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Nursing issues exam 2Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-The legend and the lady
When Herbert appointed Nightingale as head of a group of nurses to go to Crimea, she had
already developed a plan of action. In fact, some historians believe that she was already planning
to go in an unofficial capacity. The announcement caused a sensation, and when Nightingale
began a rigorous selection process for accepting nurses, many volunteered, but few were chosen.
She cleaned up the kitchens, the wards, and the patients, and she improved the general hygiene.
She started developing schools of nursing based on her knowledge
Civil war nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-improvement in patient care through control of the
environment in which the patient recovered
smallpox and dysentery
This is when primary prevention became understood
Roles of nursing including teaching, advocate/advocacy, and other examples of roles - CORRECT
ANSWER-Caregiver
teacher
advocate
manager
colleague
Expert
Nurse coordinator concepts - CORRECT ANSWER-During the third period, lasting until 1970, the
nurse was referred to as a coordinator. The nurse coordinator no longer had responsibility for the
nursing education of the students but was expected to motivate staff, be innovative, and solve
problems. Coordinators were active in improving patient care and were expected to maintain
harmony within the institution.
Mildred Montag theory - CORRECT ANSWER-(1908-2004) developed the concept of associate
degree nursing as the topic of her doctoral dissertation in 1951.
In 1951 she published her doctoral dissertation (The education of Nursing Technicians) which
proposed education for RNs in community college.
Suggested that associate degree program be terminal degree to prepare nurses for immediate
employment
Types of nursing programs - CORRECT ANSWER-Diploma education, Associate degree
education, Baccalaureate education
Diploma education - CORRECT ANSWER-Varies in length from 2-3 years
Close relationship between nursing school and hospitals
Employed by same hospital which makes easier role transition
Associate degree education - CORRECT ANSWER-18-21 months
At the end of program they get ADN
Graduates are eligible to take NCLEX
Baccalaureate education - CORRECT ANSWER-4-5 years
Student must meet all college entrance requirements
During first two years student takes liberal arts and science courses
Late sophomore year nursing courses are introduced
, At the end BSN is given
Accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER-process by which a voluntary, nongovernmental agency or
organization approves and grants status to institutions or programs (not individuals) that meet
predetermined standards and criteria
Accreditation assures you, the student, and the public that the nursing program has achieved
educational standards over and above the legal requirements of the state
Two types
- Institutional or regional accreditation
- Program or Specialized accreditation
Institutional or regional accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER-entire university or college being
accredited, indicating that all components of the institution contribute toward the institution or
college's objectives and mission
Program or Specialized accreditation - CORRECT ANSWER-specific discipline, department, or
individual program of study within the university or college that is accredited
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-voluntary process by which a nongovernmental agency or
association certifies that an individual licensed to practice a profession has certain predetermined
standards specified by that profession for specialty practice
Indicates preparation beyond the minimum level
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-process by which a governmental agency grants "legal"
permission to an individual to practice nursing
Maintained through state boards of nursing
Practice of foreign nurses in the U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER-Required to pass the NCLEX-RN
Nursing shortage - CORRECT ANSWER-Shortage of nursing faculty
shortage of nursing faculty was the primary reason that more than 11,000 qualified graduate
program applicants were not accepted into their master's or doctoral program
Nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWER-a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions
that present a systematic way of viewing facts/events by specifying relations among the variables,
with the purpose of explaining and predicting the fact event"
Theories help us understand and find meaning in our nursing expierence and provide foundation
for direct questions whose answers offer insights into best practice and safe patient car
Nightingale theory - CORRECT ANSWER-person is influenced by environment
Environment is important to health
Nurses should support environment to assist patient in healing
Dorothea Orem theory - CORRECT ANSWER-self-care nursing theory
See's the person as composed of physical, psychological, interpersonal and social aspects
Her nursing process includes assessing the patient, deciding whether nursing care is needed, and
if so determining which self-care deficits are present.
Interventions aimed at helping patient be as independent as possible
Sister Callista Roy theory - CORRECT ANSWER-adaptation model
Saw the person as biopsychosocial being who is seeking equilibrium
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