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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the primary source a nurse uses to assess and collect patient data?
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a patient is the primary source for collecting data and assessing them.
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What is the secondary source for collecting and assessing data on a patient?
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the Nurses own observation or reports from family and friends.
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What is the tertiary way for a Nurse to collect and assess data on a patient?
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Medical records, info from other care providers i.e. doctors, Physical Therapist, dieticians.
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What is a dependent nursing intervention?
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it requires instructions, written orders or supervision of another health professional with prescriptive authority
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What is independent nursing intervention?
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it requires no intervention, supervision, or direction by others
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What is interdepent intervention?
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Nurse collaborates with another health professional to carry out an action
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What are the behaviors that a nurse can display the he can be trusted?
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be straightforward,have a non-defensive manner, answer all questions to the best of your ability, admit to limits of knowledge, use active listening and good body language
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What does collaboration involve?
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Working jointly with other professionals and patients and respecting their unique knowledge and abilities to improve a patients health status or an organizational problem
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What are the types of Nursing certification that are available?
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ASN,ADN,BSN,Master level-(CRNA, NP), Doctorates
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What is the role of the Nurse?
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Health promotion, illness prevention, educating patients, provider of care, counselor, manager, researcher, collaborator, Patient advocate
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What is the impact of healthcare cost on nursing?
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Nurses must be aware of unnecessary tests, use of supplies and try to eliminate waste. Proper care of patients can eliminate things like UTI's, pressure sores, etc...
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how do healthcare cost impact the nursing practice?
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Healthcare cost should not effect the nurse's primary commitment to the patient.
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What Latin word did Nursing originate from?
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Nutrix, which means to nourish.
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What are 4 essential skills of nursing?
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Interpersonal skills, Cognitive skills, Ethical and Legal skills,Technical skills,
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What are cognitive skills?
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the ability to use evidence based rational and selecting appropriate nursing interventions
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What are Technical nursing skills?
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being able to apply safety measures with equipment
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What are interpersonal skills?
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Collaborate with others, caring relationships with patients, colleagues, and significant others, advocates for patients, communicates with team.
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what is the ultimate goal of Nursing?
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quality of patient care
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What do Ethical and Legal Nursing skills include?
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Moral code, Scopes and standards of practice, accountable, advocate, mediate ethical conflicts, use legal safeguards
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What are the 6 standards of practice?
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ADOPIE
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What is the goal of the Nursing team?
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to empower patients and families with the knowledge they need to become healthy
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