Historical & Contemporary Nursing Practice
The process a nurse undergoes in an effort to be viewed as an integral member of the discipline of nursing is termed_______.
professionalization
Does HIPAA apply to student nurses?
YES!
_________ are mental positions or feelings toward a person, object, or idea.
Attitudes
Regulation of nursing is a function of state law?
T/F
True
The patient self determination act requires that every client be provided with _________ and ____________.
The right to accept or refuse care; the ability to use advanced directives.
No
_____ is often referred to as fairness.
Justice
The action of a lawsuit is called
The contemporary nursing leader who defined nursing is:
Florence Nightingale
When was HIPAA established?
1996
What is the best example of altruism exhibited by a nurse?
1. Turning a bed bound client every 4 hrs
2. Withholding pain medications
3. Insisting a client uses a bed pan for a client who is up 1 assist
4. Allowing a Catholic client to keep using his rosary beads
4. Allowing the catholic client to keep using his rosary beads
Nurses are included as mandated reporters of violence, abuse, and/or neglect.
T/F
True
The terms used to identify the recipients of nursing are:
Consumer
Patient
Client
What does Hipaa stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
When should the nurse use values clarification as a nursing intervention?
Whenever clients hold detrimental or conflicting values regarding their health.
What are four categories that nurses must question to protect themselves legally when carrying out health care providers orders?
Any order if the client's condition has changed.
Any verbal orders to avoid miscommunications.
Any orders that are illegible, unclear, or incomplete.
The four functions identified within the scope of nursing practice are:
To Promote wellness
prevent illness
restore health
care for the dying
What do you have to have in order to share the patients status with family?
A signed consent that states it is agreed to share the information.
Within recent years, what statement regarding ethics have been made broader in scope or added to the Code of Ethics for Nurses?
A statement on compassion has been added and the duty to protect patients has been broadened to include all patient rights.
Most statues include conscience clauses that are designed to protect hospitals and nurses in matters dealing with abortion services. These clauses allow the nurse to be protected from....
Discrimination or Retaliation