15th to 19th Century (main points) Correct Answers -
population growth in cities, lack of hygiene and sanitation, and
increase in poverty led to serious health problems
-society changed from very religious to emphasizing warfare,
exploration and expansion of knowledge
-monasteries and convents closed down, leading to less people
to care for the sick
-Women who were convicts were recruited into nursing instead
of serving sentences
18th to early 19th century Correct Answers the sick and poor
were in great numbers, the stage was set for those with "social"
vision to create change
19th Century ( main points) Correct Answers -Era of social
reform for prisons, public health and care of the poor
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Correct
Answers Purpose: to establish quality standards for bachelor's
and graduate-degree nursing education assist deans and directors
to implement those standards, influence the nursing profession
to improve health care, and promote public support of
baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and practice in
nursing
American Nurses Association (ANA) 1911 Correct Answers
Purpose: to improve the quality of nursing care
Roles:
-Establishes standards for nursing practice
,-Establishes a professional code of ethics
-Develops educational standards
-Oversees a credentialing system
-Influences legislation affecting health care
Publications: American Journal of Nursing
Assembly Bill A3632 Correct Answers Established a civil
cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive
work environment
Both attorney general and comptroller are... Correct Answers
independent of the executive branch and legislature
Clara Barton Correct Answers -Formed American Red Cross in
1881
Clinical Staffing Bill (S01168A/A00108-B) Correct Answers
requires certain facilities establish clinical staffing committees
Community Paramedicine Bill (A7503/S1805) Correct Answers
EMTs wanted to have a greater role than just emergency
medical care and transport
Cure (definition) Correct Answers restoration of health
Diagnosis (definition) Correct Answers identifying a disease
scientifically
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) Correct Answers Groups of
procedures or tests related directly to a diagnosis
, Diane Carlson Evans Correct Answers 1993 Vietnam Women's
Memorial
Dorthea Dix Correct Answers -Appointed to organize military
hospitals and medical supplies
-received no official status and no salary
-fought for the rights of the mentally ill
Environment (Definition) Correct Answers The sum total of all
internal and external dimensions that influence human beings.
Eras/Stages of Nursing Correct Answers - Early Civilization
-Christianity
-Middle Ages
- 15th-19th century
-Civil war to present day American nursing
Examples of health care services provided at the local level.
Correct Answers - Free or discounted immunizations
-tobacco-free public buildings
-safe drinking water
-seat belt laws
-provision of an emergency medical system
Florence Nightingale Correct Answers -established the first
nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
-first nurse researcher
-created a school of nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London
( Educational Reform)
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