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NPN 106- Exam One

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Florence Nightingale -In school 3 months- age 31. - known for work in Korean war. - soldiers dying from field than injury/wounds - produced sanitation and kept a clean environment - 42% before implemented hygiene then rate fell to 2% - Lady with the lamp, would go out and c
Isabell Hampton Invented grading and set ambitious standards for nurse
Lavinia Dock Women’s right to vote Believed nurses should have a voice
Clara Barton American Red Cross Brought supplies in middle of civil war she is known as angel on the battlefield
Lillian Wald Poor people needed care just like the wealthy Henry street settlement in NY
Margaret Sanger Control pregnancy Women’s role used to be to provide children
Mary Breckinridge KY Healthcare mother and children First midwife school in US
Mary Mahoney First RN of African American culture in US National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACG)
Dorothea Orem Well known because of self care deficit nursing theory Strong believe in structural body
Sister Callista Roy Present day Adaptation model Focused on children and ability to how they bounced back so quickly
Jean Watson Need to be caring individual forming relationships w/ patients
Virginia Avenel Basic human needs
Mary Ball Work during civil war in comforting soldiers and having nutrition and cleanliness
Linda Richards Present day documentation
Madeline Lingerer Transcultural nursing movement
Nutting and Goodrich American journal of nursing Believed in formal training
Students Attendant nurses
First state to have LPN’s Mississippi in 1914
Male Nurses Began the nursing profession Up until civil wars it was mainly males
Roles of nursing Caregiver- provide care (holistic) Communicators- community and patients Teachers- help do better Advocate- protect our patients needs and wishes Counselors- recognize and cope Change agent- improving quality of health, facility and process
More roles of nursing Leaders Managers-‘ must do all tasks Case managers- monitoring outcomes and control costs Researcher
Expanded roles of nursing Nurse practitioners Clinical Nurse Specialist Certified nurse anesthetist Midwives Nurse administrator
LPN/LVN 8-12 months Under RN
RN diploma was 3 year program could complete in work setting 2 or 4 year program
Graduate nurse Masters
Doctoral NP’s are being pushed to earn doctorate
CEU Continuing education units
True or False. In KY you are required to obtain 14 hrs of education annually, 3 hrs domestic and pediatric abusive head trauma True
Inservice Know codes CPR Safety
Wellness and Illness Affects mental, physical and social wellbeing
Wellness Highest level
What effects our wellness 1. Age 2. Gender 3. Family relationship 4. Emotional stressors 5. Cultural influences 6. Economics 7. Holistic care-physical, emotional, social, economic, spiritual
Primary prevention of illness Primary prevention is first level that helps seek to avoid disease We do this by wellness activities and screening (diabetes or hypoglycemia check) Pap smears and colonoscopy Immunization
Secondary prevention of illness 1. Encourage behaviors that promote health 2. Diagnosed but do not want other complications that can go along with diseases etc.
Tertiary prevention of illness Serious health conditions, you are trying to improve quality of life Prevent problems from worsening
Continuum Care Many factors affect how we care.. - Supply and demand - Third party payers are the main source- BlueCross blue shield - CMS- Medicare and Medicaid, etc. - Overwhelming those weakened by illness may be overwhelmed and not be able to get the care they nee
Economic Only way to save is to cut payroll or supplies Technology isn’t cheap Health insurance limitations Malpractice lawsuits
Providers of care- interdisciplinary team Nurse Nurse practitioner Physician Physician assistant Hospitalist Unlicensed assistant personnel UAP dentist Pharmacist Dietician Physical therapist Respiratory therapist Occupational therapist Social workers Call manager Spiritual
Nurse roles ADPIE
Nurse practitioner Screening diagnostics Uncomplicated illnesses Prescriptions and controlled substances if qualified They can work independently but usually under physician
Physician Specialized in their care
Hospitalist Acute problems Inpatient care
PA Physician assistant Limited prescription abilities Under physician
UAP - Unlicensed Assistant Personnel Nursing assistants Patient not machine
Dentist Contracted and come into facilities to check on teeth and help with diagnosis and treatment of dental problems
Pharmacist All facilities have Preparation and dismemberment in hospitals, long term care and communities Flu shots and covid shots iMonitor and evaluate affectless of medications Pharmacy assistants
Dietician Patient is getting what is needed
Physical therapist Muscular skeletal problems Physician order Building strength
Respiratory therapist Oxygen, ventilator, breathing treatments Respiratory problems
Occupational therapist Skills and functioning Activities of daily living
Social workers Support Long term care
Case manager Controls costs
Spiritual Spiritual support
Holistic care Physical, social, emotional economic and spiritual
Laws proper behavior in society
Criminal Law involves need of public in charge of agents that represent the government
Criminal law means and includes innocent or guilty fines and incarceration usually for murder, robbery or assault
Civil Law between individuals determines countability or innoncence Person to Person issue
Negligence absence of due care or being careless
Malpractice professional negligence actions take harm
What four things make it malpractice failure to perform actions breach the duty make harm proximate cause (because of breach of duty)
how to avoid malpractice and negligence practice within rules and regulations standards of care policies and procedures
malpractice and negligence can be faulted on other people than nurse individual manager employer
Civil litigation legal exchange between individuals oppose to criminal matter
Civil litigation involves plantiff, defendant, damages, summons
plaintiff making complaint
defendant liable from what plaintiff is complaining of
damages compensation plaintiff is requesting
summons court ordered certified of legal actions
discovery/verdict medical records standards of care policies and procedures review documents and interview witnesses question everything needed to form a verdict or find reasoning for malpractice or negligence
deposition when you are questioned as a witness
criminal trial against society rules and regulations
civil trial against individual
criminal trial guilty bases on judge or jury can appeal if error in process person who is answerable for crime
can you do what you are not trained to do no
abandonment of care do not abandon patient
assault threaten with words and gestures
battery touching without consent or follow through with assault
competency patient make decision for self unless unable
defamation spoken or written statements that ruin persons reputation
harm injury to person or property
libel malicious or untrue writing another person brought attention to
malpractice failure to meet one duties and results in harm
negligence doing or not doing what a prudent nurse would do in a situation it causes harm to someone
slander malicious or untrue SPOKEN words about person brought to attention
tort term for civil law wrong against person, property, negligence, fraud malpractice etc.
if it was not documented it did not happen true
as a nurse you are expected to provide privacy confidentiality right to refuse care
1980 new addition was added to ensure rights of people with mental illnesses called self-determination act true
implied consent ER means they came wanting care that gives you consent
informed consent has to be well explained before patient signs and makes a decision can not be forced procedurals will obtain treatment
emancipated minor that has care of children may sign for themselves true
nurse is responsible and a witness for getting informed consent signed true
confidentiality duty to protect information
medical record you cannot pull out a record and redo them or copy them
when you report in good faith you are protected from liability true
Withholding medical treatment with serious medical conditions is a form of child abuse. Child Abuse Amendment true
Infant are considered viable after 24 weeks, some facilities say 22 weeks know your policies and procedures true
spouse and elder abuse often overlooked nurses are responsible to know signs spouse abuse has been a major problem but is improving
workplace abuse and violence verbal, emotion, sexual, physical
most workplace abuse is lateral-peers or coworkers true
rules and regulations, standards of care and policies and procedures will help you avoid many problems and lawsuits true
Kentucky board of nursing protects nurses not the public false, they protect the public not nurses
compact states you can work in that state with a KY license
fraud someone steals info and tries to copy licensure
criminal activity felonies, embellishment, criminal background
another jurisdiction another state or nation has problems with you
incompetent failure to show standards of care unethical refusing to care drug abuse and selling drugs
ethics value that interprets persons behavior or beliefs
Nursing ethics involve moral value and principals that affect personal conduct true
living will written document that directs treatment if worsen of condition difficult to interpret require 2 witnesses an employee cannot witness
designated surrogate makes decisions if no living will
ethical dilemmas no clear right or wrong ethical principals serve as a framework in decision making all persons are equal
autonomy we cannot tell them what to do or make decision for them only share knowledge
beneficence protecting life and promoting goodliness
nonmalefience do nothing to harm patient
justice fair all patients have right to same care
physician assisted suicide end of life care assist to come home and pass away
euthanasia legal in few states taking life from permission of meds or machines
DNR DO NOT RESUSICATE legally obligated to follow patients orders if no order you must resuscitate
communicable diseases have to be reported true
Verbal order needs to be clarified before you write it down-repeat it back to that person true
is in house document part of medical record no
we only want facts on incident reporting true
do you only chart what happened and what you did about it and to prevent occurring again yes
AMA against medical advice leave without discharge can't make them stay because that is false imprisionment report to physician if wanting to leave
unprofessional conduct no illegal substances ever falsification of records
Only chart what you did and saw after you did and saw true
Professionalism Someone who is competent and qualified, high level of integrity with high standards Be confident, trustworthy and dependable
Self assessment Take care of yourself to take care of others
Self assessment involves 3 areas Physical, emotional and intellectual health
Physical health Get a good sleep and have a good diet, good oral hygiene
Emotional health Be constructive learn from mistakes confident independent and accepting critic Be positive and be able to cope
Intellectual health Be able to problem solve
Personality Collection of behavior and attitude that sits person apart from others
Culture Refers to norms and practices of particular group that are learned and guide thinking decisions and actions
Ethnocentric Do not be like it means to believe in your own way and don’t care about anyone else
Critical thinking Having ability to make connections between what you learned and what you know
Continuing education Planned learning takes place after formal certificate or degree
Define Art- Ability to act skillfully Science- body of knowledge
Medicine men tried to form ritual to get rid of bad spirits in which they thought was cause of all problems or sickness True
Who used to be the caregivers when it was believed bad spirits caused diseases and infections Priests
Hypocrites Farther of medicine
Hospitals were called what in 19th century due to lack of cleaning and hygiene Pest houses
Nurses used to be considered what class of citizen Lower class Drank heavily Prostitution Came from jails They weren’t supposed to work out of house
Religion Important role Strongly influenced in nursing Passion for patients
War World War 1 increase nurses Women became a part of military World war 2 high need for trained nurses created a shortage- cause state board of nursing in bind
What image was seen of nurses Guardian angel
Change agent Improve process and facility Improve quality of health
Nursing process took how many years to be published 20
Definition of nursing process A systematic problem-solving approach to nursing care
Nursing process is used fo Plan and provide care for patients and help identify parent problems
Nursing process took how long to get published 20 years
Nursing process definition Systematic, problem solving approach to nursing care
Nursing process use is to Plan to provide care for patients Identify patient problems
Characteristics of nursing process Open and flexible Constantly changing Set a goal reach goal
Assessment is the baseline True
Nursing process is cyclic Never ending Goes on and on
Nursing process has prioritized care for example Airway and respiratory is priority Use Maslow hierarchy of needs
Professionalism Someone who is competent and qualified with high standards Trustworthy and dependable
Self assessment Take care of yourself to take care of there
Self assessment has 3 areas Physical, emotional and intellectual health
Physical health Good sleep, oral hygiene good diet
Emotional health Confident, accepting critic, able to cope and be positive
Intellectual health Able to problem solve
Personality meaning Collection of behavior and attitude that set person apart from others
Culture Regrets to norms and practices of particular group
Do not be ethnocentric which means Believing in your own way and don’t care about anyone else
Critical thinking Having ability to make connections between what you learned and what you know
Continuing education Planned learning takes place after certification or degree
Define Art-ability to act skillfully Science-body of knowledge
Medicine men tried to perform rituals to get rid of spirits that caused diseases, infection etc. True
Hypocrites Father of medicine
Hospitals in 19th century called what because of uncleanliness and hygiene Pest houses
Nurses were considered what type of class Lower class Drank heavily Prostitution Came from jails Weren’t supposed to work outside home
Religon Strongly influenced in nursing Love thy neighbor Passion for patients
War World war 1 was increase in nurses World war 2 formed high need for trained nurses which caused a shortage
What image did people view nurses Guardian angel
Change angent Improve process, facility and quality of health
NAPES NAtional Assoxiation for practical nurse education and services -promote and defend practice education
NLN National League Of nurses Specially in education Prepares educaction or nurse
ANA/KNA Represents American nurses across nation High standards nurses Active politics
KLPNO Kentucky licensed practical nursing organization Students in program or educators Seat ok KY board of nursing
NALPN National association licensed practical nurses Foster high education and standards of care for LPNs
HOSA Health occupational students of America Nursing students
Assessment techniques Inspection- looking Auscultation- lisenting Palpating- feeling Percussion- tapping
Subjective Said
Objective Observed
Right brain dominant Intuitive imaginative and impulsive
Left brain dominant Analytical rataional and objective
Linear thinkers (left brain) Structures approach to learning Do things by order
Global thinkers (right brain) Don’t have to do any pre planing Access and relate info on first day
Impersonal learner Sharing, cooperating, interviewing, study group
Intrapersonal learner Self spaced and instructions and having own space
Maslows 5 steps Physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem and self actualization
The Good Samaritan act Stipulates that a person who renders emergency care in good faith at the scenes of accident is immune from civil liability for his or her action while providing care
Passive or non assertive behavior Fear based behavior is emotionally dishonest
Aggressive behavior Lack of consideration for others
Assertiveness Honesty
Projection Coping mechanism
Normal Glasgow coma scale 15
Skin and hair normal Skin is warm dry and smooth and with good turgur with pink under tones
Head and neck mormal Upright and still can move head normal
Normal carotid pulse is regular and without a thrill True
Mouth and throat Moist, pink and free of legions
Eyes normal Symmetric and sclera of eye is white and the conjunctiva is pink
Lung sounds Normal breathing
Spine normal Straight and no curve
Heart sounds normal Normal lub-dub
Normal rate of bowel sounds 4 to 32 per minute
Legs and feet normal Palpate femoral. Popliteal and dorsal is pedis and posterior tibial pulse
Normal legs and feet No edema and good pulse, color of skin matches rest of body
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