Nursing 3000 Exam 1 Burt – Questions With Trusted
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What does evidence based nursing - care to pts that has evidence of success, so that the
practice provide? goal of improved pt. outcome is achieved
ANA American Nurses Association
-foster high standards of nursing practice
-promote educational and professional advancement
of nurses so that all people may have better nursing
care
NLN National League for Nursing
-foster development and improvement of nursing
services and education
ICN International Council of Nurses
-represent nursing worldwide
-advance the profession
-influence health policy
STTI stands for? What is it's purpose? Greek
-storda (love)
-tharos (courage)
-tima (honor)
-purpose is professional rather than social
, NSNA National Student Nurses Association
-charitable and educational purposes
-awards scholarships to qualified nursing students
Nightingale's theory? -research used to improve nursing care
What was her contribution to nursing? -instituted sanitary reforms
-reduced mortality rates from contagious disease
and infection
List some societal influences on -improved status of women
nursing profession: -civil rights/human rights
-health care reform
-morals
-mobility-
-technological advances
-multiple care settings-
-political environment
-cultural diversity
What organization determines NCSBN (national council of state board of nursing)
standards of nursing practice?
What are characteristics and -knowledge (socialization process, based on
behaviors of that any professional research)
should have? -skills (orientation to, standards of)
-preparation (standards in education programs,
accreditation)
-autonomy (regulation of ourselves, standards of
education and practice, code of ethics)
Duties of a nursing counselor
Jean Watson's Caring Theory -regenerates life energies
-promotes self-actualization on personal and
professional level
-mutually beneficial experience
-eases patient's and families' suffering
-promotes healing, prevents illness