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Who was Florence Nightingale?

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“founder of modern nursing”

-inspected hospitals, studied sanitary report and wrote books on public health

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What were some of Florence Nightingale’s accomplishments?

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1853- became superintendent of a charity hospital
1854- took nurses to assist in military hospital during Crimean War in Turkey
-first nurse researcher
1860- established first nurse training school

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What ideologies did Florence Nightingale believe in?

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  • believed nurses were present to nurse, separation between nursing and medicine
  • equal compensation with men for equal work
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Who did Nightingale believe should be in charge of nurses?

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nurse supervisor (not physicians)

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What principles did Nightingale stress?

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importance of assessment/reporting for continuity of care

sick nursing vs. health nursing (prevention)

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Nursing in Pre-Civil War

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similar to European standards - nurses didn’t have any formal education

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Who was Dorothea Dix?

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  • increased care for the mentally ill
  • founded a state instituted mental hospital (no real improvement in treatment for psych pts)
  • appointed superintendent of union nurses during Civil War
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Nursing during the Civil War

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  • unorganized, lay nurses provided care (army)
  • little support from physicians
  • large military hospitals (over 300,000 beds)
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Clara Barton in Civil War

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known for cure of injured soldiers

Red Cross

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Harriott Tubman in Civil War

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cared for union soldiers

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Development of Nursing School

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1869- AMA recommended training
1872- New England Hospital initiated primitive program (intense one year 7 days/week)
1873- 3 formal nursing schools (Bellevue, Connecticut, Boston Training Schools)
1891- 1st training school for black nurses (Providence Hospital)

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Who were graduates of the New England Hospital nursing program?

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Linda Richards (1873)
Mary Mahoney (1879)
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What were the three formal nursing schools instituted in 1873?

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Bellevue Training School
Connecticut Training School
Boston Training School

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Nursing in the early 1900s

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immigration increased –> large cities with slums, increased vermin, overcrowding, decreased sanitation
-nurses: did private duty in homes or provided care on street
*Lillian Ward
1893- American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nursing = maintain school standards
1896- Nursing Associated Alumnae of the US/Canada for ALL nurses
1900- American Journal of Nursing
1903- legislation passed to register nurses
Army Nurse Corps established

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Lillian Ward

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left med school to provide care for poor

  • increased public health rate
  • established school of nursing (1902)
  • president of National Organization for Public Health Nursing
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Nursing Pre-WWI

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1912- National Organization for Public Health Nursing

  • Margaret Sanger: 1st birth control education clinic
  • nurse anesthetist role established
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Margaret Sanger

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opened first birth control education clinic in US, many died from abortion at this time

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Nurses during WWII

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  • nursing recruitment standards decreased and need for nurses increased (many didn’t want to be nurses for the strenuous work/long hours)
  • poor military hospital conditions
  • Army Nursing School created
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Nursing during the Great Depression

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  • 19th amendment (women’s right to vote)
  • poor image of nursing
  • Yale Nursing School –> first sole nursing school under University umbrella
  • increased nursing discrimination of men/blacks
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What was the Frontier Nursing Service?

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Mary Breckinridge- saw maternal mortality increasing, wanted to provide more prenatal care

  • worked in Appalachian Mountains, poor community
  • increased maternal death rates (10,000 times todays)
  • 1925: established nursing birthing service in homes
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Who was Mary Breckinridge?

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the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service

22
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Nursing during WWII

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  • Cadet Nurse Crops
  • inactive nurses returned to work to help war effort
  • nurse assistant jobs opened b/c of shortage
  • Nurse POWS
  • 1947: female nurses received full commissioned status in military (same pay as men)
23
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Nursing Post-WWII

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-increase in nurse assistants/practical nurses
-concept of “team” nursing evolved
-flight nursing
1950- NLN accredits nursing schools
1952- AD initiated (associate degree nurse)
1965- ANA’s position paper on Education for nursing made BSN minimum professional nurse standard

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Modern Nursing

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1986- Medicare DRGs: told hospital how much money they would receive based on pt dx –> shorter stays, increased outpatient treatment
-nursing shortage: increased graduate nursing education/increased nurse roles

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Today’s Nurses

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  1. 1 million in US
    - mostly female
    - avg age in 1980 (40), avg age today (45.5)
    - mostly caucasian, greatest disparity in hispanic nurses
    - Aging of America–> more potential for chronic illnesses
    - Increased demand–> b/c of increased population/age of population
26
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What is the public image of nursing?

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  • trustworthy
  • not associated with power
  • advocates of health/safety
  • RNs increase quality of healthcare (untapped resource)
27
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What is the media image of nursing?

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  • Drs handmaid
  • sexy nurse
  • mean nurse (pain inflicter)
  • MASH increased image
  • ER neg image
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How do we improve the image of nursing?

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  1. be visible at work
  2. be educated
  3. be active
29
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Mizzou Nursing

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1901: est. Parker Memorial Hospital
1940: approved BSN curriculum
1975: Nursing School became separate division
- –> 1994: became Sinclair

30
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What is Flexner’s Criteria?

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ten classic criteria used as a standard to identify characteristics of a profession → nursing meets most of criteria

31
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What areas of Flexner’s Critera does nursing not meet?

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  • Not all nurses are educated in institution of higher learning (diploma, associates degree thru community college)
  • Nursing is not totally autonomous (dependent on access to patients through hospitals/clinics)
  • Entry to practice is unclear (nursing’s entry has 3 different levels, no requirement for grad/post-grad for initial practice)
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What are the IOM Core Competencies? (nursing meets all)

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  • Provide patient centered care
  • Work in interdisciplinary teams (physician, RT, etc)
  • Employ evidence-based practice
  • Apply quality improvement principles (ensure care given is evaluated for effectiveness)
  • Utilize informatics (technology)
33
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ANA (1965) definition of nursing

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Care, Cure, Coordination

34
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ANA Social Policy Statement (1995)

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Three part statement

35
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What are the four main nursing roles?

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o To promote health
o prevent illness
o restore health
o facilitate coping

36
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What are some basic nursing roles?

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  • Caregiver
  • Communicator/collaborator
  • Counselor
  • Advocate
  • Leader/Manager/Delegator
  • Educator
  • Researcher
37
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What are the specific staff roles?

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  1. staff nurse
  2. hospital nursing
  3. long term care
  4. nursing administration
  5. staff development
  6. public health
  7. school nursing
  8. Entrepreneur & Intrapreneur
  9. advanced practice nurse
  10. nurse educator
  11. nurse researcher
  12. case managers
  13. Military Nursing
  14. Nursing Journal Editors
  15. Lobbyists
  16. Nurse Lawyers
  17. Travel Nursing
38
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During what world was was the first army nursing school created?

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WWI

39
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During what world war did female nurses receive full commissioned status in the military?

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WWII

40
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Increased outpatient treatments, a nursing shortage, increase in graduate nursing education, and increase in nursing roles are all outcomes of what time in history?

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current history

41
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How many nurses are there in the US today?

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over 3 million

42
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She began crusading to improve care for the mentally ill?

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Dorothea Dix

43
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What are four main nursing goals?

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Promote health, prevent illness, restore

health, and facilitate coping

44
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Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist, and Certified Nurse Midwifes are all examples of?

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Advanced Practice Nurses

45
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Nurse educators may be responsible for teaching in which three areas?

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academia, staff education, and community education

46
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Ten classic criteria used as a standard to

identify characteristics of a profession are?

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Flexner’s Criteria

47
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Who defined nursing as “put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him”?

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Florence Nightingale

48
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Provide patient-centered care, work in 
interdisciplinary teams, employ evidence-
based practice, and apply quality 
improvement principles are all examples 
of?
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IOM Competencies

49
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Life long learning, identification of one’s self

with a profession, responsibility and accountability, and promoting a profession are all examples of?

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professional commitment

Nursing 2000 (12 decks)

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