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Exam 1 Professor Gerhardt VNSG 1122
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
What year was the first nursing school founded?
1836
Who supervised the first nursing school?
Theodor Fleidner
Where was the first nursing school founded?
Kaiserwerth, Germany
Who was the most famous graduate from the first nursing school in Kaiserwerth, Germany?
Florence Nightengale
What was Florence Nightingales contribution to nursing?
Modern nursing is attributed to Florence Nightingale. She said " to put a patient in the
best condition for nature to act upon them". She took 38 other women to the Crimea
war front to care for British soldiers. Established crews to clean up hospitals, create
laundries, and cook meals. In 1860 founded Nightingale training school at St Thomas
Hospital.
What were Nightingales core beliefs?
1. Perfection - Nursing was a sacred calling, a commitment to work for man kind, not
a business.
2. No Licensure - To her it was too much like nurses being in a union.
3. Eliminating Prejudice - Against a better class of women entering nursing and created a push
toward the development of nursing as a respectable vocation.
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Who established the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Which war brought the increase of responsibility and return of LVN/LPN to the hospitals?
World War 2
What are the primary roles and functions of the nurse?
Care Provider, Educator, Advocate, Leader, Change Agent, Manager, Researcher,
Collaborator, Delegator
What was Florence Nightingale's Nursing Theory?
Her concept of the environment emphasized illness prevention, clean air, water, and
housing. Her nursing theoretical work discussed environmental adaptation with
appropriate noise levels, hygiene, light, comfort, socialization, hope, nutrition, and
conservation of patient energy.
What was Hildegard Peplau's Nursing Theory?
Focused on the roles played by the nurse and the interpersonal process between a
nurse and a patient. The interpersonal process occurs in overlapping phases. 1.
Orientation, 2 working - consisting of two sub phases which are identification and
exploitation, and finally 3 resolution. Used widely by psychiatric nurses.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Specifies the psychological and physiologic factors that affect each person's physical
and mental health. Reads from the bottom to top.
1. Physiologic Needs - IE oxygen, water, food.
2. Safety and Security - from physiologic and psychological threat, protection, stability, and
lack of danger.
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3. Love and Belonging - Affection, intimacy, support, and reassurance.
4. Self Esteem - Self worth, self respect, independence, privacy, status, dignity, and self
reliance.
5. Self Actualization - recognition and realization of one's potential, growth, health and
autonomy.
***This is how you will always prioritize care for every patient***
What is the criteria for a profession?
altruism
body of knowledge and research
accountability
higher education
autonomy
code of ethics
professional organization
licensure
diversity
What is the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice?
Ensures quality care and serves as legal criteria for adequate patient care. Includes
six responsibilities for the nursing process : Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes,
identification, Planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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