Chap 1 & 4- History of Nursing and Standard Practices/ Research & NURSING

Question 1

Founder of Modern Nursing

Answer 1

Florence Nightingale ~1860 - opened school in London, published Nursing Do’s and Dont; created template for modern day nursing practice and influenced spread of nursing to western Civ caring for solidiers etc

Question 2

Some of Big Flo’s contributions to nursing

Answer 2

improved health laws, reformed hospitals, reorganized military medical services

Question 3

Big Flo introduced 2 missions for nursing;

Answer 3

sick nursing (helps pts use their own repair process) & health nursing (preventing illness)

Question 4

process that involves learning theory & skill; allows for internalizing identity to a specific role

Answer 4

socialization

Question 5

Summarization of 5 levels of Proficiency created by

Answer 5

Patricia Benner

Question 6

5 Levels of Proficiency based on socialization and skill acquisition

Answer 6

Novice. Advanced Beginner. Competent. Proficient. Expert.

Question 7

Standards of Care Example

Answer 7

ADPIE & …- Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Outcome Identification,

Question 8

serve as guidelines for providing and evaluating nursing care; Bare minimum, expected professional behavior is classified as

Answer 8

Standards of Practice

Question 9

Examples of Nursing Responsibility

Answer 9

act as caregiver, patient advocate, educator, decision maker, coordinator and communicator

Question 10

What is the first thing a must a nurse do on admission of a client to a healthcare facility?

Answer 10

Conduct an initial assessment

Question 11

What does a nurses initial assessment include?

Answer 11

Interview, observing, and examining the client

Question 12

In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?

Answer 12

18th to 19th century

Question 13

involves the identification and analysis of the best available scientific evidence for nursing care.

Answer 13

evidence based practice

Question 14

a critical thinking method used by nurses to provide nursing care that is individualized and holistic.

Answer 14

nursing process

Question 15

How do nurses primarily prevent illness?

Answer 15

Through teaching and personal example

Question 16

WHAT IS NURSE RESEARCH?

Answer 16

inquiry into the problems encountered by the nursing practice & used to guide the nursing practice

Question 17

emphasizes decision-making based on the best available evidence (usually from research literature) and the use of outcome studies to guide decisions

Answer 17

evidence based practice

Question 18

What is a nursing intervention?

Answer 18

anything you do for a pt; things that we were taught and do not need a MD order to do

Question 19

QSEN (Quality of Safety and Education for nurses)?

Answer 19

Designed to provide a framework of nursing competencies, and a guide to practice safely