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Fundamental Concepts and Kills for Nursing

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Invasive procedures

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Procedures that require you to enter the body

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evidence based nursing

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nursing care that uses lifelong problem-solving approach considering the best research evidence coupled with the clinical expertise of the clinician while considering the preferences and values of the patient

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The practical nurse follows standards written by the

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National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service

(NAPNES)

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Practice Acts

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nursing activities, state the legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establish what education is needed for nurses to become licensed

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The practice acts are designed to ____________ the ___________, and they define the legal scope of practice

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Protect

Public

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Transition to practice

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The goal is for all newly licensed nurses to complete a transition to practice program, typically a 6 month preceptorship with ongoing support through the first year of practice

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What are the two levels of entry into nursing

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Licensed practical nurse

Registered Nursing

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How long is a nursing assistant program?

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six to eight weeks

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The practical/vocational nurse program takes how long?

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Twelve to eighteen months

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The Registered nursing program takes how long?

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Two to Five Years

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If the Student has already obtained a Practical/Vocational nursing license, how long would it take them to become a registered nurse?

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One year

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Practical Nurses provide direct care under the supervision of

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A registered nurse

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Practical Nurses provide direct care under the supervision of

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advanced practice registered nurse

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Practical Nurses provide direct care under the supervision of

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Physician Assistant

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Practical Nurses provide direct care under the supervision of

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Physician, dentist, podiatrist

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NAPNES

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National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service

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After completion of an LPN/LVN curriculum and or licensure, the graduate can seek certification by NAPNES in

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pharmacology, long term care, and IV therapy

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Hospitals

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The nurse provides restorative care to ill or injured patients

Acute Care

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Subacute and extended care facilities

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The nurse provides personal care and skilled care for patients requiring rehabilitation or custodial care in facilities for subacute, immediate, or long term care

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Assisted Living facilities

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The nurse provides varying degrees of nursing care in these facilities that offer housekeeping and prepared meals

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Medical Offices

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The nurse provides preventative care or treatment of an illness or injury prescribed by the provider

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Ambulatory Clinics

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preventative care or treatment of an illness or injury. Treatment by specialty groups is often available on site

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Kidney Dialysis centers

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the nurse provides treatments for patients with kidney failure

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Hospice and Pallative care

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supportive treatment for patients who are terminally ill, improving quality of life and ease of suffering

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Home Health Agencies

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in home care is provided

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Neighborhood emergency centers/urgent care clinics

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minor emergency care to patients within the community settings

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Correctional facilities

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provides nursing care to incarcerated individuals, assisting with physical examinations, administering medications and and performing medical treatments

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School Nurse

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performs triage, medication administration, first aid, and some care of students with diabetes and other chronic health challenges

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Surgical Centers

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same day surgeries on typically healthier individuals than those found in a hospital operating room (OR)

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Health Maintenance organizations

HMOs

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a type of group practice, enroll patients for a set fee per month, they provide a limited network of MDs, hospitals, and other health care providers from which to choose from

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Health Maintenance organizations

HMOs

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One goal of theirs is to keep patients healthy and out of the hospital

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Two National HMOs are

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Kaiser Permanente and US family health plan

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Preferred provider organizations

PPOs

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Large businesses and insured groups may contract with this

Offer a discount on fees in return for a large pool of potential patients

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Heath

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a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Chronic illness

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persisting for a long time

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Subjective

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perceived only by the individual

Only the person can tell you if they feel ill

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Acute Illness

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one that develops suddenly and resolves in a short period of time

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Terminal Illness

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one for which no cure is available, it ends in death; normally occurs in a short period of time

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Primary illness

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one that develops without being caused by another health problem

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secondary illness

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results from or is caused by a primary illness

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Congential

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present at birth

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Genetic diseases

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inherited

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Idiology

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what caused it

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etiology

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the cause

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coping

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adjusting to or accepting challenges

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Asymptomactic

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without symptoms

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Illness Behavior

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any activity someone takes to determine their actual state of health and to seek a suitable remedy for a health problem

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What is the highest Hierarchy of Maslows law

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Physiologic

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What is the second highest Hierarchy of Maslows law

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Safety and security

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What is the third highest Hierarchy of Maslows law

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Love and belonging

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What is the forth highest Hierarchy of Maslows law

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Self esteem

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What is the fifth highest Hierarchy of Maslows law

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Self Actualization

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Homeostasis

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a tendency of biologic systems to maintain a stable internal environment by continually adjusting to changes needed for survival

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Stressor

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adverse stimulus

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Stress

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disturbs the organisms homeostasis and causes the body to attempt to adapt

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Autonomic

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not subject to voluntary control

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The central nervous system is

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the brain and the spinal cord

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Fight of flight

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when the brain perceives a threatening situation, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the physiological functions needed