Nursing Final

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Common law

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decisional or judge made law

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Statutory law

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established through formal legilative process

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Administrative law

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comes from the delegation of authority of the lefislative branch of the government

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Civil law

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recognizes and enforces the rights of individuals

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Criminal law

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enforces law related to individuals behavior that is considered a threat to society

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The nursing practice act

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is a part of statutory law. it is enforced by regulatory bodies called state board of nursing

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The Nursing Practice Act

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has the objective of protecting the safety of the public

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the sate boards have the authority to (3)

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-administer the nurse practice act
-adopt rules nexessary to implement the act
-deny suspend or revoke a license or apply disciplinary actions

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Malpractice

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is an act of negligence by a professional health care provider

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Negligence

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act of commission and omission

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Areas of nurses liability

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delegation, supervision of unlicensed peeps, patient issues (informed consent, confidentiality, assult and battery)

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morals

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established rules of conduct to be used in situations in which decisions about right and wrong are made

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values

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based on beliefs, ideas, and attitudes that guide behaviors

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ethics

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reflect the action and individual should take

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deontology

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ethical theory concerned with duties and rights

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utilitarianism

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the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number

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The ICN (International Council of Nurses) Code of Ethics

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guides nurses in everyday choices and it supports their refusal to participate in activities that conflict with caring and healing

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Nursing Ethical Principles (5)

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-Autonomy
-Beneficence
-Nonmaleficence
-Veracity
-Fidelity

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Sources of Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing (6)

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-Personal value system
-Conflicts with peers and other professional behaviors
-Patients rights
-Institutional and Societal issues
-Patient data access issues
-Global issues

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Elements and Dynamics of Critical Thinking

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-Rationality
-Self-awareness
-Honesty
-Open mindedness
-Discipline
-Judement

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Reflective thinging

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an active process of analyzing one's own way of thinking and acting

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The nursing process is

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a systematic process of providing nursing care. it consists of an organized sequence of steps that serves as a framework for nursing practices

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Steps of the nursing process (5)

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-Assessment
-Diagnosis
-Planning
-Interventions
-Evaluation

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Actual Nursing Diagnosis

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– a client problem that is present at the time of the nursing assessment. It is based on the presence of signs and symptoms.

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Syndrome diagnosis

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used when a cluster of nursing diagnoses are seen together.

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Potential Nursing diagnosis

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one in which evidence about a health problem is incomplete or unclear therefore requires more data to support or reject it

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Parts of the Nursing Diagnosis

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Problem, Etiology, Signs/Symptoms

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Implementation

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consists of deliversing the nursing interventions

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Documentation of nursing actions

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are very crucial part of this step in the nursing process

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A nurse can perform

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more than one step concurrently

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the nursing process is dynamic

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it allows for flexibility for adjustments or changes in the plan of care of a patient

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Improving communication

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-using therapeutic techniques
-performing active listening
-being culturally sensitive

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Improving Communication by avoiding

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False reassurance
not recognizing individual's uniqueness
not recognizing level of meaning

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illness

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is a harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional sate of an organism

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disease

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is a pathological condition of a body part, organ or a system resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect, or enivronmental stress and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms

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Stages of illness (5)

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Denial
Anger
Control
Despair
Acceptance

DACDA

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aspects of providing individualized care

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meet the patient's needs
consider their uniqueness
respect values
adjust care to their culture

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Cultural assessment involves

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identification of: values, beliefs and health practices

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Major Challenges in Nursing (6)

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-Demographic changes
-Environmental decline
-Disaster prepardness
-Unhealthy life styles
-Cost containment
-Regulation of Health Care

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Challenges in Nursing Practice

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-Differentiation of practice levels
-Autonomy and accountability
-Use of technology and informativs
-Integration of alternative therapies
-Practice in non traditional settings

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Nightingale's Philosophy

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The relationship of the patients and their surroundings

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Henderson's Philosophy

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Identification of the badic patient needs:
-Physical body
-Psychosocial
-Developmental

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Watson's Philosophy

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Caritative factors
Transpersonal Caring Relationship
Caring moment

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Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations

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Oientation, Identification, Exploitation, Resolution

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Orlando's Nursing Process Theory

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Based in questions
Nurses were prompted in their actions for reasons other than the patients immediate experiences and needs

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Leininger's Theory

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discover and explain diverse and universal culturally based care factors influencing health