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2006 guidelines:
only to ensure physical safety
only when less restrictive interventions are not successful
only on written order of physician |
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| a system for ensuring appropriate nursing care that attempts to identify potential hazards and eliminate them before harm occurs |
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identify possible risks
analyze them
act to reduce risk
evaluate steps
make an incident/occurence report |
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| can include (adult) day care |
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| a MULTIDISCIPLINARY treatment plan with interventions prescribed within a structural framework |
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| the minimum care to be given to a client |
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includes dietary counseling
exercise class
blood pressure screening |
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| can include blood glucose monitoring at a pharnacy |
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| is secondary level/illness prevention |
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assault
battery
false imprisonment |
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| quasi - Intentional Torts |
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invasion of privacy
defamation of character
- with malice
-slander
-libel |
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| Positive effect of professional nursing care: |
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| decreased length of hospital stay |
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| Positive effect of DRG group |
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| decreased rate of readmission to hospital |
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| managed care organization |
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| medical care is provided by a special group of caregivers |
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| utilization review committee |
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| reviews admissions, dx tests, and treatments ordered by physicians |
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| health promotion for an individual |
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disease related risk factors
bp screening
cancer screening |
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improved health outcomes for a population
includes:
primary care health education
nutrition counseling family planning
immunizations |
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health care settings
levels of health care |
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preventative
primary
secondary
tertiary
restorative
continuing care |
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| purpose of the medical record |
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communication
legal documentation
financial billing
education research
auditing-monitoring |
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| NOT part of the medical record |
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change of shift reports
incident reports
procedure guidelines |
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| Steps to resolve an ethical dilemma |
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identify problem as a dilemma
research gathering/seek support of family
values clarification
verbalize problem
negotiation of options |
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| avoiding harm or hurt; balancing the risks between the temporary pain of an injection and the extended benefits (example) |
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| taking positive actions to help others |
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| Legal sources of standards of care nurses use to deliver safe health care |
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regulations identified in JC manual
policies and procedures of hospital
NAP of the state where nurse is working
ana standards of nursing practice |
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| philosophy that emphasizes relationships, especially personal narratives |
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| allows appointed person to make health care decisions for the client when the client is unable to do so |
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| durable power of attorney for health care |
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| invoked only when the client can no longer speak for herself |
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includes provisions that apply to hospital clients and staff
regulates hospitals to ensure safety in provision of services
funding depends on it
penalties arise from violating it |
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