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What is a nurse? (Wk 1 - Professionalism) - Answer Caregiver (Provider of Care)
Communicator
Teacher/Educator
Counselor
Leader/Manager
Researcher
Advocate
Patient Care Partner (Collaborative Patient Focused
Patients are a nurse's? - Answer first and foremost responsibility
Care is ________? And provided according to? - Answer individualized; standards of practice
and a code of ethics
"Nutrix" means? - Answer To nourish (what nursing is based on)
International Council of Nursing (ICN) - Answer Provide sound normal policies of nursing;
create policies that can help the world
American Nurses Association (ANA) - Answer Professional organization that represents all
registered nurses; develop positions relative to nursing care
What do nurses do? - Answer Promote Health
Prevent Illness
Restore Health
Facilitate Coping
Health is? - Answer A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing; not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity; subjective
,Can health & illness exist together? - Answer Yes!
Factors that affect health are: - Answer culture, family, stress, values, socioeconomic status,
gender, perspective, religion
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? - Answer Promote healthy behaviors
Promote healthy, safe communities
Improve systems for personal & public health
Prevent & reduce diseases & disorders
What are the 3 levels of prevention? - Answer primary, secondary, tertiary
What is primary prevention? - Answer prevents or slows onset of disease
(diet, exercise, immunization, seat belts)
What is secondary prevention? - Answer Early screening and prompt treatment
(TB skin test, colonoscopy, bone density, labs)
What is tertiary prevention? - Answer Treatment of disease and restoration of optimal health
(caring for pt after they already have the disease)
Nursing is defined as a profession because nurses: - Answer practice autonomy
What guides nursing practice? - Answer Standards of Nursing Practice
Nursing Process
Professional Performance
Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure
ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses
Professional Values
Standards of Practice are: - Answer Assessment
Diagnosis
, Evaluation
Standards of Performance are: - Answer Ethics
Cultural congruency
Communication
Collaboration
Leadership
Education
EBP
Quality
Professional practice evaluation
Resource utilization
Environmental health
What do Nurse Practice Acts do? - Answer Define the legal scope of nurses' professional
functions and responsibilities.
Ethics are? - Answer Principles of right and wrong conduct
Altruisim means? - Answer concerned for the wellbeing of others
Human dignity means? - Answer respecting the worth and uniqueness of all individuals and
populations
Integrity means? - Answer doing the right thing
Social justice means? - Answer being fair to everyone
What is the difference between nonmaleficence and beneficence? - Answer nonmaleficence:
doing NO harm & beneficence: doing good for the patient
Accountability means? - Answer being responsible for your actions and any consequences that