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Unitek Exam #1 questions with verified solutions 2024/2025
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Unitek Exam #1illness - ANSan abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or intellectual
condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired
causes of illness in ancient times - ANSdivine disfavor w/ god or bad spirits in the body
healing in ancient times - ANSwitchcraft, spells, rituals
pest-houses - ANS19th century hospitals, allowed for widespread of infections because
there were no sanitary precautions
early 19th century nurses - ANSalcoholics, prostitutes, and inmates. higher status women
were above that and did not work in that setting.
Theodor Fliedner - ANSA German pastor in Kaiserswerth, Germany who helped establish
the first school of nursing, the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses
kaiserwerth program - ANSthe program Fliedner created. the first nursing school
Florence Nightingale - ANSEstablished sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing. attended kaiserwerth program. became
superintendent of a charity hospital for ill governesses. led 38 nurses into the Crimean war,
"lady with the lamp". 1st nursing theorist. established nursing school at st. thomas hospital in
london. nightingale plan.
Nightingale Plan - ANSTraining practice established by the first nursing theorist; established
formal and practical instruction, as well as keeping complete student records. improved
patient care by such measures as good hygiene, sanitation, patient observation, record
keeping, nutrition improvements, and the use of medical equipment.
first protestant hospital on american shores - ANSmade by fliedner, called the passavant
hospital in pittsburg pensylvania. deaconesses began first formal education of nurses in the
U.S.
1869 AMA suggested that every large hospital - ANSestablish and support its own school of
nursing
Dorothea Dix - ANSA reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally
ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses
and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many
states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the
Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
, Clara Barton - ANSLaunched the American Red Cross in 1881. An "angel" in the Civil War,
she treated the wounded in the field.
mary ann ball - ANSOne of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War. Championed the
rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries, ambulance service;
and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - ANSfirst trained nurse in the US, first nursing and hospital records, credited
with founding present day documenting system
isabel hampton robb - ANSA leader in nursing and nursing education; organized the nursing
school at Johns Hopkins Hospital; initiated policies that included limiting the number of hours
in a days work and wrote a textbook to help student learning; the first president of the
Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada (now American Nurses
Association).
Lavinia Dock - ANSResponsible, with Robb, for the organization of the American Society of
Superintendents of Training Schools, which evolved into the National League for Nursing
Education.
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANSfirst trained African American nurse in the US
Lilian D. Wald - ANSresponsible for the development of public health nursing through the
Henry street settlement
Mary Adelaide Nutting - ANSInstrumental in moving nursing education into universities. the
first professor of nursing. developed curriculum and guidelines for students.
Mary Breckenridge (1920s) - ANSEstablished the FNS/Frontier Nursing Services in 1925,
health care services for rural Kentucky, The FNS is still in operation today and provides vital
service to the rural communities of Kentucky.
Breckenridge collected data that clearly documented a significant decrease in mortality with
the nursing services provided by the FNS.
pioneer in nurse mid-wifery. obstetrician.
In 1911, the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools became the
_________ - ANSNational League For Nursing Education, (NLNE), released their 1st
nursing curriculum plan.
WW1 - ANSincrease demand for nurses, looked for nurses with "good moral character and
professional qualifications", Army school of nursing(AKA: Nurse Corps/Army Heriatge Center
Foundation) is established when they realize the demand for trained nurses cannot be met.
After effects of war: most women had to return home to their jobs and homes, nurses had a
bad rep, nursing was still "service to the patient" which was the opposite of what the
Nightingale Plan wanted.
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