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What does it mean to be a holistic nurse?
to heal the person as a whole and work as an instrument of healing
Minimum standards to progress through the nursing program
minimum 78% test average and must maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher
Explain the role of a Nursing Academic Advisor
- provide guidance in planning academic schedule
- monitor students progress throughout the program
- facilitate solutions to academic problems
- be available for general advice
What does the Privacy Act FERPA mean for students?
-A federal law designed to protect the privacy of education records
- Institutions may not disclose information about students and not permit inspections of their
records without written permission unless such action is covered by certain exceptions permitted
in the act
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What is the importance of self care?
Self care helps nurses effectively manage the physical and emotional stressors of the work and
home environments to become more effective caregivers and healers
Angel of Mercy
reinforces the idea that nurses care about their patients, but really don't have to think
current and past image of nursing
The struggle to change the status of nurses from that of female domestic servants to high-level
healthcare providers with protocols based on scientific principles
Characteristics of a profession
-Systemic body of knowledge that provides the framework for practice
-Standardized, formal higher education
-Commitment to providing service that benefits the public
-Unique role that recognizes autonomy, responsibility, and accountability
-Professional standards
-Professional organizations and activities
role of professional nursing organizations
-Developing professional standards
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-Professional development/Continuing education
-Codes of ethical practice
-Lobbying and advocating for policy change
-Publications
role of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
-Fostering high standards for nursing practice
-Promoting a safe and ethical work environment
-Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses
-Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix
Rights activist on behalf of mentally ill patients - created first wave of US mental asylums
Clara Barton
Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross