nurs 221 exam 1 review
Definition of Nursing - ANA - correct answer ✔Nursing is the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and
injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering ....
....through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in
the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.
the How of Nursing - correct answer ✔Its Ways, Means, Methods, & Manner
of Nursing
- Ways = 5 core competencies of all healthcare professionals: patient-
centered practice, EBP, inter-professional collaboration, use of informatics, &
continuous QI (IOM 2003).
- Means = EBP, do it with evidence
- Methods = communication & teamwork
- Manner = code of ethics as a guide
the Art of Nursing - correct answer ✔CARING- is not just an emotion,
concern, attitude, or benevolent desire. It involves
values, knowledge, caring actions, acceptance of consequences, a will, and a
commitment to care
the Science of Nursing - correct answer ✔- Standards of Practice
- Nursings' Scientific body of evidence
the Task of Medicine falls into 3 categories - correct answer ✔1.
Understanding disease biology
2. Finding effective therapies for diseases
3. Ensuring therapies are delivered effectively
,*this is the vital piece where nurses play a huge role*
what do people understand about nursing? - correct answer ✔- A challenge
to nursing education & the profession is the "public's
vague and out-of-date understanding of what nurses must know
and be able to do...
- The knowledge, clinical judgment, and relational care that nursing
demands are not readily visible"
- Nursing is the most trusted profession, but "that trust is often based
on outdated, sentimental image of a relatively undereducated but
nurturing and compassionate helper at the bedside"
Base Paradigm (teddie potter article)
designed to be used by all nurses in all roles and settings - correct answer
✔being present
active caring
stories or evidence from narratives
evidence from science
what is a profession? - correct answer ✔according to Flexner report,
- Professional preparation (as opposed to an occupation)
- Preparation takes place in an institution of higher learning (college or
university)
- A specific and unique body of knowledge
- An affiliation with a professional organization
- Ethical codes
- Licensing
, - Posses an orientation towards service
- Specific educational guidelines
what is a profession (history)? - correct answer ✔- Thomas Aquinas (1225-
1274) saw vocation as a social office that is only a vocation insofar as it
serves the common good and does not harm.
- His hierarchy of vocations included: farmers, judges, military, artisans, and
merchants.
- In the late 11th to 13th centuries the first European Universities were
established for study of theology, law, and medicine.
- Referred to a learned profession as entry into practice required a university
education
Why want to be a profession in the first place? - correct answer ✔How
about... status, social prestige, authority, recognition, & financial reward.
Nursing's Social Policy: Social Contracts - correct answer ✔Social contract is
a general social arrangement between "parties" or groups
Society's contract with nursing
- Provide healthcare to society
Nursing's contract with society
- Set standards of practice and education
- 16 elements outlined in Social Policy Statement text lay the foundation of
how social trust is built between nursing and society
the social contracts: Society's expectation of Nursing - correct answer ✔-
Caring Service
- Primacy of the Patient
- Knowledge, Skills & Competence
