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Identify important people in nursing Correct Answer--Physicians known as medicine man -Nurses were mothers and caretakers -Animism- belief that good and evil spirits bring health or illness Florence Nightingale- identified personal needs of patients and role of nurse, established hospital mana...

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HLTH 3300 Study Guide Exam #1 Questions with
Correct Answers
Identify important people in nursing Correct Answer--Physicians known
as medicine man
-Nurses were mothers and caretakers
-Animism- belief that good and evil spirits bring health or illness


Florence Nightingale- identified personal needs of patients and role of
nurse, established hospital management, nursing education and nursing
being a respected occupation for women, two components of nurses
being health and illness, and believed nursing is distinct and separate
from medicine.


She recognized importance of nutrition, created occupational and
recreational therapy for sick people, continued education, accurate
records and nursing research


Review nursing aims and competencies Correct Answer-Nursing Aims
1- promote health
2- prevent illness
3- restore health
4- facilitate coping with disability or death


Identify different educational preparations for nursing Correct Answer--
practical and vocational nursing education LPN

,-registered nursing education ADN &BSN
-graduate education in nursing (MSN or NP, DNP, PHD)
-continuing education and in-service education
(CE, in-service training, recertification etc)


Describe the standards of nursing practice Correct Answer--allows
nurses to perform professional roles
-serves as a protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution
where healthcare is provided
-all nurses are responsible for administering quality care using these
standards to ensure that safe, knowledgeable and thorough care is being
administered
-ANA standards of nursing practice in text book


Identify the different stages of the infection cycle Correct Answer-
Infectious agent
-hand hygiene
Reservoir
-transmission based precautions, sterilization or use of disposable
supplies
Portal of exit from reservoir
-dry intact dressing, hand hygiene, wear gloves if contact with body
fluids, cover nose and mouth when sneezing
Means of transmission
-hand hygiene, use pesticides to eliminate vectors, adequate refrigeration

, Portals of entry
-hand hygiene, wear gloves, use masks and appropriate protective gear,
proper disposal of needles/sharps.
Susceptible host
-immunizations, screen healthcare staff


means of transmission= contact route
portal of entry= new host is found, routes include; urinary, respiratory,
gastrointestinal, and the skin
susceptible host= someone with weakened health


factors that put an individual at increased risk of infection Correct
Answer-broken skin, dried membranes
abnormal ph levels
white blood cell count being too low
age, sex, race, hereditary factors
whether or not they've been immunized
fatigue, climate, nutritional or general poor health status
stress
use of invasive or indwelling medical devices like IV's and catheters


differentiate the difference with surgical and medical asepsis Correct
Answer-sterile vs clean technique

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