Past, Present & Future of Nursing (Wk. 2) Flashcards
Who was one of the first nurses who helped improve infection control measures, founder of modern nursing and was the first nursing theorist?
Florence Nightingale
What are the five environmental factors that influence health?
- pure fresh air
- pure water
- effective drainage
- cleanliness
- light
(Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory)
Who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
(A Nurse!)
When nursing school was first starting, requirements were implemented to school applicants called the Victorian stereotypes of female qualities. What were these victorian stereotypes?
- “good breeding”
- “ladylike behavior”
- submission to authority
- sensitivity
- intelligence
What year did all state nurses associations start accepting all qualified RNs into membership regardless of race, color, or creed?
1962
What are the three levels of healthcare?
- primary health care
- secondary health care
- tertiary health care
There are three levels of healthcare.
What level of healthcare provides treatment for common health problems (ex: peds, OB, internal medicine)?
primary health care
There are three levels of healthcare.
What level of healthcare provides treatment for problems requiring more specialized clinical expertise (ex: allergist, endocrinologist, GI, nephrologist, surgeons)?
secondary health care
There are three levels of healthcare.
What level of healthcare provides mangement of rare and complex disorders (ex: burn, hemodialysis, neurosurgery)?
teritary health care
There are three levels of healthcare.
What are some examples of primary health care treatments?
- peds
- OB
- internal medicine
There are three levels of healthcare.
What are some examples of secondary health treatments?
- allergist
- endocrinologist
- GI
- nephrologist
- surgeons
There are three levels of healthcare.
What are some examples of tertiary health care treatments?
- burn
- hemodialysis
- neurosurgery
