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what does Orem's self-care deficit theory look at?
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why some individuals are goal oriented toward taking care of their health and well-being, why some do not meet their self-care demands, and how the nurse, through an interpersonal relationship with the pt, can assist the pt with a self-care deficit to meet his or her self-care demands |
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what does spirit of inquiry for a PN mean? |
a nurse "who will raise questions, challenge existing and traditional practices, and seek creative approaches to problems." |
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what are ethics? |
a system of standards or moral principle that direct actions as being right or wrong |
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what are morals?
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they are concerned with dealing with right or wrong behavior (conduct) and character |
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what are values?
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involve the worth you assign to an idea or action |
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what are nursing ethics?
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"the values and ethical principles governing nursing practice, conduct, and relationships." |
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what was nursing education originally?
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disease-oriented |
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what does nonmaleficence mean? |
"first do no harm" |
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what does beneficence mean? |
"do good" |
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what does autonomy mean? |
-thinking through all the facts, deciding on the basis of an independent thinking process, acting based on a personal decision, undertaking a decision voluntarily without pressure, direct or subtle, from anyone else |
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what is both a ethical and legal issue? |
privacy |
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what does fidelity mean ? |
"to be true" |
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what does justice mean?
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LPNS must give pts their due and treat each pt fairly
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what is beneficent paternalism?
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a disrespectful attitude toward the pt and what the pt has to contribute to personal care and recovery (thinking pt knows nothing) |
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what is basic pt situation?
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the pts clinical condition is predictable |
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what is a complex nursing situation?
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the pts clinical condition is not predictsble |
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what does the nurses practice act commonly include in each state? |
-definition of LPN/LVN -use of the title of LPN or PVN -scope of practice -elements of unprofessional conduct -functions of the state board of nursing |
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what are the common board of nursing functions?
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licensing and certifying nurses, setting fees, establishing standards for educational programs, determining duration and renewal of licenses, maintaining inactive status lists, carrying out disciplinary action for violators, developing programs for impaired nurses, suspending and revoking licenses and dealing with the appeal process |
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what are the 8 categories of disciplinary actions taken against nurses? |
fraud and deceit,criminal activity, negligence, violation of the nurses practice act, discipline by another jurisdiction, incompetence, unethical conduct, alcohol/ and or other drug abuse |
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who develops statutory law? |
the legislative branch of the state and the U.S. Congress of the federal government |
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what is common law called and why? |
a judge-made law because it originated in the courts |
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what are the two kinds of torts? |
intentional and unintentional |
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what are the two types of defamation? |
libel (written) and slander (verbal) |
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what is negligence defined as?
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conduct that falls below the standards established by the law for the protection of others against the unreasonable risk of harm |
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what is a common type of negligence? |
personal injury |
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what is malpractice? |
professional negligence |
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what are common sources of malpractice? |
medication and treatment errors, lack of observation and timely reporting of the pt, defective technologies or equipment, infections caused or worsened by poor nursing care, poor communication of important information, including change of condition, failure to intervene to protect the pt from poor medical care |
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what are the 4 elements needed to prove negligence? |
-breach of duty -damages -proximate cause |
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what does vicarious liability mean?
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responsibility for actions of another because of a special relationship with the other |
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what is pt information that must be revealed?
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communicable disease, vaccine related adverse reactions, criminal acts, equipment-related injuries, when there is a clear and present danger, abuse and neglect of a pt or eldery person, incompetence or unprofessional acts |
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what does a living will includes? |
transfusion of blood or blood products, CPR, diagnostic tests, administration of drugs, tissue or organ donations, dialysis, use of respirator, tube feeding, surgery, hydration, pain medication, food, and other comfort meaasures |
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who is a living will witnessed by?
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someone who will not benefit from the will |
