Nursing Organizations
This organization fosters high standards of nursing practice; promotes a safe and ethical work environment; bolsters the health and wellness of nurses and advocates for healthcare issues that affect nurses and the public.
What is the American Nurse's Association (ANA)?
The act of doing good; active goodness or kindness; charity.
What is beneficence?
Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for themselves and their patients.
What is one provision in the Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses?
Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations.
What is Human Dignity?
Example of promoting health & wellness.
What is education, exercise, good nutrition, etc.?
This nursing organization has statements of ethical obligations and duties for every individual who enters the nursing profession.
What is the ANA?
The right to self-determination.
What is autonomy?
Permissive type of leadership which provides little or no direction does not criticize and places emphasis on the group.
What is a laissez-faire leader?
Acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. Even.... when no one is looking.
What is Integrity?
An example of illness prevention.
What are immunizations?
This organization is responsible for ensuring that a person is at least minimally qualified to practice nursing in their state.
What is the state board of nursing?
The quality of being just, or fair; righteous, equitable, or moral rightness.
What is justice?
A manager who is committed has a vision and is able to empower others with this vision.
What is a transformational leader?
A concern for the welfare and well-being of others.
What is Altruism?
The nurse collaborates with these individuals in promoting efforts to meet health needs.
What are other healthcare professionals?
This organization addresses the challenges of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work.
What is QSEN? (Quality and Safety Education of Nurses)
To do no harm.
What is non-maleficence?
This organization protects public health, safety, and welfare by regulating the licensure of nurses, the practice of nurses, and their education.
What is the State Board of Nursing?
Upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles.
What is social justice?
Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion, and evaluation.
What are nursing standards of practice?
This organization strives to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity, and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally.
What is the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now called the National Academy of Medicine?
The habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness,
What is Veracity?
This exists to regulate and protect the public from practitioners who are a risk to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens within its state board jurisdiction. This protection principle is accomplished by assessing competence at initial licensure and throughout the career of the nurse.
What is the Nurse Practice Act?
Statement of the ethical obligations & an expression of the commitment of nurses to society.
What is the Code of Ethics for Nurses?
The nurse's primary commitment is to _________.
What is an individual, family, group, community, or population?