Exam (elaborations) Nursing

Florence Nightingale️️Founder of modern nursing or "Lady with the Lamp" Began professional education of nursing. Advocate for quality healthcare. Transformed nursing into respected profession. Recognized for her work during the Crimean War () Designed hospitals to decrease mortality rates incorporating air, light, nutrition, and adequate ventilation and space into the design. Dorothea Dix️️Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses. Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental asylums. Clara Barton️️Founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald️️Pioneer of public health nursing. Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases among poor immigrants. Mary Brewster️️Pioneer of public health nursing. Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases among poor immigrants. Edward Lyon️️first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer Mary Mahoney️️First African American graduate nurse in the U.S. Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908, which eventually merged with the American Nurses Association (ANA) Lavinia Dock️️Nurse, feminist, social activist. Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890. Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses of the U.S. and Canada, now the National League for Nursing ANA nursing definition 1980️️The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential health problems Clinical Judgement️️A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evaluating outcomes (safety). Critical Thinking️️a reflective thinking process that involves collecting information, analyzing the adequacy and accuracy of the information, and carefully considering options for action. Problem-solving️️When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory solution to achieve the best outcomes. Full-spectrum nursing️️This term refers to nursing that involves clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving. 2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse:️️• Nursing practice is individualized • Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons, families, support systems, and other providers) • Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse • Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide individualized care to their healthcare consumers. • A strong link exists between the professional work environment and the registered nurse's ability to provide quality healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes 2015 ANA defines professional nursing as:️️Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, provide healing, decrease suffering, through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocate care for clients, families, groups, communities and population 1.) Health Protection and Promotion 2.) Illness and Injury Prevention 3.) Alleviation of Suffering 4.) Healthcare Advocacy Nurses Today️️• Nurses are educated, competent, and caring professionals • The complexity of healthcare delive