| Term | Definition |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical -- list | metabolism, perfusion, oxygenation, comfort, elimination, mobility, rest, fluid / electrolyte balance, protection / regulation, immunity |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
comfort | the state of ease
minimization of barriers to functioning and well being (such as pain, nausea, fear, etc) |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
elimination | regulation and removal of waste from the body |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
fluid / electrolyte balance | homeostasis of body fluids and electrolytes throughout multiple body systems
includes the regulation of pH balance |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
immunity | the process of recognition of self vs. non self for the purpose of cellular protection
includes the responses of infection and inflammation |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
metabolism | the body's mechanism of regulating energy for growth, functioning and well being
includes nutrition, endocrine and reproduction |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
mobility | the ability of the body to move to promote normal functioning |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
oxygenation | intake and utilization of oxygen in tissues and organs
issues ranging from asphyxia to hyperventilation |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
perfusion | circulation of blood through tissues and organs
issues ranging from clotting to hemorrhaging |
| patient needs, health and illness
physical
protection / regulation | process by which an individual maintains physical integrity |
| patient needs. health and illness
physical
rest | the natural suspension of movement to allow restoration of the body |
| patient needs, health and illness
psychosocial - list | coping, cognition / perception, development, maladaptive behavior, social support, mood, culture, spirituality |
| patient needs, health and illness
psychosocial
cognition / perception | the way a person processes and interprets stimuli and information |
| patient care, health and illness
psychosocial
coping | an individual's response to anxiety, stress, grief and loss; used to maintain function and well being |
| patient needs / healt and illness
psychosocial
culture | representation of a person's iniqueness that encompasesissues of values, ethnicity age,class, etc. |
| patient needs / health and illness
pschosocial
development | adaptation that allows an individual to progress intellectually, emotionally and socially through life stages and events
includes sexuality |
| patient needs / health and illness
psychosocial
maladaptive behavior | the way a person deals with events in a non-positive manner |
| patient needs / health and illness
psychsocial
mood | a person's emotional state that occurs in respopnse to life events
serves as both a response and motivator |
| patient needs / health and illness
psychosocial
social support | the dynamic of interpersonal relationships that are beneficial and or harmfull to human functioning and well being |
| patient needs / health and illness
psychosocial
spirituality | a person's beliefs related to personal values, uniqueness, purpose, suffering and immortality |
| professional nursing
roles -- list | coordinator of care, advocate, educator, leader, life longlearner, health promotion, professionalism |
| professional nursing
roles
advocate | one who has the ability to speak out for others without taking away their independence |
| professional nursing
roles
coordinator of care | one who works in a cooperative manner with other members of the health care team, including the patient and family, to including and meet patient centered outcomes |
| professinal nursing
roles
educator | one who seeks to increase the knowledge of others through the development of assessment of or utilization of evidence based research
information may influence the decision making outcomes or practice of other individuals |
| professional nursing
roles
helath promotion | the process of enabeling people to increase controll over, and to improve their health |
| professional nursing
roles
leader | one who has the ability to guide others toward establishing and achievingoutcomes while adhering to the values or policy of an established organization |
| professional nursing
roles
life-long learner | one who is self-motivated in establishing personal and or professional goals and self-directed in persuing the resources and knowledge necessary for personal or prefessional improvement |
| professinal nursing
roles
professionalism | refers to theapplication of ideal qualities of an individual within a specific professinal field (i. e. nursing) |
| professinal nursing
competencies -- list | accountability, caring, communication, critical thinking, clinical judgement / clinical reasoning |
| professional nursing
competencies
accountability | accepting personal responsibility for outcomes while acting in a professional role |
| professinal nursing
competencies
caring | incorporated intellectual, psychosocial, physical and spiritual aspects in displaying concern and empathy towards others |
| professinal nursing
competencies
clinical judgement / clinical reasoning | ability to intrepret a situation based on more than objective date and use appropriate behavior, knowledge and skills in working toward achieveing best outcome |
| professinal nursing
competencies
communication | receiving and expressing thoughts or ideas both official and unofficial
occurs through muliple methods including electronic, written, nonverbal and verbal |
| professional nursing
competencies
critical thinking | ability to identify key issues based on specific set of circumstances and then utilize clinical judgement and reasoning in decision making |
| professinal nursing
health care infrastructures -- list | health care organizations
health care economics
health policy
health care law |
| professinal nursing
health care infrastrucires
health care economics | represents the availability (or scarcity) of health care resources and financing (or payment mechanisms) to pay for these resources |
| professinal nursing
healthcare infrastructures
health care law | collection of laws that have a direct impact on the delivery of health care or on the relationships among those in the business of health care or between the providers and recipients of health care |
| professional nursing
health care infrastructures
health care organizations | purposefully designed, structured social system developed for the delivery of health care services by specialized workforces to defined communities, populations or markets |
| professinal nursing
health care infrastructures
helath policy | goal-directed decision making about helath that is the result of an authorized, public decison-making process
those actions, non actions, directions and / or guidance related to heal
th that are decided by government or other authorized entities |
| QSEN competencies -- list | patient - centered care, safety, collaboration, evidence based care, quality improvement, informatics |
| QSEN competencies
evidence based care | providing care that is based on current evidence, clinical expertise and patient preferences, needs and values |
| QSEN competencies
collaboration | participates fully in the health care team in such a way that fosters mutual respect and shared decision making |
| QSEN competencies
informatics | use current technology to manage patient information and other data to maximize safety and optimize health care |
| QSEN competencies
patient centered care | providing nursing care that recognizes the patient as a full partner adn source of controll |
| QSEN competencies
quality impovement | participate fully in processes in order to monitor outcomes and improve patient care |
| QSEN competencies
safety | through individual performance and organizationall processes, provide care to patient's that minimizes risk of harm to patient, others and self |
| Lourdes University College of Nursing
program learning outcomes - list | the 6 QSEN competencies (patient centered care, safety, collaboration, evidence based care, quality improvement, informatics) plus vlaues based care, leadership, community and culture |
| Lourdes University College of Nursing
program learning outcomes
community | provides nursing care recognizing the populations and groups are patients with unique needs and requiring the services of educated nurses |
| Lourdes University College of Nursing
program learning outcomes
culture | provides nursing care with an understanding of and an appreciation for the diverse backgrounds, values and beliefs of each individual and group |
| Lourdes University College of Nursing
program learning outcomes
leadership | provides nursing care while modeling the professional roles of coordinator of care, educator, advocate and leader |
| Lourdes University College of Nursing
program learning outcomes
values based care | provide nursing care groundedin the Christian ethic and portraying the core nursing values of accountability, caring, communication, clinical reasoning, critical thinking and life long larning |
| SBAR communication | Situation
Background
Assessment
Recomendations
used to prompt communication in healthcare; professional to professional; concerns patient |
| SOLER | Sit facing the patient
Open posture
Lean in
Eye contact
Relax |
| nursing process | systematic process of approaching patinet and population; dynamic, patient centered, outcome oriented and universal
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation |
| nursing process
assessment | systematic collection of patient data
objective (measurable) vs. subjective (as reported by the patient / from the patient's perspective)
purposefull, complete, accurate, relevant |
| nursing process
diagnoses | problem clarification
problem r/t etiology AEB (3) defining characteristics |
| nursing process
planning | resolve problems identified in the nursing diagnosis
based on sound priorities and sound evidence
meets professinal standards |
| nursing process
interventions | based on clinical judgement and nursing knowledge; direct (through interaction with patient), indirect (on the patient's behalf), population (health of a population), nurse initiated (positioning, education, counseling) and other provider initiated |
| nursing process
evaluation | Did the plan work? / identify and evaluate criteria (measurable data) adn standards (acceptable levels of performance) collected data, analyze data, document and terminate, continue or modify plan |