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Florence Nightingale - Environmental Theory Flashcards

1
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What was Florence’s nickname

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Lady With The Lamp

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2
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What war did Florence treat soldiers in

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Crimean

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3
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What was Florence’s Theory

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Environmental Theory

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4
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List the Eras of Nursing Knowledge and What were their years

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Curriculum Era (1900-1940s)
Research Era (1950-1970s)
Graduate Education Era (1950-1970s)
Theory Era (1980-1990s)
Theory Utilization Era (21st century)

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5
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What is a set of concepts and propositions that provide an orderly way to view phenomena

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A theory

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6
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List the 4 Components of Nursing Theories

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Concepts
Relational Statement/Assumptions
Definitions
Phenomenon

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7
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What are used to help describe or label a phenomenon

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Concepts

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What are defines as mentally constructed independently of a specific time or place

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Abstract Concepts

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9
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What are directly experiences and related to a particular time or place

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Concrete Concepts

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10
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What conveys the general meaning of the concepts

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Defintions

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What defines a particular concepts based on the theorist’s perspective

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Theoretical Defintion

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12
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What states how concepts are measured

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Operational Definitions

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What are statements that describe concepts

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Assumptions

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What are the aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced

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Phenomenon

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15
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List the Purposes of Nursing Theories

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  1. It guides nursing practice and generates knowledge
  2. It helps to describe explain nursing
  3. Enables nurses to know WHY they are doing WHAT they are doing.
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List the 7 ways nurses use theory in everyday practice

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  1. Organize patient data
  2. Understand patient data
  3. Analyze patient data
  4. Make decisions about nursing interventions
  5. Plan patient care
  6. Predict outcomes of care
  7. Evaluate patient outcomes
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It is specific to academia and refers to a branch of education, a department of learning, or a domain of knowledge

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Discipline

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Refers to a specialized field of practice founded on the theoretical structure of the science or knowledge of the discipline and accompanying practice abilities

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Profession

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“Regards reason as the chief sources and test of knowledge” or any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification

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Rationalisim

20
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Theory that the origin of all knowledge is sensory experience. Emphasizes the role of experience and evidence

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Empiricism

21
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What is the difference between Rationalism and Empiricism

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Rationalism holds that reason is the source of all knowledge.

Empiricism advocates that senses are the source of all knowledge

22
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What are the 12 Major areas of environment that a nurse could control

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  1. Health of Houses
  2. Ventilation and warming
  3. Light
  4. Noise
  5. Variety
  6. Bed and bedding
  7. Cleanliness of rooms and walls
  8. Personal cleanliness
  9. Nutrition and taking food
  10. Chattering hopes and advices
  11. Observation of the sick
  12. Petty Management
23
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Anything that can be manipulated to place a patient in the best possible condition for nature to act. Emphasized that nursing was to assist nature in healing the patient

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Environment

24
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Referred to the person as a “patient”. Nurses performed tasks to and for the patient and controlled the patients environment to enhance recovery

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Person

25
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She defined _________ as being well and using every power (resource) to the fullest extent in living life

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Health

26
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Being responsible for someone else’s health

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Nursing

27
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List the Nursing Process

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Assesses a patient situation
Identifies a need
Implements a plan of care
Reevaluated the situation
Finally changes the plane to serve the patient

28
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What are the 3 major relationships within the Environmental Theory

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Environment to patient
Nurse to Environment
Nurse to Patient

29
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List the 13 Canons

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Ventilation and Warmth
Light
Cleanliness of Rooms and Walls
Health of Houses
Noise
Personal Cleanliness
Variety
Chattering Hopes and Advices
Taking Food
What Food
Petty Management

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