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Who is Florence Nightingale and what is her significants?

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  • English nurse, writer and statistician.
  • Known for her nursing work in the Crimean War where she attended soldiers.
  • Called the “The Lady with the Lamp” due to her habit of making rounds at night.
  • her birthday (may 12) is nurse’s week
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Who is the “Lady of the Lamp” and what does this represent?

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Florence Nightingale
Symbol of:
-modern nursing
-reliability, courage, and support
-trusted profession incorporated with integrity, strength, and ability
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What were the key roles of nurses throughout history?

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  • worked in military medical units

- development of hospitals

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historically, what were the characteristics of nurses?

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primarily women
volunteers
“charity” caring or midwifery
first nurses in Canada were aboriginal / nuns

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which nurses stick out in Canadian history and why?

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-Marie Rollet Hebert (1588-1649)
New france helped husband who was ill
-Jeanne Mance ( 1606-1673)
Established hospital in 1642 in montreal 
-Marguerite d’ Youville (1701-1771)
-Victoria order of nurses (1897)
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Who is Edith Cavell and what is her significants?

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  • worked in Belgium hospital during WWI.
  • tried to reconnect injured/ captured soldiers to their armies via under ground networks
  • she was captured and executed by germans for doing so
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When was the first nursing school developed in Canada?

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1874

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In Canada, until the 1970’s __________ was the primary model of nursing training.

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apprenticeship training.

After the 1970’s nursing became a college based program, this increased the complexity and specialization of nursing.

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When was the first degree nursing program developed in Canada?

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1919, UBC

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What is the significants of the Centre block on Parliament Hill?

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  • Nursing Sisters Memorial in the Hall of Honnor
  • for nurses that went to war/ died either at battle or when the hospital ship sank
  • Royal Canadian army medical corps
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When did the first men graduate from a nursing program?

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1899

by 1961, 25/175 schools began to accept men into their programs

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When did the first aboriginal women graduate from the nursing program?

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1954 in saskatchewan

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In sask, when did a baccalaureate entry become required to practice

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2000

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14
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Define Nursing (ontario)

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the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.

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Define Nursing (Manitobia)

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The application of nursing knowledge, skill and judgment to promote, maintain, and restore health, prevent illness and alleviate suffering

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What is a profession?

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encompasses a specialized body of knowledge and education, service orientation, professional organization, autonomy and self regulation, and a code of ethics.

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17
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What is the point of Nursing Practice Acts?

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  • Regulate nursing practice in Canada
  • Provinces/territories have own Acts
  • Purpose of Acts: PROTECT THE PUBLIC
  • Public is protected through regulation ie. against unprofessional, unethical, incompetent RN’s
18
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define Standards of Practice

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values, expectations, and performance benchmarks

19
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define Scope of Practice

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activities that RN’s are educated and authorized to perform

20
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define Continuing Competence

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ongoing evaluation of performance and continuing education

21
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define Nursing Standard

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a desired and achievable level of performance against which actual performance can be compared

22
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define Foundation Competencies

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the demonstration by a nurse, of knowledge, skill, and judgment, derived from the nursing roles and functions, within a specific context

23
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What are the 5 standards for practice of RN’s

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  1. Professional responsibility and accountability
  2. Knowledge-based practice
  3. Ethical Practice
  4. Service to the public
  5. Self- Regulation
24
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explain Standard 1: Professional responsibility and accountability

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Consistently identifies himself/herself by name and professional designation to clients and co-workers.

25
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What components make up the basis of Canadian Nursing Practice?

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Professional Standards and Code of Ethics

26
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Who receives nursing care?

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Individuals, families, groups, communities, populations – all interconnected

27
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what terms are used to describe recipients of care?

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Consumers: longterm care / homecare
Patients: acute care
Residents: long term care / homecare
Clients

28
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what are the 4 areas of nursing practice scope?

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Promotion of health and wellness

Prevention of illness

Restoration of health

Care for the dying

29
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What are the goals of nursing?

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to improve the health of clients through partnerships with clients, other health-care providers, related community agencies, and government

30
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What are the roles of nurses?

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caregiver; communicator; educator; client advocate; counsellor; change agent; leader; manager; case manager; consultant; policy advisor; researcher

31
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Explain the Systems Model

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  • developed in 1970’s and 80’s
  • These systems account for the ‘whole’ of an entity (the system) and the component parts (the subsystem) as well as the interactions between the parts and the whole. (interaction on one part may influence another)
  • EX) Florence Nightingale (cleanliness and infection control was the key to health)
32
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Who is the Primary Nurse System Theorist?

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  • Imogene King’s Conceptual Framework
  • dynamic human beings whose perceptions of objects, person, and events influence his behavior, social interaction and health.
33
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what are the 3 interacting systems of the systems theory?

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  1. personal systems
  2. interpersonal systems
  3. social systems
34
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Explain King’s connection of the personal system.

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An individual’s perception of self, of body image, of time and space influence the way he or she responds to persons, objects, and events in his or her life

35
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Explain King’s connection of the interpersonal system.

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Individuals interacting with one another.

-ex) interaction btw nurse and client via verbal, written, facial expression, and touch.

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Explain King’s connection of the social system.

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Social systems are groups of people within a community or society that share common goals, interests, and values.

Eg family, the school, and the church.

37
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What is the Theory of Goal Attainment?

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The 3 systems work together to reach a goal:

  1. personal systems
  2. interpersonal systems
  3. social systems

-interactions btw client and nurse lead to transactions that result in goal attainment

38
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Who are the 5 main nursing theorists?

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  1. Nightingale
  2. Peplau
  3. Henderson
  4. Roy
  5. Watson
39
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What is Peplau’s Theory?

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Therapeutic relationships

  1. Orientation
  2. Identification- patient identifies
  3. Exploitation- trust
  4. Termination- needs are met
40
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What is Henderson’s Theory?

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nurses care for pts. Until they can care for themselves ( 14 elements)

41
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What is Roy’s Theory?

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facilitate adaptation (how clients cope/adapt to healthcare)

42
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What is Watson’s Theory?

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theory of human caring

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