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release--legal form used to excuse one party from liability liability--responsibility advance directive-living will, consent before the need arises: .
health care proxy-person chosen by the patient to follow the patient's advance directives dnr-being allowed to die if they stop breathing, no cpr started: .
it is very important for nusing personnel to know who is to be resuscitated and who is not. negligence-is defined as failing to do something a reasonable person would do: .
prudent-sensible and careful malpractice--is negligence by a professional person litigation-lawsuit: .
assault-threat to harm another battery-actual physical contact it is the nurse's responsibility to explain the reason why a drug/treatment is important, if patient refuses, the nurse should obtain a release: .
self-determination-the right to consent to or refuse treatments defamation-is when one person makes remarks about another person which are untrue,and damage persons reputation: .
slander defamation-oral libel defamation-written invasion of privacy-occurs when there has been a violation of the confidential and privileged nature of a professional relationship: .
a drs order is necessary for any protective device, mechanical or chemical ethics or ethical principles-rules of conduct that have been agreed to by a group: .
dilemma-problem or conflict assisted suicide-which is aiding a person-providing the means to end the life: .
euthanasia-mercy killing whistle-blowing--reporting illegal or unethical actions: .
PRACTICE OF NURSING IS REGULATED BY? state boards of nursing LEGAL PRECEDENT IS SET WHEN? a court reverses a decision that has been appealed: .
w.b. cannon--homeostasis self-actualization-reaching ones potent. stressor--adverse stimulus autonomic-not subject to voluntary control: .
hans selye--general adaptation syndrome gas: 1. stages of the alarm stage 2. stages of resistance 3. stage of exhaustion: .
health--wholeness cultural, educational, social factors affect how people view health/illness health--state of well-being: .
2. ONE HAS TAKEN ON THE SICK ROLE WHEN: going ahead and taking an aspirin 3. CURRENT VIEWS OF HEALTH: expressing the full range of one's potentialities: .
4. THE ABILITY OF A PERSON TO FUNCTION AT OPTIMUM LEVEL IS PRIMARILY DEPENDENT UPON? inner resources of the person 5. WHEN A PATIENT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE HEALTH BEHAVIORS THAT HAS BEEN ADVISED? there is a conflict in values: .
6. HOLISTIC NURSING APPROACH: calls the social worker because the patient is worried about caring for her children at home: .
9. THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON A PERSON PARTIALLY DEPEND ON? the perception of the stressor 10. HOMEOSTASIS WILL BE REGAINED UNLESS? adaptive mechanisms are overwhelmed: .
privilege--permission to do what is usually not permitted in other circumstances ethical codes--actions or beliefs approved of by a particular group of people: .
ethical principals--rules of right and wrong from a moral view laws--rules of conduct that are established by our gov: .
judicial law--results when a law or court decision in challenged in the courts and the judge affirms or reverses the decision administrative law--comes from agencies created by legislature: .
statutes--laws may be either civil or criminal tort--violation of civil law crime-a wrong against the public: .
reciprocity--recognition of one state's nursing license by another state student nurses-held to the same standards as the licensed nurse: .
accountability--taking responsibility for one's actions delegation--is the assignment of duties to another person: .
discrimination--making a decision or treating a person based on color,creed,race,... sexual harassment--unwelcome sexual advances: .
confidential--kept private the chart is the property of the hospital or agency or dr, not the patient consent-permission given by patient/or legal representatives: .
types of consents 1. admission agreement 2. operative consent 3. consent to receive blood 4. research consents 5. other consents: .
if a patient has any questions, they must be answered before the patient signs the consent. Failure to obtain a valid informed consent may lead to charges of assault and battery, or invasion of privacy: .
an emancipated minor, or one who has established independence by a court order, through service in the armed forces, marriage, or pregnancy, is considered legally capable of signing a consent.: .
self-actualized--reaching one's potential halbert dunn-high level wellness coping--adjusting to or accepting challenges: .
asymptomatic--w/o symptoms health behavior--any action taken in order to promote health, prevent disease, or detect disease w/o symptoms stage: .
illness behavior--any activity a person takes in order to determine his/her actual state of health and to seek a remedy for a health problem: .
maslow's self-actualization self-esteem love and belonging safety and security physiologic: .
baccalureate nursing program--prepares a nurse for a management role example of collaborator--speaking with the dietitian about the patients diet needs: .
health--absence of disease disease--pathologic process that causes illness health--optimum functioning on every level: .
illness--disease of body or mind 1946--world health organization redefined health as: the state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity: .
chronic--persisting for a long time illness--subjective-it is a personal thing-only the person can tell you if he or she feels ill: .
disease--is a pathologic process with a definite set of signs and symptoms, disease causes illness transition illness stage--onset acceptance illness stage--sick role convalescence illness stage--recovery: .
wellness--physical/mental well-being convalescence--process of recovering after the illness and regaining health adaptation--adjustment in structure or habits: .
maladaptation--lack of adjustment chronic illness--tends to develop slowly over a long period and lasts throughout life terminal illness-no cure available: .
primary illness--one that develops w/o being caused by another health problem secondary illness--results from or is caused by a primary illness inherited--genetic: .
congenital--present at birth idiopathic--unknown etiology etiology--is the cause of disease: .
vigilant assessment--with documentation is more important than ever in order to catch beginning complications before they become serious documentation--w/evidence showing it is needed: .
Nightingale trained to become a nurse in the mid 1800s and started the first school of nursing in England/ beliefs hold true today Standards of nursing protect the nurse,patient, healthcare agency: .
WHY WAS HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED WITH PRIESTS AND RELIGION IN EARLY CIVILIZATIONS? illness was seen as sin against the gods: .
2. ORGANIZED NURSING EDUCATION BEGAN IN THE? mid 1800's 3. IN SETTING UP HER NURSES' TRAINING, NIGHTINGALE CARRIED OUT HER BELIEF THAT? nursing should be taught by nurses: .
apprenticeship--learning by doing In an era when women were expected to remain at home and be subservient to men, nurses' training became a way to obtain further education and employment that could provide independence for women: .
the practical nurse takes on the role of caregiver, educator, collaborator, delegator interventions--caregiving skills aimed at restoring/maintaining a persons health: .
invasive procedure's--entry in the body the nurse's goal is to encourage growth toward wellness so that the patient can once again be self-reliant: .
aseptically--w/o introducing infectious material nursing theory--is a statement about relationships among concepts or facts based on existing info.: .
practice acts--define activities in which nurses may engage, state the legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establish education needed for licensure: .
practice acts--are designed to protect the public, and they define the legal scope of practice nursing process-emerged during the 70/80's as an organized, deliberate, systematic way to deliver nursing care: .
implement--to put into action diagnostic related groups (drgs)--were created by medicare in 83 as an attempt to contain health care costs: .
DRG--means that a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis hmo--type of group practice,enroll patients for a set fee per month,provide a limited network of drs,hospitals,other health pr: .
hmo goal--is to keep patients healthy and out of the hospital ppo--offer a discount on fees in return for a large pool of potential patients: .

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