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Exam 1 Fundamental concepts
and skills for Nursing

First nurse, believed in cleanlliness , lowered the death rater from 60% to 1%, kept records of
her paitents that proved her theories, she believed nutrition was important, believed nursing
should be baised on health and illness and nurses should be taught by nurses. Strongly believed
nursing was very different from medicine. - ANSWER>>Florence Nightengale



Started out as a social worker, began the organization of women volunteers to provide nursing
care for soilders. - ANSWER>>Dorthea DIx



Founded the American Red Cross and treated everyone equally, took volunteers into felid
hospitals to care for soliders of both armies. - ANSWER>>Clara Barton



!4 fundamental needs - ANSWER>>Virginia Henderson



Adaptation mode - ANSWER>>Sister Callista Roy



7 behavioral subsystems - ANSWER>>Dorothy Johnson



Standards of Care are governed by - ANSWER>>The American Nurses Association,



Develops slowly over a long period and lasts throughout life. - ANSWER>>Chronic illness



Develops suddenly and resolves in a short time - ANSWER>>Acute illness

, No cure available and ends in death - ANSWER>>Terminal illness



Develops without being caused by another health problem - ANSWER>>Primary illness



Results from or is caused by a primary illness - ANSWER>>Secondary illness



May deny feeling ill, but recognize symptoms of illness are present - ANSWER>>Transition stage



Acknowledges illness and take measures to become well - ANSWER>>Acceptance stage



Recovering after the illness and regaining health - ANSWER>>Convalescence stage



Any action taken to promote health, prevent disease or detect disease in early asymptomatic
stage is - ANSWER>>Health behavior



Any activity a person takes to determine her actual state of health and seek a suitable remedy
for a health problem is - ANSWER>>Illness behavior



Considers biologic, psychological, sociologic, and spiritual needs is - ANSWER>>Holistic
apporach



Used to determine priorities of nursing care - ANSWER>>Maslow's hierarchy of needs



Fundamental physical needs essential to maintain life - ANSWER>>Physiologic



Security for patients depends on reassurance that their physiologic and safety needs will be met
- ANSWER>>security and belonging

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