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Who approves nursing education programsState board of nursing
Least restrictive discipline ; a public reprimand that is kept on fileCensure
Discipline that places terms and conditions on licensee's file; licensee must comply with terms; may extend up to five yearsProbation
Imposition that requires the nurse to stop practice for up to but not exceeding three yearssuspension
After revocation, how long must a person wait to attempt to regain a license1 year
May be issued to the administrative hearing commission against any certificate or license holder that has caused offensecomplaint
How long do citations, fines, and public reprimand remain attached to a license?3 years
How long does probation with or without suspension remain on your license?10 years after completion of probation
Detail the way tasks, responsibibilites, and authority are accomplished regarding patient careCare delivery models
Updated version of primary care and team nursing, wherein an RN is parnered with one or more assistance who are cross-trained to perform many functions that were once delivered by several different hospital departments, include hospital settings and long term carePartnership model
Delivery model that attempts to maximize fiscal outcomes without sacrificing quality; all care planned and coordinated by care manager to avoid delays, and unnecessary diagnostics and expenses, may be involved in hospital and insurance based quality improvement programsCase management; collaborates with persons involved in all access of care, such as primary nurse, ancillary, physician, and client's family
Delivery care model, wherein one nurse provides all elements of care; may be utilized in critical care setting where once nurse is assigned one or two critical patients; also used in nightingale ere where patient's may have utilized home care.Case method (nurse manager?)
Care delively model that is task oriented (ie, one nurse provides wound care for all patients and another provides medication to all patientsfunctional nursing
Care delivery model that provides total care to a group of patients. RN leads and directs the care that is provided by LPN's, and UAPTeam nursing
Total patient careone nurse assumes all care for a client or small group of clients
Primary care nursingRN or admitting RN assumes total care for the client. Expensive because care is provided by an RN rather than LPN or assistants
Factor that have been essential to the decrease and spread of disease and the decrease in mortality and morbidityNightingale's environmental theory
The father of modern surgery, discovered aseptic surgeryJoseph Lister
Discovered germ theory and cause of tuberculosisRobert Koch
First US army nurse; treated mentally illDorothea Lynde Dix
Angel of the battlefield; developed filed hospitals during civil war; who formed american association of red cross in 881.Clara Barton
Workplace in which the cultural and social enviornemnt is fair, supportive, and workers feel safe and free from injuryhealthy work environment
Environment that makes persons feel threatened or intimidated; prohibit quality performance; tire, drain, and frustrate employeesHostile work environemnt
Committee that may help with hostile complaintsUS equal employment opportunity commission
Whistle-blowers must/should havesubstantial and sufficient documentation and legal advise
False whistleblower allegations .....ruin reputations and careers and could result in defamation of character suit against the whistleblower
Model bill that can be used by legislation to develop laws that provide legal recourse for those who bully at workThe Healthy workplace bill
Violence as defined by National institute for occupational safety and healthViolent acts directed toward persons at work or on duty; includes stalking, domestic violence, physical assaults, and threats of assault
treating people based on a class or category rather than on their individual qualities and abilitiesdiscrimination
Discrimination may happen for....women, generation, handicaps, religion, and gene sequence
Title V11 of the 1964 act prohibits discrimination on the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Job stress as defined by the Centers for disease control and preventionharmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Can lead to poor health and injury
Determines how we respond to a situationperception
Federal agency that oversees the safety of millions of American works and works to minimize workplace injuriesosha
Working in healthcare exposes workers tophysical, biological , chemical, radiation, and mental dangers
Result of working in a highly stressful work environment for long period of time; chronic stress; leads to quick temper, decreased decision making skills, guilt, anger, and depressionburnout
blood pressure goes up, heart rate increases, digestive system slowsfight or flight
Reaction to a real or perceived threat that leads to flight or fight responseacute stress
Physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion as a result of caring too much.Compassion fatigue
Physical symptoms may include exhaustion, fatigue, headaches, colds, and the inability to sleepburnout
Partly comes from the inability to match personal standards with what time and conditions let them deliverstress that leads to burnout
Every incidence of violence should be reported toimmediate supervisor
Diseases that have been controlled via vaccinesmeasels, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, polio, chickenpox, diptheria, and tetanus
SARSsevere acute respiratory syndrome
Term used to describe the process involved in planning for a public health emergencyemergency preparedness
Public health challenges includeterrorism, bioterrorism, chemicaL EMEERGENCIES, NATURAL DISASTERS, contagious diseases
Environmental challenges includeradiation, pollution, and toxic substances
Occupational challenges may includediversity, work fatigue, stress burnout, compassion fatigue, violence
The incorporation of environmentally friendly practices into health caregreen health care
sudden holistic insight, not processed like logical thinkingIntuition
Highest concern for nursing safety includesLifting procedures and handling and needle-stick injuries
Involving substance recovery, the state board of nursing website includesvoluntary recovery programs, reporting procedures, resources for impaired nurses, as well as the names and license numbers and reasons why nurses have had license suspend or revoked
The current nursing curriculum prepares students to....work in acute care, long-term care, special units, and community care among other delivery methods
Assigning the nurse who doesn't complain to the more complicated patients is an example ofdiscrimination
Medical model of treatment focuses on....diagnosing and treating the physical aspects of a dysfunction with surgery, medicine, or general medical protocols.
Provides the foundation for develpng new treatments for many diseaseHuman genome project
Growing a fetus or embryo outside the human wombectogenesis
Be a balanced nurse bytaking care your physical, EMOTIONAL, PERSONAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. Balance is key
Beliefs that begin developing early in life and generally evolve from what a child is taught by parents, friends, culture, religion, school, and society in general; changes over a lifetime in healthy individualsPersonal value system
Abolition of slavery, right to vote, women's rights, rights of disable, right to die with dignity are examples ofhow society has redefined human rights overtime
The law that compliments healthcare workers with those of equal educationGood samaritan
Those who are found guilty of the good samaritan law are usually,,,those who could have helped those in need but did not
respondeat superiordescribe the legal responsibility of an employer for acts of an employee. In other words, both the nurse who injures a patient and the nurse’s employer can be held liable for the nurse’s acts.
These guidelines, although based on laws, are not laws;Ethics; they are policies that state what action is expected in specific situations. They are often more explicit than are laws in that they provide detailed procedures and clear directions.
What is a leader“A leader is a person who, through leadership skills, is able to get others to follow [their] plan to achieve specific goals.”
What is a managerA manager is someone who coordinates all of the activities associated with delivering nursing service. Ability To Delegate Organized Implements Strategies Detail Oriented Anticipates Staffs Needs For Equipment And Supplies
Responsibilities of a nursing managerplanning, organizing, leading, and controlling
Leadership stylesAuthoritative Democratic Permissive Situational
The authoritarian leader The authoritarian leader usually dictates what the work is and when and how it is to be done.likes to keep a sense of complete control, they prefer diving direct orders as opposed to team input. They will use power and threats to make subordinates do what they want. The authoritarian leader usually dictates what the work is and when and how it is to be done.
The permissive leaderThe permissive leader trusts their team to make their own decisions. They offer little or no direction but let the teams creativity,resources and experience guide them. Permissive leaders will offer guidance and take responsibly when needed. The permissive leader provides little direction to workers
The Democtatic leader empowers the team to be involved in the decision making process. They welcome new ideas,discussions and participation. This type of leader trusts the teams knowledge and skills. The democratic leader accepts responsibility for the actions of the team. The democratic leader encourages participation in decision-making.empowers the team to be involved in the decision making process. They welcome new ideas,discussions and participation. This type of leader trusts the teams knowledge and skills. The democratic leader accepts responsibility for the actions of the team. The democratic leader encourages participation in decision-making.
The situational leaderchooses the type of leadership based on circumstances and goals in the workplace. It adapts to different situations. The key to this leadership style is flexibility and adaptability. “The right leadership style could play a significant role in the retention of staff, job satisfaction and high productivity”
FIRST level of management:team lead, charge nurse, manager of patient care unit; LP/VNs are most often first-level managers responsible for a specific patient unit.
Levels of managementFirst to third, with first being lowest and third being highest
Department of health and human services (maintains FDA) regulates what?Food and drugs
Organization that ensures quality careThe joint commission
The nations leading science based service organization that protects public health.CDC (Centers for disease control and prevention)
Works to protect Americans from safety and security threats both foreign and in the United States; tracks diseases around the world, responds to outbreaks like COVID19 and does research to save lives and protect all people from health threats whether human error or deliberate attackCDC
Provides BEST PRACTICES information for health professionals at the federal, state and local level; regulates every area of healthcare in some wayCDC
Shares a critical interest in the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals (with FDA), medical devices, and healthcare services.CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid)
Manages the Administrative Simplification Standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and legislation set national standardsCMS
Federal Law from 1996 that created standards to protect client sensitive information, help the industry flow smoothly, prosecute and stop fraud and abuse.HIPPA (human information privacy and portability act)
Impacts all health care providers and health care plans that transmit health care information in electronic form The provider can be liable for both civil and criminal penalties of up to $250,000 if found guilty of violations.HIPPA and client privacy rules
Purpose: Protect the public’s health and safety through regulation of nursing education, licensure, and practiceBoard of Nursing
Establish standards of safe nursing care; Monitor license compliance to state laws and take action against licenses of nurses who have exhibited unsafe nursing practice; Establish minimum standards for approved professional nursing programsBoard of Nursing
License renewal occurs RN’s odd years LPNs even yearsEvery 2 years; RN’s odd years LPNs even years
The systems and processes employed to uncover, mitigate and prevent risks in healthcareRisk management
Requires employers to provide workers with a safe workplace that does not have any known hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious injury.OSHA ( occupational safety and health administration)
Assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and provide training, outreach, education and compliance assistance. Sets standards for employees to use safety equipment, personal protective equipment, and other devices and procedures provided or directed by the agency and necessary for their protection.OSHA
Department of health and human services controlsFDA, OSHA, BOARD of Nursing, CMS, CDC, and Risk Management
Categories of nursing care for which LPN's are responsible (scope of practice)assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.*
LPN's contribute to diagnosis byReporting abnormal assessment data collected.
The LPN assists the RN in planning byRN will create the plan of care while the LPN will assist help in writing the care plan and setting realistic/measurable goals.
Sets standards of nursing care and promotes continued competence via education and certificationNALPN (National Association of LPN’s)- standards of nursing care and promotes continued competence via education and certification
Offers IV therapy certification and Gerontology certificationNALPN
Determines which continuing education programs meet their criteria and guidelines for career advancement; Considered the “national clearing-house” of LPN’s continuing education programs.NAPNES
Offers certifications in Pharmacology , Long Term Care , and IV TherapyNAPNES
Organization that advocates for professional nurses (does not regard LPN's)ANA (American nurses association)