Nursing 190- Exam 1 Review
Ventilation and Warmth - answerThe intervention subsumed in this canon include
keeping the patient's room warm and keeping the patient's room well ventilated and free
of odors. Keep the air within as pure as the air without.
Health of houses - answerIncludes the five essentials of pure air, pure water, efficient
drainage, cleanliness, and light.
Petty management - answerContinuity of care for the patient when the nurse is absent
is the essence of this canon.
Noise - answerinstructions include the avoidance of sudden noises that startle or
awaken patients and keeping noise in general to a minimum.
Variety - answerrefers to an attempt to provide variety in the patient's room, so as to
help the patient avoid boredom and depression.
Food intake - answerinterventions include documentation of the amount of food and
liquids that the patient ingests.
Food - answerInstructions include trying to include patient food preferences.
Bed and bedding - answerinterventions in this canon include comfort measures related
to keeping the bed dry and wrinkle-free.
Light - answerkeeping adequate light in the patient's room.
cleanliness of rooms and walls - answerkeeping the environment clean
personal cleanliness - answerkeeping the patient clean and dry
chattering hopes and advises - answerthe avoidance of talking without reason or giving
advice that is without fact.
observation of the sick - answerinstructions related to making observations and
documenting observations.
Who was the mother of modern nursing? - answerFlorence Nightingale
According to Nightingale's model, what was the primary function of the Nurse? -
answerTo manipulate the physical and social factors that affect health and illness so as
to enhance patient recovery. It was also to alter or manage the environment so as to put
, the patient in the best possible situation for the natural laws of health to act upon him or
her.
What were some assumptions based on Nightingale's work? - answerNursing is a
calling, nursing is both an art and a science. People can control the outcomes of their
lives and, therefore, can pursue perfect health, nursing requires a specific educational
base, and nursing is distinct and separate from medicine.
What major event marked the beginning of professional Nursing? - answerDuring the
Crimean War, Nightingale focused her efforts on organizing Nursing services and
eliminating sanitation problems in the hospital. Her work proved successful and
decreased the mortality rate in the Crimean War. upon her return home, she eventually
began the Nightingale School of Nursing and St. Thomas. Its founding marked the
beginning of professional Nursing.
How were the Crusades an influence in the profession of Nursing? - answerIt resulted in
the establishment of military nursing and the recruitment of men into Nursing.
Give a brief overview on how Nursing began with the wealthy. - answerNursing care
began for the wealthy in Babylonia and they were the servants giving the care. If it
occurred outside the homes of the wealthy it was only family member to family member
giving the care.
Where was the school located where Nightingale received her education and who
opened it? - answerIt was a hospital/school located in Kaiserworth, Germany opened by
Theodore Fliedner.
Who established the Nurse Corps? - answerDorothea Dix
What was the name of America's first trained Nurse and where did she graduate? -
answerLinda Richards who graduated from New England Hospital for women in Boston.
Who organized the American Red Cross? - answerClara Barton
Who was Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster? - answerThey founded the Henry Street
Settlement, the 1st home visiting organization.
What organization was founded in 1897 and used to be called American Society of
Superintendents? - answerAmerican Nurses Association
What was significant about Lucille Brown? - answerDuring WWII, she advocated that
nursing education belongs in schools not hospitals.
In a nutshell, what did Nightingale do? - answerShe improved health laws, reformed
hospitals, reorganized military medical services, and established nursing with two
missions: sick nursing and health nursing.
Ventilation and Warmth - answerThe intervention subsumed in this canon include
keeping the patient's room warm and keeping the patient's room well ventilated and free
of odors. Keep the air within as pure as the air without.
Health of houses - answerIncludes the five essentials of pure air, pure water, efficient
drainage, cleanliness, and light.
Petty management - answerContinuity of care for the patient when the nurse is absent
is the essence of this canon.
Noise - answerinstructions include the avoidance of sudden noises that startle or
awaken patients and keeping noise in general to a minimum.
Variety - answerrefers to an attempt to provide variety in the patient's room, so as to
help the patient avoid boredom and depression.
Food intake - answerinterventions include documentation of the amount of food and
liquids that the patient ingests.
Food - answerInstructions include trying to include patient food preferences.
Bed and bedding - answerinterventions in this canon include comfort measures related
to keeping the bed dry and wrinkle-free.
Light - answerkeeping adequate light in the patient's room.
cleanliness of rooms and walls - answerkeeping the environment clean
personal cleanliness - answerkeeping the patient clean and dry
chattering hopes and advises - answerthe avoidance of talking without reason or giving
advice that is without fact.
observation of the sick - answerinstructions related to making observations and
documenting observations.
Who was the mother of modern nursing? - answerFlorence Nightingale
According to Nightingale's model, what was the primary function of the Nurse? -
answerTo manipulate the physical and social factors that affect health and illness so as
to enhance patient recovery. It was also to alter or manage the environment so as to put
, the patient in the best possible situation for the natural laws of health to act upon him or
her.
What were some assumptions based on Nightingale's work? - answerNursing is a
calling, nursing is both an art and a science. People can control the outcomes of their
lives and, therefore, can pursue perfect health, nursing requires a specific educational
base, and nursing is distinct and separate from medicine.
What major event marked the beginning of professional Nursing? - answerDuring the
Crimean War, Nightingale focused her efforts on organizing Nursing services and
eliminating sanitation problems in the hospital. Her work proved successful and
decreased the mortality rate in the Crimean War. upon her return home, she eventually
began the Nightingale School of Nursing and St. Thomas. Its founding marked the
beginning of professional Nursing.
How were the Crusades an influence in the profession of Nursing? - answerIt resulted in
the establishment of military nursing and the recruitment of men into Nursing.
Give a brief overview on how Nursing began with the wealthy. - answerNursing care
began for the wealthy in Babylonia and they were the servants giving the care. If it
occurred outside the homes of the wealthy it was only family member to family member
giving the care.
Where was the school located where Nightingale received her education and who
opened it? - answerIt was a hospital/school located in Kaiserworth, Germany opened by
Theodore Fliedner.
Who established the Nurse Corps? - answerDorothea Dix
What was the name of America's first trained Nurse and where did she graduate? -
answerLinda Richards who graduated from New England Hospital for women in Boston.
Who organized the American Red Cross? - answerClara Barton
Who was Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster? - answerThey founded the Henry Street
Settlement, the 1st home visiting organization.
What organization was founded in 1897 and used to be called American Society of
Superintendents? - answerAmerican Nurses Association
What was significant about Lucille Brown? - answerDuring WWII, she advocated that
nursing education belongs in schools not hospitals.
In a nutshell, what did Nightingale do? - answerShe improved health laws, reformed
hospitals, reorganized military medical services, and established nursing with two
missions: sick nursing and health nursing.
