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What was illness believed to be caused by? - Answer Chapter 1 -Sin or the god's displeasure What did nursing consist of? - Answer Chapter 1 -comforting, caring for basic needs, and using herbal remedies Who founded the American Red Cross? - Answer Chapter 1 -Clara Barton What did the Henry Street Settlement Service focus on? - Answer Chapter 1 -Health needs of poor people living in tenements What are interventions? - Answer Chapter 1 -actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness What is used to establish the best practices? - Answer -Chapter 1 -Evidence based nursing is used to help determine "best practices" Florence Nightingale's beliefs are still the foundation of nursing today. She was responsible for: 1) founding the Ballard School of Practical Nursing 2) the belief that continuing education is necessary for nurses 3) apprenticeship training 4) founding the American Red Cross - Answer Chapter 1 -2) the belief that continuing education is necessary The training in Nightingale schools varied considerably from that of the U.S. nursing schools. Which statements are incorrect concerning the differences? Select all that apply. - Answer Chapter 1 -1) The Nightingale program was less organized. -2) Student nurses in the United States worked for minimum wage. -3) Curriculum in American nursing schools was more standardized What are the standards of Nursing Practice (ANA, 2015)? - Answer Chapter 1 -govern the practice of the profession. These standards for the professional RN protect the nurse, the patient, and the health care agency where nursing care is given. What caused the ANA to propose that the baccalaureate degree be necessary for entry into professional nursing practice? - Answer Chapter 1 -the push towards professional, unification, and higher educational standards/consistencies for nursing From whom can a LVN/LPN receive a specialty certification? - Answer Chapter 1 -after completion of an LPN/LVN curriculum and/or licensure, the graduate can seek certification by NAPNES in pharmacology, long term care, and/or IV therapy What are three educational differences between the practical nurse and the RN? - Answer Chapter 1 -the RN curriculum is many months longer than the 12 to 18 months' curriculum for the practical nurse -the RN is taught more in-depth anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology -the RN is given leadership and management training -the practical nurse spends many more clinical hours in direct patient care during curriculum c When did team nursing evolve? - Answer Chapter 1 -team nursing evolved in the 1950s and extended into the mid-1970s. How is the productivity level increased with primary nursing? - Answer Chapter 1 -to increase the level of productivity, ancillary workers supervised by the RN and are trained in multiple functions, such as clerical and housekeeping tasks, vital sign measurement, and phlebotomy What are the six areas in patient centered care? - Answer Chapter 1 -safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, effeciency, and equitableness What is still considered as one of the seven Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies? and is fully embraces by the nursing community? - Answer Chapter 1 -Patient Centered Care What are the seven QSEN competencies? - Answer Chapter 1 -patient-centered care -teamwork -collabortaion evidence-based practice (EBP) -quality improvement (QI) -safety -informatics What encompasses preventive care? - Answer Chapter 1 -education, prevention What encompasses primary care? - Answer Chapter 1 -early detection, routine care What encompasses secondary care? - Answer Chapter 1 -emergency treatment , critical care What encompasses tertiary care? - Answer Chapter 1 -special care; highly technical services for patients in large geographical area -e.g. hospice What encompasses restorative care? - Answer Chapter 1 -intermediate follow-up acre, rehabilitation, home care What encompasses continuing (includes tertiary) care? - Answer Chapter 1 -long-term care, chronic care, personal care, hospice care When and why were diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) by medicare created? - Answer Chapter 1 -they were created in 1983 as an attempt to contain rising health care costs The DRG system means that a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis. In turn, what effect did this have on nurses? - Answer Chapter 1 -it required nurses to provide more supportive documentation of their assessments and identified patient's needs to qualify the facility for medicare reimbursement