module 1 Flashcards
Thinking about Nursing is as important as doing Nursing
true
has been described as a human service concerned with the health and well-being of individuals and groups
nursing
caring profession practiced with an earnest concern for the art of care and the science of health
nursinG
the recipients of care; can be an individual, family, or
community.
person
the art and science of caring for individuals, families, groups, or community
nursing
more on a vocation than a profession
less medical equipment
not one on one patient
old nursing
profession
technology and equipment are advance
one on one patient care
modern nursing
The term “nursing” was only discovered after what war.
crimean war
Increase in mortality rate: soldiers died NOT because
of gunshots, but because of
infection
lack of nutritious food
lack of ventilation
In 1837, Nightingale wrote about her calling in her
diary:
“God spoke to me and called me to His
service.”
Florence Nightingale was called to help. requested
by __ on November 5, 1854.
Sir Sidney Herbert
how many women were called into actions to take care of these soldiers
40
known as lady with a lamp
florence nightingale
The First Nursing Theorist”
florence nightingale
Mother of Modern Nursing
florence nightingale
She was able to prove that manipulating the __ can help a patient feel better and get better.
environment
The efforts of Florence Nightingale were recognized
queen victoria
Process of enabling people to increase control over their own health
promotion of health and wellness
preventive measures to decrease the risk of acquiring a disease
prevention of illness
Nightingale Training School for nurses in
St. Thomas’ Hospital in London
goals of nursing
promotion of health and welness
prevention of illness
restoration of health
care of the dying
implementation of measures to bring the patient back to the optimum health.
restoration of health
While nursing aims to restore health, sometimes death is inevitable.
care of the dying
An organized system of accepted knowledge that is composed of concepts, propositions, definitions, and assumptions intended to explain a set of fact, event or phenomena
theory
components of a theory
concept
proposition
definition
assumption
purpose
Words that describe objects, properties, or events.
concept
An idea or complex mental image of a
phenomenon, which can be an object,
property, or event.
concept
four major concepts in nursing
person
environment
nursing
health
various nursing theorists and their models define the major concepts differently, link the concepts in various ways, and emphasize differently the relationship among concepts
true; each theorist has different experiences and perceptions.
classification of concept
abstract concept
concrete concept
Also called principles
proposition
Specifies the proposed relationships of the concepts
of a theory.
proposition
building block of a theory
concept
Various descriptions that convey a general meaning
definition
Giving meaning to the concept.
definition
Refers to the accepted meaning of the term already
used.
theoretical definition
Comparable to a definition from literature such as dictionary, encyclopedia, and journals.