Nursing
Nursing is a(n) _______ and a science.
What is an art?
An LPN practices EVP by:
Making decisions based on scientific evidence
The most common role of nursing is ____________.
What is a caregiver?
If a nurse works with others on the team to care for patients is an example of what nursing role?
What is a team member?
This nurse promoted sanitation, cleanliness, light, quiet environment, and nutrition.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Nursing is a profession because ________________________.
What is it has a defined body of knowledge. It has professional standards of practice and performance. It has a Code of Ethics.
DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) were started as a healthcare payment plan to help with ______________ and the nurse must ____________ correctly thoroughly for full compensation.
The rising costs associated with healthcare and Document
This role protects a patient's legal/ethical rights.
What is an advocate?
This home bound nursing service allows patients to receive services in the home environment such as IV therapy, wound care, support in medication administration.
What is home healthcare?
The founder of the American Red Cross.
Who was Clara Barton?
What a nurse can do (duties) is defined by ___________________.
What is a Scope of Practice?
Nurse Practice Acts define the legal scope of an LPN’s practice, which are written and enforced by ________________ _______________ and is designed to protect the _________________
What is each state and public.
This role performs informal & formal teaching.
What is an educator?
Feeding a patient
Ambulating a patient
Changing a patient's depends
Giving a shower/bed bath
What tasks can be delegated to a CNA?
Community health nursing started in New York City at the Henry Street Settlement by nurses: ___________________ and _________________
Who are Lillian Wald & Mary Brewster?
This financial reimbursement under Medicare was established to decrease cost and the nurse must __________________ _________________everything for reimbursement purposes.
What are diagnosis related groups (DRGs) and thoroughly document?
Name three tasks associated with the role of the LPN as a delegator:
Assigning patient care tasks to CNAs
Requesting the housecleaning staff to mop the floor of a patient’s room;
Instructing the unit secretary to page a physician to the floor.
This role is fundamental to providing high-quality care, coordinating/managing patient care.
What is Communicator?
End of life care
What is hospice?
Professional nursing experience
patient's values and prefaces
Research the guides decision making
What is evidence based practices?
Communicator, advocate, caregiver, teacher, leader, team member
What are the roles of a nurse?
Talking with a doctor about a patient's desire to return home independently is the nurse acting in which role?
Advocate
This role coordinates activities of a nursing staff & has budgetary and personnel duties.
What is a manager?
Care for patients in their home, meeting with the doctor online
What is teleheath?