The profession of Nursing Flashcards
Clara Barton
Founder of the Red Cross and tended to soldiers on the battlefield cleaning their wounds, meeting their needs, comforting them in death.
Dorthea Lynde Dix
She was Superintendent of the female nurse of the Union Army, she organize hospitals, appointed nurses, and regulated supplies to troops. She is known for her work with the mentally ill.
Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke)
She organized ambulance services and look for injured troops at night on the battlefield. She is from Illinois.
Harriet Tubman
She was active in underground railroad movement.
Mary Mahoney
She was the first professionally trained African-American nurse. She was concerned with the relationship between culture and race inequality in care. She brought forth awareness of cultural diversity and respect for the individual regardless of background, race, color or religion.
Isabel Hampton Robb
She helped found the nurses Association alumni which became the ANA. She also authored many text books
Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster
They open the Henry Street settlement which focused on healthcare needs of poor individuals in New York City
20th century nursing
The 20th century movement to develop the scientific research base definition of knowledge and practice evolving. Nursing began to assume expanded and advanced practice roles.
Mary Adelaide Nutting
She was instrumental to nursing education. She became the first professor of nursing at Columbia university. She suggested university of nursing get money
1920s nursing
Army and navy nurse corps were established. 1920s nurse specialization was developing. The last half of the century specialty nursing organizations were created.
1990 nursing
The ANA established a center for ethics and human rights
Clara Maass
She was a nurse who died as a result of participating in a test to prove mosquitoes carry yellow fever.
Lavinia Dock
She was a lecture, author, activists, companion for woman suffrage and participating in antiwar protest sometimes leading to her arrest. Leadership in the international Council of nursing
Influences on nursing
Healthcare reform Demographic changes Medically undeserved Threat of bioterrorism Rising healthcare cost nursing shortage
A profession has what primary characteristics?
-It requires a basic liberal foundation and an extended education of members.
– It has a theoretical body of knowledge leading to defined skills, abilities, and norms.
– Provides a specific service.
– Members of a profession have autonomy in decision-making in practice.
– Has a code of ethics.
ANA standards of nursing practice
- Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome identification 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation
Code of ethics
The philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principals you will use to provide care to your patients
ANA standards of professional performance
- Ethics 2. Education 3. Evidence-based practice and research 4. Quality of practice 5. Communication 6. Leadership 7. Collaboration 8. Professional practice evaluation 9. Resources 10. Environmental health
Registered nurse
Completion of associates or baccalaureate degree program. Graduates of both programs are eligible to take the national Council licensure examination for registered nurse to become an RN in the state of which they practice
Continuing education
Involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and healthcare institutes.
In-service education
Programs are instruction or training provided by healthcare agency or institution. Held in the institution and designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other healthcare professionals employed by that institution.
Nurse practice act
Regulate the scope of nursing practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare. Create a state board of nursing to enforce rules. Define important terms. Establish criteria for education of nurses
