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Exam 1
Intro into nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reliability | measure is consistent |
| Validity | accuracy of measure |
| Qualitative | collection of thematics/narrative data |
| Quantitative | collection of numerical data, statistical information, tables, graphs, objective, measurement |
| What does PICO stand for? | P- population ; I- intervention ; C- comparison ; O- outcome |
| Institutional Review Board | a committee that reviews all potential studies and ensures safety of participants |
| What are the 4 participant rights? | Right not to be harmed, Right to full disclosure, Right to self determination, Right to privacy |
| Theory | system of ideas hoping to explain a given phenomenon |
| Who was the first nursing theorist | Florence Nightingale |
| What are the steps of the research process | Identify problem, Review literature, Find population, Design instrument, Secure consent, Collect data, Analyze data |
| Henderson's theory | Need theory |
| Neuman's theory | maintenance and system equilibrium; systems theory |
| Roy's theory | coping and stress adaptation; |
| Orem's theory | Self-care; general theory of nursing |
| Peplau's theory | guides therapeutic communication; interpersonal relations model |
| Watson's theory | used most in end-of-life and hospice settings; human caring theory |
| Who worked during the crimean war and established hospital and procedure reform? | Florence Nightingale |
| Who provided care and safety to slaves freeing the south via the underground railroad? | Harriet Tubman |
| Who served as superintendent of female nurses of the Army during the Civil War? | Dorothea Dix |
| Who became the first nursing professor? | Mary Adelaide Nutting |
| Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
| Who was the first professionally trained African American nurse? | Mary Mahoney |
| Who helped with the founding of Henry St. Settlement to meet the health needs of the poor in NYC? | Lilian Wald |
| Who was known for the development of the ambulance service? | Mother Bickerdyke |
| Refers to the provision of care that combines the art and science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs | Caregiver |
| An individual that is skilled in communication and conveying concepts. uses effective interpersonal and therapeutic communication | Communicator |
| Helps clients learn about their health and healthcare procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain health | Teacher/educator |
| Process of helping a client to recognize and cope with stressful psychological or social problems and makes appropriate referrals | Counselor |
| The assertive, self-confident practice of nursing when providing care, affecting change, and functioning with groups | Leader |
| Participating in or conducting research to increase the body of nursing knowledge | Researcher |
| Role of pleading the cause of a client. It protects legal and human rights of client | Advocate |
| Work with other people to provide best care for patient | Collaborator |
| What is the goal of the American Nurses Association? | To improve health and well-being using standards-based practice |
| Examples of advanced practice registered nurse | Clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist |
| What is the purpose of HIPAA? | Curtail healthcare fraud and abuse, enforce health information, guarantee security and privacy, assure health insurance portability |
| What is the intention of HIPAA? | Ensures pt rights by allowing them to see and copy healthcare, update health records, request correction of mistakes, get a list of disclosures, request restriction, and choose how to receive health information |
| What falls under Protected Health Information? | Names, geographic info smaller than state, all dates (except year), phone/fax #, email, SSN, medical record #, health insurance #, account #, license #, VIN and plate #, device ID/serial #, IP address, biometric ID, photographs |
| What can be disclosed? | treatment, payment and healthcare operations as defined by HIPAA |
| How to prevent breaches | DO NOT display info on public screen, send confidential emails via public network, share printers among different units, discard copies of pt information, hold convos that can be overheard, messages on pagers, faxing to unauthorized persons |
| Care transition | continuous process in which a pts care shifts from being provided in one setting of care to another |
| Examples of healthcare settings | hospitals, primary care centers, ambulatory care centers, home health, extended health care, specialized care settings |
| Examples of factors impacting healthcare | Increase of elderly population, advances in technology, economics, women's health issues, uneven distribution of services, access to health insurance, homeless/poor, HIPAA |
| Primary prevention | Health promotion; illness prevention |
| Examples of primary preventions | exercise program after work, safety belt laws, smoke free environment laws, and immunization flu clinics |
| Secondary prevention | early diagnosis; early treatment |
| Examples of secondary preventions | monitoring blood glucose on diabetic, monitoring BP on hypertensive pt, yearly mammograms, prostate exams, pap smears |
| Tertiary prevention | rehabilitation; health restoration; palliative care |
| examples of tertiary prevention | pt admitted to rehab facility after MVA to work on walking again |
| Respite care | temporary relief for primary caregivers by offering short-term care |
| Preventative care | healthcare measures taken to prevent or detect diseases and health conditions before they develop or worsen |
| Restorative care | helping individuals regain or maintain their functional abilities |
| Palliative care | improving the quality of life for individuals with serious or life-limiting illness |
| Hospice care | care for dying in home or facility; improve or maintain quality of life until death |
| PPO | services at a discount for companies under contract with them |
| Managed care organizations | health maintained focus to specific group of voluntary enrolled people |
| Medicaid | insurance for low income families |
| Medicare | federal insurance for people 65 or older |
| Nurse-managed community nursing centers | care provided by NP, but need MD to sign off |
| Parish nursing | Church health nurse |
| Corrections nursing | jail and prison care |
| Telehealth projects | video conference with specialist to prevent travel |
| Discharge planning and care | Assess and identify health care needs; set goals with pt, teach pt and family; provide home health care referrals; evaluate discharge planning effectiveness |