The patient is the center of your practice
- includes the individual, family, and community
How does nursing influence the lives of your - have a wide variety of health care needs, experiences, vulnerabilities, & expectations
patients?
health care reform and cost influences on Medicare, changing how we provide care for patients (prevention rather than just
curing), how health is paid for, increase for community need, affordable care act
nursing
older population (more volume of people; living longer due to better health care), a lot
demographic changes influences on nursing more people in urban areas than rural areas
mores facilities and health care areas needed in rural areas; unemployed; homeless
medically underserved influences on nursing
natural disasters ( medical care needed right away), terrorist attacks, being prepared
need for emergency preparedness
influences on nursing for any situation (learning to triage & assess situation), chemical spills
harassment, bullying, verbal/nonverbal aggression, sexual harassment from patient to
workplace issues influences on nursing nurse, family member aggression allegations toward hospital staff
nursing shortage influences on nursing nursing educators, practicing nurses in hospital
LPN/LVN fast paced programs, taught basic skills
ASN: 2 yr program fast paced
Diploma: 3 yr program associated w/ a hospital
RN BSN: 4 yr program
Master's degree in nursing CRNA, Mid-wife, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse, Nursing Educator
PhD- research focused
Doctoral Degree DNP- clinical based, applying the research into clinical practice
- formal, organized educational programs
- offered by: universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing
Continuing and In-service education organizations, & educational & health care institutions
Theory Theoretical models provide frameworks for nursing practice
Service providing a service to other individuals
regulates the scope of nursing practice for the state and protects public health, safety,
What does the nurse practice act do? and welfare
- RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN exam
- Administered by individual State Boards of Nursing
Licensure - Required to obtain licensure
- beyond the NCLEX-RN
Certification - maintained by ongoing continuing education and clinical or administrative practice
You have to complete continuing edu every two years, 30 hours related to nursing
What do you have to do to maintain your RN
license?
alert awake, conscious
orientated full mental capacity
SOLER acronym sit, open stance, lean toward the speaker, eye contact, relax
Therapeutic communication taking ourselves out of the picture in order to fully care & provide for patient
Nontherapeutic communication can be hurtful and potentially damaging to interaction between nurse and patient
requesting input from other members of the interdisciplinary heath care team enhances
Collaboration a nurse's ability to meet the patient's needs
assignment of any responsibility or authority to another person to carry out specific
Delegation activities
Autonomy The concept of making decisions supported by knowledge and self-confidence
Accountability The concept of being answerable for one's action
The concept of supporting or promoting the interests of others or of a cause greater
Advocacy than ourselves
- includes the individual, family, and community
How does nursing influence the lives of your - have a wide variety of health care needs, experiences, vulnerabilities, & expectations
patients?
health care reform and cost influences on Medicare, changing how we provide care for patients (prevention rather than just
curing), how health is paid for, increase for community need, affordable care act
nursing
older population (more volume of people; living longer due to better health care), a lot
demographic changes influences on nursing more people in urban areas than rural areas
mores facilities and health care areas needed in rural areas; unemployed; homeless
medically underserved influences on nursing
natural disasters ( medical care needed right away), terrorist attacks, being prepared
need for emergency preparedness
influences on nursing for any situation (learning to triage & assess situation), chemical spills
harassment, bullying, verbal/nonverbal aggression, sexual harassment from patient to
workplace issues influences on nursing nurse, family member aggression allegations toward hospital staff
nursing shortage influences on nursing nursing educators, practicing nurses in hospital
LPN/LVN fast paced programs, taught basic skills
ASN: 2 yr program fast paced
Diploma: 3 yr program associated w/ a hospital
RN BSN: 4 yr program
Master's degree in nursing CRNA, Mid-wife, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse, Nursing Educator
PhD- research focused
Doctoral Degree DNP- clinical based, applying the research into clinical practice
- formal, organized educational programs
- offered by: universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing
Continuing and In-service education organizations, & educational & health care institutions
Theory Theoretical models provide frameworks for nursing practice
Service providing a service to other individuals
regulates the scope of nursing practice for the state and protects public health, safety,
What does the nurse practice act do? and welfare
- RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN exam
- Administered by individual State Boards of Nursing
Licensure - Required to obtain licensure
- beyond the NCLEX-RN
Certification - maintained by ongoing continuing education and clinical or administrative practice
You have to complete continuing edu every two years, 30 hours related to nursing
What do you have to do to maintain your RN
license?
alert awake, conscious
orientated full mental capacity
SOLER acronym sit, open stance, lean toward the speaker, eye contact, relax
Therapeutic communication taking ourselves out of the picture in order to fully care & provide for patient
Nontherapeutic communication can be hurtful and potentially damaging to interaction between nurse and patient
requesting input from other members of the interdisciplinary heath care team enhances
Collaboration a nurse's ability to meet the patient's needs
assignment of any responsibility or authority to another person to carry out specific
Delegation activities
Autonomy The concept of making decisions supported by knowledge and self-confidence
Accountability The concept of being answerable for one's action
The concept of supporting or promoting the interests of others or of a cause greater
Advocacy than ourselves
