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1. Contributions of Florence Nightingale (10): -Patient is the center of nursing focus
- Identified nurses role in meeting all patients needs
- Declared nursing as separate from medicine
- Pushed for nursing education; stressed need for continued education
- Established Nursing as a respectful occupation for women
- Did not advocate for male participation in nursing
- Two components of nursing: health and illness
- Established standards for hospital management
- Established record keeping(as research data)
- Recognized the importance of nutrition, occupational and recreational
2. nursing as a professional discipline: Well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge
Strong service orientation
Recognized authority by a professional group
Code of ethics
Professional organization that sets standards
Ongoing research
Autonomy and self-regulation
3. What are the Standards for Professional Nursing practice?: ANA Standards of nursing
Practice
Nursing Process
Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure
4. Definition of Nursing: Derived from word "nutrix" meaning nutrition
"Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suttering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations."
5. Nurse Practice Act:
6. Nursing Roles: -Caregiver
-Communicator
-Teacher/ Educator
, -Counselor
-Leader
-Researcher