Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts, Standards, & Practice
Nursing is both of these things, as well as it requires compassion and evidence-based practice
What is an art and a science?
The patient's right to make his/her own decisions
What is Autonomy?
The law that requires institutions to provide written information to patients concerning their rights to make decisions about their care, including their right to refuse treatment.
A communication technique that is NOT therapeutic
What is sharing opinions?
A factor most likely to increase a stroke patient's risk for falls
What is Unilateral weakness?
This approach puts the patient at the center of nursing practice with varying needs and expectations.
What is patient-centered care/approach?
The concept of taking positive actions to help patients
What is beneficence?
An act or failure to act that is not considered an intentional tort in nursing
What is negligence?
Telling a cancer patient that "everything will be ok", is this non-therapeutic communication technique
Defined by the WHO as the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated w/healthcare
What is Patient Safety?
According to Benner's model, this type of nurse has been a nurse for 2-3 years and can anticipate nursing care needs.
What is a competent nurse?
The ethical concept addressed by HIPAA law
What is confidentiality?
The licensure agreement among states that allows nurses to practice in multiple states under the same license
What is the Nurse Licensure Compact?
A communication technique that involves restating a person's message, but more briefly in your own words
A primary recommendation for older adult drivers to promote safety
What is having yearly eye exams?
The nursing role that involves protecting patient's human and legal rights.
What is Advocate?
This group aims to set guiding principles and standards of behavior for the nursing profession
What is the American Nurses Association?
What is informed consent?
The phase of the nurse-patient relationship that involves reminding the patient that the end of the relationship is near and evaluating achievement of expected outcomes.
What is the Termination Phase?
The priority assessment when assessing a stroke patient for home safety
What is Gait & Mobility?
A statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define principles for care
What is The Nursing Code of Ethics?
Access to healthcare is directly related to the concept of which ethical principle?
What is Justice?
Known as what a reasonably prudent nurse would do under similar circumstances
What is Standard of Proof?
The practice of encouraging patients to share thoughts with the aim of changing behavior
What is motivational interviewing?
Keeping the hospital bed in low position when a patient is resting
Maintaining call light within reach
Keeping wheelchair wheel locks in "locked" position when stationary
are all examples of
What are Universal Fall Precautions?