A technique for communicating critical information in an organized fashion: situation, background, assessment, recommendation.
SBAR
You should never share this with you coworkers when using an electronic health record (EHR).
Password
These generate knowledge for nursing practice and are adaptable to different clients and care settings. They explain why nurses do what they do.
Nursing theories
A 100% preventable unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physiological or psychological injury, or risk thereof.
Never event
The study or examination of morality that involves critical thought and action.
A checklist used to determine the ability of you or your team members to perform safely.
IMSAFE checklist
This 1996 act sets the standards on how information in an EHR is maintained and the penalties for any breach in the security of health data.
HIPPA
Examples include metaparadigm, conceptual framework, and grand. But most nursing theories are
Midrange
Safe, Timely, Effective, Efficient, Equitable, and Patient-centered; the 6 quality dimensions developed by this agency
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
The nursing Code of Ethics was developed by this group.
ANA
Ensures the information conveyed by the sender is correctly understood by the receiver. Example - when a nurse repeats a verbal order received back to the provider.
Check-back
The use of this form of health delivery reduces the cost of healthcare and improves patient satisfaction and outcomes.
Telehealth
Doing, being, acting ethically, flourishing, and changing identities are characteristics of this concept
Professional identity
Identify the problem, generate solutions, implement the best solution in a pilot project, evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot solution, and then implement the solution fully.
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Problems that stem from differences in the values and beliefs of the decision-makers; scientific data is not enough to solve it.
Ethical dilemma
I am concerned. I am uncomfortable. This is a safety issue.
CUS (or I-CUS)
This technology has been responsible for decreasing the number of order transcription errors.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
The qualities of leadership, clinical expertise and judgment, mentorship, and lifelong learning describe this type of nurse
Professional
The advisory agency that developed nursing competencies with congruent knowledge, skills, and attitudes that nursing students should display to ensure they will provide quality care as nurses.
QSEN (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Project)
Ethical theory that asks, "“What action will promote the greatest good with the least harm?"
Utilitarianism
A constructive approach for managing and resolving conflict. Describe, express, suggest, consequences.
DESC
The use of health information systems to support nursing practice through the management and communication of data, information, and knowledge, with a main focus on improving patient care.
Nursing informatics
Requiring specialized training, a specialized body of knowledge, and an ability to act independently within a scope of practice makes nursing this
Profession
This process is used when there is need for quality improvement or there is a sentinel event.
Root Cause Analysis
This ethical principle is defined as fairness in care delivery and use of resources.
Justice