FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 11TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ standards.
Answer: rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient,
and the institution where healthcare is given.
◉ Historic background of nursing.
Answer: Early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
origin.Good spirits brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the
medicine man was the physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -
Illness was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease
literally means disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses
made the first organized visits to the sick .
Male and female nursing orders were 1st given during the Crusades
11th to 13th century pilgrims needed hospitals and nurses.
(Crusades was a religious war ordered by the Pope to push Muslims
out of Jerusalem )
, 16 th century Western societies changed from having a religious
orientation to one of welfare, expansion of knowledge and
exploration --Women who had committed crimes were recruited to
be nurses instead of going to jail So a bad reputation and bad pay for
nurses with long hours..
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Born in 1820 to a wealthy family, grew up in England, well
educated and traveled extensively. Trained as a nurse at 31. The
Crimean War gave opportunity for achievement. Challenged
prejudices against women, and elevated the status of all nurses.
Established training school for nurses, and wrote books on
healthcare and nursing education. Elevated the status of nursing to a
respected occupation, and improved quality of care. Regarded as
founder of modern nursing.
◉ Florence Nightingale contributions.
Answer: 1.Id of patients personal needs and the role of the nurse to
meet the needs.
2. Standards for hospital management.
3.Made nursing a respected occupation.
4.established nursing education.
5.Two components of nursing: health and illness.
6.Nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
7. Nutrition is important to health.
PATRICIA A 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ standards.
Answer: rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out
professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient,
and the institution where healthcare is given.
◉ Historic background of nursing.
Answer: Early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
origin.Good spirits brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the
medicine man was the physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -
Illness was created by sin. Gods displeasure the word disease
literally means disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses
made the first organized visits to the sick .
Male and female nursing orders were 1st given during the Crusades
11th to 13th century pilgrims needed hospitals and nurses.
(Crusades was a religious war ordered by the Pope to push Muslims
out of Jerusalem )
, 16 th century Western societies changed from having a religious
orientation to one of welfare, expansion of knowledge and
exploration --Women who had committed crimes were recruited to
be nurses instead of going to jail So a bad reputation and bad pay for
nurses with long hours..
◉ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Born in 1820 to a wealthy family, grew up in England, well
educated and traveled extensively. Trained as a nurse at 31. The
Crimean War gave opportunity for achievement. Challenged
prejudices against women, and elevated the status of all nurses.
Established training school for nurses, and wrote books on
healthcare and nursing education. Elevated the status of nursing to a
respected occupation, and improved quality of care. Regarded as
founder of modern nursing.
◉ Florence Nightingale contributions.
Answer: 1.Id of patients personal needs and the role of the nurse to
meet the needs.
2. Standards for hospital management.
3.Made nursing a respected occupation.
4.established nursing education.
5.Two components of nursing: health and illness.
6.Nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
7. Nutrition is important to health.
