Fundamentals 117 - Final Exam (Qtr 1)
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Florence Nightingale - ANSWER -Founder of modern nursing
-Developed first organized training program for nurses
-Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
-Used statistics to prove success
Clara Barton - ANSWER -Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union
soldiers during the Civil War
-Served as the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organizing
hospitals and nurses
-Established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882
Louise Schuyler - ANSWER -A nurse during the Civil War; returned to New
York and organized the New York Charities Aid Association to improve
care of the sick in Bellevue Hospital
-Recommended standards for nursing education
Linda Richards - ANSWER America's first trained nurse, night
superintendent Bellevue, keeping records and order writing
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - ANSWER Graduated from the New England
Hospital for Women and Children in 1879 as America's first African
American nurse
Nora Gertrude Livingston - ANSWER Established a training program for
nurses at the Montreal General Hospital (the first 3-year program in North
America)
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER A leader in nursing and nursing
education; organized the nursing school at Johns Hopkins Hospital;
initiated policies that included limiting the number of hours in a days work
and wrote a textbook to help student learning; the first president of the
Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (now
American Nurses Association).
,Mary Adelaide Nutting - ANSWER Became the first professor of nursing in
the world as a faculty member of Teachers' College, Columbia University;
with Lavinia Dock, published the four-volume History of Nursing
ANA defines nursing as - ANSWER the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
4 broad aims of nursing practice - ANSWER To promote health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
Health is defined as - ANSWER A state of optimal functioning or wellbeing.
often subjective
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER -A set of disease prevention and health
promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second decade of
the new millennium.
-The fourth set of health goals and objectives for the U.S. that defines the
nation's health agenda and guides its health policy
Healthy People 2020 guidlines - ANSWER Attain high quality care
achieve health equity
create socal and physical environments that promote health
promote quality of life
Licensure is defined as - ANSWER Legal permit that a government agency
grants to individuals to engage in the practice of a profession and to use a
particular title
LPN Programs - ANSWER Established to teach bedside nursing care to
patients
Clinical Nurse Specialist - ANSWER A nurse with an advanced degree,
education, or experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized
area of nursing; carries out direct patient care; consultation; teaching of
patients, families, and staff; and research
Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER Advanced training that enables them to work
independently of a physician
Nurse anesthetist - ANSWER A registered nurse who has received
additional training and education in the administration of anesthetic
medications.
Nurse Midwife - ANSWER Provides prenatal and postnatal care, delivers
babies with uncomplicated pregnancies.
,Clinical nurse leader - ANSWER Prepared at graduate level, oversees
lateral integration of care for distinct group
Nurse Educator - ANSWER A nurse, usually with an advanced degree,
who teaches in educational or clinical settings; teaches theoretical
knowledge and clinical skills; conducts research
Nurse Administrator - ANSWER Various levels of management ,
management and admin of resources and personnel involved in care
Nurse Researcher - ANSWER Advanced degree, conducts research
Nurse Entrepreneur - ANSWER A nurse, usually with an advanced degree,
who may manage a clinic or health-related business, conduct research,
provide education, or serve as an adviser or consultant to institutions,
political agencies, or businesses
ICN - ANSWER Founded in 1899 first international organization of
professional women
Professional nursing organizations In US - ANSWER ANA, NLN, AACN,
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER The national professional
membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health
standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high
professional standards for the nursing profession, and advances the
economic and general welfare of nurses
National League for Nursing (NLN) - ANSWER Professional organization
whose members represent multiple disciplines. The National League for
Nursing conducts many types of programs, including accrediting nursing
education programs.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER Established in each state and territory that
regulates the practice of nursing
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcome
Identification, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Compassion fatigue - ANSWER Loss of satisfaction from providing good
patient care
Secondary traumatic stress - ANSWER Feeling of despair caused by
transfer of emotion distress from a victim to caregiver.
What are the ANA's 6 standard of practice? - ANSWER assess
diagnosis
outcome identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
health teaching and promotion
evaluation
, Mother - ANSWER Ancient history nursing care provided by family
members usually the _____________ and male priests or medicine man.
Caregiver - ANSWER Nursing Roles: ______________________care to
patients that includes both the art and science of nursing meeting physical,
emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs.
Communicator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of effective
interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to establish and
maintain helping relationships with patients of all ages and in all settings.
Teacher- Educator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of communication
skills to assess, implement, and evaluate individualized teaching plans.
Counselor - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of therapeutic
communication skills to provide information, make appropriate referrals,
and facilitate the patients problem solving and decision making skills.
Leader - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The assertive, self confident, proactive
of nursing when providing care, effecting change, and functioning with
groups.
Researcher - ANSWER Nursing roles:The participation in or conduct of
research to increase knowledge in nursing and improve patient care.
Advocate - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The protection of human or legal
rights and the securing care for all patients based on the belief that patients
have the right to make informed decisions about their own health and lives.
Collaberator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The effective use of skills in
organization communication, and advocacy to facilitate the functions of all
members of the health team as they provide patient care.
Promote Health,
Prevent Illness
Restore Health
Facilitate coping with disability or death - ANSWER 4 broad aims of nursing
practice
Health - ANSWER ____________a state of optimal functioning or well-
being
Examples of promoting health? - ANSWER Teaching health lifestyles
referrals and info
health literacy
healthy people 2020
Health Literacy - ANSWER Refers to the ability of the individuals to
understand basic health info and to use that info to make good decisions.
Scope of practice is best defined as? - ANSWER limitations/allowance for
what you can do as nurses
With Complete Solutions
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER -Founder of modern nursing
-Developed first organized training program for nurses
-Improved sanitation in battlefield hospitals
-Used statistics to prove success
Clara Barton - ANSWER -Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union
soldiers during the Civil War
-Served as the supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organizing
hospitals and nurses
-Established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882
Louise Schuyler - ANSWER -A nurse during the Civil War; returned to New
York and organized the New York Charities Aid Association to improve
care of the sick in Bellevue Hospital
-Recommended standards for nursing education
Linda Richards - ANSWER America's first trained nurse, night
superintendent Bellevue, keeping records and order writing
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - ANSWER Graduated from the New England
Hospital for Women and Children in 1879 as America's first African
American nurse
Nora Gertrude Livingston - ANSWER Established a training program for
nurses at the Montreal General Hospital (the first 3-year program in North
America)
Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER A leader in nursing and nursing
education; organized the nursing school at Johns Hopkins Hospital;
initiated policies that included limiting the number of hours in a days work
and wrote a textbook to help student learning; the first president of the
Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (now
American Nurses Association).
,Mary Adelaide Nutting - ANSWER Became the first professor of nursing in
the world as a faculty member of Teachers' College, Columbia University;
with Lavinia Dock, published the four-volume History of Nursing
ANA defines nursing as - ANSWER the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
4 broad aims of nursing practice - ANSWER To promote health
To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
Health is defined as - ANSWER A state of optimal functioning or wellbeing.
often subjective
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER -A set of disease prevention and health
promotion objectives for Americans to meet during the second decade of
the new millennium.
-The fourth set of health goals and objectives for the U.S. that defines the
nation's health agenda and guides its health policy
Healthy People 2020 guidlines - ANSWER Attain high quality care
achieve health equity
create socal and physical environments that promote health
promote quality of life
Licensure is defined as - ANSWER Legal permit that a government agency
grants to individuals to engage in the practice of a profession and to use a
particular title
LPN Programs - ANSWER Established to teach bedside nursing care to
patients
Clinical Nurse Specialist - ANSWER A nurse with an advanced degree,
education, or experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized
area of nursing; carries out direct patient care; consultation; teaching of
patients, families, and staff; and research
Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER Advanced training that enables them to work
independently of a physician
Nurse anesthetist - ANSWER A registered nurse who has received
additional training and education in the administration of anesthetic
medications.
Nurse Midwife - ANSWER Provides prenatal and postnatal care, delivers
babies with uncomplicated pregnancies.
,Clinical nurse leader - ANSWER Prepared at graduate level, oversees
lateral integration of care for distinct group
Nurse Educator - ANSWER A nurse, usually with an advanced degree,
who teaches in educational or clinical settings; teaches theoretical
knowledge and clinical skills; conducts research
Nurse Administrator - ANSWER Various levels of management ,
management and admin of resources and personnel involved in care
Nurse Researcher - ANSWER Advanced degree, conducts research
Nurse Entrepreneur - ANSWER A nurse, usually with an advanced degree,
who may manage a clinic or health-related business, conduct research,
provide education, or serve as an adviser or consultant to institutions,
political agencies, or businesses
ICN - ANSWER Founded in 1899 first international organization of
professional women
Professional nursing organizations In US - ANSWER ANA, NLN, AACN,
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER The national professional
membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health
standards and the availability of healthcare services, fosters high
professional standards for the nursing profession, and advances the
economic and general welfare of nurses
National League for Nursing (NLN) - ANSWER Professional organization
whose members represent multiple disciplines. The National League for
Nursing conducts many types of programs, including accrediting nursing
education programs.
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER Established in each state and territory that
regulates the practice of nursing
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcome
Identification, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Compassion fatigue - ANSWER Loss of satisfaction from providing good
patient care
Secondary traumatic stress - ANSWER Feeling of despair caused by
transfer of emotion distress from a victim to caregiver.
What are the ANA's 6 standard of practice? - ANSWER assess
diagnosis
outcome identification
planning
implementation
coordination of care
health teaching and promotion
evaluation
, Mother - ANSWER Ancient history nursing care provided by family
members usually the _____________ and male priests or medicine man.
Caregiver - ANSWER Nursing Roles: ______________________care to
patients that includes both the art and science of nursing meeting physical,
emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs.
Communicator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of effective
interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to establish and
maintain helping relationships with patients of all ages and in all settings.
Teacher- Educator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of communication
skills to assess, implement, and evaluate individualized teaching plans.
Counselor - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The use of therapeutic
communication skills to provide information, make appropriate referrals,
and facilitate the patients problem solving and decision making skills.
Leader - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The assertive, self confident, proactive
of nursing when providing care, effecting change, and functioning with
groups.
Researcher - ANSWER Nursing roles:The participation in or conduct of
research to increase knowledge in nursing and improve patient care.
Advocate - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The protection of human or legal
rights and the securing care for all patients based on the belief that patients
have the right to make informed decisions about their own health and lives.
Collaberator - ANSWER Nursing Roles: The effective use of skills in
organization communication, and advocacy to facilitate the functions of all
members of the health team as they provide patient care.
Promote Health,
Prevent Illness
Restore Health
Facilitate coping with disability or death - ANSWER 4 broad aims of nursing
practice
Health - ANSWER ____________a state of optimal functioning or well-
being
Examples of promoting health? - ANSWER Teaching health lifestyles
referrals and info
health literacy
healthy people 2020
Health Literacy - ANSWER Refers to the ability of the individuals to
understand basic health info and to use that info to make good decisions.
Scope of practice is best defined as? - ANSWER limitations/allowance for
what you can do as nurses
