how is nursing and art and a science?
art- caring, compassion, and respect
science- knowledge and skills
health care advocacy groups
IOM and
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What is patient centered care?
the patients values, beliefs and culture
What is professionalism?
quality care and being responsible and accountable
what does nursing require?
current knowledge and practice
compassion
critical thinking
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency
Novice
advances beginner
competent
proficient
expert
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
1960: Documentation began
Standards of Practice
Standards of Professional Performance
6 standards of practice
Assessment-asking questions
Diagnosis-determine the problem
Outcomes-what you want to see happen
Planning- how you make the ideal outcome happen
Implementation-carrying out the plan
Evaluation-did what you plan work
Standards of Professional Performance
Ethics
Quality of practice
Professional practice evaluation
Education
Communication
Resources
Evidence-Based Practice and Research
Leadership
Environmental Health
Collaboration
What are the Code of ethics in nursing
Ideals of right and wrong
incorporate your own values and ethics into your practice
Professional roles of a nurse
Autonomy and accountability
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Communicator
Manager
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Clinical nurse specialist
Certified nurse practitioner
Certified nurse midwife
Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Essential nursing skills(especially with nursing shortage)
Time management
Therapeutic communication
patient education
compassion/bedside skills
Florence Nightingale
•First practicing epidemiologist
•Organized first school of nursing
•Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
Clara Barton
Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Mother Bickerdyke
organized ambulance services and walked abandoned battlefields at night, looking for wounded soldiers.
Harriet Tubman
Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
Mary Mahoney
First African American nurse
Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster
•opened the Henry Street Settlement, which focused on the health needs of poor people who lived in tenements in New York City.
20th century
•Movement toward scientific, research-based practice and defined body of knowledge
•Nurses assumed expanded and advanced practice roles
•1906: Mary Adelaide Nutting, first nursing professor at Columbia Teacher's College
•Army and Navy Nurse Corps established
•1920s: Nursing specialization began
21st century
•Changes in curriculum
•Advances in technology and informatics
•New programs address current health concerns
•Leadership role in developing standards and policies
Trends in Nursing
•Evidence-based practice
•Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
•Impact of emerging technologies
•Genomics
•Public perception of nursing
•Impact of nursing on politics and health policy
Nurse education
•Registered nurse education
•2-year associate's degree
•4-year baccalaureate degree
•Graduate education
•Master's degree, advanced practice RN
•Doctoral degrees
•Continuing and in-service education
Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
•Overseen by State Boards of Nursing
•Regulate scope of nursing practice
•Protect public health, safety, and welfare
Licensure for nurses
NCLEX
Nursing Organizations
NSNA and CSNA
•Ming graduated with an associate's degree in nursing last year and received his RN credential. He currently works in a long-term care facility. Although Ming enjoys his work and has been promoted to shift supervisor on his unit, he finds that he'd like to pursue a nursing career that offers a regular schedule and more autonomy.
•Ming considers returning to school for an advanced degree.•Ming is particularly drawn to the idea of becoming an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN).
•Ming's career options for becoming an APRN include which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Physician assistant (PA)
B. Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
C. Certified nurse midwife (CNM)
D. Certified RN anesthetist (CRNA)
Answer is B,C,D
If Ming decides to choose a career as a critical care CNS, then his specialty is identified by which means?
A. Population
B. Setting
C. Disease specialty
D. Type of care
E. Type of problem
All are correct
1. Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses
A. perform specific skills.
B. practice autonomy.
C. utilize knowledge from the medical discipline.
D. charge a fee for services rendered.
The answer is B.
. Professional nursing specialty organizations seek to:
A. improve standards of practice.
B. expand nursing roles.
C. improve the welfare of nurses in specialty areas.
D. all of the above.
Answer is D [Show Less]