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Professional Growth
Midterm Review
Question | Answer |
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Nursing is... | an art and a science |
health is... | being all that one is capable of despite their health determinants |
philosophy is... | a broad statement describing values+beliefs |
learner-centered curriculum is... | transaction and interaction between learners and teachers where nursing skills are learned |
healing is... | the process of becoming increasingly whole |
professional caring is... | an intentional act that is client focused and their needs are understood |
What is Laurentian's Nursing Philosophy? | Art and science, professional caring, empowering clients, research based knowledge, multisectoral collaboration |
What are the 12 Health Determinants? | income and social status, culture, gender, education, personal health practice, social support networks, social environment, physical environment, biology and genetic endowment, child development, health services, employment |
LU Philosophy influences... | nursing, prof. caring, health and healing, curriculum |
LU Philosophy is informed by... | humanistic, feminist, existential, socially critical |
Standards of practice are... | A broad expectation of RNs and RPNs for safe practice, created by the college of nurses of ontario |
What ARE the standards of practice? | Accountability, continuing competency, ethics, knowledge, application of knowledge, leadership, professional relationships and relationships |
What is the RNAO? (Registered nurses association of ontario) | Supports nurses, healthcare, education. |
What is the Nursing Code of Ethics? | Providing safe, compassionate competent care, health promotion, informed decisionmaking, honouring dignity, maintaining confidentiality, promoting justice, accountability. |
What is an occupation? | Employment, a career, usually don't need much education. |
What is a profession? | A career requiring specialized education that's primary focus is serving the public. |
What are the principles of ethical decision making? | Justice (be fair), nonmaleficence (do no harm), autonomy (let client make decisions), beneficence (do good) |
What is the role of the CNO? | Regulation of nurses and protecting the public |
What is the role of the CNA? | Voice of nurses across Canada, speaks for nurses by nurses |
What are the 8 Elements of a research article? | Title, Abstract, Intro, Lit Review, Purpose statement, methods, results, discussion |
What are the 2 methods of research? | Qualitative and quantitative |
What are some qualities of a qualitative paradigm? | Emic perspective, relativist, small sample sizes, info from narrative descriptions, goal to gain in depth perspectives and experiences |
What are some qualities of a quantitative paradigm? | Etic perspective, info from raw stats and numbers, realist, goal is observation and examination, large sample sizes, data collected through surveys, comparison, checklists, audits |
What is phenomenology? | Finding the meaning in experiences |
What is the grounded theory? | A theory related to social processes |
What is ethnography? | The understanding of culture and worldviews |
What are the 3 levels of critical thinking? | Basic (follow process, no questioning), Complex (beginning to question practice and explore other options), Commitment (Regular practice and second nature) |
What are the characteristics of Critical Thinkers? | curious, insightful, truth-seeking, creative, open-minded, confident, systematic |
What differentiates thinking from Critical Thinking? | Thinking requires no effort, CT is purposeful. |
What are some considerations of EBP decisions in the clinical setting? | research evidence, patient preferences, clinical expertise, available resources |
What are benefits to EBP? | Empowers nurses, promotes collaboration, cost-effective, high quality care, outcomes improved |
What are some issues with EBP? | Time-consuming, access to resources, lack of value of EBP, culture and tradition |
What are the 6 components of EBP? | Qualitative research, systematic review, randomized trials, case reports, scientific principles, expert opinion |
What is research utilization? | Method to develop new knowledge |
What is EBP? | Applying clinical evidence to make patient care decisions |
How can we better the image of nurses? | Keeping professional, logical, and respectful, explaining the role of nurses to people |
What are some negative consequences of a negative image of nursing? | Low job satisfaction, low retention, inferiority |
What are some positive consequences of a positive image of nursing? | Being respected, viewed as intelligent, logical, sophisticated |
What is the image of nursing in which they are seen as a physician's assistant? | Girl Friday (1920s) |
What is the image of nursing in which they are called upon to help others (noble, moral obligation)? | Angel of Mercy (1850s-1919) |
What is the image of nursing in which nurses are portrayed as brave, rational, humanistic, and autonomous? | The Heroine (1930-45) |
What is the image of nursing in which they are portrayed as maternal and domestic? | The Mother Image (1945-65) |
What is the image of nursing in which they are portrayed as sensual, hedonistic, romantic? | The Sex Object (1960s-now) |