Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER 1. Physiological needs
2. Safety and security
3. Love and belonging
4. Self-esteem
5. Self-actualization
Autonomy - ANSWER Respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER Obligation to do no harm to others
Beneficence - ANSWER Duty to do good to others
Justice - ANSWER Distribution of benefits and services fairly
Veracity - ANSWER Obligation to tell the truth
Fidelity - ANSWER Following through with a promise
Integrity - ANSWER Honest--does what they say they will do
Compassion - ANSWER Feeling what another is feeling
Courage - ANSWER To stand in opposition for moral rightness
Humility - ANSWER Taking neither credit nor blame for a situation
Advocacy - ANSWER Acting as a last line of defense on behalf of the patient
Human flourishing - ANSWER Duty to foster outcomes that lead to human growth
Patient centered interview - ANSWER Conducted during nursing history
Periodic assessment - ANSWER Conducted during ongoing contact with patients
Physical exam - ANSWER Conducted during nursing history and anytime new
symptoms present
Subjective data - ANSWER Things the patients says to you
Objective data - ANSWER Result from direct observation or measurement.
Including what you see, hear, touch
, 3 phases of the interview process - ANSWER 1. Orientation/setting the agenda
2. Working phase--collecting assessment data
3. Termination of interview
Nurse practice act - ANSWER Regulates the scope of practice
-Different in each state
-Protects the public from unsafe nurses
Scope of practice - ANSWER Defines nursing and the values
-Tells the nurse what you can and cannot do
-Regulated by the state and individual facilities
Standards of Practice - ANSWER Expected to be able to perform certain duties.
-Regulated by ANA
Standards of Professional Performance - ANSWER High quality care
-Regulated by ANA
Code of Ethics - ANSWER Ideals of right and wrong
-Regulated by ANA
Novice - ANSWER Nursing student--beginner
Advanced beginner - ANSWER Graduate nurse
-step by step approach
Competent - ANSWER 2-3 years experience in the same unit
Proficient - ANSWER Addresses issues without going step by step
Expert - ANSWER Diverse experience, focuses on problem at hand
Patient cues - ANSWER Something you see with the patient--a sign
-shuffling gait, wheezing, warm skin, foul odor from drainage
Inference - ANSWER A conclusion based on the observed cue
-Shuffling gait, so inference would be a fall risk
-Wheezing, so inference would be compromised airway
The nurse sees a large hematoma on the patients abdomen.
Cue or inference? - ANSWER Cue
The nurse interprets the patient suffered trauma to the site.
Cue or inference? - ANSWER Inference
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