N110 Week 2 Flashcards
What social factors influence nursing?
Gender
The image of nursing
National population trends
Technology
Gender vs. Sex
_____ Biological
_____ Social
Sex
Gender
Men in nursing sometimes experience role strain. What is Role Strain?
Emotional reaction felt by a person in a profession that has a social structure dominated by members of the opposite sex
What are the motivations of men AND women for entering the nursing profession?
Help people
Profession with many career paths
Stable career
What is the purpose of the AAMN?
provide a framework for nurses as a group to meet, discuss, and influence factors which affect men as nurses
True or False:
Some nurses fear using formal titles with patients will be harmful to establishing relationships
True
True or False:
Nurses repeatedly score amongst the lowest of all professions in areas such as trust, respect, and prestige.
False “highest”
What was the purpose of the Woodhull Study of Nursing and the Media?
Survey and analyze the portrayal of health care and nursing in U.S. newspapers, magazines, and industry trade publications
What were the key findings of the Woodhull study of nursing and the media?
- Nurses are often invisible in the media
- Nurses were rarely cited in the media
- Often times a nursing source would have been more appropriate to use than the source that was used
What recommendations came out of the Woodhull study of nursing and the media?
- Nursing and the media need to be more proactive in establishing dialogue
- The media should change “ask your doctor” to “ask your health care provider”
- The media should better distinguish research “doctors” from medical “doctors”
- The media should include more information by and about nurses
What was the purpose of the Johnson and Johnson campaign?
enhance the image of nursing
How can nurses improve their image?
- Taking responsibility….
- Nurses must reinforce positive images
- Nurse must speak out against negative images
- Nurses (and nursing students) must always present themselves in a professional manner to reinforce the positive image of nursing
Which population uses a disproportionate share of health services compared to other age groups?
People over age 75 are more likely to be widowed, female, living alone, poor, and suffering from a chronic health condition
How has the nursing profession responded to the increase in the over 75 population?
- Gerontological nursing courses incorporated into pre-licensure nursing curriculum
- Gerontological specialty nursing certifications available as generalist, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse practitioner
True or False:
Projections indicate that the Anglo-American (white) culture will become a minority in the U.S. by the middle of the 21st century
True
How has the nursing profession responded to increased diversification in the US?
- Cultural education incorporated into education programs
- The American Association of College of Nurses recommends that baccalaureate nursing education programs be grounded in liberal education to prepare graduates to work with culturally diverse populations (2008)
- The nursing profession is making efforts to recruit more minorities into the profession
What technologic developments affect nursing?
- Genetics- course requirment
- Biomedical- increased use of high-tech equipment by nurses
- Information- computerized charting and medical records. Obama admin wants healthcare to go paperless.
- Knowledge- Use of technology to generate knowledge
True or False:
Early nursing programs were hospital based and awarded graduates a diploma. They existed to educate students rather than staff the hospitals.
False: existed to staff hospitals not provide education.
There are three different pathways to becoming an RN in the U.S. today. All graduates take the same NCLEX-RN to earn licensure. What are the 3 paths?
Diploma programs
Baccalaureate degree programs
Associate degree programs
What did the Brown report of 1948 recommend about nursing education?
that nursing education take place in colleges and universities rather than hospitals
Why can’t credits earned at diploma program be transferred to a college or university?
because hospital based programs are not part of the U.S. higher education system
What did the ANA recommend in 1965 regarding the minimum degree requirement to enter nursing?
baccalaureate degree
What two agencies perform voluntary accredidation for nursing programs?
- National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
_______ validates knowledge and competency beyond licensure and is awarded by a certifying body.
Certification
_______ is required by most states to renew licensure and required by most certifying bodies to earn recertification
Continuing Education (CE)
What standards describe scholarship in nursing?
Scholarship of Discovery
Scholarship of Teaching
Scholarship of Practice (Application)
Scholarship of Integration
What is Scholarship of Disovery?
Inquiry that produces the disciplinary and professional knowledge that is at the very heart of academic pursuit