Nursing Exam 2

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If a patient isn’t restrained properly or without a physician’s order, what is this?

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Assault and battery

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negligence

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nurse not providing care that is expected by another reasonable person under those circumstances

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Power of attorny -

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When a patient sign a form to give someone else the right to decide what to do

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Policy making process -

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Define the problem

Specify Criteria

Identify solution options and select best

Implement the policy

Monitor and evaluate the policy

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standards of professional performance

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ethics

education

evidence-based practice

quality of practice

communication

leadership

collaboration

practice evaluation

resource utilization

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four ethical principles

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Autonomy - patients right to make decisions

Beneficence - doing something good/caring for patient

Justice - treating people fairly

Veracity - truth

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Ethical decision making -

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Involvement

Assessment

Plan

implementation

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Civil law -

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law of private rights

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Criminal law -

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statuates that deal with crimes against the public

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Doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

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a person is negligent if he has control of what caused the injury

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Emancipation -

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A minor until 18

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Expert witness -

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a person with expertice who can provide testimony to prove the standard of care

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False imprinsonment

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Confinement of a person without his or her will

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Good samaritan laws -

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Protect healthcare professionals when giving care in emergency situations outside the hospital

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Malpractice -

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An act that does not meet the standards of practice

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Proximate cause -

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A cause that is legally sufficeint to result in liability

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Respodnent superior -

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A principle that an employer is responsible of their employees during employment

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Standards or practice -

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Guidelines identifiable by the profession for polices and procedures

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Statutory law -

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The law derived from statutes rather than constitional or judiciary decisions.

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Tort -

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A wrong for which a remedy may be obtained in the form of damages.

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Healthy people 2020 (4))

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1. national prevention initative

2. Improves health of Americans

3. Provides a set of disease prevention and health promotion goals

4. Used by health agencies to develop programs to promote health, prevent disease, and evaluate outcomes

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Who wrote Healthy people 2020?

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The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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Vision of healthy people 2020

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A society in which all people live long, healthy lives

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Healthy people 2020 initiative for nursing schools

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Nursing schools are asked to increase public health curricula into programs

go from 91% to 94% with accredited programs.

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Sullivan commission looked at?

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disparities in health care; he said that it was in the healthcare workforce

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Brown Report -

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focused on the quality and structure of nursing education; formalized process led by NLN to accredit nursing schools

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Who sets the policy?

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ANA

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competence -

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the behavior at bedside

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Sources for professional direction include -

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social policy

Scope of practice

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caring side of nursing -

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sense of caring

doing for other people what they cant do themselves

care for medical problems

competence in carrying out all procedures.

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Knowledge side of nursing -

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Empirical knowing - facts

Ethical knowing - morals

Personal knowing - understanding patient

Aesthetic learning - nurse's perception

Synthesizing - pulling together previous four.

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NLN -

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National league of nursing.

- accredits nursing programs.

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AACN -

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american association of colleges of nursing

- represents univeristy and baccalaureate programs.

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N-OADN

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National Organinzation for asscoiate Degree Nursing

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ANA -

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represents all RN in USA

voice of nursing in government

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ANF -

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American Nurses Foundation -

philanthropic org to transform health

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AAN -

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American Academy of nursing -

presitgious

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ANCC -

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American nurses credentialing center -

meet certification requirements here

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Sigma Theta Tau internation -

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STTI - nursing honor society; nonprofit. you get invited if you have had exceptional achievements in nursing.

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Social policy statement

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The authority for the practice of professional nursing is based on a social contract that acknowledges professional rights and responisibilities as well as mechanisms for accountability.

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Technology on healthcare

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They need to be balanced. You need to still give active care, warmth, ect; but technology is a postive thing and can help.

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Transformational leadership -

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emphasized positive work environment; recognition of the importance of change and using change effectively; rewarding staff for expertise; and developing staff awareness

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Vulnerable populations -

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a group of people who are at risk for developing health problems. ; usually poverty

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Health disparity -

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inequality or gap that exists between two or more groups. Results of the complex interaction of personal, economic, societal and environmental factors.

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Heath promotion -

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effort to stop the development of disease by emphasizing wellness; includes treatment to prevent a disease from progessing further and causing complications.

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three functions of public health

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1. Assessment

2. Policy Development

3. Assurance

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Bellmount repot -

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greater attention to ethical principles in conducting and reporting research

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Principles formed from WHO

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Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
Achieving universal primary education
Promoting gender equality and empower women
Reducing child mortality
Improving maternal health
Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Developing a global partnership for development

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primary care - ex

Secondary care - ex.

Tertiary care - ex.

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preventing a disease. Ex. vaccines

trying to stop the prevention of furthering a disease Ex. Breast Cancer
treating the disease. Ex. Diabetes

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Rehabilitation is primary, secondary or tertiary?

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Tertiary

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Advanced directives -

Livings wills -

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Allows a person to describe a personal medical care preferences. - Related to end of life needs

- a document that describes a persons wishes related to his or her end of life care needs.

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Organizations that represent global nursing interests?

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NLN, N-OADN, STTI, ICN, NSNA