QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
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Mary Breckinridge - CORRECT ANSWER- Nurse midwife who founded the Frontier
Nursing Service
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER- Who founded the American Red Cross
Mary Ann Bickerdyke - CORRECT ANSWER- A civil war lay nurse who rallied the
soldiers, cleaning up the camps and soldiers.
Dorothea Dix - CORRECT ANSWER- An avid reformer or care of the mentally ill
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER- Founder of modern nursing and nursing
education
Adelaide Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER- First professor of nursing in the world
,Isabel Hampton Robb - CORRECT ANSWER- Helped to form the National League Of
Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
Nursing Journals - CORRECT ANSWER- Written for nurses; offer the latest info.
Research results.
Mildred Montag - CORRECT ANSWER- Founded ADN education 1952
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER- Founded the Henry st. Settlement and public health
nursing.
Hildegard Peplau - CORRECT ANSWER- Pioneer in nursing theory
Mary Mahoney - CORRECT ANSWER- First black trained nurse
Non-Professional Magazines/Journals - CORRECT ANSWER- Written for the public
Midlands Tech Colleges nursing program philosophy of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-
Support the mission of the college
Affirm the worth and dignity of the individual
Nursing is an art and a science with varying levels of practitioners
Education is a lifelong process
Nursing education includes preparation and general academics and technical skills
Contains the scope of practice for the LPN and the RN
,Philosophy of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- Statement of beliefs about nursing
Expressions of values in nursing
Used for decision making and the practice of nursing
Individual nurses' philosophies
Collective philosophies- hospitals and schools of nursing
10 professional nursing values - CORRECT ANSWER- Compassion/Caring
Accountability/Responsibility
Ethical
Knowledgeable
Teamwork
Patient advocate
Holistic
Competent
Openness to learning
Respectful
What are values? - CORRECT ANSWER- Freely chosen principles, ideals, or standards
Gives meaning and direction to a person's life
Abstract representation of what is right or desirable
Values are developed as culture, society, and individuals change
, Nurses need to understand their own value system. Non-judgmental approach
Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER- Intellectual acceptance of something as true or correct
Shown through attitudes and behaviors
It is important to know ones beliefs because the practice of nursing frequently
challenges a nurses beliefs
Most recent published set of beliefs is the Nursing Code Of Ethics
What is holistic nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER- (Nourishes the whole person) (body,
mind, and spirit)
Nursing is an open system
Nursing provided several health care services including maintaining health,
preventing disease, restoring health, and achieving a peaceful death
Involves collaborating with patients and families
South Carolina's definition of registered nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- "Practice of
registered nursing" means the performance of health care acts in the nursing
process that involve assessment, analysis, intervention, and evaluation.
National League of Nursings definition of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- Not a specific
def. based on 4 core values
Caring- promoting health healing and hope
Integrity- respecting the dignity and moral wholeness of the individual