NUR3026 Exam 1 Guide With
Complete Solution
What is nursing? - ANSWER American Nurses Association (ANA): "The
protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations."
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER The first nurse: nurse who really looked at
nursing as a science and wanted to add some professionalism into it
The first nurse who developed a nursing program... she really looked as what
is it that we do, how we affectively train other, and how can we spread of
science amongst the population and others
Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey
during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night
rounds giving personal care to the wounded established her image as the
"Lady with the Lamp."
Clara Barton - ANSWER Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An
"angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
Holistic Care - ANSWER An integrated approach to health care that treats the
"whole" person, not simply symptoms and disease. Mind and body are
integrated and inseparable.
We are looking at how those symptoms affect their day to day lives (what is
,the patient's reality)
Ex. Patient with pneumonia can't afford their antibiotic or doesn't have
transportation to get an antibiotic (advocate and help them)
Where do acute care nurses practice? - ANSWER In a hospital setting
Where do non-acute care nurses practice? - ANSWER Outside of a hospital
setting
Staff Nurse (nurse clinician) - ANSWER direct care, specific patients, assigned
times... assigned times and doing shifts (12 hour rotations (7am-7pm))
Nurse Manager - ANSWER a registered nurse who assists the director of
nursing in carrying out administrative responsibilities and is in charge of one
or more nursing units. They're apart of leadership
Nurse Administrator - ANSWER Nurse who supervises the organization of
nursing care to ensure overall safety and quality
Organizational responsibility- Human resources
Nurse Researcher - ANSWER Not in every hospital, magnet certified.
research, validates with evidence based data
Nurse educator - ANSWER teaches, researches, directs, evaluates... giving
direction and teaching staff about upcoming medical equipment
Community based home health nurse - ANSWER works with at-risk
populations, homeless, parish/church-based
Long Term Care Nurses - ANSWER Works with patient who have lost some or
all ability to function. Not just older people can be pediatrics as well.
Occupational Health and Industrial Nurses - ANSWER Works with factories,
,corporations - ensure productivity and OSHA standards
Home care Nurse - ANSWER Homebound patients
Ambulatory care - ANSWER practice in clinics or surgical centers, medical
offices, walk-in clinics, retail sites/pharmacies
Hospice and palliative care nurses - ANSWER comfort and quality of life for
the dying/terminally ill
PICO Question to direct critical analysis of the literature - ANSWER P =
Patient
I = Intervention
C = Comparison
O = Outcome
T = Time (optional)
HEALTH PROMOTION - ANSWER
Define health - ANSWER "A state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO)
health promotion - ANSWER •Activities that are useful to all individuals
because they encourage optimal function
, •Helps individuals develop a state of physical, spiritual, and mental
well-being
health protection - ANSWER the motivation to avoid illness
Primary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that prevent or slow the
onset of a disease
EX: eating healthy, immunizations, seat belts, no drinking
Secondary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that can detect diseases
EX: Self breast exams, health screenings, health assessment, pap smear
Tertiary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that SLOW the progression of
a diagnosis
EX: adequate blood glucose for a patient with diabetes (the pt. already has
the disease), medication, treatment, rehab, surgery, chemotherapy, chronic
pain management. IN RELATION TO DIAGNOSIS.
Pender's Health Promotion Model - ANSWER •Utilizes both nursing and
behavioral science in order to evaluate individual motivation.
•Past experiences and perceptions affect responses and behaviors towards
promotion
Complete Solution
What is nursing? - ANSWER American Nurses Association (ANA): "The
protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of
illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations."
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER The first nurse: nurse who really looked at
nursing as a science and wanted to add some professionalism into it
The first nurse who developed a nursing program... she really looked as what
is it that we do, how we affectively train other, and how can we spread of
science amongst the population and others
Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey
during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night
rounds giving personal care to the wounded established her image as the
"Lady with the Lamp."
Clara Barton - ANSWER Launched the American Red Cross in 1881. An
"angel" in the Civil War, she treated the wounded in the field.
Holistic Care - ANSWER An integrated approach to health care that treats the
"whole" person, not simply symptoms and disease. Mind and body are
integrated and inseparable.
We are looking at how those symptoms affect their day to day lives (what is
,the patient's reality)
Ex. Patient with pneumonia can't afford their antibiotic or doesn't have
transportation to get an antibiotic (advocate and help them)
Where do acute care nurses practice? - ANSWER In a hospital setting
Where do non-acute care nurses practice? - ANSWER Outside of a hospital
setting
Staff Nurse (nurse clinician) - ANSWER direct care, specific patients, assigned
times... assigned times and doing shifts (12 hour rotations (7am-7pm))
Nurse Manager - ANSWER a registered nurse who assists the director of
nursing in carrying out administrative responsibilities and is in charge of one
or more nursing units. They're apart of leadership
Nurse Administrator - ANSWER Nurse who supervises the organization of
nursing care to ensure overall safety and quality
Organizational responsibility- Human resources
Nurse Researcher - ANSWER Not in every hospital, magnet certified.
research, validates with evidence based data
Nurse educator - ANSWER teaches, researches, directs, evaluates... giving
direction and teaching staff about upcoming medical equipment
Community based home health nurse - ANSWER works with at-risk
populations, homeless, parish/church-based
Long Term Care Nurses - ANSWER Works with patient who have lost some or
all ability to function. Not just older people can be pediatrics as well.
Occupational Health and Industrial Nurses - ANSWER Works with factories,
,corporations - ensure productivity and OSHA standards
Home care Nurse - ANSWER Homebound patients
Ambulatory care - ANSWER practice in clinics or surgical centers, medical
offices, walk-in clinics, retail sites/pharmacies
Hospice and palliative care nurses - ANSWER comfort and quality of life for
the dying/terminally ill
PICO Question to direct critical analysis of the literature - ANSWER P =
Patient
I = Intervention
C = Comparison
O = Outcome
T = Time (optional)
HEALTH PROMOTION - ANSWER
Define health - ANSWER "A state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO)
health promotion - ANSWER •Activities that are useful to all individuals
because they encourage optimal function
, •Helps individuals develop a state of physical, spiritual, and mental
well-being
health protection - ANSWER the motivation to avoid illness
Primary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that prevent or slow the
onset of a disease
EX: eating healthy, immunizations, seat belts, no drinking
Secondary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that can detect diseases
EX: Self breast exams, health screenings, health assessment, pap smear
Tertiary Health Protection - ANSWER Activities that SLOW the progression of
a diagnosis
EX: adequate blood glucose for a patient with diabetes (the pt. already has
the disease), medication, treatment, rehab, surgery, chemotherapy, chronic
pain management. IN RELATION TO DIAGNOSIS.
Pender's Health Promotion Model - ANSWER •Utilizes both nursing and
behavioral science in order to evaluate individual motivation.
•Past experiences and perceptions affect responses and behaviors towards
promotion
