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Quiz 1: Nursing History/ Communication/ Wellness (Unitek) questions with verified solutions 2024/2025
Quiz 1: Nursing History/ Communication/ Wellness (Unitek) questions with verified solutions 2024/2025
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Quiz 1: Nursing History/Communication/ Wellness (Unitek)
Dorthea Dix - ANSdedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill. led movement to
build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones
Clara Barton - ANSFounded the American Red Cross
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANSfirst African American professional nurse
1st af. Am nurse
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940) - ANSResponsible for the development of public health nursing
in the United States through the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City.
Florence Nightingale - ANSEstablished sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War.
Pastor Theodor Fliedner - ANSEstablished the Kaiserswerth School of nursing in
Kaiserswerth, Germany
Mary Ann Ball (1817-1901) - ANSOne of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War.
Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries,
ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - ANSAmerica's first trained nurse
Developed present day documentation system
World War 1 - ANSNewly formed Army & Nurse Corps
World War 2 - ANSCadet Nurse Corps was established
"Lady with the Lamp" - ANSFlorence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing is the lamp
Pittsburgh Infirmary - ANSNow Passavant Hospital
Created by Fliedner
Bellevue Hospital - ANSOpened first school of nursing (1873).
NCLEX - ANSNational Council Licensure Examination
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ANSdefines the scope and limitations of professional nursing
practice; vary from state to state
, Accredation - ANSofficial recognition or belief; certified as meeting certain set standards
Less standards and no fed funding w/out it
Articulation - ANSAllows nursing programs to collaboratively create & plan their curricula...
lessens duplication and enhances progressive buildup.
Contemporary Nursing - ANS-Characteristics of health care changed rapidly as health care
became an industry
-Growth and diversity became the major emphasis
-Beginning of contemporary nursing with specialized nursing care adapted to areas
*Private duty, school nursing, industrial nursing, nurse anesthesia, and nurse-midwifery
-Holistic Care
"Nutrire" - ANSLatin word for Nourish. The word nursing can be traced back to this.
NAPNE - ANSNational Association of Practical Nurse Education
NFLPN - ANSNational Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
Founded in 1949. Membership for students and graduates. They offer cervices, and they
fight for us at state and federal level.
wellness-illness continuum - ANSThe range of a person's total health; one's position in this
range is ever changing and influences by physical condition, mental condition, and social
well-being
Acute - ANSNew, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Develops suddenly & resolves over a short time
chronic - ANSLong-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
Develops slowly over a long time, lasts throughout lifetime
Terminal Illness - ANSan illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of
recovery
Typically ends in death
balance = equilibrium - ANSInterrelated factors to be considered: age, sex, family
relationships, cultural influences, economic status
Holistic Care - ANScare that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual
well-being
Abraham Maslow - ANSHumanistic psychologist known for his "Hierarchy of Needs" and the
concept of "self-actualization"
Maslow Hierarchy - ANSa method of classifying human needs and motivations into five
categories in ascending order of importance: physiological, safety, social, esteem, and
self-actualization
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