AND STRUCTURED FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ Nurse Accountability examples. Answer: Working within the
nursing scope of practice as defined by the state licensing board. Ex:
Complying with professional standards and staying updated as those
standards change. Using evidence-based practice
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: • "Lady with the Lamp"
• Established nursing philosophy
• Linked health outcomes to the environment (Washing hands stop
spread of diseases)
◉ Clara Barton. Answer: • She founded American Red Cross
• Provided med supplies to soldiers
◉ External forces that have affected nursing practice in the 21st
century. Answer: a. Compassion Fatigue - Prolonged grieving
b. Critical Care Unit - Oncology
c. Burnout- Physical and mental overload
d. Secondary traumatic stress: Witnessing and caring for others
suffering
,e. Lateral Violence - Between staff
◉ What is the focus on qsen. Answer: Quality and safety education
for nurses; prepares future nurses and advanced practice nurses to
have knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to continuously
improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems.
◉ Example of informatics. Answer: Using the electronic health
records to learn about your patient health history
◉ Examples of safety. Answer: examine human factors and basic
safety design principles and commonly used unsafe practices, value
own role in preventing errors
◉ Provide an example of genomic information that can potentially
improve client health outcomes. Answer: Knowing a patient family
health history can help with catching an diseases before it forms.
◉ genomic information. Answer: •a study of all genes in a person
and interactions of these genes with one another with the persons
environment.
◉ Purpose of NCLEX-RN examination. Answer: -Safeguards the
public from unsafe practitioners
, -Assists state boards of nursing in determining candidates'
capabilities for performing in entry-level RN positions
◉ preventative care. Answer: actions that prevent the onset of
disease or injury
◉ Preventative care examples. Answer: • Adult screening for bp;
watching tobacco use
◉ Primary Care examples. Answer: Prenatal care,family planning,
ongoing management of chronic healthcare problems
◉ secondary care. Answer: Urgent care; hospital emergency care
◉ Tertiary Care. Answer: highly complex care; specialty care
◉ Tertiary care examples. Answer: Neurology, cardiology,
dermatology
◉ Restorative care examples. Answer: Sports, medicine, home care
◉ goal of restorative care. Answer: help individuals regain maximal
functional status and enhance quality of life through promotion of
independence and self care