Week 1: What Is Nursing ?
Delegation and Assignment Who can RNs delegate to?
Licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VN) Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) RN to RN Assignment within scope of practice
Florence Nightingale : Nursing Definition
- Basic themes of health, illness, and caring have existed since Florence Nightingale described nursing. - Nursing is putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act (Nightingale).
Nursing Process in Nursing Practice
NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses • Assessment - subjective & objective data • Diagnosis - identifying nursing diagnoses • Planning - pt outcomes & goals are developed • Including interventions • Implementation - activation of interventions • Evaluation - were outcomes met by nursing interventions? Revision of the plan (if pt outcomes not met)
Scope of Nursing Practice
• Entry level (Associates Degree, or Baccalaureate Degree) • Certification - specialization, shows expertise in specialty areas • Advanced practice (APRN) • Master's degree • Doctorate • (APRNs include clinical nurse specialists, NPs, nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists) • (DNP practice-focused terminal nursing degree) • (PhD - used as nurse faculty, clinical experts etc)
patient centered care
• Nursing process • problem-solving approach for the identification and treatment of patient problems. - This is the foundation of nursing practice • Delivery of nursing care - patients and caregivers work together in coordinating care - Quality - Safety
