Nursing and Health Care nu 131 Exam 1
Questions With Verified Answers.
Where and when was the first school of nursing founded - answer✔in germany by the lutheran
order of deaconesses in 1836
where did Florence nightingale attend for 3 months and who was teacher her - answer✔the first
school of nursing under teaching of carline fliender
what was Florence nightingale born and when did she die - answer✔1820-1910
what did florence nightingale become the superintendent of and what did she rename it to -
answer✔of the institution for the care of sick gentlewomen in distressed circumstances, renamed
to harley street nursing home
what did florence nightingale do to help other nurses with stairs - answer✔installed dumbwaiters
to help carry heavy equipment up the stairs
what is nightingale to blame for - answer✔call bell system
nightingale dropped ___ for admission into ___ because ___ and ___ were discriminated against
it - answer✔religion, the nursing home, catholics and jews
what was the main event that had great influence on the role of practical nurses in modern
hospital - answer✔WWII
who was mary seacole - answer✔jamaican nurse who started a boarding house with hospital on
top, knew tropical medicine, helped nighengale at the end of the day
how did mary seacole use tropical medicine - answer✔use herbs and natural plant medicines to
treat cholera, yellow fever, malaria, and diarrhea
who was lillian ward - answer✔a social worker/nurse who taught nursing care to immigrants,
dropped dream of becoming a doctor due to immigrants' needs for nurses
what dropped due to nightingales effort - answer✔the death rate dropped from 42% to 2.2%
how many books did nightingale write - answer✔over 200, she kept statistics on many things
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what is nightingales most famous book - answer✔notes of nursing
what did nightingale establish in england - answer✔the first school of nursing
what is health - answer✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being or a balance
of internal and external forces leading to optimal functioning
in the 20th century infectious diseases where the major causes of death, but marked improvement
were seen in - answer✔sanitation, water, food supply, vaccinations, and antibiotics
___ continue to limit the number of deaths - answer✔improvements
what old diseases resurface - answer✔measles and tuberculosis
what new infections appeared - answer✔HIV, ebola, AIDS, COVID
What is the WHO's definition of health? - answer✔a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
what factors contribute to holistic health - answer✔physical, psychological, social, cognitive, and
environmental
what is health promotion - answer✔directed towards restoring and increasing one optimal level
of wellness
what is disease prevention - answer✔focuses on prevention to reduce risk
what is health restoration - answer✔to restore function and compensate for losses
where are health care disparities often found - answer✔with racial and ethnic health disparities
what are healthy lifestyle practices - answer✔nutrition, chemical avoidance, physical expertise,
disease prevention, and healthy self concept
what are the roles of the nurse in health promotion - answer✔caregiver, teacher/educator,
advocate, collaborator, and role model
what does healthy people 2020 promote - answer✔health and disease prevention served aimed at
improving the health of all the US
what happens when we empower our patients - answer✔we help them take responsibility for
themselves
what are the levels of disease prevention - answer✔primary, secondary, tertiary
what is primary disease prevention - answer✔health promotion, includes basic hygiene,
nutrition, exercise, immunizations, and regular check ups