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Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-Founder of modern nursing
First nurse researcher
First scientist-theorist
Caring for the Dying - helping clients live as comfortably as possible until death,
hospice, homes, hospitals.
Roles of the nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-Caregiver (activities)
Communicator (problems)
Teacher (learn)
Client Advocate (protect)
Counselor (cope)
Change agent (modify behavior)
Leader (work together)
Manager of care (individuals)
Definition of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-The act of utilizing the environment of the
patient to assist him in his recovery.
Caring
Art
Science (skill level/research)
,Client-centered
Holistic (ALL problems)
Adaptive
Health promotion (prevention, managing illness)
Helping profession
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founder of the American Red Cross
school teacher and volunteer nurse
she obtained and administered supplies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Founder of public health nursing
Mary Breckinridge - CORRECT ANSWER-Established the Frontier Nursing Service in
Leslie county, one of the first midwifery training schools
Mary Mahoney - CORRECT ANSWER-First professionally trained African American
nurse
Linda Richards - CORRECT ANSWER-America's first trained nurse
Nursing education levels - CORRECT ANSWER-LPN
Diploma
ASN
BSN
Masters
,Doctoral
Continuing nursing education - CORRECT ANSWER-Ongoing education that nurses
take part in after they have achieved basic preparation and licensure
programs normally within each workplace to update on a skill, technology, etc.
3 types of clients - CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals
families (move in)
community - pandemic
Scope of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-Promoting Health and Wellness - individual or
community, enhance healthy lifestyles such as improving nutrition and fitness, drug or
alcohol use, smoking, etc.
Preventing Illness - immunizations, prenatal and infant care, prevention of STIs
Restoring Health - consulting with other healthcare workers, focuses on ill client, direct
care to ill patient, diagnostic and assessments.
Nursing as a profession - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires an extended education
(research)
Requires a body of knowledge
Provides a specific service
Has autonomy
Incorporates a code of ethics
, Benner's Novice to Expert Model - CORRECT ANSWER-#1 Novice - nursing student or
beginning nurse
#2 Advanced Beginner- marginally acceptable performance (recognizes meaningful
aspects)
#3 Competent - 2-3 years experience
#4 Proficient - 3-5 years experience
#5 Expert - performance is highly proficient
Nursing Organizations - CORRECT ANSWER-American Nurses Association (ANA)
Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA)
Speciality Organizations
Nursing Student Network
evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-clinical problem solving strategy
(PICOT)
identification of best available evidence (identifying problem)
deemphasizes custom, authority, ritual (know WHY)