- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- professional organization that establishes quality standards for nursing education.
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- professional organization that advances and protects the nursing profession
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
- professional organization that provides leadership in issues related to all nurses working in the mental health field in all practice settings
- asylum
- institution offering shelter
- burnout
- psychological phenomenon characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment related to one’s work
- coercive measures
- treatments provided through external control
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- voluntary accrediting arm of the AACN
- consumer
- those who purchase a service
- Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
- standardized system of medical codes to describe procedures or services
- deinstitutionalization
- policy, process, and movement that released thousands of mentally ill persons from state institutions back into the communities
- diagnostic overshadowing
- phenomenon of clinical bias that may occur in mental health treatment when symptoms are attributed to the psychiatric diagnosis and medical comorbidities are missed, increasing mortality for these clients
- do no harm
- premise wherein interventions may be withheld if harm ensues
- DSM-5-TR
- standard reference in clinical practice for the diagnosis of mental health disorders
- Healthy People 2030
- objectives and goals to improve the health of the nation
- incivility
- disrespectful or offensive behaviors
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
- clinical diagnostic tool maintained by the World Health Organization
- Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- independent, nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies health-care organizations and programs in the United States. It focuses on quality improvement and client safety
- milieu manager
- person in charge of the therapeutic value of the environment
- National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)
- set by JCAHO to ensure safety in client care
- NCSBN Model Act
- defines the scope of practice for all levels of nursing
- Nurse Practice Act
- set of state laws and regulations that govern the practice of nursing within a specific jurisdiction
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- federal agency that ensures the safety and health of working conditions required to improve the quality and safety of the health-care system
- person-first language
- speaking of the person without focus on the diagnosis
- recovery model
- emphasizes ability and personal control of one’s health and well-being, functioning at higher levels, and achieving a meaningful life even without complete cure
- Standards of Nursing Practice
- describes competent levels of nursing care
- taxonomy
- system of classification