Review For Professional Practice 1 (gc)

Accessibility

(principle of Canada health) based on medical need regardless of ability to pay.

Utilitarianism

ethical concept that the value of something is determined by its usefulness.

Metaparadigm

set of concepts that define the important characteristics of a phenomena.

Universality

(Principle of Canada Health) free of discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion.

Emancipatory

(way of knowing) socio- political awareness- critical examination of things outside the issue that contribute to the issue.

Deontology

ethical concept of defining actions as right or wrong.

Jordans Principle

________- if disagreement between 2 governments for status Indian, government first contacted should pay.

Anticipate

________ need to make choices, assume responsibility + accountability for those choices.

nurse practitioner

May only be preformed in response to order given by physician or ________ or in accordance with conditions identified in regulation.

Portability

(principle of Canada Health) ability to access healthcare services in another province /territory without cost /penalty.

Comprehensiveness

(principle of Canada health) covers medically necessary services (may differ in provinces)

Regulators educational facilities

________ oversee regulation of their members.

Living Will

document in which person makes anticipatory refusal of life- prolonging measures during a state of mental incompetence.

Advance Directive

mechanism enabling mentally competent patient to plan for a time where they may lack mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions.

Nurses

________ respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals.

Medicare

Canadian insurance scheme that provides prepaid access to medically necessary hospital /physician services to citizens and permanent residents.

Virtue Ethics

ethical concept looks at ethical character of making decision rather than their reasoning.

Illness

________ /disabilities that are chronic and progressive.

Unintentional Tort

negligence, conduct that does not meet the standard of care established by law.

Bioethics

ethical concept that actions are obligation based, outcome oriented, and based on reason.

Contract Law

private agreements that are generally enforceable by court.

Public Administration

(principle of Canadian HC) provincial /territorial plans operate on nonprofit basis.

Registration

________ may be suspended or revoked by regulatory body.

Constitution

divides areas of responsibility between provincial and federal government.

Descriptive

theory that describes phenomena, speculates on why they occur, describes consequences.

Diagnostic reasoning

process of determining patients health status after you make physical and behavioral observations.

Teleology

study of ends or final causes.

Practice- based theories

theories that reflect issues that shape rate and context of nursing

Intentional Tort

willful act to violate patients rights.

Legislation

laws developed with a specific intent (such as directing the actions of nursing)

Divine Command

ethical concept follows philosophies and rules set out by higher power.

Constitutional Law

relationship between people and government (fundamental freedoms)

Feminist Ethics

ethical concept that focuses on continuing injustices between people, being attentive to issues of difference, power dynamics.

Fiduciary Relationship

a relationship in which a professional provides services that, by the nature, cause the recipient to trust in the specialized knowledge and integrity of the professional.

Analytic Interpreting

interpreting that expands on noticing aspects by focusing on one family member at a time.

Regulatory Law

legally binding feature of an act.

Disease

objective, pertains to ‘ ill health, seen and managed by medical science.

Indian Act

identified the federal governments role in providing healthcare to Indians.

Statute Law

created by elective legislative bodies such as parliament /provincial legislators.

Advance Care Planning

multidimensional process that involves health care providers in discussion with patients to ensure they clearly understand their illness, its trajectory, and treatment options.

Medical Futility

medical treatment that is considered impossible or unlikely to receive its therapeutic goal.

Personal

Way of knowing that involves understanding of self and others through own our experiences (includes experiential knowing) Ethical: What is morally correct & ought to be versus what is or what is desired.

Relational Ethics

ethical concept that ethical understandings are formed in, and emerge from, a persons relationships with others.

Primary Care

first contact of patient and leads to decision regarding action to resolve health problem.

Disease

objective, pertains to ‘ill health, seen and managed by medical science

Illness

subjective experiences of either loss of health

Wellness

the subjective experience of health

Teleology

study of ends or final causes

Exacerbation of Disease

reappearance of symptoms and reactivation of disease

Medical model

healthcare model that views health is absence of disease

Holistic model

healthcare model that considers all parts of the person and focuses on positive aspects of health

Indigenous Wholistic Theory of Health

similar to holistic model of health; considers mental, physical, cultural and spiritual well being, of the person AND community

Wellness model

builds on medical and holistic models

Deontology

ethical concept of defining actions as right or wrong

Utilitarianism (consequentialism)

ethical concept that the value of something is determined by its usefulness

Bioethics

ethical concept that actions are obligation based, outcome oriented, and based on reason

Feminist Ethics

ethical concept that focuses on continuing injustices between people, being attentive to issues of difference, power dynamics

Relational Ethics

ethical concept that ethical understandings are formed in, and emerge from, a persons relationships with others

4 themes

Environment, Embodiment, Mutuality, Engagement

Virtue Ethics

ethical concept looks at ethical character of making decision rather than their reasoning

Divine Command

ethical concept follows philosophies and rules set out by higher power

Advance Care Planning

multidimensional process that involves health care providers in discussion with patients to ensure they clearly understand their illness, its trajectory, and treatment options

Medical Futility

medical treatment that is considered impossible or unlikely to receive its therapeutic goal

Moral Distress

inability to act according to moral judgment

Moral Integrity

doing right thing when nobody is watching

Moral Residue

distress that remains when the situation generating the moral

Nursing Practice Acts

define scope of nursing practice, sets educational requirements, distinguishes between nursing and medical practice

Social Safety Net

network of national, provincial, social programs in place to protect vulnerable members of society

Medicare

Canadian insurance scheme that provides prepaid access to medically necessary hospital/physician services to citizens and permanent residents

Indian Act

identified the federal governments role in providing healthcare to Indians

Public Administration

provincial/territorial plans operate on nonprofit basis

Comprehensiveness

covers medically necessary services (may differ in provinces)

Universality

Free of discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion

Portability

ability to access healthcare services in another province/territory without cost/penalty

Accessibility

based on medical need regardless of ability to pay

*** Three Levels

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Primary Care

first contact of patient and leads to decision regarding action to resolve health problem

Secondary Care

specialized medical service by physician specialist or hospital on referral from PC practitioner

Tertiary Care

Specialized technical care in diagnosing and treating complicated health problems

Respite care

short-term relief or time off for family care givers by health care providers

Jordans Principle

if disagreement between 2 governments for status Indian, government first contacted should pay

- Resultant scrutiny of nursing education in Canada

insufficient classroom instruction and lack of variety in clinical experience

Fiduciary Relationship

a relationship in which a professional provides services that, by the nature, cause the recipient to trust in the specialized knowledge and integrity of the professional

Legislation

laws developed with a specific intent (such as directing the actions of nursing)

Usually provincially  Regulation

the act of being registered in a professional capacity

Constitutional Law

relationship between people and government (fundamental freedoms)

Statute Law

created by elective legislative bodies such as parliament/provincial legislators

Regulatory Law

legally binding feature of an act

Tort Law

person/property wrongly harmed by another

Contract Law

private agreements that are generally enforceable by court

Criminal Law

wrongful act or wrongful intent

Tort

civil wrong committed against person or property

Intentional Tort

willful act to violate patients rights

Unintentional Tort

negligence, conduct that does not meet the standard of care established by law

Advance Directive

mechanism enabling mentally competent patient to plan for a time where they may lack mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions

Living Will

document in which person makes anticipatory refusal of life-prolonging measures during a state of mental incompetence

Short staffing

nurses should not walk out (charges of abandonment)

Floating

should not float unless adequately trained in areas

Prescribers Orders

obliged to follow physicians orders unless they are in error, violate hospital policy, or harm patients

Any regulatory body's mission is to

PROTECT THE PUBLIC)