Fundamental Concepts and skills for nursing Chapter 1 Questions
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apprenticeship - correct answers>>learning by doing
Aseptically - correct answers>>without introducing infectious material
capitated cost - correct answers>>A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health network each
year
clinical practice guidelines - correct answers>>recommendations based on evidence that serve as useful
tools to direct clinical practice
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answers>>System that categorizes into payment groups
patients who are medically related with respect to diagnosis and treatment and statistically similar with
regard to length of stay
Evidence based nursing - correct answers>>an integration of the best evidence available, nursing
expertise, and the values and preferences of the individuals, families, and communities who are served
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - correct answers>>an organization that provides
comprehensive medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee
implement - correct answers>>To put into action; execute
interventions - correct answers>>actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
invasive procedure - correct answers>>procedure in which the body is entered
Nursing Process - correct answers>>five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
, nursing theory - correct answers>>Statement about relationships among concepts or facts, based on
existing information.
Practice acts - correct answers>>Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the legal
requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education needed for licensure.
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - correct answers>>a health care plan that contracts with health
care professionals to provide services at a reduced fee and gives patients financial incentives to use
network providers
transition to practice - correct answers>>Program for newly licensed nurses involving a 6-month
preceptorship and ongoing support during the first year of professional practice.
Florence Nightingale - correct answers>>Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix - correct answers>>A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as
mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses
and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to
assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Clara Barton - correct answers>>Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - correct answers>>Founder of Henry Street Settlement House in NY and Founder of Public
Health Nursing
Mary Brewster - correct answers>>worked with Lillian Wald on the Henry St settelment as a visiting
nurse.
YWCA - correct answers>>Young Women's Christian Association, it aimed to help women and further
feminism. Started the first official school for practical nursing (The Ballard School) 3 months long
with Answers
apprenticeship - correct answers>>learning by doing
Aseptically - correct answers>>without introducing infectious material
capitated cost - correct answers>>A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health network each
year
clinical practice guidelines - correct answers>>recommendations based on evidence that serve as useful
tools to direct clinical practice
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answers>>System that categorizes into payment groups
patients who are medically related with respect to diagnosis and treatment and statistically similar with
regard to length of stay
Evidence based nursing - correct answers>>an integration of the best evidence available, nursing
expertise, and the values and preferences of the individuals, families, and communities who are served
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - correct answers>>an organization that provides
comprehensive medical care to subscribers for a fixed fee
implement - correct answers>>To put into action; execute
interventions - correct answers>>actions taken to correct or manage a patient's problems
invasive procedure - correct answers>>procedure in which the body is entered
Nursing Process - correct answers>>five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
, nursing theory - correct answers>>Statement about relationships among concepts or facts, based on
existing information.
Practice acts - correct answers>>Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the legal
requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education needed for licensure.
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - correct answers>>a health care plan that contracts with health
care professionals to provide services at a reduced fee and gives patients financial incentives to use
network providers
transition to practice - correct answers>>Program for newly licensed nurses involving a 6-month
preceptorship and ongoing support during the first year of professional practice.
Florence Nightingale - correct answers>>Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Dorothea Dix - correct answers>>A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as
mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses
and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to
assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Clara Barton - correct answers>>Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - correct answers>>Founder of Henry Street Settlement House in NY and Founder of Public
Health Nursing
Mary Brewster - correct answers>>worked with Lillian Wald on the Henry St settelment as a visiting
nurse.
YWCA - correct answers>>Young Women's Christian Association, it aimed to help women and further
feminism. Started the first official school for practical nursing (The Ballard School) 3 months long
