Chapter 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 A nurse is... | The patients last line of defense against the impersonal nature of the health care system. Obliged to care in a society that doesn't value caring |
| Definition of Nursing | The protection, promotion and organization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations |
| Discipline | a branch of knowledge or teaching |
| Occupation | an activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood |
| Profession | requires training in liberal arts or sciences—technical & scientific knowledge, evaluated by a community of peers, service orientation and a code of ethics |
| Practice | the carrying out or exercise of a profession |
| Calling | A strong urge toward a particular way of life, or a career |
| Description of profession | Extended education above foundations Theoretical foundations leading to defined skills, abilities and norms Specific service focused Autonomy in decision making Practices a code of ethics Nursing depends on the ANA's scope of and standards of professional nursing practice |
| Nursing is | An art and a science The client/ patient is the center of your practice (individuals, families, communities) Respect for human dignity and personhood. Uses advanced biological principals and technology. Uses advanced social science principals. Fulfilling career of caring and compassion mixed with technology, advancements, team work and leadership |
| Professional Roles: | 1. Caregiver 2. Advocate 3. Educator 4. Communicator 5. Manager 6. Researcher |
| 6 Standards of Practice | 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcomes identification 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation |
| 9 Standards of Professional Performance | 1. Quality of practice 2. Education 3. Professional practice evaluation 4. Collegiality 5. Collaboration 6. Ethics 7. Research 8. Resource utilization 9. Leadership |
| Professional Responsibilities | Adhere to standards of practice Follow the code of ethics Participate in life long learning Maintain professional licensure Participate actively in professional organizations Be a critical thinker Make clinical judgments Take responsibility for all actions, including mistakes |
| Professional Career Paths: Clinician | Acute, chronic, specialty, critical care, community health, hospice |
| Professional Career Paths: Advanced generalist | Clinical Nurse leader |
| Professional Career Path Advance Practice | clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, midwife, nurse anesthetist, educator |
| Licensed Vocational Nurse | LVN |
| Associate degree in Nursing | ADN |
| Baccalaureate degree in Nursing | BSN |
| Licensure Requirements | Graduation from an accredited school Practice readiness Conformity to education; min standards./ Passing State Boards of Nursing examination (6 hours, 275 questions, adaptive testing format)/ Ongoing Continuing Education Units (CEU's) required to maintain license |
| New Perspectives | Nurses are the key to creating safe hospitals. Function as autonomous professionals. Focus on wellness and prevention of disease. Provide culturally intelligent, culturally humble care. Understand integrative and alternative care. Work towards global health. |
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