How to obtain Health Insurance? - ✔️✔️through government programs as Medicare or
Medicaid, through employer, are through private insurance company
Patient Centered Care - ✔️✔️providing care that is respectful of and responsive to
individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide
all clinical decisions
Factors in lack of access to healthcare - ✔️✔️-geographic area
-financial/insurance
-lack of PCP
-Transportation
-Out of pocket expense
-lack of education
The Joint Commission - ✔️✔️A national agency that conducts surveys of inpatient and
ambulatory facilities and certifies their compliance with established quality standards
Types of care - ✔️✔️primary, secondary, tertiary
Primary Care - ✔️✔️is the first contact with the health care delivery system that
focuses on education, prevention, and the person
Secondary Care - ✔️✔️the diagnosis and treatment of illness that focuses on acute
health problems and diseases
Teritary care - ✔️✔️the patient care in a specialized medical facility advance diagnostic
and treatment technology centers
Insitute of Medicine (IOM) - ✔️✔️Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - ✔️✔️Prepare nurses to have
the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and
safety of the HC system
American Nurse Association (ANA) - ✔️✔️Professional organization that represents all
registered nurses
, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - ✔️✔️An independent agency of the
American Nurses Association that conducts certification examinations and certifies
advanced practice nurses.
International Council of Nurses (ICN) - ✔️✔️Professional organization that represents
nurses in countries around the world.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - ✔️✔️An organization whose
membership consists of the board of nursing of each state or territory to provide
templates for states to follow
-administer NCLEX And develop NCLEX
State Board of Nursing (BON) - ✔️✔️Appointed board within each state charged with
responsibility to administer the nurse practice act of that state.
Licensure by endorsement - ✔️✔️a nurse licensed in one state can seek licensure in
another state without repeating the NCLEX
Compact States - ✔️✔️a state establishes agreement to allow nurses to practice in the
state without additional licenses
Certifications - ✔️✔️The process by which nurses are recognized for advanced
education and competence and awarded by nongovernment agencies
License - ✔️✔️is a minimal level of practice and is granted governed by legislation and
state board of nursing
Types of Nursing License - ✔️✔️-ADN
-BSN
-MSN
-PhD
Nurse Practice Act - ✔️✔️law established to regulate nursing practice by specific state
ANA Standards of Nursing Practice - ✔️✔️1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcomes Identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) - ✔️✔️A national organization of
statewide student nurse associations; concerned with education and career issues and
provides student perspectives to other national nursing organizations