Professionalism Flashcards
Nursing began to take form by ____ _____
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was born in _____ in the year ___
1820 in Florence, Italy
Florence Nightingale was the first practicing ____
Epidemiologist
Nightingale school of nursing opened when and where?
July 9, 1860 in London England at St. Thomas Hospital
she was known as ____ because she checked on soldiers at night during the Crimean War
“lady with the lamp”
Earliest type of schooling for nursing was ___
diploma programs
Nursing is ___ & ____
art and science
patient-centered care includes ___
the patient, families, and/or communities
they advocate for quality nursing care for all, health policies, and advancement of nursing knowledge. They represent 28 million nurses worldwide
International council of nurses (ICN)
federal level, follow the code of ethics and standard nursing practice
American nursing association (ANA)
standard nursing practice
assessment, diagnosis, outcomes/identification, planning, implentmentation, and evaluation
each state has a regulatory body that oversees the practice and function of nurses
Nurse practice Act (NPA)
Protects the public from unsafe practice, provides education programs, enforces nursing practice act, and regulations as well as issues licenses
Texas board of education
Renewal for licensed nurses is every ___ years
2
dedicated to nursing excellence and nation’s first nursing organization
National league for Nursing (NLN)