Therapeutic Process
desirable and beneficial
-assists idividuals to promote health, prevent illness, and cope with death
what is nursing?
-both an art and a science
-a discipline with a unique body of knowldge upon which diagnosis and treatment decisions are made
-critical thinking approa...
Exam 1- Nursing Concepts
Therapeutic Process - Answer desirable and beneficial
-assists idividuals to promote health, prevent illness, and cope with death
what is nursing? - Answer -both an art and a science
-a discipline with a unique body of knowldge upon which diagnosis and treatment
decisions are made
-critical thinking approach (nursing process)
What roles do nurses take on? - Answer caregiver, manager, and a teacher of
healthcare
Humanities in relation to nursing - Answer history, ethics, performing arts, religon,
philosophy, religon
Life Sciences in relation to nursing - Answer biology, microbio, anatomy/physiology,
pathophys
Communications in relation to nursing - Answer informatics, therapeutics, english
Social Science in relation to nursing - Answer health of populations, family ect.
-have to change society, not just individual
Physicians - Answer -Physicians=highly involved in traumatic injuries
primary goal is to CURE, treating diseases
OT - Answer -functional living-restoring
-occupational therapist
RT - Answer -respiratory therapist
-ventilation and respiration
Pharmacist - Answer -dispense meds, consults
social worker and pastoral care - Answer reassurance and spirititual
Health Related discipline? - Answer it is important to know other healthcare providers as
a nurse... your teammates!!!
Wellness/Illness - Answer Wellness- state of well-being
Illness- diminished functioning ability
, Health Promotion/Maintenance - Answer Promotion- increasing wellness (eating habits/
physical activity)
Maintenance- preventing disease, immunizations, washing your hands, contamination
of water in the enviorment you live in
Primary Healthcare Providers - Answer family practicioner, NP, E.R. (those who dont
have primarycare)
**they serve to treat common illnesses -basic routine care
ie...flu, virus
Accountability/responsibility - Answer -accountable=answerable to actions/decisions
taken (outcomes)
-responsable=duties layed out in job description, nursing standards based on ANA
Autonomy - Answer -ability to make decisions freely and dependently due to your
education
-physicians used to be the only ones who could diagnos a patient
-more educated=more knowledgable=better autonomist
Patient's Rights - Answer Bill of rights 1973
-www.patienttalk.info/AHA-Patient_Bill_of_rights.htm
Advanced Directives - Answer -tell people what you want and dont want
-in patient's bill of rights
-advanced preparation of healthcare directions (DNR)
What are the goals of the Healthcare system? - Answer safety
effectiveness
patient-centeredness
-timeliness
-efficency
-equity
Safety - Answer -avoid injury and harm from care that is meant to aid the patient (errors
in the hospital are the 5th leading cause of death)
-duty as a nurse=not making medication errors
Effectiveness - Answer assuring the "evidence-based" care is actually deliverd (AVOID
overuse of medically unproven care and underuse of medically sound care)
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