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Social issues in nursing understaffed shift, long shifts, gross situations, etc. Work place issues -incivility/hostility, whistle blowing, violence (nurse to nurse, patient to nurse, organizational, external) -impaired nurse, nursing shortage, greying nurses, staffing issues (based on patient acui...

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Nursing 231 Exam 3 Practice Questions
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Social issues in nursing ✅understaffed shift, long shifts, gross situations, etc.

Work place issues ✅-incivility/hostility, whistle blowing, violence (nurse to nurse,
patient to nurse, organizational, external)
-impaired nurse, nursing shortage, greying nurses, staffing issues (based on patient
acuity)

Protecting professional image ✅-some tv shows and people portray nurses as
unprofessional, there are media influences and stereotypes, and this can jeopardize the
nurse/patient relationship
-we can stop it by showing that we are professional

Entry into practice debate ✅-there are preparation differences between BSN and ASN
(management, STATS, leadership, and research)
-NCLEX and licensure has a movement to allow nurses to work in all states with one
license
-prefer to hire BSN and higher
-Incivility- higher ranked nurses may be rude to lower rank

Technology ✅Robotics, stem cells, EMR's, smart technologies, telehealth, internet
influence on patients, patient stimulators, increased costs, still ethical dilemmas that
come along with these

Educational challenges ✅-budget cuts, faculty shortages, reality shock, specialization,
entry into practice debate, practice levels and defining roles (need nurses who have
knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are aligned with practice environments)

Workplace hazards ✅-emotional environment, germs, violence, needles, accidents,
chemicals, drugs

Human Error (top nursing errors) ✅patient falls, infections, medication errors,
documenting errors, equipment injury, communication, incorrect patient orders

Healthcare reform ✅-working poor
-uninsured and underinsured
-Affordable Care Act (Patient Protection and Affordable care act, Health care and
education affordability reconciliation act)

Cultural diversity ✅-stop stereotyping
-Need to provide culturally competent care

, Tips: no assumptions, explain every detail, ask about alternative approaches to healing,
withhold judgments, accommodate and education

Environmental issues ✅-natural resources depleting, natural disasters, climate
change, epidemiology, urbanization, population expanding

State of the union: our country (problems) ✅-economy and health care
-Poverty
-infant mortality rates
-fitness levels
-substance use
-unhealthy lifestyles
-greying population (gerontology)

Health promotion and disease prevention ✅Health: holistically well, every aspect of
well-being, not just disease free
Clinical health definition: disease free
WHO definition: state of complete mental, social, and physical well-being, not just
disease free

Nolan Pender health definition
-did health promotion model ✅a positive, dynamic state rather than simply the absence
of disease

Orem health definition ✅both structurally and functionally sound
-encompasses both individuals and groups

Heath care continuum ✅refers to an integrated system of healthcare that follows a
patient through time or through a range of services

Health promotion ✅protect health, improve existing health, positive, approach
behaviors, health potential is focus

Disease prevention ✅avoidance behaviors, more negative connotation, prevention of
further decline

Healthy people 2020 ✅promotes health and lists topics and objectives

Health disparities ✅differences in access to or availability of facilities and services
(greater disparity in minority groups)

Beliefs and values ✅different for individuals and populations
-internet, culture, age, gender, geography, experience, health history, education,
motivation

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