood.


Insulin is available but can not be properly utilised.

What is the code of conduct?

The code of conduct provides guidance of appropriate behaviour for all nurses. It can be used by health consumers, nurses, employers, the Nursing Council and other bodies to evaluate behaviours of nurses.

Name 5 main MDT

Nurses


Physiotherapist


Social worker


Dieticians


Occupational therapist (ot)

What is a disability?

Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.

What is a disability?

Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.


The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in society on an equal level with others due to social and environmental barriers.

What is an impairment?

It is a problem in body function or structure.


An injury, illness or congenital condition that causes or is likely to cause a loss or difference of physiological or psychological function.

Complications of bed rest.

Decubitus ulcers


Muscle atrophy


Deep vein thrombosis


Reduced bone density/osteoarthritis.

What is the Gibbs cycle of reflection?

It is a cycle that gives structure to learning from experiences.

What can cause incontinence?

Medication


Medical conditions eg. Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease diabetes and stroke.


Bladder problems eg. Infections, bladder stones.

What does moca stand for?

Montreal cognitive assessment.

List causes of delirium.

D- Drugs


E- Eyes, eats and other sensory deficit.


L- Low O2 stats (eg. Heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism)


I- Infection


R - Retention (of urine or stool)


I - Ictal state


U - Underhydrated/undernuteition


M - Metabolic causes (DM, post-operative state)


(S) - subdural hematoma

What happens in the presence of LH

Interstitial (leydig) cells surround the seminiferous tubules produce androgens such as testosterone

Vesectomy

Surgical cutting or sealing of the vas deferens as a means of sterilisation ductus deferens.