NUR 115 Test 1 Guide

She was dedicated to hospital reform, upgraded the conditions for the sick and wounded in the military, and established the first training school for nurses. She thought nursing should be "simple" and at the "least expense of the patient". - Florence Nightingale She said: "The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recover (or to a peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge; and to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible." - Virginia Henderson Her definition captures the "self-care" theory of nursing: "Nursing gives direct assistance to a person, as required, because of the person's specific inabilities in self care resulting from a situation of personal health." - Dorothea Orem This person's definition included the "nursing process": "Nursing aims to assist people in achieving their maximum health potential. Maintenance and promotion of health, prevention of disease, nursing diagnosis, intervention, and rehabilitation encompass the sope of nursing's goals". - Martha Rogers Defined: Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. - American Nurses Association Nursing care that nourishes the whole person- that is, the body, mind, and spirit - Holistic nursing Defining the scope of practice in a given state - Nurse practice act Promoting health, healing, and hope - Caring Respecting the dignity and moral wholeness of the individual - Integrity Affecting the uniqueness of and differences among persons - Diversity