NFDN 2008 FINAL EXAM 2025

Emotional intelligence - -regulate your own emotions without them affecting others Ethics - -rules of conduct towards a specific group Morals - -personal compass what is right vs wrong Ethical dilemma - -only one right answer Ethical distress - -your values are impacted by the choice you make 3 elements guiding nursing practice - -- ethical principles - the law - professional accountability Ethical principles - -- beneficence - autonomy - truthfulness - confidentiality - justice - integrity Liability - -obligation or duty towards something Civil liability - -your practice cause injury or death resulting in the patient or family allowing to sue Health professions act - --makes the public notified of what we are allowed to do - tells you what you can and cannot do Protection for persons in care act (ppica) - --prevent or protect from abuse 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 Confidentiality - -hold private information and prevent release to unauthorized people Privacy - -the right to determine when and what personal information is released NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 Duty to report - -inappropriate conduct of a health care professional when he or she is potentially dangerous to the public Characteristics of leader empowering behavior (leb) - -- enhance meaningfulness of work - fostering participatory decision making - autonomy from bureaucratic restraints - facilitating goal accomplishment - expressing confidence in high performance How does leb support new nursing grads? - -encourage the involvement of everyone 8 characteristics of effective leaders - -- engage in life long nursing - service oriented (research and mentoring) - concerned with the common good - radiate positive energy - believe in others - lead balanced lives - are synergistic - engage themselves in self-renewal Engaged leadership - -- encouraging new ways of thinking and promoting change Nursing delegation - -- appoint or assign another person to do tasks * your still accountable for the tasks Nursing collaboration - -- supports creation of synergy - accomplish more than working alone - power interdependency and sharing Collaborative practice - -- inter-professional process for communication and decision making using shared knowledge to provide patient care Problem solving - -reducing the difference between current and desired conditions Decision making - -choosing a preferred cause of action from a set of alternatives Appreciative inquiry (ai) - -how we question and problem solve using a positive view point What are the 5 d's of ai? - -- define - discovery - dream - design - destiny NFDN 2008 Bureaucracy - -a large, complex organization composed of appointed officials Factors that hinder effective communication - -- stress - distractions - inadequate knowledge - differences in perception - emotions and personalities Conflict - -disagreement in values and beliefs within oneself or others Constructive conflict - -- healthy conflict - value feedback - agents of change Destructive conflict - -- unresolved conflict - negative team dynamics S-tlc system - -s- stop T- think L- listen C- communicate Interdisciplinary team - -professionals from different fields who work together or towards the same goal to provide the best possible patient care Interprofessional team - -team members working on the same unit share information and work together towards a common goal Employment ramifications - -failure to meet obligations Linear communication - -focus on the goal What is adaptive model of nursing? - -one nurse per patient What is the functional model of nursing? - -unregulated and regulated professionals work together What is team model of nursing? - -- improve nurse and patient satisfaction - caring through others Transactional communication - -focus on the communication process Professional sanctions - -- guidelines imposed by the clpna - include: misconduct, incompetence, unbecoming member *consequences of lpn's not adhering to clpna's standards of practice NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 NFDN 2008 12 traits of a good follower - -- interpersonal skills - team player - competent - willing to learn - willing to change and innovate - effective communicator - reliable - active participant - emotionally intelligent - supportive - flexible - motivated for goal accomplishment Who is our regulatory body - -- clpna Tort - -civil wrong committed against a person or property Intentional - -deliberate actions that violate another's rights What are the phases of the nurse and client relationship? - --pre orientation - orientation - working - termination Advanced directive - -- legal document - used when you can no lo