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The nurse uses evidence to guide care decisions, This is called:
What is evidence-based practice?
Care focused on prevention and wellness (e.g. vaccinations)
What is primary care?
Providing direct patient care
What is a caregiver?
A nurse washes her hands before patient contact. This reflects
What is patient safety or infection control?
Prohibits the transfer of a patient without appropriate screening and stabilization regardless of insurance or pay
What is EMTLA?
Advocating for a patient who cannot speak for themselves demonstrates this role
What is patient advocacy?
Hospital-based, specialized care such as surgery
What is tertiary care?
Helping patients understand medications, treatments, and conditions
What is the educator role?
A patient refuses a medication. The nurse respects this decision
What is autonomy?
A patients agreement to have a medical procedure after receiving full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal
What is informed consent?
A nurse pursuing certifications and CEUS is demonstrating this
What is professional development?
A nurse coordinating care between providers demonstrates this
What is case management?
Speaking up for the patient and protecting their rights
What is the advocate role?
What is clear structured communication?
Limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps at the scene of an accident
What is the Good Samaritan Law
Following ANA standards when providing care reflects this
What is professional accountability?
Nursing shortages, health care costs and quality
A nurse who establishes an environment with their staff to promote patient centered care
What is a nurse manager?
Safe, effective patient-centered care
What is professional nursing practice
Deliberate acts against a person or property that may result in civil or criminal actions.
What is an Intentional Tort?
Established first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Health Care Costs and Quality, Patient Satisfaction, Nursing Shortage and Competency
What are issues in healthcare delivery?
Defines nursing and reflects the values of the nursing profession
What is the scope and standards of nursing?
Advocacy, Responsibility, Accountability and Confidentiality
What are the Code of Ethics for Nursing?
These programs help to reduce nurses’ legal risk for malpractice and negligence by identifying potential hazards and eliminating them before they can occur
What is risk management?