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How does the American Nurses Association define nursing?
Nursing is the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations.
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What are the American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Standards of Nursing Practice?
- 1. Assessment
- 2. Diagnosis
- 3. Outcomes Identifications
- 4. Planning
- 5. Implementation
- a. Coordination of Care
- b. Health Teaching and Treatment
- c. Evaluation
- 6. Evaluation
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What is the purpose of these standards?
They serve as the foundation of clinical decision making and includes all significant actions taken by nurses in providing care to patients.
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What is the purpose of the ANA Standards of Professional Performance?
Provide a method to assure patients that they are receiving high-quality care, that the nurses know exactly what is necessary to provide nursing care, and that measures are I place to determine whether care meets the standards.
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What are the different roles of todays nurse and in what ways can a nurse develop their career?
- a. Autonomy and accountability
- b. Caregiver
- c. Advocate
- d. Educator
- e. Communicator
- f. Manager
- Nurse can develop career by continuing their education which expands their roles. Some paths include APRNs, nurse researchers, nurse risk managers, quality improvement nurses, consultants and business owners.
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What is QSEN and how does it affect nursing care?
- QSEN is Quality and Safety Education Nurse: It addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with the competencies needed to continuously improve the quality of care in their environment. It encompasses the competencies of:
- a. patient-centered care: involve family in care; Elicit patient values and preferences
- b. teamwork and collaboration: caregivers work together and communicate with family as well
- c. evidence-based practice: integrate best current evidence
- d. quality improvement: use data to monitor outcome and use improvement to continually improve quality care
- e. safety: minimize risks through both system effectiveness and individual performance
- f. informatics: use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors and support decision-making.
- It affects nursing care by improving it.
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