Nur 228- Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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The ______ is the center of your practice - ANS -patient
-includes the individual, family &/or community
Nursing - ANS -the protection, promotion & optimization of health & abilities
-prevention illness & injury
-alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis & treatment of human response
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities & populations
-critical thinking skills are key!
Florence Nightingale - ANS -established 1st nursing philanthropy based on health
maintenance & restoration (1860)
-nursing has charge of somebody's health based on the knowledge of putting the body in a
disease free/ recovery state
-1st organized program for training nurses (Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St.
Thomas' Hospital in London)
-1st practicing nurse epidemiologist
-sanitation work
Clara Barton - ANS -American Red Cross
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Mary Mahoney - ANS -1st professionally trained African American nurse
-respect for the individual
-better relationships for culture and races
influences on nursing - ANS -health care reform
-increase in population
-medically underserved
-threat of bioterrorism
-rising health care costs
-nursing shortage
Nursing shortage - ANS -results from insufficient qualified RNs to fill vacant positions & loss
of qualified RNs to other professions
ANA standards of nursing practicing & standards of professional performance - ANS -
describe a comptent level of nursing care
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Code of Ethics - ANS -philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you ill
use to provide care to your patients
-important to incorporate your own values and ethics in your practice
registered nurse (RN) - ANS -completion of an associate (2 years) or baccalaureate (4 years)
degree program, then take NCLEX-RN
Nurse educator, nurse administrator, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) - ANS -
master's or doctoral degree... DSN & PhD
-APRN is the most independently functioning
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in-service education - ANS -instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution
-often focused on new technologies
-will always have to do
Nurse Practice Arts (NPA) - ANS -regulate the scope of nursing practice and protect public
health, safety, and welfare
profession responsibilities and roles - ANS -provide care and comfort and to emphasize
health promotion and illness prevention
-autonomy & accountability
-caregiver
-patient advocate
-educator
-communicator= essential
-manager
caregiver - ANS -help patients maintain & regain health, manage disease & symptoms, &
attain a maximal level function & independence through the healing process
-provide healing through both physical and interpersonal skills
patient advocate - ANS -protect your patient's human & legal rights & provide assistance in
asserting these rights if the need arises
educator - ANS -explain concepts and facts about health
-describe reason for routine care activities
-demonstrate procedures (self-care_