INTRO TO NURSING THEORY Flashcards
Care revolves in the use of magical thinking, superstitious beliefs and religious beliefs
Ancient Civilization
In the beginning, nursing was done in an _____________ way of caring for the sick and was considered a basic role for women
Intuitive way
No organized nursing care
Ancient civilization
In Egypt they believed that Goddess _________ and son ________ manipulates the dreams of the sick
Goddess Isis and son Horus
Earliest documented forms of service and law governing the practice of medicine
Code of Hammurabi ( Babylonia 1900 BC)
Care of the sick revolves around mythology
Greece and Rome
Greek God and Chief Healer
Asklepios
The soother
Epigone
Goddess of Health
Hygea
What country views nurses as herbalists, midwives, caregivers, wet nurses
Africa
What does Africa view nurses as?
- Herbalists
- Midwives
- Caregivers
- Wet nurses
What greatly influenced the practice of caring?
Religion
basis of Christian nursing practice
Parable of Good Samaritan
Marked the development of early specialized institutions
Christian Orders
1st organization for men in nursing members of brotherhood Early Church voluntarily took care of sick & burial of dead during great plague in Alexandria
Parabolani Brotherhood
Responsible for development of early managerial and administrative standards in providing care
- Teutonic Order of Knights
- Knights of Lazarus
- Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
One of the first nursing orders
- Alexian Brotherhood
- Knights of St. John of Jerusalem
- Augustinian Sisters
Patron saint of nurses
Camillus De Lellis
Order of Christian Charity providing care for poor, sick dying and prisoners
Camillus De Lellis
Specific to academia and refers to a branch of education, a department of learning or a domain of knowledge
Discipline
Branch of education; theoretical works leading to higher level of education and practice
Discipline
Knowledge focus or what nurses know and now how they use them for thinking and decision making while taking care of a patient.
Functional Focus (what nurses do)
__________ of persons, health and environment forms the basis for nursing as a discipline
Knowledge
Who stated that “ The study of paradigms is what mainly prepares the student for membership in a particular scientific community with which he/she will practice. By studying and practicing with them, the clients or community involved learn their trade.”
Kuhn
Refers to a specialized field of practice founded on the theoretical structure of the science or knowledge of the discipline and accompanying practice abilities
Profession
Knowledge of that discipline and accompanying practice abilities
Profession