NURS 131 EXAM WITH MULTIPLE ANSWERS AND THE SEVEN
TRENDS IN NURSING.
Seven Trends in Nursing - ANSWER - Image
- Education
- Advancement in practice
- War
- Workforce issues
- Licensure/regulation
- Research
The Image Of Nursing - ANSWER - Mass communication and entertainment
- Popular public perception of nurses' influences:
- How nurses are treated by patients, other healthcare professionals, and the public
- How nurses perceive themselves and the profession
- How they treat each other in the workplace
- Nursing is healing
- Medical Model: human experience with illness
Early Nursing Education - ANSWER - Early nursing education:
- Apprenticeship and observation
- Educated by physicians and nurse supervisors
- Apprenticeship models of education changed as nursing as a science was
supported
- Formal methods emerged as result of work of nurse leaders in Europe and the
United States
- Progression of nursing education and additional degrees
Advances in Practice - ANSWER - Advances in healthcare technology
- Development of new practice approaches/disciplines to effectively treat healthcare
concerns
- Technological advancements:
- Influence and improve outcomes
- Fast-paced changes to nursing practice
- New practice approaches/disciplines developed over time to address specific client
concerns
E.g, putting nurses in schools
War and Its Effect on Nursing - ANSWER - Evolution of nursing in U.S intricately
tied to war
E.g., rehab
- Posed unique challenges and opportunities
- Much of technology is direct result of wartime
Nursing Workforce Issues - ANSWER - Workforce issues: supply and demand
- Sometimes overabundance more often shortages
- Other issues: men, ethnic minorities, and racial minorities in nursing
Licensure and Regulation - ANSWER - Certifications and specialty endorsements
are essential component of nursing practice
- Certifications are certified in a specific knowledge based area
Peds, ER, etc
, NURS 131 EXAM WITH MULTIPLE ANSWERS AND THE SEVEN
TRENDS IN NURSING.
- Nurse Practice Acts (NPA) define legal boundaries of nursing practice based on
licensure, regulation, and certification.
- Licensure/regulation laws
- Set tone for entry into different levels of nursing practice.
- Ensure accountability of all professional nurses
Nursing Research - ANSWER - Early nursing practice tradition rather than
systematic study of efficacy.
- Nursing education → university settings = nursing research activities.
- Evidence-based practice → knowledge development
- Continued advancement and refinement of nursing knowledge = obligation of all
nurses
- BS in Nursing: provide questions/topic for inquiry and implement research findings
at clinical level.
- MS in Nursing: do all that BSNs do, plus assist in creation and execution of
research studies.
- Doctorally-prepared RNs create, manage, and disseminate all aspects of research
studies to improve practice through evidence; usually by leading interprofessional
research teams
Defining What a Nurse Is - ANSWER - Word "nurse" derived from Latin "nutrire"
- Originates from Latin noun "nutrix," defined as nursing mother
- Early eras women were wet nurses
- Term "nurse" evolved to mean caretaker of the sick
- "The oldest of arts and youngest of professions..
Jean Watson - ANSWER defined a nurse's work as transpersonal caring: "the
nurse is able to form a union with the other person on a level that transcends the
physical ... [ensuring] there is a freeing of both persons from their separation and
isolation" during a health event
Nursing is associated w/ what? - ANSWER caring
Nurse Practice in 3 realms today - ANSWER - Delegated
- Independent
- Interdependent
The Nursing Process; ADPIE - ANSWER Assessment
What data is collected?
Diagnosis
What is the problem?
Planning
How to manage the problem?
Implementation
Putting the plan into action
TRENDS IN NURSING.
Seven Trends in Nursing - ANSWER - Image
- Education
- Advancement in practice
- War
- Workforce issues
- Licensure/regulation
- Research
The Image Of Nursing - ANSWER - Mass communication and entertainment
- Popular public perception of nurses' influences:
- How nurses are treated by patients, other healthcare professionals, and the public
- How nurses perceive themselves and the profession
- How they treat each other in the workplace
- Nursing is healing
- Medical Model: human experience with illness
Early Nursing Education - ANSWER - Early nursing education:
- Apprenticeship and observation
- Educated by physicians and nurse supervisors
- Apprenticeship models of education changed as nursing as a science was
supported
- Formal methods emerged as result of work of nurse leaders in Europe and the
United States
- Progression of nursing education and additional degrees
Advances in Practice - ANSWER - Advances in healthcare technology
- Development of new practice approaches/disciplines to effectively treat healthcare
concerns
- Technological advancements:
- Influence and improve outcomes
- Fast-paced changes to nursing practice
- New practice approaches/disciplines developed over time to address specific client
concerns
E.g, putting nurses in schools
War and Its Effect on Nursing - ANSWER - Evolution of nursing in U.S intricately
tied to war
E.g., rehab
- Posed unique challenges and opportunities
- Much of technology is direct result of wartime
Nursing Workforce Issues - ANSWER - Workforce issues: supply and demand
- Sometimes overabundance more often shortages
- Other issues: men, ethnic minorities, and racial minorities in nursing
Licensure and Regulation - ANSWER - Certifications and specialty endorsements
are essential component of nursing practice
- Certifications are certified in a specific knowledge based area
Peds, ER, etc
, NURS 131 EXAM WITH MULTIPLE ANSWERS AND THE SEVEN
TRENDS IN NURSING.
- Nurse Practice Acts (NPA) define legal boundaries of nursing practice based on
licensure, regulation, and certification.
- Licensure/regulation laws
- Set tone for entry into different levels of nursing practice.
- Ensure accountability of all professional nurses
Nursing Research - ANSWER - Early nursing practice tradition rather than
systematic study of efficacy.
- Nursing education → university settings = nursing research activities.
- Evidence-based practice → knowledge development
- Continued advancement and refinement of nursing knowledge = obligation of all
nurses
- BS in Nursing: provide questions/topic for inquiry and implement research findings
at clinical level.
- MS in Nursing: do all that BSNs do, plus assist in creation and execution of
research studies.
- Doctorally-prepared RNs create, manage, and disseminate all aspects of research
studies to improve practice through evidence; usually by leading interprofessional
research teams
Defining What a Nurse Is - ANSWER - Word "nurse" derived from Latin "nutrire"
- Originates from Latin noun "nutrix," defined as nursing mother
- Early eras women were wet nurses
- Term "nurse" evolved to mean caretaker of the sick
- "The oldest of arts and youngest of professions..
Jean Watson - ANSWER defined a nurse's work as transpersonal caring: "the
nurse is able to form a union with the other person on a level that transcends the
physical ... [ensuring] there is a freeing of both persons from their separation and
isolation" during a health event
Nursing is associated w/ what? - ANSWER caring
Nurse Practice in 3 realms today - ANSWER - Delegated
- Independent
- Interdependent
The Nursing Process; ADPIE - ANSWER Assessment
What data is collected?
Diagnosis
What is the problem?
Planning
How to manage the problem?
Implementation
Putting the plan into action
