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Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1 verified with correct answers
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- Fundamentals Of Nursing Care
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- Hondros College School Of Nursing
Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1 verified with correct answers
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Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 1Health - correct answer ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
licensure - correct answer ✔✔to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after
successfully meeting requirements
nursing practice act - correct answer ✔✔The law that defines and regulates the practice of nursing in the
United States.
nursing - correct answer ✔✔profession that focuses on the holistic person receiving healthcare services
and provides a unique contribution to the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
science of nursing - correct answer ✔✔the knowledge base for care that is provided
art of nursing - correct answer ✔✔is the skilled application of that knowledge to help people reach
maximum quality of life and health.. ie some people can never be healthy due to a terminal illness but a
nurse can help them maximize quality of life.
nursing process - correct answer ✔✔Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize
care for each client. The five steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation.
profession - correct answer ✔✔occupation that meets specific criteria including a well defined body of
specific and unique knowledge ,a code of standards and ethics, ongoing research and autonomy
reciprocity - correct answer ✔✔system that allows a nurse in one state to obtain a license in another
state without retesting.
standards - correct answer ✔✔rules or guidelines that allow nurses to carry out professional roles,
serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where healthcare is given.
, Historic background of nursing - correct answer ✔✔Early civilizations believed that illness had
supernatural origin.Good spirits brought health , evil spirits brought sickness the medicine man was the
physician and the mother was the nurse.
Time passed and the Temples and high priest was the physician -Illness was created by sin. Gods
displeasure the word disease literally means disease.
Nurses were slaves to the high priest
Early Christian times nurses had a more formal role deaconesses made the first organized visits to the
sick .
Male and female nursing orders were 1st given during the Crusades 11th to 13th century pilgrims
needed hospitals and nurses. (Crusades was a religious war ordered by the Pope to push Muslims out of
Jerusalem )
16 th century Western societies changed from having a religious orientation to one of welfare, expansion
of knowledge and exploration --Women who had committed crimes were recruited to be nurses instead
of going to jail So a bad reputation and bad pay for nurses with long hours..
Florence Nightingale - correct answer ✔✔Born in 1820 to a wealthy family, grew up in England, well
educated and traveled extensively. Trained as a nurse at 31. The Crimean War gave opportunity for
achievement. Challenged prejudices against women, and elevated the status of all nurses. Established
training school for nurses, and wrote books on healthcare and nursing education. Elevated the status of
nursing to a respected occupation, and improved quality of care. Regarded as founder of modern
nursing.
Florence Nightingale contributions - correct answer ✔✔1.Id of patients personal needs and the role of
the nurse to meet the needs.
2. Standards for hospital management.
3.Made nursing a respected occupation.
4.established nursing education.
5.Two components of nursing: health and illness.
6.Nursing is separate and distinct from medicine.
7. Nutrition is important to health.
8.Occupational and rec therapy for the sick.
9.Continuing education for nurses.
10.Record keeping charting and nursing research.
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