Fundamentals Chapters 1,2,3 Test

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Tort

Violation of civil law

sympathetic nervous system

fight or flight

parasympathetic nervous system

helps the body return to a normal resting state

Release forms

A legal form you to excuse one party from liability

Health (Miller-Keane)

A relative state in which one is able to function well physically,mentally,socially, and spiritually in order to express the full range of ones unique potentialities"

Health (world health organization)

A state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Homeostasis

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state

secondary prevention

Actions taken to identify and treat an illness or disability early in its course

Nursing Interventions

Alleviate problems and assist the patient for best outcome

Relationship based nursing

Focus on relationship between caregivers patient and family

Lillian Wald

Founder of Henry Street Settlement House in NY and Founder of Public Health Nursing

Florence Nightingale

Founder of modern nursing Trained others during Crimean War Lowered death rate from 60% to 1%

Functional nursing

Fragmented care

Maladaptive

Lack of adjustment

Nursing education pathways

Provide direct patient care under supervision of registered nurse,physician, or dentist

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Passed in 1970 to improve work environment

NAPNES Certifications

Pharmacology Long term care IV therapy

DRGs (1983)Diagnostic Related Groups

-Created to contain increasing cost -Hospital received set amount for diagnosis and days allowed

Roles of practical nurse

-caregiver -educator -collaborator -manager

Malpractice

Professional negligence

standards of nursing practice

Protect nurse patient and facility

Florence Nightingale curriculum

1.nutrition 2.fresh clean air 3.meet patients needs 4.directed towards health &a illness 5.nursing is separate from medicine

Maslow hierarchy of needs

1.physiological 2.safety and security 3.love and belonging 4.self esteem 5. Self-actualization

Ethics committee

Develop policies and address issues in the facility and come to a better understanding of ethical dilemmas from different viewpoints

Primary illness

Developed without being chased by another health problem

primary prevention

Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Enroll patients for a set fee per month Limited network of physicians

protective device

Limit a person mobility maybe mechanical or chemical

Advanced directive

Living will

Team Nursing

Method of care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care

NAPNES

National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Servicey

Clara Barton

Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross

Total Patient Care

One nurse carried out functions ; less fragmented care

Primary nursing

One nurse directs care for 24- hours

Nursing theory

Relationships among concepts of facts based on existing information

Secondary illness

Results from a primary illness

General Adaptation Syndrome

Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion

Standards of practice for students

Student nurses are held to the same standard as a licensed nurse

Early nursing education in the US

Worked without pay No formal classes Education through work No set curriculum Taught my doctors

Nurse Practice Act

law established to regulate practice of nursing Define practice,education& licensure

evidence-based practice

nursing care provided that is supported by sound scientific rationale

tertiary prevention

restoration and rehabilitation


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