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ULL NURSING 104 FINAL EXAMWhat is the minimal grade to pass? - Answers -77C
ULL department of nursing missions statement - Answers -to seek to promote, expand
& validate scientific knowledge & evidence-based practice to advance health & provide
an atmosphere of scholarly inquiry, an appreciation of professional values, inter-
professional collaboration & active community service
What enables nurses to work in different states using the same license? - Answers -the
nurse licensure compact (24 states in it)
Institution Review Board (IRB) - Answers -there to protect the patient(s) you want to do
the research/study on; protects ethical rights of patients; examine the proposal of what
research you want to do
nursing ethics - Answers -system of principles that govern the actions of the nurse in
relation to patients, families, other health care providers, policymakers, and society
beneficience and nonmaleficence - Answers -largest a balance of risk & benefit; the risk
for harm must be weighed against the possible benefits; the risk should never be
greater than the importance of the problem to be solved
Beneficence - Answers -an ethical principle of compassion and patient advocacy,
stating that one should do good and prevent or avoid doing harm
Nonmaleficence - Answers -an ethical principle stating the duty to not inflict harm
The Joint Commission - Answers --One of the first accreditation agencies to embrace QI
principles as an accreditation requirement in hospital-based setting
-"Gold seal of approval" by following the quality and safety standards established by the
TJC
-Accredits ambulatory clinics, hospitals, health care organizations, and long-term care
facilities
To Err is Human: building a safer health system - Answers --Placed the issue of medical
mistakes & patient safety on the pages on many national newspapers, on the agendas
of health care governing boards, & at the forefront of federal government legislation
- ~98,000 patients die each year from preventable medical errors
-Poor quality of care is a major problem in the US
Institute of Medicine (IOM) - Answers -A branch of the National Academy of Sciences
whose goal is to advance and distribute scientific knowledge with the mission of
improving human health (IOM 2013); nonprofit organization
, IOM 6 guiding aim for improvement: STEEEP - Answers -•Safe - preventing injuries to
patients from the care that is intended to help them
•Timely - reducing waits & delays
•Effective - providing services to those who benefit
•Efficient - preventing waste (ex. Equipment, supplies, ideas, energy)
•Equitable - providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal
characteristics (ex. Gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status)
•Patient-centered - providing care that is respectful of & responsive to individual patient
preferences, needs, & values & ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
never events - Answers -serious and costly errors in health care that should never
happen; ex: wrong site surgery & mismatched blood transfusions
Affordable Care Act - Answers -An expansion of medicaid, most of employers must
provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax, prevents rejection based on
pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare", signed into law in 2010.
QSEN (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses) - Answers --Nurses came up with it
-Patient-centered care
-Teamwork & collaboration
-Evidence based practice
-Quality improvement
-Safety
-Informatics
Nurse (RN) - Answers -coordinator of the team/team builder; gives timely feedback;
uses the nursing process in any health care setting
Physician (MD or DO) - Answers -leader of the team; diagnoses and prescribes
treatment interventions for clients/patients; internship, residency, and fellowship training
in a specialty area
Pharmacist (RPh or PharmD) - Answers -- Provides drug therapy
- Drug information services
- Dispensing medications and clients monitoring
- Pain management
- Nutritional support
Physicians Assistant (PA) - Answers -Works under the supervision of the MD or DO and
performs assessments, procedures, or protocols approved by the physician
dietitians (RD or LD) - Answers -provides nutritional therapy and support to clients
physical therapist (PT) - Answers -attends the clients needs for movement
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