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NUR 205 PROFESSION TO NURSING
EXAM QS & AS
To enhance the health of the community by providing
excellence in nursing education, nursing research and
College of Nursing Mission
nursing practice. We will advance the profession of
nursing and serve as an advocate for optimal
healthcare for all people.
-Education: Provide a balanced array of educational
programs to prepare nurse leaders for practice,
research, and education.
CON Mission Strategic
-Research: Increase research activity in focused areas of
Priorities
excellence and expand team science.
-Practice: Lead nursing practice partnerships that
translate nursing science into practice to improve
health outcomes.
The Michigan State University College of Nursing is a
leader in creating positive change in healthcare
CON Vision
outcomes locally,
nationally, and globally through excellence in nursing
education, research, and practice.
international council of -originated from the latin word "nutrix" (to nourish)
nurses definition of -promotion of health, prevention of illness, collaborative care
nursing
-nursing is a professional discipline concerned with
American nurses association
the health promotion and risk reduction, illness and
definition of nursing
disease management and facilitating quality of life
and death
Describes the values and social responsibility of nursing,
provides a definition and scope of practice of
ANA's nursing social
nursing, and discusses nursing's knowledge base and
policy statement
the methods by which nursing is regulated
-The PATIENT is the central focus of all definitions
, 2
1. service vital to human beings
2. special body of knowledge
3. services provided involve intellectual activities and
individual responsibility and accountability
4. practitioners receive education in
institutions of higher learning
Eight characteristics
5. Practitioners have autonomy and control their
of a profession
own policies and activities
6. practitioners are motivated by the services they
provide ad consider their work important to their
lives (altruism)
7. Decisions and conduct guided by a code of ethics
8. High standards of practice are encouraged and
supported by an organization
1. To promote health: increase a person's well-being
and health potential
2. To prevent illness: avoid illness; achieve early detection; or
maintain function within the constraints of an illness
Aims of nursing 3. To restore Health: direct care for diagnosis or
treatment of disease
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death: To facilitate an
optimal level of functioning; provide quality end of life care
Practical and Vocational Nursing Education (LPN)
Registered Nursing Education
-Diploma
-ASN
Different levels of
-BSN
educational preparation
-Graduate Education (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist)
-Continuing Education
-In-service Education
laws established in each state in the United States to
regulate the practice of nursing. They differ from
state to state, but all have
Nurse Practice Acts certain elements in common:
1. Define the legal scope of nursing practice
2. Establishes criteria for education and licensure of nurses
3. Identify violations that can result in disciplinary
actions against the nurse
NUR 205 PROFESSION TO NURSING
EXAM QS & AS
To enhance the health of the community by providing
excellence in nursing education, nursing research and
College of Nursing Mission
nursing practice. We will advance the profession of
nursing and serve as an advocate for optimal
healthcare for all people.
-Education: Provide a balanced array of educational
programs to prepare nurse leaders for practice,
research, and education.
CON Mission Strategic
-Research: Increase research activity in focused areas of
Priorities
excellence and expand team science.
-Practice: Lead nursing practice partnerships that
translate nursing science into practice to improve
health outcomes.
The Michigan State University College of Nursing is a
leader in creating positive change in healthcare
CON Vision
outcomes locally,
nationally, and globally through excellence in nursing
education, research, and practice.
international council of -originated from the latin word "nutrix" (to nourish)
nurses definition of -promotion of health, prevention of illness, collaborative care
nursing
-nursing is a professional discipline concerned with
American nurses association
the health promotion and risk reduction, illness and
definition of nursing
disease management and facilitating quality of life
and death
Describes the values and social responsibility of nursing,
provides a definition and scope of practice of
ANA's nursing social
nursing, and discusses nursing's knowledge base and
policy statement
the methods by which nursing is regulated
-The PATIENT is the central focus of all definitions
, 2
1. service vital to human beings
2. special body of knowledge
3. services provided involve intellectual activities and
individual responsibility and accountability
4. practitioners receive education in
institutions of higher learning
Eight characteristics
5. Practitioners have autonomy and control their
of a profession
own policies and activities
6. practitioners are motivated by the services they
provide ad consider their work important to their
lives (altruism)
7. Decisions and conduct guided by a code of ethics
8. High standards of practice are encouraged and
supported by an organization
1. To promote health: increase a person's well-being
and health potential
2. To prevent illness: avoid illness; achieve early detection; or
maintain function within the constraints of an illness
Aims of nursing 3. To restore Health: direct care for diagnosis or
treatment of disease
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death: To facilitate an
optimal level of functioning; provide quality end of life care
Practical and Vocational Nursing Education (LPN)
Registered Nursing Education
-Diploma
-ASN
Different levels of
-BSN
educational preparation
-Graduate Education (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist)
-Continuing Education
-In-service Education
laws established in each state in the United States to
regulate the practice of nursing. They differ from
state to state, but all have
Nurse Practice Acts certain elements in common:
1. Define the legal scope of nursing practice
2. Establishes criteria for education and licensure of nurses
3. Identify violations that can result in disciplinary
actions against the nurse
