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History of Nursing - Answer -began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for nurses -traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement Important Wars for developing Nursing - Answer -Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co. cleaned up military hospitals ...

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History of Nursing - Answer -began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for
nurses

-traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement



Important Wars for developing Nursing - Answer -Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co. cleaned up
military hospitals and implemented sanitation practices

-American Civil War --> several nurses who made a contribution to the war torn country

-WW1 --> progress in surgery with blood typing , anesthetic, infection control, and prosthetics

-WW11 --> Cadet nurse corps established to combat nursing shortage

-Vietnam--> 11,000 American nurses stationed

-Afghanistan+Iraq --> over 6,000 nurses stationed



Harriet Tubman - Answer Nurse who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad, nursed the
sick in the civil war



Sojourner Truth - Answer Abolitionist and feminist who spoke against slavery and for the rights of
women. Worked as a nurse in the war and after it.



Dorthea Dix - Answer Tireless reformer, who worked mightily to improve the treatment of the mentally
ill. Appointed superintendant of women nurses for the Union forces.



Florence Nightingale - Answer Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing.
began professional education of nursing.



Clara Barton - Answer Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross

, Linda Richards - Answer America's first trained nurse



Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - Answer America's first African American nurse



Maragaret Sanger - Answer Founder of Planned Parenthood



Lillian Wald - Answer Founder of public health nursing



Mary Breckenridge - Answer Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service



What does the Nursing Profession entail? - Answer ANA defines nursing as "the protection, promotion,
and optimization of health and abilities, preventions of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through
the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families,
communities, and populations"



Purpose of Nurse Practice Act - Answer Protection of the Public,

Protect the title of the RN

Regulate the practice of nursing in the US for each state individually



Purpose of standards of practice - Answer describes the responsibility for which nurses are
accountable. These are here to ensure that all patients receive equal care for their needs and the nurse
knows how to proceed.



Benner's Level of Proficiency - Answer -novice: nursing student with no experience, performance is
limited and inflexible

-advanced beginner: marginally acceptable performance, can barely apply experience to situation

-competent: 2-3 years, can use organizational and planning abilities, can prioritize information, and care
for multiple complex cases

-proficient: 3-5 years, perceives situations as a whole, can make decisions with a holistic understanding
of the client

-expert: demonstrates highly skilled intuitive and analytic abilities in new situations

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