NUR1025 Ch 1,2,3,4,6,7 NURSING INTRO/ THEORIES
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is the most independently functioning nurse. Has an
ADVANCED PRACTICE advanced education in pathophysiology,
REGISTERED NURSE pharmacology, and physical assessment and
(APRN) certification and expertise in a specialized area of
practice.
The national professional association of registered
nurses in the United States. Advances the nursing
profession by fostering high standards for nursing,
AMERICAN NURSES
promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace,
ASSOCIATION (ANA)
projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and
lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on
health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
a person that helps patients maintain and regain health,
manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal
CAREGIVER
level of function and independence through the healing
process.
CERTIFIED NURSE- is an APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is
MIDWIFE certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
CERTIFIED REGISTERED is an APRN with advanced education from a nurse
NURSE ANESTHETIST anesthesia- accredited program.
(CRNA)
is an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized
CLINICAL NURSE
area of practice, defined by population, setting, or
SPECIALIST (CNS)
disease specialty chosen.
A statement encompassing the set of rules based on
CODE OF ETHICS values, and standards of conduct to which practitioners
of a profession are expected to conform.
, involves formal, organized educational programs
CONTINUING offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses
EDUCATION associations, professional nursing organizations, and
educational and healthcare institutions.
Study of the genes in the human genome and their
interactions with other genes and the physical
GENOMICS
environment and their influence of cultural and
psychosocial factors.
Programs that are instruction or training provided by a
IN-SERVICE EDUCATION
healthcare agency or institution
Definition of nursing-nursing encompasses autonomous
and collaborative care of individuals of all ages,
INTERNATIONAL
families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and an
COUNCIL OF NURSES
all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health-
(ICN)
prevention of illness-and the care of you, disabled, and
dying people.
Manages patient care and the delivery of specific
NURSE ADMINISTRATOR nursing services within a healthcare agency -Example is
nurse manager
Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development
NURSE EDUCATOR department of health care agencies, and patient
education department.
Is an APRN who provides health care to a group of
NURSE PRACTITIONER
patients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or
(NP)
community-based setting.
Conducts evidence-based practice and research to
NURSE RESEARCHER improve nursing care and further define and expand the
scope of nursing practice
Is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health
and abilities-prevention of illness and injury-alleviation
NURSING of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations
You protect your patients human and legal rights and
PATIENT ADVOCATE provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need
arises.
PROFESSIONAL Deals with issues of concern to those practicing in the
ORGANIZATION profession.
, Initiative to respond to reports about safety and quality
QUALITY AND SAFETY patient care by the IOM. Addresses the challenge to
EDUCATION FOR NURSES prepare nurses with the competencies needed to
(QSEN) continuously improve the quality of care in their working
environment.
U.S.: a nurse who has completed a course of study at a
state approved school of nursing and passed the
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). A
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
registered nurse may use the initials RN after the
signature. Rns are licensed to practice by individual
states.
• Nursing responds to the
health care needs of
society, which are
influenced by economic,
social, and cultural
variables of a specific era.
• Changes in society such as
increased technology, new
demographic patterns,
consumerism, health
promotion, and the
women's and human rights
movements lead to
changes in nursing.
• Nursing definitions reflect
changes in the practice of
nursing and help bring
about changes by
identifying the domain of
nursing practice and
guiding research, practice,
and education.
• Nursing standards provide
the guidelines for
implementing and
evaluating nursing care.
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Terms in this set (141)
is the most independently functioning nurse. Has an
ADVANCED PRACTICE advanced education in pathophysiology,
REGISTERED NURSE pharmacology, and physical assessment and
(APRN) certification and expertise in a specialized area of
practice.
The national professional association of registered
nurses in the United States. Advances the nursing
profession by fostering high standards for nursing,
AMERICAN NURSES
promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace,
ASSOCIATION (ANA)
projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and
lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on
health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
a person that helps patients maintain and regain health,
manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal
CAREGIVER
level of function and independence through the healing
process.
CERTIFIED NURSE- is an APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is
MIDWIFE certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
CERTIFIED REGISTERED is an APRN with advanced education from a nurse
NURSE ANESTHETIST anesthesia- accredited program.
(CRNA)
is an APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized
CLINICAL NURSE
area of practice, defined by population, setting, or
SPECIALIST (CNS)
disease specialty chosen.
A statement encompassing the set of rules based on
CODE OF ETHICS values, and standards of conduct to which practitioners
of a profession are expected to conform.
, involves formal, organized educational programs
CONTINUING offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses
EDUCATION associations, professional nursing organizations, and
educational and healthcare institutions.
Study of the genes in the human genome and their
interactions with other genes and the physical
GENOMICS
environment and their influence of cultural and
psychosocial factors.
Programs that are instruction or training provided by a
IN-SERVICE EDUCATION
healthcare agency or institution
Definition of nursing-nursing encompasses autonomous
and collaborative care of individuals of all ages,
INTERNATIONAL
families, groups, and communities, sick or well, and an
COUNCIL OF NURSES
all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health-
(ICN)
prevention of illness-and the care of you, disabled, and
dying people.
Manages patient care and the delivery of specific
NURSE ADMINISTRATOR nursing services within a healthcare agency -Example is
nurse manager
Works primarily in schools of nursing, staff development
NURSE EDUCATOR department of health care agencies, and patient
education department.
Is an APRN who provides health care to a group of
NURSE PRACTITIONER
patients, usually in an outpatient, ambulatory care, or
(NP)
community-based setting.
Conducts evidence-based practice and research to
NURSE RESEARCHER improve nursing care and further define and expand the
scope of nursing practice
Is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health
and abilities-prevention of illness and injury-alleviation
NURSING of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities, and populations
You protect your patients human and legal rights and
PATIENT ADVOCATE provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need
arises.
PROFESSIONAL Deals with issues of concern to those practicing in the
ORGANIZATION profession.
, Initiative to respond to reports about safety and quality
QUALITY AND SAFETY patient care by the IOM. Addresses the challenge to
EDUCATION FOR NURSES prepare nurses with the competencies needed to
(QSEN) continuously improve the quality of care in their working
environment.
U.S.: a nurse who has completed a course of study at a
state approved school of nursing and passed the
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). A
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
registered nurse may use the initials RN after the
signature. Rns are licensed to practice by individual
states.
• Nursing responds to the
health care needs of
society, which are
influenced by economic,
social, and cultural
variables of a specific era.
• Changes in society such as
increased technology, new
demographic patterns,
consumerism, health
promotion, and the
women's and human rights
movements lead to
changes in nursing.
• Nursing definitions reflect
changes in the practice of
nursing and help bring
about changes by
identifying the domain of
nursing practice and
guiding research, practice,
and education.
• Nursing standards provide
the guidelines for
implementing and
evaluating nursing care.
