The Professional Nurse
profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
Nursing
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
The Nursing Process
nursing care provided that is supported by sound scientific rationale
Evidenced Based Practice
disease state resulting from pathogens in or on the body
Infection
state of optimal functioning or well-being
health
is regarded as the founder of modern nursing
thought that is disciplined, comprehensive, based on intellectual standards, and, as a result, well-reasoned; a systematic way to form and shape one’s thinking that functions purposefully and exactingly
Critical Thinking
principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession
Code of Ethics
CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions
Standard Precautions
something that increases a person’s chance for illness or injury
are laws established in each state in the United States to regulate the practice of nursing.
Nurse Practice Act
assessment is conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses on pertinent history and body regions but may also be used to address the immediate and highest priority concerns for an individual patient
Focused Assessment
set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence relationships with others
values
an infection that was not present on admission to a health care institution and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions (nosocomial)
HAI:Hospital Acquired Infection
a hierarchy of basic human needs that describes which needs of a person are the most important at any given time (Fig. 4-1). Certain needs are more basic or essential than others and must be at least minimally met before other needs can be considered.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Needs
protection and support of another’s rights
Advocacy
information perceived only by the affected person
Subjective Data
legal responsibility for one’s acts (and failure to act); includes responsibility for financial restitution of harms resulting from negligent acts
liability
blood pressure below the lower limit of norma
Hypotension
a specific difference that is closely linked to social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage
health disparity
the standardized test taken to become licensed as a registered nurse in all states
NCLEX
actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve (actual problem is present; possible problem may be present, but more data are needed to confirm or disconfirm the problem; and potential problem may occur); defining characteristics are present as risk factors
Nursing diagnosis
performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do, or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would do
Negligence
Name the 4 Vital Signs
body temperature, pulse and respiratory rates, and blood pressure
SBAR stands for ...
Situation, Background, Assessment, Recomendation