• Denial
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escaping unpleasant, anxiety inducing thoughts/feelings/wishes/needs by
ignoring their existence
Internal Causes/Endogenous causes of errors
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· - factors related to the individual & not environment
o Psychological & physiological states cloud judgment/thought process
§ Limited memory, fatigue, stress, hunger, illness, language limits, hazardous
attitudes
Quasi
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Intentional Tort-
o are acts in which intent is lacking but volitional action and direct
causation occur such as in invasion of privacy and defamation of character
♣ Invasion of privacy: invasion of privacy protects a patient's right to be
free from unwanted intrusion into his or her private affairs
♣ Defamation of Character: Defamation of character is the publication of
false statements that result in damage to a person's reputation
factors that contribute to knowing a patient are
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♣ time, continuity of care, teamwork of the nursing staff, trust, and
experience
• Modeling
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, therapist provides a role model for specific identified behaviors & the pt
learns through imitation
o Demonstrate patterns of behavior that prove more effective than those
usually engaged, have pt practice these new behaviors
Redundancy
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a double check from another person
o Problems:
§ 2ndperson might not be attentive, influenced by the first person, and
double-checks can be over-used and not taken seriously
o Tech can also be used
o Used in high risk issues, when a secondary system is needed as first
system fails, and within serious harm potential situations
Informed consent
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a patient's agreement to go through with a procedureafter being
completely educated on risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of
refusal
-Nurses are NOT responsible for obtaining it; person doing procedure
must. Nurses must witness.
• Defense mechanisms
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, ward off anxiety; prevent conscious awareness of threatening feelings
o All except suppression operate on unconscious level
o Deny, falsify, or distort reality to make it less threatening
Actions nurses can take to promote a professional imag
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1. Patient interactions
2. Personal interactions with the public
3. Public speaking and community activities
4. Participation in political activities
Nursing role during the medieval times
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§ Advancement halted quick after roman empire got conquered, dark ages
began. Nursing usually performed by designated priestesses & associated
w/ temple worship
§ Dark ages - started w/ fall of Roman empire; rise of Christianity & the
Holy Wars
§ Deacons - initial; assisted poor & sick and encouraged help, eventually
got the name deaconesses. Had to be widows
o Order of virgins - focus on purity of the body
§ Eventually became nuns (means not married)
§ Holy Wars - male nurses as men were trained as knights; followed
soldiers & provided care as needed
§ St John - accommodated Christians who fell ill
§ Hospitallers - union created by male nurses/knights that had code of
rules
o Black robe w/ white Maltese cross (poverty, humility, chastity)
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escaping unpleasant, anxiety inducing thoughts/feelings/wishes/needs by
ignoring their existence
Internal Causes/Endogenous causes of errors
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· - factors related to the individual & not environment
o Psychological & physiological states cloud judgment/thought process
§ Limited memory, fatigue, stress, hunger, illness, language limits, hazardous
attitudes
Quasi
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Intentional Tort-
o are acts in which intent is lacking but volitional action and direct
causation occur such as in invasion of privacy and defamation of character
♣ Invasion of privacy: invasion of privacy protects a patient's right to be
free from unwanted intrusion into his or her private affairs
♣ Defamation of Character: Defamation of character is the publication of
false statements that result in damage to a person's reputation
factors that contribute to knowing a patient are
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♣ time, continuity of care, teamwork of the nursing staff, trust, and
experience
• Modeling
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, therapist provides a role model for specific identified behaviors & the pt
learns through imitation
o Demonstrate patterns of behavior that prove more effective than those
usually engaged, have pt practice these new behaviors
Redundancy
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a double check from another person
o Problems:
§ 2ndperson might not be attentive, influenced by the first person, and
double-checks can be over-used and not taken seriously
o Tech can also be used
o Used in high risk issues, when a secondary system is needed as first
system fails, and within serious harm potential situations
Informed consent
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a patient's agreement to go through with a procedureafter being
completely educated on risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of
refusal
-Nurses are NOT responsible for obtaining it; person doing procedure
must. Nurses must witness.
• Defense mechanisms
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, ward off anxiety; prevent conscious awareness of threatening feelings
o All except suppression operate on unconscious level
o Deny, falsify, or distort reality to make it less threatening
Actions nurses can take to promote a professional imag
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1. Patient interactions
2. Personal interactions with the public
3. Public speaking and community activities
4. Participation in political activities
Nursing role during the medieval times
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§ Advancement halted quick after roman empire got conquered, dark ages
began. Nursing usually performed by designated priestesses & associated
w/ temple worship
§ Dark ages - started w/ fall of Roman empire; rise of Christianity & the
Holy Wars
§ Deacons - initial; assisted poor & sick and encouraged help, eventually
got the name deaconesses. Had to be widows
o Order of virgins - focus on purity of the body
§ Eventually became nuns (means not married)
§ Holy Wars - male nurses as men were trained as knights; followed
soldiers & provided care as needed
§ St John - accommodated Christians who fell ill
§ Hospitallers - union created by male nurses/knights that had code of
rules
o Black robe w/ white Maltese cross (poverty, humility, chastity)
