NFDN 2008 EXAM 2025

Ethics - -rules of conduct of a particular group or culture Morals - -personal compass of right and wrong LPN code of ethics - -responsibility to: the public, the clients, the profession, colleagues, oneself Ethical dilemma - -there are good reasons for either option but only one can be chosen Ethical/moral distress - -nurses know or believe they know the right thing to do, but do not or cannot take the right action Protection for persons in care act (PPICA) - -to protect clients from abuse and prevent abuse from occurring Liability - -consequences of wrongful, inappropriate or unethical actions of the nurse Types of liability - -criminal, civil, employment ramification, professional sanctions Misconduct - -unacceptable behavior within the scope of professions practice Incompetence - -failure to meet minimum accepted standards Conduct unbecoming a member of the profession - -behavior outside a professions practice that may bring the profession into disrepute Negligence - -failure to take reasonable care or steps to prevent loss or injury to another person Malpractice - -failure of a professional to act in accordance with the prevalent professional standard Privacy - -the right determine when and what personal information will be released Confidentiality - -the promise to hold private information and prevent release to unauthorized people. Duty to report - -any inappropriate conduct of another health care provider when he or she is potentially dangerous to the public NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 Leadership - -engaging and influencing others Management - -getting the job done with the right resources Manage others Followership - -promote team effectiveness, offering constructive criticism and working well with others Engaged leadership - -ability to foster a culture where new ways of thinking and change are encouraged Nursing leadership - -critical thinking, action and advocacy Leader-follower - -relationship is necessary for effective teamwork. Each person on the team must know their roles and responsibilities Problem solving - -by reducing the difference between current and desired conditions Why and how Decision-making - -choosing a preferred a course of action from a set of alternatives Who, when, where and what Types of care deliveries - -functional nursing, team nursing, primary nursing Conflict - -a disagreement in values or beliefs within oneself or between people Types of conflict - -intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational Intrapersonal - -occurs within a person Interpersonal - -occurs between and among patients, family members, nurses, doctors, and other departments. Lateral violence Organizational - -when discord about policies and procedures, personal codes of conduct or accepted norms of behavior and patterns of communication Stages of conflict - -frustration, conceptualizations, action, outcomes Interprofessional teams - -composed of members from different professions with varied and specialized knowledge, skills, and methods. Team members integrate their observations, expertise, and spheres of decision making to coordinate, collaborate, and communicate with one another in order to optimize patient care for a patient or group of patients. Common goals, work together, support each other. NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 Synergy - -combined action or operation. Working together to make a stronger outcome. Effective teams - -comfortable with disagreement, open to discussion, see conflict as a way to promote change, frequent self-regulation, leadership shared, respectful listening, focused discussion. Emotional intelligence - -the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically 3 elements that guide ethical nursing - -ethical principles, professional accountability, the law Health professions act - -primary legislative authority under which clpna carries out its mandate to govern the lpn profession in the interest of protecting public safety Lays out the scope Appreciative inquiry - -how people question and solve problems S-LTC - -stop (regroup)- think (analyze what you want to change), listen (active listening) and communicate (focus on your message) Steps of problem solving - -define the problem, gather data, analyze data, develop solutions, select solutions, implement solutions, evaluate the result Nursing delegation - -appointing or assigning another person to do tasks - sharing activities which you are still responsible for Nursing collaboration - -working together Guideline of effective communication - -assume responsibility, be self-revealing, small talk, acknowledge/praise the other person, language of equality (talk at their level), active listening, silence processing, use open