EKU Exam 1 NSC 252 – Flashcards
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What is the deadline for applications for the program?
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March 31st, 2016
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What are the 3 most recommended search engines in the library?
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CINAHL, Medline, Proquest
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Epsco Host is considered a _________.
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Search engine.
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Nursing Process is defined in the EKU handbook as:
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Problem solving method that includes assessment analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. (APIE)
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What are the critical elements of the nursing process?
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Levels of protection, safety, cultural sensitivity, and quality management in health care.
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What is the definition of Evidence Based Nursing Practice? (Handbook)
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Care that integrated the best research with clinical expertise and patient values for optimum care. It's the delivery of safe and effective patient centered care across the lifespan.
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What are the 6 elements of Evidence based nursing practice?
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1. Nursing Process 2. Research 3. Informatics and Health Care Technology 4. Communication 5. Collaboration 6. Critical thinking.
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Evidence based research is:
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A systematic, scientific inquiry into phenomena relevant to evidence based nursing practice for the purpose of validating and developing knowledge of the profession.
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Define informatics and Health Care Technology (Handbook)
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The use of electronic systems to gather, monitor, and analyze data in the provision and improvement of patient care.
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Define Communication (Handbook) What kind of relationships does this promote?
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Goal directed dynamic, written, verbal, nonverbal, and electronic interactive process. Communication involves contextual transmission, analysis, interpretation and evaluation of messages. Communication skills promote interpersonal, therapeutic, group, and professional relationships.
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Define collaboration (handbook)
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Working toward mutual goals to improve patient outcomes. It involves collegial relationships with other members of the health care team, including patients.
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Define critical thinking (handbook)
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Questioning, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, inference, inductive and deductive reasoning, intuition, application, and creativity. Underlies independent and interdependent decision making.
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Define nursing as described in the handbook.
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Nursing is an autonomous and caring profession. Nursing is an ART and a SCIENCE that promotes health through patient centered care. While respecting patients rights to self determination, nursing provides holistic care during health, illness, and death.
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Define patient as described in the handbook.
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Individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Client.
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Define environment as in the handbook. What are the elements of environment?
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The aggregate of all objects, conditions, forces, and ideas that interact with patients. Physical, biological, sociocultural, and organizational.
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Define health as described in the handbook. What does it reflect for the patient?
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Dynamic process between patient and environment. It includes biological, environmental, psychological, sociocultual, spiritual, and organizational influences. It reflects the patients ability, willingness, and resources to engage the environment in a manner that maximizes wellness.
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What is the difference between the KNA and the KBN?
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KNA is for nurses. KBN is for the public and is government ran.)
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Of the leadership styles, which has the most of the following... Control? Collaboration? Efficiency?
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Control-Autocratic (authoritarian) Collaboration- Democratic, transformational, shared Efficiency- Autocratic, democratic, transformational, shared.
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What is a database?
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A pool of information.
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What was the Frontier Nursing Service?
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-1st midwifery education program in US. -1st based on research. -Professional Midwifery
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Describe the Pre-mid 1800's for nursing.
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-Men and Women provided care. -Influenced by roles, status, religion, war, and societal attitudes. -Not respected.
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Describe the Mid-Late 1800's for nursing.
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-Nightingale era. -Training for nurses during civil war by physicians. -Subservient -Prostitutes or people who were going to jail were nurses.
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Describe the early 1900's for nurses.
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-Diploma/apprenticeship training by physicians. (medical model.) -BSN program established -First 2 university schools of nursing. Cirricula based on educational needs not hospital service needs. -Frontier Nursing Service founded by Mary Breckinridge. -BSN, MSN, and PhD in nursing was established.
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When was the first issue of American Journal of Nursing published?
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1900
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When was the first BSN program established?
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1901
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What year were the first 2 university schools of nursing established?
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1923
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What year was the Frontier Nursing Service established?
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1925
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What were the mid-late 1900's like for nurses?
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-LPN/LVN created for quick training. (WWII) -Standardize licensing for RN -ADN education by Mildred Montag (WWII) -NLN accrediting schools of nursing -Nursing Research 1st published -Growth of BSN and graduate nursing -EKU nursing established -Growth of nursing as a science. Nursing research and theory development.
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Describe the 2000's in the nursing field.
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-Dynamic. -Increasing diversity. -Men more valuable. -Lifestyle changes. -Health care reform. -Health information knowledge. -Nursing theory, research, education, and practice develop. -Explosions of technology. -Focus on health promotion, evidence based practice, outcomes of nursing practice.
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What happened in 1942?
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1942
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What happened in 1950?
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Mandatory state license for RN
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Name three things that occurred in 1952.
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NLN began accrediting schools of nursing. ADN education by Mildred Montag for nursing shortage. Nursing Research first published.
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What happened in 1965?
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EKU Nursing established.
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Nightingale era was approximately.... Who was she?
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Mid 1800's Founder of modern nursing. Laid foundation for nursing education, practice, and research. Developed aseptic technique. 1st nurse educator and theorist.
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Clara Barton was around in the.... Who is she?
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Mid 1800's Angel of the battlefield. Compassionate care. Founder of Red Cross.
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Linda Richards era was... Who was she?
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Mid to late 1800's 1st trained nurse (1873) Initiated doctors notes, nurses notes, and uniforms.
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Mary Mahoney era was... Who was she?
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Late 1800's early 1900's 1st african american professionally trained nurse. Worked for acceptances and equality.
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Lillian Wald era was... Who was she?
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Late 1800's Early 1900's Founder of public health nursing Established Henry street settlement in NY lower east side. Still in operation.
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Mary Breckinridge era was... Who was she?
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Late 1800's-Mid 1900's Founder of FNS in Hyden KY 1st midwifery program in US.
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Name the 8 Kelly's characteristics of a profession.
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-Services are vital to humanity. -There is a special body of knowledge enlarged via research. -Services involve intellectual activities, individual responsibility is a strong feature. -Practitioners are educated in higher learning institutions. -Practitioners are independent and control their own policies and activities. -Practitioners motivated by service and consider their work important component of their lives. -There is a code of ethics to guide decisions and conduct of practitioners. -There is an organization that encourages and supports high standards of practice.
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When is the last day to withdraw from the course?
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April, 10, 2016
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A minimum is what grade is required to pass the course?
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75%
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What is the grading scale?
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90-100 = A 80-89 = B 75-79 = C 63-74 = D <63 = F
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How are the grades calculated?
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Exam 1 - 20% Exam 2 - 25% Final - 35% Philosophy of Nursing paper - 15% Professional Nursing Meeting - 5%
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Define Informatics
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The science of computer information systems.
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Nursing informatics is defined as...
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A specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice... to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision making in all roles and settings.
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An informatics nurse is...
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a person who combines nursing science with information management science and computer science to manage information that nurses need and to make that information accessible.
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What are some uses of informatics in Nursing Education?
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Communication. Teaching and facilitating learning. Access and Disseminate information. Administer and take exams...etc.
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There are four elements to the EKU Philosophy of nursing, what are they?
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Patient, Environment, Health, and Nursing.
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Benner's Stages of Proficiency in the development as a professional nurse are...
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Novice, Advanced beginner, competent practitioner, proficient practitioner, expert practitioner.
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What is an LPN ?
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Technical licensed vocational nurse. Direct hands on care. Tech skills. Usually practice under RN or MD though they're on their own license.
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What is an Associate's degree in nursing.
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RN's. Practice at bedside, expanded scope of practice from LPN, practice almost like BSN.
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What is a BSN?
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Professional RN, integration of theory, research, and practice. practice involves critical thinking, collaboration, and decision making. Expanded roles.
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What is an MSN?
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Advanced practice roles, nurse admin, nurse educator, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse leader, clinical specialist. Strong theoretical and research base. Beginning nurse researcher/scholar.
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What is a DNP?
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Developed for nurse leaders in advanced practice roles. Focus on research and research utilization for evidence based practice.
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What is a doctoral degree in nursing?
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Prepares nurses to become faculty members in univ. admins, researchers, or theorists. Focus of research on conduct of research. Deveopment of nursing theories and nursing knowledge.
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What is the ANA/KNA ?
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National/State. American Nurses Association - Represents nurses.
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Who is the Sigma Theta Tau?
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International Honor Society for nursing. Nursing research and scholarship. Awards grants. Publishes Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing, and Worldviews on Evidence based nursing.
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What is the NLN?
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First nursing organization in the US. Promotes excellence in nursing education. Gives CNE and provides tests for nursing programs.
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What is the ACEN?
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Independent accrediting body. Provides accredidation for LPN-DNP.
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What is the AACN?
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Voice for BSN and higher. Quality standards for BSN and higher education, assists in implementations of those standards.
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What is the CCNE?
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Autonomous accreditation body organized by AACN. BSN and up accreditation.
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Pre professional organizations for nursing students are...
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NSNA, KANS, EKU student network.
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What is the definition of leadership from the handbook?
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the ability to apply learned skills by which nurses influence the direction of health care, the nursing profession, and the quality of health care for patients
