Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Opened a training school dor durses and
developed theory based practice and skills
Clara Barton - ANSWER Started the American Red Cross in 1865
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER Became the first African American nurse in 1879,
and was an original member of the American Nurses Association
Lavinia Dock - ANSWER Founded the national league for nursing in 1893
Lillian wald - ANSWER Founder of public health nursing
Margaret Higgins Sanger - ANSWER Founder of planned parenthood
Mary Breckenridge - ANSWER Founded the first midwifery training school
Edward T Lyon - ANSWER Became the first male nurse for the army nurse
corps
International council of nurses - ANSWER Represents nurses throughout the
world
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER The professional organization
that represents all nurses in the US
What is the nursing profession? - ANSWER Based on technical and scientific
knowledge, competence is evaluated by peers, and has a service orientation
and code of ethics
,What is nursing discipline? - ANSWER Has a domain of theoretical knowledge
arising from clinical practice and research and practical boundaries that are
the current state of knowledge and research in the field
What is the nursing occupation? - ANSWER A person's regular, principal or
immediate business or job
Diploma education - ANSWER -2-3 years
-associated with a hospital
Associate degree - ANSWER -18-21 months
-general ed and science classes prior to or with nursing
Baccalaureate Degree - ANSWER -4-5 years
-emphasis on liberal arts and science
Concurrent/dual enrollment BSN program - ANSWER -begin with university,
enter community college, and then finish at university
Masters program - ANSWER -part time or full time
-good gpa from undergraduate and satisfactory score from GRE
-choose an area of specialization
Doctoral program - ANSWER -doctor of nursing science/doctor of nursing
practice
The national council licensure examination (NCLEX) - ANSWER the
standardized exam you must pass to become a registered nurse
What is the nurse responsible for? - ANSWER -they need to practice within
the scope of their abilities
, -if they practice outside the scope of practice they could be charged with
professional misconduct2qq
What is a transition and what are the types? - ANSWER Changing from one
situation condition, or state toanother over time
-developmental
-situational
-health/illness
-organizational
Could be positive negative or neutral
What are the phases of reality shock that a graduate nurse experiences? -
ANSWER -honeymoon phase-enjoying the new style of working and having
fun
-shock and rejection phase
-recovery phase
What are the roles of the nurse? - ANSWER -caregiver
-educator
-patient advocate
-manager
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