NUR 108 MIDTERM EXCELSIOR
- nursing profession
Answer is both an art and a science. It is a profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills to promote wellness and to provide care for people in both health and illness in a variety of practice settings
- Theory of Animism
Answer Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and death.
- Florence Nightingale
Answer Defined nursing as both an art and a science, differentiat- ed nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education; published books about nursing and health care; is regarded as the founder of modern nursing (see text for further information)
- Isabel Hampton Robb
Answer A leader in nursing and nursing education; organized the nursing school at Johns Hopkins Hospital; initiated policies that included limiting the number of hours in a day's work and wrote a textbook to help student learning; the first president of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (which later became the American Nurses Association)
5. NURSING'S AIMS
Answer To promote health To prevent illness
To restore health To facilitate coping with disability or death
- The nurse uses four blended competencies 1 / 2
Answer cognitive, technical, interperson- al, ethical/legal
- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project competencies
Answer pa- tient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, quality improvement, safety, EBP, and informatics
- Healthy People 2020
Answer Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
- Three types of educational programs traditionally lead to licensure as an RN
Answer (1) diploma, (2) associate degree, and (3) baccalaureate programs.
- Diploma in Nursing
Answer basic nursing education in a 3-year, hospital-based diplo- ma school of nursing.
- Associate Degree in Nursing
Answer These 2-year educational programs attract more men, more minorities, and more nontraditional students than do the other types of programs.
As defined by the National League for Nursing (NLN), competencies of the ADN on entry into practice encompass the roles of provider of care, manager of care, and member of the discipline of nursing.
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