NUR 1025 EXAM 1
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Terms in this set (96)
• Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
Nursing workforce issues • Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
• Identifying possible risks
• Analyzing risks
Risk management and
• Acting to reduce risks
performance/quality
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
improvement
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
-Autonomy and Accountability:
-Educator
Professional
-Caregiver
Responsibilities and
-Advocate
Roles
-Communicator
-Manager
have initiation of independent nursing interventions
Autonomy and without medical orders. Responsible professionally
Accountability: and legally for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
, protects patient's human and legal rights and
advocate provide assistance in asserting these rights. Secure
patient health care rights.
help patients maintain and regain health, manage
disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of
Caregiver
function and independence. Restore patients
emotional, spiritual a social well-being.
explain concepts and facts about health, describe
reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
educator
procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior,
and evaluate progress in learning.
essential to routinely communicate with patients, to
communicator advocate, give emotional support, and make
decisions with patients and family.
establish environment for collaborate patient-center
care with positive patient outcome. Coordinate
manager activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a
nursing environment that reflects the mission and
values of the health care organization.
the most independently functioning nurse. An APRN
has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice
Advanced Practice (DNP) degree in nursing; advanced education in
Registered Nurses pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical
assessment; and certification and expertise in a
specialized area of practice
, APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized
area of practice. The specialty may be identified by
a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting (e.g., critical
care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care
(e.g., rehabilitation), or type of problem (e.g., pain).
Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis,
Clinical Nurse Specialist treatment, and ongoing management of patients in
all health care settings. They also provide expertise
and support to nurses caring for patients at the
bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an
organization, and ensure the use of best practices
and evidence-based care to achieve the best
possible patient
APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a
group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient,
ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This
care includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and
treatment; monitoring ongoing health status;
evaluation of therapies; and health education. Some
NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in hospital
settings, including critical care units. Other NPs
Nurse Practitioner
provide comprehensive care, directly managing the
nursing and medical care of patients who are
healthy or who have chronic conditions. It is
important to review state regulations for advanced
practice. Some states require the NP to have a
collaborative provider agreement with an agency or
physician/physician group to treat a specific group
of patients; other states do not.
Save
Terms in this set (96)
• Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
Nursing workforce issues • Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
• Identifying possible risks
• Analyzing risks
Risk management and
• Acting to reduce risks
performance/quality
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
improvement
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
-Autonomy and Accountability:
-Educator
Professional
-Caregiver
Responsibilities and
-Advocate
Roles
-Communicator
-Manager
have initiation of independent nursing interventions
Autonomy and without medical orders. Responsible professionally
Accountability: and legally for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
, protects patient's human and legal rights and
advocate provide assistance in asserting these rights. Secure
patient health care rights.
help patients maintain and regain health, manage
disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of
Caregiver
function and independence. Restore patients
emotional, spiritual a social well-being.
explain concepts and facts about health, describe
reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
educator
procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior,
and evaluate progress in learning.
essential to routinely communicate with patients, to
communicator advocate, give emotional support, and make
decisions with patients and family.
establish environment for collaborate patient-center
care with positive patient outcome. Coordinate
manager activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a
nursing environment that reflects the mission and
values of the health care organization.
the most independently functioning nurse. An APRN
has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice
Advanced Practice (DNP) degree in nursing; advanced education in
Registered Nurses pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical
assessment; and certification and expertise in a
specialized area of practice
, APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized
area of practice. The specialty may be identified by
a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting (e.g., critical
care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care
(e.g., rehabilitation), or type of problem (e.g., pain).
Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis,
Clinical Nurse Specialist treatment, and ongoing management of patients in
all health care settings. They also provide expertise
and support to nurses caring for patients at the
bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an
organization, and ensure the use of best practices
and evidence-based care to achieve the best
possible patient
APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a
group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient,
ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This
care includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and
treatment; monitoring ongoing health status;
evaluation of therapies; and health education. Some
NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in hospital
settings, including critical care units. Other NPs
Nurse Practitioner
provide comprehensive care, directly managing the
nursing and medical care of patients who are
healthy or who have chronic conditions. It is
important to review state regulations for advanced
practice. Some states require the NP to have a
collaborative provider agreement with an agency or
physician/physician group to treat a specific group
of patients; other states do not.
