Intro to nursing Flashcards
Who is the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What happened world 1?
Nurses were sent overseas to care for patients
When were black nurses accepted into nursing services?
world war 2
Who was the first black to graduate from nursing school?
Mary Mohoney
What makes a profession?
Specific body of knowledge, a set of values, and skills that differentiate them from one
another, professional organization that sets standards, ongoing research, autonomy
and self-regulation
Standards of Professional Practice
I.Assessment
II.Diagnosis
III.Outcomes Identification
IV.Planning
V.Implementation
VI.Evaluation
Standards of Professional
Performance
.Ethics
II.Advocacy
III.Respectful and Equitable Practice
IV.Communication
V.Collaboration
VI.Leadership
VII.Education
VIII.Scholarly Inquiry
IX.Quality of Practice
X.Professional Practice Evaluation
XI.Resource Stewardship
XII.Environmental Health
Responsibilities of nursing
1.Promote health
2. Prevent illness
3. Restore health
4. Alleviate suffering
What are some. ways to promote health?
Identifying, analyzing, and maximizing patient’s
individual strengths
How can you prevent illness ?
Goal: to reduce risk of illness, promote good health habits, maintain
optimal functioning
* Primary
* Prevent problems
* Give some examples. . ..
How can you restore health
Focus is on individual with an illness
* Secondary
* Early diagnosis
* Prevent complications
* Give some examples..
How can you alleviate suffering
Facilitate optimal level of function
* Tertiary
* Ongoing & long-term strategies
* Provide end-of-life care
* Patient and family
* Hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, homes
What are nurses authorized to do?
-Nurse practice act
•State specific by the Board of registered nursing (BORN)
Standards of nursing practice
-Minimum acceptable levels of professional behavior that are expected of nurses
•two lists: standards of practice (nursing process) and standards of professional performance
ACCREDITATION for nursing practice
•a voluntary process that demonstrates achievement of national standards of excellence
