-Professionalism
*organizations:
NLN-
National league of Nursing : advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet
the needs of the environment.
TJC-
The Joint Commission is a federal volunteer organization that comes into hospitals and acute care
facilities to check safety regulations set by QSEN.
QSEN-
QUALITY SAFETY EDUCATION IN NURSING: The organization that enforces national safety practices
and sets the standards of safety for practicing nurses and the care they provide to a patient. The
regulations work to improve care for patients' safety and health environment by minimizing risk.
ANA-
Stands for the American Nurses Association, it sets the ethical code of standards for nurses, our
role with them helps advance our nursing profession and advocate safe practices among fellow
nurses during clinicals and class.
NPA-
The Nurse Practice act is not an agency or regulating body necessarily but a statute and set of not
only guidelines but definitions in regards to the legal and administrative aspects of being a nurse.
*History:
Florence Nightengale-
Born 1820 Died 1910, Founder of Modern nursing. She stated that environment emphasized illness
prevention, clean air, water, and housing. She reformed healthcare and greatly influenced the
quality of care in patients.
Clara Barton-
Founded the American Red Cross, Hospital nurse in the American Civil War.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
o Lower level needs to be met before higher level
Physiologic Needs: Oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature control, sex,
movement, rest, and comfort
Safety and Security: from a physiologic and psychological threat; and Protection,
stability, and lack of danger
o Love and Belonging: Affection, intimacy, support, and reassurance
o Self-Esteem: Self-worth, self-respect, independence, privacy, status, dignity, and self-reliance
o Self- Actualization: recognition and realization of one's potential, growth, health, and autonomy
, -Communication
*Verbal vs non verbal
o Verbal – Spoken, written, electronic
o Nonverbal – Body Language
Empathy v. Sympathy:
o Empathy – Open-ended; fuels connection; feeling w/ people
o Sympathy – Drives disconnection; close ended responses
*Therapeutic vs non
Therapeutic – Active listening; Patient primary focus (Empathy)
Nontherapeutic – Passive listening; false reassurance; Hurtful; sharing of personal opinion
(Sympathy)
o Zones of space:
1.5 feet – Intimate space ex. bathing
4 feet – Personal space ex. friends
12 feet – Social space ex. small group
25 feet – Public space ex. staff meeting
*Defense mechanisms
1. Rationalization- denying true motives for an action by identifying a more socially acceptable
explanation
Ex: Claiming to want a job to help people, when it’s really an opportunity to make
more money
2. Regression- reverting to behaviors consistent with earlier stages of development
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