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Fundies Ch 1: Intro to Nursing health
-state of optimal functioning or well-being
-subjective state
licensure
to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements
nurse practice act
law established to regulate nursing practice
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Fundies Ch 1: Intro to Nursing
health - Answer -state of optimal functioning or well-being
-subjective state
licensure - Answer to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after
successfully meeting requirements
nurse practice act - Answer law established to regulate nursing practice
nursing - Answer profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving health care
services and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and
maintenance of health
nursing process - Answer 5 step systematic method for giving patient care
-assessing
-diagnosing
-planning
-implementing
-evaluating
profession - Answer an occupation that meets specific criteria including:
-a well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
-code of ethics and standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy
reciprocity - Answer process allowing a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a
registered nurse by another state
standards - Answer acceptable, expected level or performance established by authority,
custom, or consent
nurses act as a bridge between - Answer extremely vulnerable public and health care
resources that can make the difference between life and death, health and
disease/disability, and well being and discomfort
the science of nursing is _______________ and the art of nursing is
________________ - Answer -the knowledge base for the care that is given
-the skilled application of that knowledge to help others achieve maximum health and
quality of life
theory of animism - Answer -attempted to explain the cause of mysterious changes in
bodily fluids
-based on the belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible forces and
endowed with power
, Fundies Ch 1: Intro to Nursing
Greek civilizations used ______________ as centers of medical care because
_____________ - Answer -temples
-the belief that illness was caused by sin and the gods' displeasure
the ancient Hebrews developed rules through the ______________ and
_____________ for ____________, _______________, and ____________ - Answer -
Ten Commandments
-Mosaic Health Code
-ethical human relationships
-mental health
-disease control
"deaconesses" - Answer -early Christian period
-women made first organized visits to sick people
-members of male religious orders gave nursing care and buried the dead
Both male and female nursing orders were founded during ___________.
____________ were built for the enormous number of pilgrims needing health care and
nursing became a _____________ - Answer -The Crusades (11th to 13th centuries)
-hospitals
-respected vocation
women convicted of crimes were ________________ - Answer recruited into nursing
instead of serving jail sentences; poor reputation, low pay, and long hours in
unfavorable conditions
Florence Nightingale - Answer -mid 19th and 20th centuries
-had success as nurse during Crimean war and military hospital in turkey
-gained much respect and status for nurses
-established 1st school of nursing and wrote books about healthcare
Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing - Answer -Identifying personal needs of
the patient and role of the nurse in meeting those needs
-Establishing standards for hospital management
-Establishing a respected occupation for women
-Establishing nursing education
-Recognizing the two components of nursing: health and illness
-Believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
-Recognizing that nutrition is important to health
-Instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
-Stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
-Maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
schools of nursing, founded in connection with hospitals, were established on
________________, but the training they provided was based more on _____________
- Answer -the beliefs of Nightingale
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