NUR 304 Exam 1 – Study Guide and Exam Review Material
Popular Litterer General interesting stories and opinions pieces.
- Easily understood.
- Not peer reviewed.
EX = TIMES or Discover.
Scholarly Litterer Original research and inquiry.
- Often peer reviewed
- Includes citations
EX = American Journal of Psychology
Peer Reviewedprocess by which a scholarly work is checked by a group of experts in the same
field to make sure it meets specific standards
Why do we cite? - Credibility
- Cross-Reference
- Protects from plagiarism
When do we cite? - When it is another person's words.
- When words are paraphrased.
- Another person's ideas or thoughts
Micromedex App used for drug information at QU
Florence Nightengale - Mother of modern nursing,
- Improved conditions during the Crimean War.
- Believed the role of the nurse was to put the client's body in the best state to remain free of
disease or to recover from disease.
- She wanted to facilitate the body's reparative processes by manipulating the client's
environment.
, Lilian Wald 1893, Founder of the Henry Street Settlement in New York
Clara Barton Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she
treated the wounded in the field.
Dorothea Dix - A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill,
beginning in the 1820's,
- She was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums
throughout the U.S. and Canada.
- She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally
ill.
- She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
How has nursing evolved? - Now nurses can be of any sex and race
- Must be licensed
- More diverse opportunities
- the increase of industrialization and ubanizarion caused overcrowding, nursing used to be very
informal
Discuss values and skills needed for the current and future generation of nurses: health equity,
gender and ethinic diversity, technology, leadership, education and specilization. - Increased
focus on ethics and gender diversity.
- Technological innovations.
- Leaders who oversees medical practices
Why is it important to have Schools of Nursing - Create standards
- Effective Training
- Learn the rules and roles
What benefits do the patients receive from Nursing Schoos? - Training
- Certification/ License
Popular Litterer General interesting stories and opinions pieces.
- Easily understood.
- Not peer reviewed.
EX = TIMES or Discover.
Scholarly Litterer Original research and inquiry.
- Often peer reviewed
- Includes citations
EX = American Journal of Psychology
Peer Reviewedprocess by which a scholarly work is checked by a group of experts in the same
field to make sure it meets specific standards
Why do we cite? - Credibility
- Cross-Reference
- Protects from plagiarism
When do we cite? - When it is another person's words.
- When words are paraphrased.
- Another person's ideas or thoughts
Micromedex App used for drug information at QU
Florence Nightengale - Mother of modern nursing,
- Improved conditions during the Crimean War.
- Believed the role of the nurse was to put the client's body in the best state to remain free of
disease or to recover from disease.
- She wanted to facilitate the body's reparative processes by manipulating the client's
environment.
, Lilian Wald 1893, Founder of the Henry Street Settlement in New York
Clara Barton Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War, she
treated the wounded in the field.
Dorothea Dix - A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill,
beginning in the 1820's,
- She was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums
throughout the U.S. and Canada.
- She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally
ill.
- She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
How has nursing evolved? - Now nurses can be of any sex and race
- Must be licensed
- More diverse opportunities
- the increase of industrialization and ubanizarion caused overcrowding, nursing used to be very
informal
Discuss values and skills needed for the current and future generation of nurses: health equity,
gender and ethinic diversity, technology, leadership, education and specilization. - Increased
focus on ethics and gender diversity.
- Technological innovations.
- Leaders who oversees medical practices
Why is it important to have Schools of Nursing - Create standards
- Effective Training
- Learn the rules and roles
What benefits do the patients receive from Nursing Schoos? - Training
- Certification/ License
