BN 4,5,6 Flashcards
Break down complex information into its basic parts and relate it to the whole picture
Analysis
Use learned information in new situations
Application
Nonverbal expression of the way a person thinks or feels
Attitude
Ability or capacity
Capability
Intellectual level of functioning
cognitive level
Basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that information
Comprehension
Used to resolve problems and find ways to make improvements, even when no problem exists
Critical thinking
Purposeful and outcome-oriented thinking.. Focuses on particular problem to find solution
Directed thinking
Repeat information exactly as read or told. Does not imply an understanding of the information
Knowledge
Focus on a particular problem to find a solution
Problem-oriented thinking
Thinking about what you are thinking about
Reflective thinking
doing good
Beneficence
Health care providers making decisions for the patient based on “I know what’s best for you.” Discounts patient autonomy
Beneficent paternalism
Rules or principles that govern correct conduct
Ethics
In nursing, to be faithful to the charge of acting in the patient’s best interest when the capacity to make free choice is no longer available
Fidelity
Giving patients their due and treating them fairly
Justice
Dealing with right and wrong behavior
Morals
First, do no harm
Nonmaleficence
System of principles governing conduct of nurses
Nursing Ethics
Provide personal guidelines for living
Personal ethics
Both a legal and ethical issue. Patient’s right to choose what is done to his or her body, based on personal beliefs, feelings, and attitude
Privacy
Assigned to an idea or action. Freely chosen and affected by age, experience, and maturity
Values
control over personal decisions
Autonomy
You engaged your brain out of habit without much conscious thought
Non-focused thinking
We get up to go to the bathroom, shower, dress, and so on. This type of thinking involves any routine we do that is important but does not require us to think hard about how to do it (automatic pilot)
Habitual thinking
Multiple short scenes and thoughts come and go through the mind and have no particular purpose or goal (mental channel surfing)
random thoughts
The same situation or scene is replayed in the mind over and over, without reaching an outcome (instant replay)
Ruminative thinking
The mind is made up, and no additional facts will be considered (black and white thinking with no grays in between)
all-or-none thinking
The mind is stuck on negative thoughts and blocks worthwhile thinking (emotional sabotage)
negative thinking
When did the NCLEX become available?
1944
Where was the first school of nursing located?
In Germany
1892 first class for formal training of practical nursing was where?
Brooklyn, New York
in 1914 what was the first state to pass a law to license practical nurses
Mississippi
Who established the first chapter of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
When was the first chapter of the American Red Cross established and where?
1881 …. Danville, New York
What did the Ballard School, the first formal program for nursing, focus on? (6)
#1 Home health care for the chronically ill #2 invalids #3 children #4 the elderly #5 cooking #6 basic nursing procedures
What are graduates called when they graduate the Ballard School?
Attendant nurses
What is the Henry Street Settlement in New York?
Practical nurses who were members of the Henry Street settlement taught families in New York slums the basics of cleanliness and control of communicable diseases
Associates get paid the same amount as Masters degree. What percentage of the nurses have an Associates degree instead of a Masters degree?
36%
Who created the Henry Street Settlement?
Lillian Wald
What 3 factors influence critical thinking?
#1 upbringing and culture #2 motivation #3 attitude
What 4 factors influence critical thinking?
#1 upbringing and culture #2 motivation #3 attitude #4 personal bias
What are the 4 cognitive levels?
#1 knowledge #2 comprehension #3 application #4 analysis
Definition of knowledge?
Knowledge refers to the ability to recall and repeat information you have memorized.
Definition of comprehension?
To comprehend is to grasp the meaning of the material.
Definition of application?
Application involves being able to prioritize or determine what is most important, what comes first. It is the ability to apply learned information in a new situation.
Definition of analysis?
Analysis means to be able to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the whole picture.
What was Florence Nightingale’s contribution to nursing?
She stressed environment, the need for careful observation, care of the whole person, and critical thinking. She had a huge role in the Crimean war by teaching them about a clean environment, hand washing, clean linens, and basically health safety. She was also known as the lady with the lamp.
Where is the first real school of nursing located?
Germany
When was the first school of practical nursing founded?
Founded by Theodor Fleidner in 1836
1892 First class for formal training of practical nursing :
Brooklyn, New York
In 1914 was what the first state to pass a law to license practical nurses
mississippi
Who established the first chapter of the american red cross? Where and when
Danville, New York in 1881
What was Ballard School focused on?
#1 home health for the chronically ill #2 invalids #3 children #4 elderly
it included cooking and basic nursing procedures.. graduates were called attendant nurses
Henry street settlement
started by lillian wald and nurses who were members of the henry street settlement taught families in new york slums the basics of cleanliness and control of communicable disease
In 1938, what was the only state to have mandatory licensure
new york
When did nurses finally have a scope of practice?
1944
When did the NCLEX become avaible?
1994
