NURS1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Equity, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Ana (american nurses association): standards of care and practice professional organization for rns in the u. s . Its primary mission is to be involved in public education and clinical nursing standards, and lobbying state and federal lawmakers to advance the profession of nursing. Address the ethics, public policy, and the economic and general welfare of nurses. An organization that describes the values and social responsibility of nursing, provides a definition and scope for nursing, discusses nursing"s knowledge base, and describes the methods by which nursing is regulated within its nursing"s. The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient and all the dimensions of the person. Assessment: collect comprehensive data important to the patient"s health or situation. Diagnosis: analysis of the assessment data to determine diagnosis. Planning: plan for strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. Quality of care: enhance quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Practice evaluation: self-evaluation in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines.
