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NURS1110 Test 1 Study Guide.
Nursing definition - answer✔educator, collaborator, leader, clinician (provide hands on care),
innovator, researcher (data collection), advocate, educated
profession characteristics - answer✔power, politics, money, intellectual, autonomy,
accountability, ethics
cons of nursing - answer✔accountability (can lose license for mistake), code of ethics(have to
follow patients wishes)
pros of nursing - answer✔come and go in career (maternity), various education levels
WW1 affect on nursing education - answer✔tried to increase education but aides were
cheaper, but untrained
Depression affect on nursing education - answer✔govt was the greatest employer of nursing
WW2 affect on nursing - answer✔creation of healthcare team
religious care - answer✔religious people administered care as a duty
florence nightingale - answer✔Crimean war, mother of nursing; first infection center nurse-
wash hands to prevent infection of war injury. Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
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Clara Barton - answer✔civil war- new bandages, frequent dressing changes
nursing before revolutionary war - answer✔provided mostly in homes by fam members,
religious ppl ,etc. (not hospitals)
civil war nurses - answer✔Red Cross, army nurse corps; untrained, volunteers
BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) - answer✔4 yrs school; universities and colleges;
professional orientation
AD (associate degree) - answer✔2 yrs school; community colleges; technical orientation to
bedside care
diploma - answer✔3 yrs school; classes are taken in hospital, work bedside
LPN/LVN - answer✔12-18 months school; offered in hospitals, high school, community college,
etc.; emphasis on skill not theoretical knowledge
grad program - answer✔masters level
licensure - answer✔legal act by state to recognize that a licensed person is safe to practice;
bare minimum
certification - answer✔credential indicating person has achieved a level of ability higher than
minimal level by licensure
pros of 4 yr program - answer✔independence of practice, leadership and management abilities,
assessment skills
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cons of 4 yr program - answer✔takes longer, clinical start later
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - answer✔help guide what is taught in nursing
schools; focus on a need to increase patient safety and decrease errors
6 competencies of QSEN - answer✔client centered care
teamwork/collaboration
evidence-base practice
quality improvement
safety
informatics
critical thinking - answer✔ability to use basic core knowledge and decision making skills in
resolving situations w little data and high risk
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - answer✔state law regulating the practice of nurses that protects the
public, defines the scope of practice, and makes the nurse accountable for their actions
4 main concepts of most nursing theories - answer✔- Client (single, family, community)
- Environmental (home, sanitation, air/water- is it safe?)
- Health (a continuum; able to live a happy life with high quality by managing disease safely)
- Nursing (work together w patient)
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NURS1110 Test 1 Study Guide.
Nursing definition - answer✔educator, collaborator, leader, clinician (provide hands on care),
innovator, researcher (data collection), advocate, educated
profession characteristics - answer✔power, politics, money, intellectual, autonomy,
accountability, ethics
cons of nursing - answer✔accountability (can lose license for mistake), code of ethics(have to
follow patients wishes)
pros of nursing - answer✔come and go in career (maternity), various education levels
WW1 affect on nursing education - answer✔tried to increase education but aides were
cheaper, but untrained
Depression affect on nursing education - answer✔govt was the greatest employer of nursing
WW2 affect on nursing - answer✔creation of healthcare team
religious care - answer✔religious people administered care as a duty
florence nightingale - answer✔Crimean war, mother of nursing; first infection center nurse-
wash hands to prevent infection of war injury. Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
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Clara Barton - answer✔civil war- new bandages, frequent dressing changes
nursing before revolutionary war - answer✔provided mostly in homes by fam members,
religious ppl ,etc. (not hospitals)
civil war nurses - answer✔Red Cross, army nurse corps; untrained, volunteers
BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) - answer✔4 yrs school; universities and colleges;
professional orientation
AD (associate degree) - answer✔2 yrs school; community colleges; technical orientation to
bedside care
diploma - answer✔3 yrs school; classes are taken in hospital, work bedside
LPN/LVN - answer✔12-18 months school; offered in hospitals, high school, community college,
etc.; emphasis on skill not theoretical knowledge
grad program - answer✔masters level
licensure - answer✔legal act by state to recognize that a licensed person is safe to practice;
bare minimum
certification - answer✔credential indicating person has achieved a level of ability higher than
minimal level by licensure
pros of 4 yr program - answer✔independence of practice, leadership and management abilities,
assessment skills
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cons of 4 yr program - answer✔takes longer, clinical start later
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) - answer✔help guide what is taught in nursing
schools; focus on a need to increase patient safety and decrease errors
6 competencies of QSEN - answer✔client centered care
teamwork/collaboration
evidence-base practice
quality improvement
safety
informatics
critical thinking - answer✔ability to use basic core knowledge and decision making skills in
resolving situations w little data and high risk
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - answer✔state law regulating the practice of nurses that protects the
public, defines the scope of practice, and makes the nurse accountable for their actions
4 main concepts of most nursing theories - answer✔- Client (single, family, community)
- Environmental (home, sanitation, air/water- is it safe?)
- Health (a continuum; able to live a happy life with high quality by managing disease safely)
- Nursing (work together w patient)
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