Nur1025 - T2 - Ch. 1 - Nursing Today

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W1. Define nursing (according to ANA).

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The PROTECTION, PROMOTION, & OPTIMIZATION of health and abilities; PREVENTION OF illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the Dx and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.

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W2. How did Florence Nightingale see the role of the nurse in the early 1800s?

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She saw the role of nursing as being in charge of a pt's health based on the knowledge of how to put the body in such a state as to be free of disease or to recover from disease.

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W3. Name the person who was the FOUNDER of the AMERICAN RED CROSS.

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Clara Barton

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W4. Name the persons who opened the Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the health needs of the poor.

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Lillian Wald & Mary Brewster

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W5. NAme the person who initially founded the Nurses' Associated Alumnae, which later became the ANA.

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Isabel Hampton Robb

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W6. Name the person who was the first professionally trained African-American nurse.

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Mary Mahoney

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W7. What are the external forces that have affected nursing practice in the 21st century?

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1. Demographic changes (rural areas to urban centers, increased lifespan, higher incidence of chronic LT illness, increased incidence of alcoholism and lung cancer)
2. Human rights movement (minorities, terminal illness, pregnant women, older adults)
3. Medically underserved (poor and on Medicaid, working poor, mentally ill with little to no access to health care)
4. Threat to bioterrorism (nuclear, chemical, or biological)

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W8. ID a challenge to our nursing practice today.

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Rising health care costs. (Challenge is to use health care and pt resources wisely).

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W9. What are the five primary characteristics of a profession?

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1. Extended education of its members + basic liberal foundation
2. Theoretical body of knowledge leading to defined skills, abilities, and norms
3. Provides a specific service.
4. Autonomy in decision making and practice.
5. Code of ethics 4 practice

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W10. What are the ANA Standards of Practice?

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1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation

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W11. ID the ANA standards of professional performance.

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1. Ethics
2. Education
3. Evidence-based practice and research
4. Quality of practice
5. Communication
6. Leadership
7. Collaboration
8. Professional practice evaluation
9. Resource utilization
10. Environmentally safe

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W12. Describe nursing's code of ethics.

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The nursing code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients.

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W13. Associate degree.

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A 2-yr program focusing on basic sciences and theoretical and clinical courses.

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W14. Baccalaureate degree.

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A 4 yr program including social sciences, arts, and humanities.

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W15. Master's degree

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Emphasizes research-based clinical practice.

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W16. Doctor of Philosophy

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Emphasizes basic research and theory.

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W17. Doctor of Nursing Practice

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A practice-focused doctorate.

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W18. In-service education.

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Instruction or training provided by agencies.

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W19. Continuing Education

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Formal, organized edu programs offered by various institutions

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W20. What is the purpose of the Nurse Practice Acts?

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To regulate the SCOPE of nursing practice and PROTECT public health, safety and welfare.

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W21. According to Brenner, an expert nurse goes through 5 levels of proficiency. Identify them.

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1. Novice.
2. Advanced beginner
3. Competent
4. Proficient
5. Expert.

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W22. Autonomy

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Independent nursing interventions that the nurse initiates without medical orders.

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W23. Caregiver.

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Helps the pt maintain and regain health, manage disease and Sx, and attain a maximal level of function and independence.

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W24. Advocate.

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Protects pt's human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting these rights.

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W25. Educator.

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Explains, demonstrates, reinforces, and evaluates the pt's progress in learning.

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W26. Communicator.

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Is central to the nurse-pt relationship.

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W27. Manager.

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Has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit.

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W28. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

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Four core roles: Certified nurse midwife, certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and CRNA

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W29. Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

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Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice.

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W30. Nurse practitioner

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Detects and manages self-limiting acute and chronic stable medical conditions.

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W31. Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

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Involves the independent care for women in normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and care of newborns.

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W32. Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

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Provides surgical anesthesia

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W33. Nurse educator

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Works primarily in schools of nursing and staff development

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W34. Nursing administrator

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Manages pt care and the delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency

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W35. Nurse researcher

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Investigates problems to improve nursing care and to expand the scope of nursing practice.

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W36. ID the competencies of the QSEN initiative.

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*** What the heck is QSEN????

1. Pt centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Quality improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics

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W37. Define "genomics."

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The study of all the genes in a person; interactions of those genes with each other and with that person's environment.

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W38. The factor that best advanced the practice of nursing in the 21st century was:

1. Growth of cities
2. Teachings of Christianity
3. Better education of nurses
4. Improved conditions for women.

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3. Nursing is a combination of knowledge from the physical sciences, humanities, and social sciences along with clinical competencies.

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Graduate nurses must pass a licensure exam administered by the:
1. State Board of Nursing
2. National League of Nursing
3. Accredited S.O.N
4. American Nurses Association

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1. Candidates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN to become RN's in the state in which they will practice.

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A group that lobbies at the state and federal levels for advancement of nurses' role, economic interests, and health care is the:
1. State Boards of Nursing
2. American Nurses Association
3. American Hospital Association
4. National Stuent Nurses Asscociation

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2. The ANA's purpose is to improve the prof development and general welfare of the nurses.