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Test Bank For Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking Doing
and Caring 3rd Edition By Leslie S. Treas; Karen L. Barnett;
Mable H. Smith | 9781719642071 |Chapter 1-41 | All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals

Florence Nightingale - ANSWER: Founder of modern nursing or "Lady with the Lamp"
Began professional education of nursing.
Advocate for quality healthcare.
Transformed nursing into respected profession.
Recognized for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Designed hospitals to decrease mortality rates incorporating air, light, nutrition, and adequate
ventilation and space into the design.

Dorothea Dix - ANSWER: Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses.
Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental asylums.

Clara Barton - ANSWER: Founded the American Red Cross.

Lillian Wald - ANSWER: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases among poor
immigrants.

Mary Brewster - ANSWER: Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases among poor
immigrants.

Edward Lyon - ANSWER: first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve officer

Mary Mahoney - ANSWER: First African American graduate nurse in the U.S.
Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908, which eventually merged with the
American Nurses Association (ANA)

Lavinia Dock - ANSWER: Nurse, feminist, social activist.
Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890.
Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing
Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses of the U.S.
and Canada, now the National League for Nursing

ANA nursing definition 1980 - ANSWER: The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual
and potential health problems

Clinical Judgement - ANSWER: A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the cues, prioritizing
hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evaluating outcomes (safety).

Critical Thinking - ANSWER: a reflective thinking process that involves collecting information, analyzing
the adequacy and accuracy of the information, and carefully considering options for action.

Problem-solving - ANSWER: When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find a satisfactory
solution to achieve the best outcomes.

Full-spectrum nursing - ANSWER: This term refers to nursing that involves clinical judgment, critical
thinking, and problem-solving.

, 2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse: - ANSWER: • Nursing practice is individualized
• Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons, families, support systems, and
other providers)
• Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse
• Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide individualized care to their healthcare
consumers.
• A strong link exists between the professional work environment and the registered nurse's ability to
provide quality healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes

2015 ANA defines professional nursing as: - ANSWER: Nursing is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, provide healing, decrease
suffering, through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocate care for clients,
families, groups, communities and population

1.) Health Protection and Promotion
2.) Illness and Injury Prevention
3.) Alleviation of Suffering
4.) Healthcare Advocacy

Nurses Today - ANSWER: • Nurses are educated, competent, and caring professionals
• The complexity of healthcare delivery requires that nurses use critical thinking, effective
communication, organization, leadership, advocacy, and technical skills to ensure that clients receive
safe and effective care.

Why do we have to DEFINE Nursing? - ANSWER: • Help the public understand the value of nursing

• Describe what activities and roles belong to nursing versus other health professions ANSWER:

• Help students and practicing nurses understand what is expected of them within their role as nurses

nursing has undergone tremendous change, from a role limited to providing kindness and support to
full-spectrum nursing, which is based in science but still focuses on care and nurturing

Important Qualities of Nurses - ANSWER: • Critical-Thinking Skills
• Caring and Compassion
• Detail-Oriented
• Organizational Skills
• Speaking Skills
• Listening Skills
• Patience
• Competence
• Emotional Stability
• Physical Stamina

Is Nursing a Profession, Discipline, or Occupation? - ANSWER: Profession:
1.) Technical and scientific knowledge
2.) Be evaluated by a community of peers
3.) Have a service orientation and a code of ethics

Is Nursing a Profession, Discipline, or Occupation? - ANSWER: Discipline:
1.) Nursing is a scientifically based and self-governed profession that focuses on the ethical care of
others.
2.) Nursing is a discipline, driven by aspects of theory and practice.
3.) Nursing demands mastery of both theoretical knowledge and clinical skills

How can nursing improve its recognition as a profession? - ANSWER: ■ Standardize the educational
requirements for entry into practice

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