Nursing 101 Notes: Lecture 1 and 2
School of Nursing Curriculum โโ-Quality: minimum of safe, aim for quality
-Client: client/patient/person
-Transitions: both negative and positive, caring for people during transition
-Environment: patient's environment
-Health: state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
*Nursing deals with entire person not just health problem
Types of Nursing โโ-Promotion: promoting health and well-being
-Preventive: preventing further damage from occurring
-Therapeutic: nurse/client relationship
-Palliative: quality of life instead of quantity
-Rehabilitative: best and independent state
Nursing โโ-It is an art and a science
--Health discipline
--caring and competent
--enhance quality of life
-Respect all people
-Occurs wherever it's needed
-Work both independently and collaboratively
-Ethical and legal requirements of profession
-Lifelong learning practice
Nursing Roles โโ-Direct care provider
-APN/NP
-Administrator
-Researcher
-Educator
*Patient is always the focus
Professional Behaviour โโ-Appropriate body language
-Not using slang, no inappropriate behaviour
-Respecting patient and colleagues in all forms of communication
-Respecting patient confidentiality
-Honesty and integrity
-Appropriate behaviour in adverse situations
-Be accountable for actions
-Communicate title and credentials
-Recognize and respond to unprofessionalism
-Notify appropriate person(s) if ill or unable to perform clinical or academic duties
-Appreciate own health and implications to care
