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