LECTURE 1 (COMPLETE/NEEDS REFINEMENT)
Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER- A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER- Links science, philosophy, and theories accepted
and applied by a discipline.
Nursing Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER- Links person, health, environment/situation,
and nursing.
LaGuardia Philosophy of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- We have intellect & free will,
capable of self-direction; assume responsibility for our own behavior, Do not exist alone;
as members of a family, etc. with beliefs that influence development etc., Need: Rest &
activity, elimination, acceptance & belonging, safety & comfort, oxygen, & nutrition.
Health - CORRECT ANSWER- Dynamic state of well being & is a continuum from
wellness to illness, Being in a state of wellness means meeting basic needs. Everyone
is different, this affects their ability to meet needs, Failure may create a problem for
which may require varying degrees of assistance from health care providers.
Professional Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- Diagnoses & treats human responses to
actual or potential problems. Independent & dependent functions & responsibilities.
Directed towards the delivery of preventive, supportive, & restorative aspects of health
care. Applies scientific principles to the use of the nursing process.
Professional Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- The goal is to assist human beings to
attain or regain a state of optimal physical, psychosocial, & spiritual wellness during the
life process. When this goal is not possible, nursing lends dignity & meaning to death.
,Theory - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Contains a set of concepts, definitions, and
assumptions of propositions that explain a phenomenon.
2) Provide: A) A perspective from which to view patient situations. B) A way to organize
data. C) A method for analyzing and interpreting information.
3) Guide the design of Nursing interventions.
Nursing Theory - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) A conceptualization of some aspect of
nursing.
2) Describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care and guides practice.
Conceptual Framework - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Group of concepts...provide a
focus...a tool for the integration and interpretation.
2) Basis for many theories, such as communication theory and general systems theory.
3) Provide a foundation and organization for the educational plan.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Educational Philosophy supports the Needs Conceptual
Framework - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) The major concepts of philosophy are persons,
health, and nursing.
2) You will be able to provide competent care, utilizing critical thinking in a variety of
structured settings and function in a culturally diverse society.
3) Expectations...become increasingly complex with successive courses.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Education Needs Conceptual Framework - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1) R - Rest and Activity
2) E - Elimination
3) A - Acceptance and belonging
4) S - Safety and Comfort
5) O - Oxygen
6) N - Nutrition
, Mas low's Hierarchy of Needs - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) Emphasize identifying a
patient's individual needs.
2) Prioritizing those needs.
3) Encouraging the patient's individual discovery of self (self actualization).
4) They are from most highest priority to lowest priority: A) Physiological B) Safety C)
Love/belonging D) Esteem E) Self-actualization
Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- Diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual
or potential health problems..
Nurses "Are" - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) A provider of care.
2) A manager of care.
3) A member within the discipline of nursing.
Steps of the Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER- 1) A - Assessment
2) D - Diagnosis
3) P - Planning
4) I - Implementation
5) E - Evaluation
Healthy People Documents - CORRECT ANSWER- National health care goals which
first started in 1979 with the publication of Health People: The Surgeon General's
Report on Health Promotion and Disease.
Healthy People 2000 results showed that infant mortality rates decrease and childhood
immunizations went up.
Healthy People Documents - CORRECT ANSWER- Healthy People 2010 served as a
road map for improving the health of all people in the United States.Health People 2020
looks towards the future and has added a few new categories.