Importance
Define inclusion.
What is the action of including or of being included within a group or structure?
Another word for concept.
What is an idea?
The "end of life" refers to what type of care.
What is hospice care?
Cannot be broken during sterile dressings, and Foley catheter placement.
What is a sterile field?
This term refers to the many differences among people such as race, culture, language, gender, and socioeconomic status.
What is diversity?
Ensuring that every patient has a fair opportunity to achieve their best health outcomes.
What is equity in healthcare?
A key importance in hospice/palliative care.
What is focusing on comfort and dignity?
A healthcare professional that provides direct patient care, promotes health, and advocates for patients.
What is a nurse?
This skill allows nurses to understand and respect cultural differences when providing patient care.
What is cultural competence?
Patients are more likely to get healthcare in place where they feel best represents them.
TRUE OR FALSE?
The type of care that uses medical therapies and technologies to repair or replace damaged tissue and organs.
Define ADPIE.
What is assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation?
This concept means providing individuals the specific resources they need to achieve the same health outcomes.
What is equity?
Equity and inclusion are related and the same thing.
TRUE OR FALSE?
What is false?
They work together but focus on different aspects of fairness in healthcare/nursing practice.
A major goal of restorative care is helping patients achieve this outcome so they can return to their highest possible level of functioning.
What is restorative care?
Generic name for Coumadin.
What is warfarin?
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in healthcare are important because they address systemic barriers that influence access to care, treatment quality, and health outcomes. Commonly known as broader societal influences.
What are social determinants of health?
A core principle in the AACN Essentials stating that nurses must actively work to reduce health disparities and promote fairness in healthcare delivery?
What is health equity?
The sphere of care that focuses on managing long-term conditions such as diabetes or heart disease through ongoing treatment, patient education, and lifestyle modification.
What is chronic disease management?
A patient suddenly reports chest pain, SOB, and dizziness. According to nursing priorities, this is the first thing a nurse should do.
What is assessing the patient?