FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING UPDATED 2024
origination of the word "nurse" - Afrom the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - Acommunicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate,
collaborator
coping with disability and death - Anurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials,
refer to community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice
The Nursing Process - A-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - A-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs and
LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - Arespirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
,Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - A-well defined body specific and unique
knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - Adefined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - Aestablished red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during
civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - A-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - Ayou can see the object
subjective - Acoming from that subject
types of knowledge - A-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop and
construct on perception on life)
, -process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - A-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - Aexamines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - Aone builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health - Aa state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
illness - Athe unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving changed level of
functioning
wellness - Aan active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical, mental, and
emotional health
nursing theory - Adifferentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care
practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - Aa problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best
evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist
of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of patients
origination of the word "nurse" - Afrom the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - Acommunicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate,
collaborator
coping with disability and death - Anurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials,
refer to community support systems; provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care,
hospice
The Nursing Process - A-one of major guidelines for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - A-define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs and
LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs - Arespirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
,Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - A-well defined body specific and unique
knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - Adefined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing from
medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - Aestablished red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during
civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - A-traditional ( passed down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - Ayou can see the object
subjective - Acoming from that subject
types of knowledge - A-science (observing, identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events
and occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop and
construct on perception on life)
, -process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - A-improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - Aexamines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - Aone builds from specific ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health - Aa state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity
illness - Athe unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal process involving changed level of
functioning
wellness - Aan active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good physical, mental, and
emotional health
nursing theory - Adifferentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities in that it serves the
purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care
practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - Aa problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best
evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist
of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of patients
