NURS 100 Nursing Fundamentals

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NURS 100Nursing Fundamentals

• Introduction To
• The Nursing Profession

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THE NURSING PROFESSION

• ACCOUNTABLE PROFESSION
• GUIDED BY
• SCIENCE
• THEORY
• CODE OF ETHICS
• CARE COMFORT

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NURSING.WHAT IS IT???

• ATTENTION TO FULL RANGE OF HUMAN RESPONSES TO
  HEALTH ILLNESS
• INCORPORATE THE CLIENTS EXPERIENCE

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• APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO THE
  DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT PROCESS
• PROVISION OF CARING RELATIONSHIP THAT FACILITATES
  HEALTH HEALING

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NURSING MEDICINE

• NURSING COMPLEMENTS MEDICINE
• MEDICINE IS DISEASE ORIENTED
• NURSING FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN RESPONSE

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NURSING .

• AN ART and A SCIENCE
• FOCUSES NOT ON ILLNESS BUT RATHER A CLIENTS
  RESPONSE TO ILLNESS
• PROMOTES HEALTH HELPS CLIENTS MOVE TO HIGHER
  LEVEL OF WELLNESS

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NURSING AS A DISCIPLINE

• WHAT DIFFERENTIATES NURSING FROM OTHER
  DISCIPLINES ?
• NURSING THEORY
• PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR NURSING KNOWLEDGE
  GIVES DIRECTION TO NURSING PRACTICE

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WHAT IS A THEORY?

• A SET OF CONCEPTS PROPOSITIONS THAT PROVIDE AN
  ORDERLY WAY TO VIEW OBSERVABLE FACTS.
• Concepts vehicles of thought.
• Propositions statements that propose a
  relationship between concepts.

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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

• TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT STATUS OF NURSING, IT
  IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A BASE OF HISTORICAL
  KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PROFESSION

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

• FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING
• COMPLETED A 3-MONTH COURSE OF STUDY AT THE
  KAISERWERTH INSTITUTE
• REDUCED MORTALITY/MORBIDITY DURING BRITAINS
  CRIMEAN WAR
• ESTABLISHED THE NIGHTINGALE TRAINING SCHOOL IN
  LONDON

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1960s

• HEALTH CARE ENHANCED BY MEDICARE MEDICAID
• NURSING PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES
• NURSE PRACTITIONERS APPEAR
• FOCUS ON HEALTH MAINTENANCE

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1970S

• PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY FOR NURSES DEBATED
• DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING THEORIES
• NURSING ENTERS UNIVERSITY SETTING
• PROFESSIONAL NURSING ORGANIZATIONS APPEAR

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1980S

• NURSES BECOME MORE SPECIALIZED
• NURSE PRACTITIONERS MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED
• EXPANDED NURSING ROLES

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1990S

• MORE AGED POPULATION
• NURSES SHAPE POLICIES
• NURSING BECOMES STRONG ADVOCATE
• HEALTHY PEOPLE INITIATIVES
• HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000
• HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010

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2000 and beyond

• Governor Easley declared 2000-2010 as "The Decade
  of the Nurse" per request of NCNA.
• Continued nursing shortage and nursing educator
  shortage.
• ???

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NURSING EDUCATION

• ENTRY LEVEL - PREPARE GRADUATES TO TAKE A
  LICENSING EXAM
• RN GRADUATES NCLEX-RN
• LPNS UNDER RN OR OTHER
• PROGRAM 9-12 MONTHS
• TAKE NCLEX-PN EXAM

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TYPES OF RN PROGRAMS

• ASSOCIATE DEGREE
• BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
• DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION

• MAINTAIN REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE SKILL FOR
  CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE
• ADDITION TO FORMAL EDUCATION
• ORIENTATION IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS

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FUTURE OF NURSING

• NEED TO
• COMMUNICATE NEEDS FOR REFORM
• DEVELOP EVIDENCE -BASED PRACTICE
• MONITOR SAFE PRACTICE
• IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN NURSING
  LABOR MARKET

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HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBERS

• RESPIRATORY THERAPIST
• PHYSICAL THERAPIST
• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
• CHAPLAIN
• DIETITIAN
• NURSING ASSISTANT

• NURSE
• PHYSICIAN
• PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
• PHARMACIST
• DENTIST
• SOCIAL WORKER
• CASE MANAGER
• VOLUNTEERS
• SPEECH THERAPIST

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NURSING ROLES

• CAREGIVER
• TEACHER
• ADVOCATE
• MANAGER
• EXPERT
• CASE MANAGER
• TEAM MEMBER

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HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

• MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING SERVICES THAT MEET THE
  HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS
• NURSING IS A MAJOR COMPONENT

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TYPES OF SERVICES

• PRIMARY -HEALTH PROMOTION ILLNESS PREVENTION
• SECONDARY -EARLY DETECTION INTERVENTION
• TERTIARY -RESTORATIVE AND REHABILITATIVE CARE

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LIMITATIONS TO ACCESS OF CARE

• INABILITY TO OBTAIN INSURANCE
• CULTURAL BARRIERS
• SHORTAGE OF PROVIDERS
• LIMITED ACCESS TO ANCILLARY SERVICES
• SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES

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Where Do You Fit In?

• Name
• Personal definition of NURSING
• Goal for NURS 100

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GOOD LUCK!!!