Exam 1 Flashcards
Florence Nightingale
- -“founder of modern nursing”
- -“lady with the lamp”
- -believed nursing should be in charge of nursing
- -thought to be the first nurse researcher
What did Florence Nightingale do in 1853, 1854, and 1860?
- -1853: became superintendent of charity hospital
- -1854: took nurses to assist military hospital in Crimean War in Turkey
- -1860: established training school for nurses
Famous nurse in Pre-Civil War?
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
- -improved care for mentally ill
- -helped develop State Hospital in Fulton
Famous nurses in Civil War?
- -Dorothea Dix
- -Clara Barton (founded Red Cross)
- -Harriet Tubman (cared for Union Soldiers)
Linda Richards
“America’s first trained nurse”
Mary Mahoney
“America’s first trained black nurse”
What 3 nursing schools were initiated in 1873?
- -Bellevue Training School
- -Connecticut Training School
- -Boston Training School
In 1891, what was the first training school for black nurses?
Provident Hospital in Chicago
Lillian Wald
(early 1900’s)
- -increased public health care
- -established school nursing (1902)
Margaret Sanger
(pre-WWI)
–opened first birth control education clinic in America
During which war was the Army Nursing School created?
WWI
In what period was the role of nurse anesthetists developed?
pre-WWI
Mary Breckinridge
(Frontier Nursing)
- -lowered maternal mortality rate
- -frontier nursing still exists today
- -prenatal care
During which war did female nurses receive full commissioned status in the military?
WWII
In what period did the concept of “team nursing” evolve?
post WWII
In what period is there a nursing shortage and increased outpatient treatments?
Current history
How many nurses are in the U.S. today?
3.1 million
Public image of nursing (4 things)?
- -trustworthy
- -positive
- -active
- -kind
Strategies for improving the image of nursing (3)?
- -be visible at work and in profession
- -be educated (lifelong learning)
- -be active (community service, politics)
When did the AMA recommend nurses should be trained and instructed?
1869
When did the New England Hospital for Women and Children initiate a primitive program?
1872
When was the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for nursing established (NLN)?
1893
When was the ANA established?
1896
When was legislation passed to register nurses?
1903
When was the American Journal of Nursing established?
1900
When were the Army & Navy Nurse Corps established?
1901: Army Nurse Corps
1908: Navy Nurse Corps
When was the National Organization for Public Health Nursing established?
1912
When did the NLN start accrediting nursing schools?
1950
When were Associate Degree programs initiated?
1952
When was Nursing Research (journal) established?
1952
When did the ANA publish the Position Paper on Education for Nursing?
1965
Parker Memorial Hospital (MU) was established when?
1901
When did MU start the BSN curriculum?
1940
When did the MU nursing school become a separate division?
1975
When did the school name change to the Sinclair School of Nursing?
1994
Flexner’s Criteria?
10 classic criteria used as a standard to identify characteristics of a profession?
3 exceptions nursing doesn’t meet (from Flexner’s Criteria)?
- -not all education from higher education
- -nursing not totally autonomous
- -entry into practice unclear
ANA (1965): the three C’s?
Care
Cure
Coordination
The 4 Nursing Goals?
Promote Health
Prevent Illness
Restore Health
Facilitate Coping
Staff Nursing degrees?
diploma
ADN
BSN
Advanced Practice Nurses (APN)?
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse practitioner
Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
Certified nurse midwives
3 methods of note taking?
outlining
Cornell
mind-mapping
What 2 answers should you choose on a multiple choice exam if guessing?
B or C
Some symptoms of test anxiety?
tense muscles headaches upset stomach sweaty palms fast heart rate shortness of breath
Overcoming test anxiety?
prepare early
adequate sleep
relaxation exercises
Stress management?
learn to relax deep breathing laughter visualization positive affirmations healthy habits communicate with friends and family