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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
04/30/2012

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What's the difference between assult/ battery?
Definition
Assault is a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without consent
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What does the Health Insurance Portabilitity Accountability Act of 1996 state?
Definition
Mandates privacy and security protection of health information
Term

True or False

It is okay for the nurse to provide feedback if the patient wishes to change consent.

Definition
True
Term
What are the 5 rights of Delegation?
Definition

Right task

Right circumstances

Right person

Right direction

Right Supervisor

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What  data is considered safe to release under the  Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996
Definition

Reporting communicable diseases,

Suspected child abuse, vulnerable adult abuse or domestic violence, certain info requested by the court or police during criminal investigation, reporting of suspicious deaths or injuries such as a gunshot wound

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What is the definition of a competent nurse?
Definition
reflected by the nurse who has been on the job 2-3 years; who consciously and deliberately plans nsg care in terms of long range goals.
Term
When would it be acceptable for Medicaid to be used for a patient?
Definition

Under 65 yrs

Low-income individuals and families 

Short-term, state administered program, each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibilty and services.

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What are four roles nurses take on the health care team?
Definition
Coaching, Direct care Provider, Educator, care manager, counselor, collaborator, entrepreneur, patient advocate, team leader, case management.
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What Government insurance plan covers people of all ages with End-stage renal disease?
Definition
Medicare
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A patient walks into the ER with symptoms of a MI. You know from one of their previous visits to the ER they do not have insurance.  What do you do?
Definition
Treat them as if they were any other patient.
Term
What is the definition of a theory?
Definition
group of propositions used to describe, explain or predict a phenomena.
Term
What is a metaparadigm?
Definition
Global concepts specific to a discipline
Term
What exactly makes up a theory? Meaning in order to have a theory you must have these. 
Definition

Concepts = building blocks of theory

*Correlating concepts make up theory (2 or more concepts)

Term
What are 2 things that nursing theories can do?
Definition

Hypothesize the effects of a nursing intervention,

Describe the phenomena that nurses treat to provide a basis for selecting nursing interventions.

Term
What are the Five components to the CSS SON philosophy?
Definition
Competence, caring, critical thinking, collaboration, communication
Term

Which part of the nursing process is this?

Changing a patient’s dressing

Definition
Implementation 
Term
What is the optimal number to have on a Glascow Coma Scale? 
Definition

15,

Lowest is 3,

Glascow coma scale is in relation to eye opening, verbal, and motor abilities. 

Term
What is considered normal development for a baby? (in relation to which way they grow physically)
Definition
Cephalocaudal and proximodistal order
Term
Define veracity
Definition
Telling the truth
Term
Define Fidelity
Definition
Honoring commitments to patients.
Term
Define Justice
Definition
Being fair and equal
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Nonmaleficence
Definition
Do no harm
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Beneficence
Definition
Do the greatest good
Term
Autonomy
Definition
Right to self determination
Term
What are the 3 domains of learning?
Definition

Cognitive: thinking (explaining)

Affective: feeling

Psychomotor: doing (demonstrating)

Term
What are the two ways in which medications interact with cells?
Definition

Mimic receptor activity

Block normal receptor activity

Term

Order: Orinase 250mg p.o. b.i.d

Supply: Orinas 0.5g tablets

Give                 

Definition
0.5 tablet/dose
Term

Which ones can be deleagted?

Nsg assessment, patient teaching, delegation,  administering meds?

Definition
Some patient teaching can be and administering meds
Term
Why do we need to know and keep current with the laws?
Definition

1. To ensure our decisions and actions are consistent with current

2. Protect us from liability

3. To protect the client and the public

4. Primary legal and ethical consideration safe effective nursing care.  

Term
What is important about the Nurse Practice Act?
Definition
Assignments and it's the most important law affecting nurses
Term
What are the Legal Concerns in Professional Nursing Practice?
Definition
Negligence, Malpractice, Assult & Battery, Defamation of character, False imprisonment, Deleagtion, Informed consent, Confidentiality (HIPAA)
Term
When it comes to Malpractice a nurse fails to meet the standard of care when...
Definition
An established relationship exists between the nurse and the client.
Term
HIPAA- Patient Rights
Definition
Patients have the right to access their medical and billing records, patients have the right to request amendment of incorrect or incomplete information in their records, Patients must be given written explanations of how organization use/disclose their info
Term
HIPAA- Patient rights (part two)
Definition
Patients have the right to file a complaint if they feel as though their privacy rights have been violated and Patients have the right to authorize release of information/ request restrictions on information sharing
Term
Types of Malpractice
Definition
Med errors, nurse fails to carry out med order-carried out order incorrectly-make an accurate assess-report inadequate pt care-secure adequate care for pt, nurse implemented a faculty med order-abandoned a pt needing care.
Term
What's the triangle of research?
Definition

Theory

 

 

Reseasrch                     Practice    .

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Define Metaparadigm
Definition
Global concepts specific to a discipline
Term
Define Philosophy
Definition
Values/beliefs concerning phenomena of a discipline
Term
Define Concepts
Definition
building blocks of a theory
Term
Define Assumption
Definition
beliefs about phenomena that are taken for granted to be true
Term
Define Theory
Definition
Group of propositions used to describe, explain, or predict a phenomena
Term
What are the four components the Metaparadigm of Nursing
Definition
Nursing, Person, Health, and environment
Term
What are the five C's of nursing?
Definition
Caring, Critical thinking, Collaboration, Competence, and Communication
Term
The Main Nursing Theory
Definition
Florence Nightingale Theory
Term
Explain Medicare
Definition
People of the age 65 or older, people under the age of 65 w/ a disability, and people of all ages w/ End-Stage Renal Disease
Term
Explain Medicaid
Definition
People under 65yrs, low-income individuals/families, short-term, state administered program
Term
What are the Categories of Health Care Services and which are expensive/ least expensive
Definition

Health Promotion and Illness prevention: least expensive,

Diagnosis and treatment: most expensive,

Rehabilitation and long-term care

Term
Nursing theory can...
Definition

Describe nursing,

Hypothesize the effects of a nursing intervention,

Describe the phenomena that nurses treat, Provide a basis for selecting nursing interventions. 

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Why do we study history
Definition
To pick out things that have influenced nursing
Term
the most important law affecting nurses is...
Definition
The Nurse Practice Act
Term

What is Tort?

And list the 2 forms

Definition

Civil wrong against person or property. 

2 forms: intentional and unintentional

Term
Define Nursing Research
Definition
 the systemic investigation of events or circumstances  (phenomena) related to improving nursing care.
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What is Quantitaive research?
Definition
Objective, empiracal date, Variables: Independent/ dependent, Designs
Term
What is Qualitative Research?
Definition
Subjective, "Why", useful in understanding, perceptions, feelings
Term
This is a matrix of concepts leading to clinical decision-making
Definition
Evidence Based Nursing
Term
Nurse’s #1 role on the health care team.
Definition
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