PPN 101 - WEEK 1-4 Content .pdf

PPN WEEK ONE Q&A Question What are the five themes that serve to organize content in the program? Answer primary health promotion, reflective thinking, meaningful justice and development Question Who was the first indigenous nurse accepted to nursing school in New York...

PPN WEEK ONE Q&A Question What are the five themes that serve to organize content in the program? Answer primary health promotion, reflective thinking, meaningful justice and development Question Who was the first indigenous nurse accepted to nursing school in New York? Answer Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture Question Who was the first black nurse to be appointed to the Victoria Order of Nurses in Canada? Answer Bernice Redmon Question What is the course about according to the reference text? Answer nursing as a profession and how individuals can impact the healthcare field as nurses Question Why is it important to understand the history of nursing according to the text? Answer teaches us where we came from and where we are going in the future, helps understand the meaning of nursing and nursing experiences on a conceptual level Question How were nurses perceived during World War 1 according to the text? Answer seen as noble, moral, religious, virginal, heroes, strongly tied to religion Question What are the implications of the history of nurse imagery for recruitment according to the text? Answer identify strategies to support a positive, inclusive image of nursing as a professional career Question What role do social, economic, and political factors play in shaping nursing perceptions according to the text? Answer influenced social, economic, and political factors shape nursing perceptions Question How can a positive image of nursing as a professional career be supported according to the text? Answer emphasize unique body of knowledge through research, use media appropriately, emphasize nursing images and their ground breaking stories PPN101 WEEK TWO Q&A What is the purpose of the program in nursing? Answer The purpose of the program is to educate nurses to work with persons and communities of diverse backgrounds, ages, degrees of and in a variety of contexts. Question What is phenomenology in nursing? Answer Phenomenology is the understanding of the meaning and study of the structures of lived experience and consciousness of health and healing through the relationship of the meaning of experiences of health and healing. Question What is critical social theory in nursing? Answer Critical Social Theory is the approach to penetrate the world of objective appearances in order to expose the underlying social relationships that are often concealed, addressing the unequal social, economic, and power relations that often exist within healthcare and society. Question What are the five program themes identified in nursing? Answer The five program themes identified in nursing are: 1) Primary health care and services provided, caring to reach health for all; 2) Reflective Thinking central to the nurses practice, is the way of learning; 3) Meaningful have a understanding between nurse and patient and need to communicate effectively, emphasizing the meaning of the experience from clients perspective, can be achieved meaningful relationships; 4) Having knowledge of the political, social and economic context of healthcare is essential; 5) Students are learners. Personal perceptions as they relate to others throughout the curriculum is a humanitarian and caring profession, guided ethical and legal standards are held accountable for their professional competence and for the advocacy of clients, peers and the discipline itself acknowledges that political activities, consumerism and changing patterns influence health care policy and health care delivery patterns is a science and an art the relationships among person, health and environment caring relationship between nurse and client. Question What are the four ways of knowing in nursing? Answer The four ways of knowing in nursing are: 1) Ethics, which is concerned with choosing, justifying, and judging actions involving moral duty, rights, and obligations; 2) Empirical knowing, which is the science of nursing and is concerned with objective, abstract, and general knowledge that is quantifiable and verified through repeated testing over time; 3) Personal knowing, which is subjective, concrete, existential, and relational, and connects with the humanness of the client experience; 4) Aesthetic knowing, which goes beyond the superficial and involves a deeper appreciation of the whole person or situation. Question What is emancipatory knowing in nursing? Answer Emancipatory knowing in nursing enables nurses to recognize social and political problems of injustice or inequity and empowers them to act as advocates in helping to identify and reduce the inequities in healthcare. Question What are the seven core nursing professional values and ethical responsibilities? Answer The seven core nursing professional values and ethical responsibilities are: 1) Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care; 2) Promoting health and well-being; 3) Promoting and respecting informed decision-making; 4) Honouring dignity; 5) Maintaining privacy and confidentiality; 6) Promoting justice; 7) Being accountable. Question What is social justice in nursing? Answer Social justice in nursing is concerned with fairness in society and advocates for equity in terms of the distribution of benefits and burdens. It involves giving vulnerable people resources, access, and opportunities and ensuring equal sharing amongst people. Question What is the role of personal and professional values in nursing? Answer Personal values play a role in knowing oneself and how to advocate for others, while professional values develop as nurses socialize into the nursing profession. Ethical reasoning and decision-making are important in navigating conflicts between personal and professional values. Question What are the criteria of a profession in nursing? Answer The criteria of a profession in nursing include specialized knowledge, skills, scientific methods, and values based on research. It also involves high ethical standards, engagement in expanding knowledge through research, and functioning autonomously while being accountable to professional standards. Question What are the professional behaviors in nursing? Answer Professional behaviors in nursing include functioning autonomously, being committed to advanced study, being motivated to serve, and adhering to ethical and legal standards. These behaviors can be linked to academic behaviors such as participation, organization, and accountability. Question What is oppression in nursing? Answer Oppression in nursing refers to the exertion of power and control to subjugate and marginalize vulnerable individuals or groups. It involves the reduction, immobilization, and molding of people belonging to certain groups to maintain their subordination to another group. Question What is marginalization in nursing? Answer Marginalization in nursing occurs when individuals or groups are excluded from the dominant groups of society and have little access to resources, opportunities, and a voice. It contributes to social inequalities and reinforces stereotypes and assumptions. Question What is the social justice approach in nursing? Answer The social justice approach in nursing is concerned with fairness in society and advocates for equity in the distribution of benefits and burdens. It involves addressing social inequalities, giving vulnerable people resources and opportunities, and championing public policies that improve the health of marginalized populations. WEEK 3 CONTENT Q&A Question What is critical thinking? Answer Critical thinking is the ability to focus your thinking in order to get the desired results. It involves analyzing and evaluating information, making logical connections, and using reasoning to solve problems and make decisions. Question What are some personal indicators of critical thinking? Answer Personal indicators of critical thinking include being an effective communicator, curious and inquisitive, alert to context, reflective and analytical, logical and intuitive, confident and resilient, honest and upright, careful and prudent, open and sensitive to diversity, creative, realistic and practical, proactive, courageous, patient and persistent, and health-oriented. Question What is clinical reasoning? Answer Clinical reasoning is the cognitive process of analyzing and interpreting patient data to make clinical judgments and decisions. It involves using critical thinking skills to identify patterns, make inferences, and draw conclusions about a patient's health status. Question What are the three levels of critical thinking competencies? Answer The three levels of critical thinking competencies are: (1) Level of Basic Understanding - where alternative levels and possibilities exist, and the nurse relies on experience, knowledge, and intuition; (2) Level of Complex Understanding - where conflicting solutions exist, and the nurse must choose the most appropriate one based on rules and protocols; (3) Level of Commitment - where the nurse is guided by rules and protocols and tailors care to the specific client. Question What are the five stages of the Novice to Expert model? Answer The five stages of the Novice to Expert model, as described by Benner, are: (1) Novice - has no experience and follows rules without understanding the big picture; (2) Advanced Beginner - starts to recognize meaningful components of situations but still lacks prioritization skills; (3) Competent - prioritizes patient needs, plans deliberately, and coordinates complex tasks; (4) Proficient - recognizes abnormal situations, shifts between plans, and is more flexible and open; (5) Expert - has intuitive grasp, anticipates outcomes, and can choose from a variety of options. Question What are the components of the nursing process? Answer The components of the nursing process are: (1) Assessment - collecting data about the patient's health status; (2) Diagnosis - analyzing the assessment data to identify key issues and make nursing diagnoses; (3) Planning - creating a plan with strategies to achieve patient outcomes; (4) Implementation - carrying out the plan; (5) Evaluation - determining the success of the plan in reaching the desired outcomes. Question What is the relationship between critical thinking and the nursing process? Answer Critical thinking is essential in each step of the nursing process. It helps nurses analyze and interpret assessment data, make accurate diagnoses, develop effective plans, implement appropriate interventions, and evaluate the outcomes. Critical thinking enables nurses to make informed decisions based on available information and their knowledge and experiences. Question What is the Clinical Judgment Model? Answer The Clinical Judgment Model assists nurses in identifying and treating health-related concerns and helps patients achieve desired health outcomes. It involves reasoning patterns such as noticing cues, interpreting data, responding appropriately, and reflecting on the outcomes. The model guides nurses in making clinical judgments and decisions. Question What is the role of critical thinking in ethical reasoning? Answer Critical thinking is crucial in ethical reasoning as it requires purposeful and reflective reasoning. When applying critical thinking to ethical situations, nurses examine ideas, assumptions, beliefs, principles, conclusions, and actions within the context of the situation. They consider their own personal values and the values of the nursing profession to make ethical judgments and decisions. Question What are some barriers to critical thinking and ethical reasoning? Answer Barriers to critical thinking and ethical reasoning include cognitive dissonance, personal biases, lack of knowledge or education on a topic, emotional thinking, and habits. These barriers can hinder the ability to think critically and make ethical decisions. Overcoming these barriers requires an open mind, acquiring proper knowledge, and thinking critically rather than being driven solely by emotions or habits. WEEK 4 CONTENT Q&A Question What is a paradigm? Answer A pattern of shared worldview and ideas we tend to believe. Question What is a metaparadigm of nursing? Answer Concepts that are fundamental to nursing, including person, health, environment, and nursing. Question What is a concept? Answer A general idea or mental notion that represents some aspect of our experiences and our world. Question What is a theory? Answer A set of ideas (concepts) used to describe, explain, or predict the physical and social phenomena. Question What is the metaparadigm of nursing? Answer Person, health, environment, and nursing. Question What are the core attributes of nursing advocacy? Answer Safeguarding patient autonomy, acting on behalf of patients who are not able to act for themselves, and advocating for social justice. Question What is social justice? Answer Affects the way people live, their consequences of illness, and their risk of premature death. Question What is the meaning of the art and science of nursing? Answer Examining the relationship among person, health, and the environment, while also having a caring relationship between nurse and client. Question What are the four concepts of nursing? Answer Person, health, environment, and nursing. Question Who is Florence Nightingale? Answer A nurse who promoted environments that were conducive to healing, such as light, hygiene, and nutrition.