PVC FINAL

Traditional learners

Traditional learners- fresh out of high school or transfers

Non-traditional learners

Non-traditional learners- adult learners who have been out of school for a while then return

1st Amendment

Freedom of speech

14th Amendment

Right to due process

Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory

self-actualization, esteem, love/belonging, safety, physiological

Nightingale is known for

Cleanliness, nutritious meals for pts. Reduced death rate for soldiers. Decorated by Queen Victoria because of the decrease in death rate.

Dorothea Dix is known for

1st mental hospital, established mental health for mentally ill and prisoners

Critical thinking

An advanced way of thinking, used to resolve problems when no problem exists, problem solving, and analyzing data

Living will

legal document stating treatment person wishes to receive if terminal

DNR

gives provider legal permission not to resuscitate

Ethics

System of standards or moral principals that direct actions as being right or wrong

UAP

Unlicensed assistive personnel- techs, CNAs, CMTs

NPA (nurse practice act)

Establishes standards for nurses in your state.

Nonmaleficence

do no harm

Beneficence

doing good

autonomy

Freedom to choose

fidelity

Be true

Justice

fairness

Negligence

Failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful person would use under similar circumstances

Purpose of client-nurse relationship

Focus is on the client

How to listen

• Restating

• Clarifying

• Reflecting

• Paraphrasing

• Minimal encouraging

• Remaining silent

• Summarizing

• Validating

shadow grief

nurses pick up the sadness of their clients

compassion fatigue

when the nurse does not effectively cope with the grieving or dying clients and is ineffective with providing care

autocratic leadership

does not share responsibility and authority with employees

*Emphasis is on policies

*Tells employees what tasks to do and does not seek input from them

democratic leadership

shares responsibility and authority with employees

*Enforces policies but with concern for employees

*Seeks input from employees and encourages problem solving

laissez-faire leadership

puts employees before employees

*Puts employees before policies

*Tries to please everyone

Situational Leadership

popular system of leadership for this generation *Varying leadership style to meet demands of the situation

*adaptable

CAM

complementary and alternative medicine (message, acupuncture, herbs, etc)

Items/symbols that symbolize higher power

Rosary, holy water, bible, Torah, etc

communication blocks

Lack of eye contact, environment, language barrier, cultural barrier

Types of Research

quantitative and qualitative

Quantitative Research

OBJ.

• research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form

Qualitative Research

SUBJ.

• data is gathered by interviews/direct observation

interdisciplinary team

cnas, transport, doctors, nurses, emt drivers, housekeeping, etc

medicare

• A FEDERAL program of health insurance for persons 65 years/older

• younger people with disabilities and end stage renal disease

Medicaid

• funded by the STATE and some federal

• for people with decreased income & meet eligibility (income less than 1,000$/month in MO)

• does not cost pt anything

Nursing Process

Assessment (data collection)

Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

Assessment

• systemic way of gather data

• subj vs obj information

• verifying information

• accuracy with communication to appropriate health care teams

planning

• assisting RN to develop nursing diagnosis & outcomes (goals)

• assisting RN to develop nursing interventions

Implementation

• ways to get their goals met

• nursing action

• maintain pt safety

• initiate teaching that is within your role and supports the RNs teaching

evualuation

• compares actual outcome vs expected outcome

• assist in determining pt progress

• communicate findings

LPNs can do what independently

data collection and implementation

LPNs can do what dependently

planning & evaluation (need RN)

Nursing Diagnosis is done by who

RN

subjective data

is what the SUBJECT says

objective data

what you OBSERVE

Muslim Diet

no pork or anything that touches pork

jewish diet

no dairy and meat together; no shellfish, kosher diet