Ernestine Wiedenbach Flashcards
When was she born?
1900
Where did she graduate with a degree in Liberal Arts and what year?
Wellesly College, 1922
Where did she graduate in Nursing and what year?
John Hopkins, 1925
What theory did she create?
The Helping Art of Clinical Nursing
Where did she get her Masters
Teachers College, Columbia University
What year did she get her Certificate in Public Health
1934
Where did she work as a public health nurse?
Association for Improving Conditions of the Poor (AIPC)
Where did she work as a professional writer
Nursing Information Bureau (NIB) for the American Journal of Nursing
What are her 4 elements of clinical nursing
Philosophy, Purpose, Practice, and Art
What is Philosophy
The belief and attitude about life and how it affects reality for them
What are the 3 essential components of Philosophy
Reverence forl ife, Respect for the dignity, worth and individuality of each person, and Resolution to act on personally and profesionally held beliefs
What is Purpose
What the nurses want to accomplish through what they do
What is Practice
the observable nursing actions that are affected by beliefs and feelings
What is Art
understanding the patient’s needs and concerns, developing goals and actions, and focus on prevention of complications
What other theory did she create
Prescriptive Theory
