Nursing Today
Benner's 5 levels of competency
Novice, Advanced Beginner, Competent, Proficient and Expert
True or False
Urgent care, Hospital emergency care, outpatient surgery and radiological procedures are "Primary Care".
False
These are examples of Secondary Care
Primary Care includes: Family planning, well baby care, diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses
True or False
Nurses are "mandatory" reporters for abuse involving elders over age of 65, children under the age of 18 and disabled individuals
True
It is the law
Dorothea Orem's Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory is a:
Middle or Grand type of theory
Grand Theory - does not provide guidance for "specific" nursing interventions.
The first African American professionally educated nurse
Mary Mahoney - concentrated in cultural diversity
Telemedicine - name two areas where this can assist patients in today's society
Mental Health - group therapy, meeting with psychiatrist or therapist. Also, Doctor office and Urgent care visits
Who is a "Change Agent"?
Community based Nurse is the one who identifies and implements new and effective approaches to problems.
Name two Grand Nursing Theories
Henderson, Johnson, Newuman, Abdellah, King, Roy, Watson, Rogers, Parse and Newman
In which War did Florence Nightingale volunteer?
Crimean War in 1853
Robots - Name areas where robots are being used
Food service, medication distribution, infection control and surgery. Exoskeleton powered robots can help individuals who re paralyzed to stand.
Who was the first Nurse Epidemiologist?
Florence Nightingale
Name two Middle range Nursing therories
Benner, Kolcaba, Pender, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Meleis, Sawyer, Im, Messias and Schumacher
Who is known as the "Lady with the Lamp"? Why
Florence Nightingale, she would travel the battlefield hospitals at night using her lamp for light.
Health disparities in patients - name some
Race, Ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, lack of transportation, location or disability.
Are Community Health Nursing and Public Health Nursing the same?
Yes, the terms are used interchangeably.
Describe Compassion Fatigue
a state of burnout and secondary traumatic stress healthcare providers experience when witnessing and caring for others suffering trauma.
For a facility to achieve "Magnet Status" they must meet what five components?
Transformational leadership, Structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovations and improvements and empirical quality outcomes.
When assisting patients who are being treated due to abuse, what nursing skill/techniques should be used?
Therapeutic communication, reinforce the abuse is not the victims fault.