Nursing Fun Unit 1 + Nursing History Worksheet
RN
Coordinates, manages, and provides skilled nursing care, can delegate to LPN, can be a charge nurse
for informed consent the pt must be told ____ before they agree to treatment
Risks, benefits, complications, alternatives
Georgia Board of Nursing
Sets nurse competencies and scope
slander
When one person speaks falsely about another person
Libel
Written defamation of character
LPN
1 year program, able to give meds, cannot delegate
Radiologist
specializes in reading and analyzing film
human genetics
study of inheritance in human beings
negligence and malpractice are examples of
unintentional tort
North Carolina was the first state to adopt
united states nursing registry
Quality of life
varies by individual, therefore the nurse must follow the pt's definition
Clara Barton
Civil war nurse who founded the red cross
autonomy
Commitment to include patients in decisions about care
Mary Mahoney
1st African American nurse who went on to create the national association of colored nurses
Florence Nightingale creates
1st formal program for nurses
Mary Breckinridge
1st nurse midwife, transportation of PTs on horseback
Linda Richards
1st professionally trained nurse. went on to create nursing training programs and first medical records system
Adelaide Nutting
1st professor of nursing
Felony
A crime of a serious nature that has a penalty of imprisonment for greater than 1 year or even death
Assault
Any intentional threat to bring about harmful or offensive contact
Battery
Any intentional touching without consent
Nursing Process
Assessment-> Diagnosis-> Plan-> Implement-> Evaluate
Lavinia Dock
Author of 1st nursing textbooks and founder of NLN
Nonmaleficence
Avoidance of harm or hurt
Animism
Belief that objects have a soul (think Disney colors of the wind)
When is informed consent not necessary?
Emergency situations
The lady with the lamp that nursed soldiers
Florence Nightingale
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster
Focused on health needs of poor in New York City
Misdemeanor
Less serious crime that has a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year
Brenner stages of competencies stages
Novice-> advanced-> competent-> proficient->expert
Accountability/Responsibility
Nurse responsible for all pt outcomes
Hippa
PT Confidentiality
pt advocate
PT's voice when they cannot advocate for themselves
fidelity
The agreement to keep promises and the unwillingness to abandon patients
Proof of Negligence
The nurse owed a duty to the patient. The nurse did not carry out the duty or breached it. The patient was injured. The patient's injury was caused by the nurse's failure to carry out that duty.
Dorethea Dix
activist for mentally ill and homeless
caregiver
anyone caring for PT
critical thinking
based on facts, experiences, and standards of care
nursing history: early civilizations
belief in supernatural causes for illness
Greeks nursing history
belief that healthy mind promotes a healthy body
manager
coordinates logistics and activities of staff
tort law
covers intentional and unintentional harm to pt
Florence Nightingale
created the 1st nursing philosophy; focused on health maintenance (cleanliness) and pt restoration
Nursing practitioner/ Physician Assistant
masters, midlevel providers that can diagnosis, order labs/treatments, and prescribe meds
common law
decisions made in absence of law
Steps in ethical decision making
define problem->seek out resources->brainstorm solutions->evaluate alternatives-> implementation of decision-> evaluate results
LPNs provide
direct pt caer
DMP
doctor of nursing
statutary law
ensures fair and ethical treatment for lab
joint commsion
ensures hospitals are following pt care guidelines
Robb
established ANA
early christian period nursing history
everyone deserves same care regardless of circumstances
Specialist
experts in a specific field of care
Justice
fairness
BSN in nursing
focus on public health and research
21st century changes to nursing
formal approach to teaching, creation of standards of care
laboratory
helps to determine whether your suspicions are correct
18/19th century nursing history
hospitals organized under male admin for better controll
assault, false imprisonment and battery are examples of
intentional torts
liability
legal responsibility of duty of care
criminal law
legislation
advanced directives
living will and durable power of attorney
16th century western nursing history
lots of lead and mercury consumed, spells and charms used
17th century nursing history
nursing done by nuns/monks, criminals, and prostitutes
Physician
oversee, diagnosis, and prescribe
Beneficence
positive actions to help others (best interest of PT)
Who is given privileged information
priests, lawyers
code of ethics
principles for nursing care (right vs wrong)
nightingale pledge (1893)
promise to do no harm to pt
advocate
protects human and legal rights
State Board of Education
regulates what nurses are taught
Nurse Practice Act
regulations over nurse set by each state
PT bill of rights include PTs right to
respect, own medical records (formal requests only), to make own treatment choices including end of life decisions
Autonomy
self-government
