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13 Cards in this Set
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What is Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing?
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To put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.
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What is Dorothy Orem's definition of nursing?
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Nursing has as a special concern man's needs for self-care action and the provision and management of it on a continuous basis to sustain life and health.
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What is the American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing?
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Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
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What are some characteristics of nursing?
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- Evidence-based practice
- provides specific service to community - Standards of practice/ethics (ANA) - Autonomy in decision-making and practice |
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What is the function of the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
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- establishes Standards and Code for nurses
- promotes professional development and general and economic welfare of nurses |
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What is the function of the National League for Nurses (NLN)?
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- improves nursing education (accreditation, consultation, and testing)
- improves nursing service (continuing education |
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What are the values essential to the Professional Nurse?
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Altruism, Equality, Esthetics (positive image of nursing), Freedom (acknowledge clients' choice), Human Dignity, Justice, and Truth
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What is the philosophy of CSN?
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Man is:
- biopsychosocial being w/ human needs - Holistic being w/ value, worth, dignity, and free will - Adapts and modifies environment - Committed to betterment of society |
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What are the roles of the ADN?
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- Provider of care
- Manager of client care - Member of the profession of nursing |
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What are the ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice?
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- Assessment
- Nursing Diagnosis - Planning - Implementation - Evaluation |
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What are the ANA standards of Professional Performance?
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- Quality of Care
- Performance Appraisal - Education - Collegiality - Ethics - Collaboration - Research - Resource Utilization |
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What is the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses?
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#1 The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual
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What are "Never Events?"
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- Conditions that are the result of hospitalization/surgery/procedure
- If it's not POA (present on arrival) we won't pay - Allows Medicaid/Medicare to not reimburse for HAC's (hospital acquired conditions) - Law passed in 2005 by Congress and went into Effect Oct. 1, 2008. |
