Ch.1 Intro to Nursing

Question 1

Theory of Animism

Answer 1

Good spirits Bright House, evil spirits brought sickness and death. Roles of nurse and position separate and distinct. Position as a medicine man and a nurse as a caring mother

Question 2

What is Florence nightingale most known for?

Answer 2

She challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of our nurses. She also established the first training school for nurses and wrote books about healthcare and nursing education.

Question 3

What turning point happened in WW2 for nurses?

Answer 3

Large numbers of women worked outside the home and became more independent and assertive. An explosion in medicine and technology broadened the role of nurses. The growth of nursing as a professional discipline began

Question 4

_____ ____ changed the roles of nurses and of women in general.

Answer 4

social reforms

Question 5

EBP:

Answer 5

Scientific data to base on illnesses symptoms etc.

Question 6

Contributions of Florence Nightingale

Answer 6

Identify personal needs of patient and role of nurse and meeting them.
Established standards for hospital management.
Established nursing education and nursing as a respected occupation for women.
Recognize the two components of nursing, Health and illness.
Established nursing education.
Believe that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
Recognize that attrition is important to health.
Stressed the need for continuing education for nurses.
Maintained accurate records and recognize the beginning of nursing research.

Question 7

Definitions of nursing

Answer 7

Promotion of health, prevention of illness, and collaborative care. The optimization of health and abilities.Alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response.Advocacy in the care of individuals families groups etc. Patient is a central focus of all definitions!

Question 8

Health

Answer 8

State of optima functioning

Question 9

What are the four blended competencies?

Answer 9

Cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal

Question 10

Cognitive

Answer 10

Knowledge

Question 11

Technical

Answer 11

Demonstration/practice

Question 12

Interpersonal

Answer 12

communication

Question 13

Ethical/legal

Answer 13

legal laws, do’s and dont’s

Question 14

What is the nurse’s aim?

Answer 14

To promote health, and prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping with disability or death.

Question 15

Promoting health

Answer 15

Identifying, analyzing, and maximizing each patient’s individual strengths as components of preventing illness

Question 16

What are factors that can affect ones health?

Answer 16

Gentic, age, gender, ethinictiy, education, lifestyle, environment, etc.

Question 17

Preventing illness

Answer 17

Sounds Like prenatal care or smoking cessation programs Or stress-reducing seminars. Also health assessments or Physical exams annually in clinics or institutions. Information obtained or from anywhere else.

Question 18

Restoring health

Answer 18

Performing assessments that detect an illness. Referring abnormal findings to other healthcare providers. Providing direct care to the person whose. Planning, teaching, and caring out rehabitation for illnesses.

Question 19

Facilitating coping with disability and death

Answer 19

This is when you either help the patient adjusts to new circumstances for example above the knee amputation or recent stroke.This is also where you provide and care such as hospice programs. This is where you treat chronic illnesses and diagnosis.

Question 20

nurse practice act

Answer 20

Define legal scope of nursing practice.

Question 21

The nursing process

Answer 21

This is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. It helps nurses identify their roles and integrates art and science in nursing. Allows critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Also Remember ADPIE

Question 22

ADPIE

Answer 22

Assesment
Diagnosing
Planning
Implementing
Evaluation

Question 23

What is ADPIE used for ?

Answer 23

Nursing process

Question 24

Early signs of fatigue in nursing?

Answer 24

Fatigue, secondary trauma stress, frustration, loss of satisfaction, Complications or problems.