Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are Suchman’s stages of illness behavior?
A framework for understanding how individuals respond to illness.
What are the 7 dimensions of wellness?
Physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational.
What does the health and illness continuum represent?
The spectrum of health status ranging from optimal health to severe illness.
What is health considered in terms of human rights?
A fundamental human right.
What are the types of health care services?
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care.
What three aspects define nursing?
Profession, science, and art.
What are the roles basic to nursing care?
Advocacy, education, assessment, and care management.
What is one factor affecting the nursing shortage?
Aging nurse workforce.
What is another factor affecting the nursing shortage?
Shortage of nursing faculty.
What is a third factor affecting the nursing shortage?
Nursing school enrollment.
What is the fourth factor affecting the nursing shortage?
Aging population.
What are the four major areas of nursing practice?
Direct care, education, management, and research.
What is a profession defined as?
An occupation that requires extensive education or special knowledge.
What are the criteria for a profession?
- Prolonged specialized training
- Service orientation
- Ongoing research
- Code of ethics
- Autonomy
- Professional organization.
What are some personal attributes of a nurse?
Compassion, integrity, resilience, and empathy.
What are the professional competencies of a nurse?
- Safe nursing knowledge
- Management of resources
- Health education
- Legal responsibility
- Ethical-moral responsibility
- Personal development
- Quality improvement
- Research
- Records management
- Communication
- Collaboration.
List some fields of nursing.
- Nurse practitioner
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Nurse anesthetist
- Nurse midwife
- Nurse researcher
- Nurse administrator
- Nurse educator
- Nurse entrepreneur
- Forensic nurse.
What are Benner’s stages of nursing expertise?
A model describing the progression of nursing skills and knowledge from novice to expert.
What is one of the historical factors influencing the development of nursing?
The contributions of nursing leaders throughout history.
What is the significance of the Nursing Core Competency Standards?
They provide a framework for the skills and knowledge required in nursing.
Fill in the blank: A profession requires _______ to acquire specialized knowledge.
prolonged training.
True or False: Health is only considered a right in developed countries.
False.
