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maintaining and regaining health, managing disease and symptoms, assist in the
healing process, set goals, and give direct care - Answer-caregiver
allows you to know patients, essential to nursing, used with patients, families, health
professionals, communities, etc., impossible to effectively practice without, used in
teaching, counseling, meeting needs - Answer-communicator
explaining concepts, reasons for routine care activities, demonstration, evaluation, can
be formal or informal, use methods that match pt. capabilities and incorporate other
resources - Answer-teacher/educator
protecting patient's human and legal rights and assist in asserting these rights, act on
behalf of the patient, ex: finding an interpreter, defending patient's rights, helping
families communicate - Answer-advocate
knowing community resources, help identify health problems and choose action to
solve, ex: employee assistance programs, women's shelters. Responsible for providing
information, listening, supportive, caring, trustworthy, don't make decisions but help
patients reach them - Answer-counselor
leads in providing care, effecting change, and when working in groups
g. Researcher - participates or conducts research to increase knowledge and improve
care - Answer-leader
establish environment for patient centered care with positive outcomes, uses leadership
to reflect the mission and values of the organization on the unit, coordinates and
supervises other members, manages resources, delegates - Answer-manager
provides care by giving emotional support - Answer-comforter
assists in returning patients to maximum functioning level - Answer-rehabilitator
decisions regarding care made by nurses, nurse-patient, and nurse-team, planning and
coordinating care using collaboration with other teammates - Answer-decision maker
Nurse practitioner (CNP), Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Nursing educator, clinical nurse
specialist (CNS), Certified nurse midwife (CNM), nurse administrator, nurse researcher -
Answer-expanded roles
Types of basic nursing training:
Diploma nurse
, ADN
BSN - Answer-2 year hospital based program
associate degree in nursing 2 years
bachelors degree in nursing 4 years
Nursing organization: promotes high standards, represents nursing through legislation,
and professional advancement in national, state, and district sections - Answer-ANA-
american nurses association
Nursing organization: improvement in nursing education and service - Answer-NLN-
national league for nursnig
Nursing organization: professional development that supports education, recruitment,
and retention of qualified nurse professionals - Answer-WV center for nursing
Nursing organization: accreditation commission for education in nursing, accredits
school of nursing nationally - Answer-ACEN
Nursing organization: professional development for undergraduate student nurses -
Answer-NSNA- National student nurses association
attempts to describe and explain nursing, develops a unique body of knowledge,
evidence based practice, indicates areas for research and study, the framework of
education - Answer-nursing theory
a group of people who work together varying based on individual patient needs,
communication is key to deter from substandard care, delegation is used so specialists
in a certain area can best help the patient (ex: social work)
8. Responsibilities of nurses - Answer-health care team
perform assessments, nursing diagnoses, goals, interventions, patient evaluations,
teaching, team leader, initiates referrals, shares info with other disciplines - Answer-RN
under RN supervision, collaborate with nursing process, consult other team, recognize
need for referrals, technical knowledge and skill, participate in delivery of nursing care -
Answer-LPN
under supervision of RN or LPN, specific tasks defined by agency, may include:
feeding, bathing, grooming, transferring, lifting, toileting, vital signs, ambulating,
preparing nutritional supplements - Answer-CNA
Delivering care where: RN is over a group of patients who they provide total care for -
Answer-primary
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