NUR 101
- Theory of Animism
Answer good spirits brought health and bad spirits brought sickness and disease; role of doctor was medicine man and nurse is mom taking care of family
- Early Christian Period
- 16th Century
Answer Nursing has formal and more clearly defined role; dea- conesses made visits to the sick.Nursing developed purpose, direction, and leadership.
Answer Nursing had a poor reputation; nurses received low pay and worked long hours in unfavorable conditions.
Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and of womenin general.
Nursing as we now know it began, based on many of thebeliefs of Florence Nightingale.
- Beliefs of Florence Nightingale
Answer Nightingale challenged prejudices against women andelevated the status of all nurses.
She established the first training school for nursesand wrote books about health care and nursingeducation.
- 19th - 21st Century
Answer Hospital schools organized to provide more easily controlled and less expensive staff for the hospital. 1 / 4
Female nurses were under the control of male hospital administrators and physi- cians.
- 1950s - Present
Answer Nursing broadened in all areas
- Practice in a wide variety of health care settings
- The development of a specific body of knowledge
- The conduct and publication of nursing research
- Recognition of the role of nursing in promoting health
- Increased emphasis on nursing knowledge as the foundation for EBP lead to growth of
nursing as a professional discipline
- Contributions of Florence Nightingale
Answer -Established standards for hospital management
-Established nursing education and nursing as a respected occupation for women
-Recognized the two components of nursing
Answer health and illness
-Established nursing education
- Focus of Nursing
Answer Patient (physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of the patient)
- Four Blended Competencies
Answer -Cognitive
-Technical 2 / 4
-Interpersonal -Ethical/legal
- Nursing Practice Acts
Answer Laws established in each state to regulate the practice of nursing. They are broadly worded + vary among states.
- Cognitive Competency
Answer think about patients, help patients meet goals, use knowledge to verify what we are doing, critically think
- Interpersonal Competency
Answer -Active Listening
-Concise Verbal Communication -Patience and Awareness -Relationship Building -Conflict Resolution
- Technical Competency
Answer the ability to understand new technologies and to use them to their best advantage
- Ethical/Legal Competency
Answer -Are accountable for their own practice.
-Act as effective patient advocates.-Practice nursing following professional, ethical and legal guidelines
- QSEN Competencies 3 / 4
Answer -Patient-centered care
-Teamwork and collaboration -Quality improvement -Safety -Evidence-based practice -Informatics
- Nursing's Aims
Answer -Promote health
-Prevent illness -Restore health -Facilitate coping with disability or death
- Guidelines for Nursing Process
Answer -Standards of Nursing Practice
-Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure -Nursing Process
- The Nursing Process
Answer -Assessment
-Diagnosis -Planning -Implementation -Evaluation
- Thoughtful Person-Centered Practice
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