1. nursing profession
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is both an art and a science. It is a profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills to
promote wellness and to provide care for people in both health and illness in a variety of practice
settings
2. Theory of Animism
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Good spirits brought health; evil spirits brought sickness and death.
3. Florence Nightingale
Answer
Defined nursing as both an art and a science, differentiat- ed nursing from medicine, created
freestanding nursing education; published books about nursing and health care; is regarded as
the founder of modern nursing (see text for further information)
4. Isabel Hampton Robb
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A 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 day's work and wrote
a textbook to help student learning; the first president of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the
United States and Canada (which later became the American Nurses Association)
5. NURSING'S AIMS
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To promote health To prevent illness
To restore health
To facilitate coping with disability or death
7. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project competencies
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pa- tient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, quality improvement, safety, EBP, and
informatics
8. Healthy People 2020
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Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature
death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. Create social
and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
9. Three types of educational programs traditionally lead to licensure as an RN
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(1) diploma, (2) associate degree, and (3) baccalaureate programs.
10. Diploma in Nursing
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basic nursing education in a 3-year, hospital-based diplo- ma school of nursing.
11. Associate Degree in Nursing
Answer
These 2-year educational programs attract more men, more minorities, and more nontraditional
students than do the other types of programs.
As defined by the National League for Nursing (NLN), competencies of the ADN on entry into
practice encompass the roles of provider of care, manager of care, and member of the discipline
of nursing.
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