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9 Cards in this Set
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Health Care Team
- primary goal to restore optimal ___, ___, and ___ health - is accomplished by ___, ___, and ___ when an illness or accident has occurred |
- goal: to restore optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual health
- accomplished by promoting health, preventing further illness, and restoring health |
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Nursing
- 3 members |
- RN's
- LPN's - CNA's |
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Intensive Care: Respiratory Therapist
- Respiratory Therapist is responsible for ____ and ____ |
- evaluating patients respiratory status and suggesting treatment to prevent or treat respiratory problems
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Surgical Floor: Social Worker
- Social Workers explores needs identified by ___ and works with ___ to meet the needs of the patient - help patients and families solve problems with ___ - help the family communicate ___ |
- discharge plans , community agencies
- financial concern of hospitalization - health care needs more efficiently |
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Nursing Personnel: RN
- The nurse practictioner has a minimum of a ___ degree in nursing and ___ in an area of specialization such as primary care, geriatrics, etc |
- master's degree
- certification |
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Nursing Personnel: LPN
- role is determined by the ___ of each state and allows the LPN to provide care in ___ and ___ patient situations - are under general supervision by ___, ___, ___ or ___ |
- Nurse Practice Act
- basic and complex patient situations - RN, physician, podiatrist, or dentist |
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Nursing Personnel: LPN
- 3 ways an LPN functions interdependently |
- 1.) provide care according to the established care plan
- 2.) collecting data - 3.) offering input to the RN about the effectiveness of care and suggestions for care improvement |
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Nursing Personnel: LPN
- expanded role of LPN's in long term care agencies - must report to ___ |
- Manager of Care: working as a first-line manager
- First Line Manager: supervising care given by LPN's, CNA's, and UAP's - report to the RN nurse manager |
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Student Nurses
- responsibility is to give ___ and act under ___ supervision - during clinical rotations, student nurses are not ___ - in clinicals, have the objective of applying ___ in selected clinical situations |
- safe care under instructor
- not counted as clinical staff - classroom theory |
