Nur 131 Exam 1 Review
Lillian Wald – Social worker, graduated from nursing school and intended to
become a health care provider. She taught home nursing to immigrants and was so
impressed by their need for medical care that she left medical school to begin a
nursing service called The Henry Street Settlement.
Primary prevention- intervening before health effects occur, through measures such
as vaccinations, altering risky behaviors and banning substances known to be
associated with a disease or health condition
Secondary prevention- screening to identify diseases in the earliest stages before
the onset of signs and symptoms through measures such as mammography and
regular BP testing, x-rays, blood work.
Tertiary prevention- A health care strategy that focuses on people who have already
been affected by a disease and aims to improve their quality of life.
Where were the LPNs practicing in the early days? - Home health
What is the public health movement? -
Who pioneered public health nursing? - Lillian Ward
What's the goal of the Affordable Care Act? - Make affordable health insurance
available to more people
What did Florence Nightingale contribute to nursing? - Evidence based practice and
critical thinking, Lowered the death rate of hospitalized soldiers by providing clean
water, promoting frequent hand washing, and establishing appropriate sanitation
measures, she cared for the whole person,
Who installed dumbwaiters? - Florence Nightingale
Why do we need to study the history of nursing? - To know how far we’ve come, help
nurses understand the profession’s current issues, such as education, regulation,
pay, and autonomy.
At the end of World War II there was a nursing shortage, how did that affect the
practicing LPNs? - LPNs moved into working in the hospitals
Where does a Dental exam fit into? - Secondary Prevnetion
Why do we encougare people to get immunizations? - Are essential and help make
sure children and adults stay healthy
What are some examples you would tell a patient about healthy lifestyle changes? -
Diet, exercise, smoking, drugs, take medications,
When should you perform data collection on a patient? - every time you see patient
and lay eyes on that patient
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Lillian Wald – Social worker, graduated from nursing school and intended to
become a health care provider. She taught home nursing to immigrants and was so
impressed by their need for medical care that she left medical school to begin a
nursing service called The Henry Street Settlement.
Primary prevention- intervening before health effects occur, through measures such
as vaccinations, altering risky behaviors and banning substances known to be
associated with a disease or health condition
Secondary prevention- screening to identify diseases in the earliest stages before
the onset of signs and symptoms through measures such as mammography and
regular BP testing, x-rays, blood work.
Tertiary prevention- A health care strategy that focuses on people who have already
been affected by a disease and aims to improve their quality of life.
Where were the LPNs practicing in the early days? - Home health
What is the public health movement? -
Who pioneered public health nursing? - Lillian Ward
What's the goal of the Affordable Care Act? - Make affordable health insurance
available to more people
What did Florence Nightingale contribute to nursing? - Evidence based practice and
critical thinking, Lowered the death rate of hospitalized soldiers by providing clean
water, promoting frequent hand washing, and establishing appropriate sanitation
measures, she cared for the whole person,
Who installed dumbwaiters? - Florence Nightingale
Why do we need to study the history of nursing? - To know how far we’ve come, help
nurses understand the profession’s current issues, such as education, regulation,
pay, and autonomy.
At the end of World War II there was a nursing shortage, how did that affect the
practicing LPNs? - LPNs moved into working in the hospitals
Where does a Dental exam fit into? - Secondary Prevnetion
Why do we encougare people to get immunizations? - Are essential and help make
sure children and adults stay healthy
What are some examples you would tell a patient about healthy lifestyle changes? -
Diet, exercise, smoking, drugs, take medications,
When should you perform data collection on a patient? - every time you see patient
and lay eyes on that patient
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