1900 to World War I Correct Answers Advances in the
nursing profession
By 1910, most states passed legislation requiring nurse
registration before entering practice
Required entry level for nursing students was upgraded to high
school graduate
Nurse training programs were improved to include a more
comprehensive course of study
Because of segregation and discrimination, African Americans
had to establish their own health care institutions
Accountability Correct Answers an ethical duty stating that
one should be answerable legally, morally, ethically, or socially
for one's activities
Accuracy Correct Answers Does the theory explain
retrospective occurrences? Does the theory maintain its capacity
to predict future outcomes?
Accuracy (website) Correct Answers Look for documentation
and referencing. Compare info on website with other sources
acupuncture Correct Answers Traditional Chinese medicine
Pain relief is the most common reason people seek this treatment
Insurance companies vary in their coverage of acupuncture.
(Chiropractic is also covered by insurance)
,Administrative process Correct Answers scheduling systems,
billing and claims management, insurance eligibility, and
inventory management
Adolescent Correct Answers Questions existing moral values
and his or her relevance to society. Becomes more aware of
contradictions in adult's value systems
Adult Correct Answers Strives to make sense of the
contradictions and learns to develop own set of morals and
values. Begins to make choices that are based on an internalized
set of principles
Advanced searching Correct Answers allows you to set
specific limits such as typing in specific file where you most
likely will find more evidence based info
Aggressive Correct Answers Claim basic rights in ways that
violate the well-being of others
Commanding, dominant, superior attitude
Make accusations that blame or put down others
Conveys dominance and implies an inclination to start quarrels
or fights
altruism Correct Answers unselfish concern for the welfare of
others
Aromatherapy Correct Answers The therapeutic use of plant
aromas and essential oils for beauty and health treatment
purposes.
,Assertive Correct Answers Pronounces basic rights without
violating the rights of others. States wants, needs, desires, and
feelings using objective, direct comments. Connotes style of
positive declaration and confidence. Preferred communication
style for professional nurses
To speak assertively:
Be sure of the facts
Carefully consider the options
Exude confidence while making the observation, request, or
point
Associate degree programs Correct Answers Developed in the
1950s to shift nursing education from the vocational and
apprenticeship orientation of LPN/LVN and hospital diploma
schools to the college environment
Require 2 years of academic study with 2 semesters of liberal
arts and sciences
Today largest percentage of nurses are ADN graduates
Attitude Correct Answers Involves predisposition/tendency to
respond in one way or another
Authority Correct Answers Authority with regard to topic,
author, and author's credentials.
Autonomy Correct Answers Personal freedom and the right of
competent people to make choices
autonomy Correct Answers right to self-determination
, Baccalaureate Degree Programs Correct Answers First nursing
program in a collegiate setting opened in 1909 at University of
Minnesota as a diploma school under the College of Medicine;
completion did not result in a college degreeI
n 1924 Yale University had first separate department of nursing
and offered the firstdegree
programs were developed on the premise that nurses could
provide more comprehensive and compassionate care if they had
a foundation in the arts and sciences
require 2 years of arts and sciences and 2 years of nursing
courses and completion of 126 to 136 credits
In 2008 about 610 generic, and 621 programs were available
In 2011 there were and 235 accelerated programs and 33 in
planning stage
Beneficence Correct Answers an ethical principle of
compassion and patient advocacy, stating that one should do
good and prevent or avoid doing harm
Bioethics Correct Answers Interdisciplinary field with health
care that has evolved with modern medicine to address questions
that arise as science and technology produce new ways of
knowing
Biologic Variations Correct Answers body build and structure,
genetic variations, skin characteristics, susceptibility to disease
and nutritional variations exist among different cultures. Babies
who are born in Western culture weigh more than non-Western
babies