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Fundamentals of Nursing
Unit # 1: Nature of Nursing (ch 1-5)
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Nursing
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02/06/2012

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History of Nursing
Definition
- Religious (Christian)Values
- Womens roles
- war
- societal attitudes
- nursing leaders
- nursing education
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Types of nursing education
Definition
- Practical or vocational nursing
- RN (diploma, associate, baccalaureate)
- graduate nursing (masters, doctoral)
- continuing education
- certification
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What are the continuing education requirements in washington state?
Definition
Keep documentation to show completion of 45 hours of continuing education, self assessment and reflection (for personal use only), and attest you have met continuing competency requirements. You must do this every three years, when you submit your renewal
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Scope of nursing practice
Definition
- promotion of health and wellness
- prevention of illness
- restoration of health
- care for the dying
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nursing roles
Definition
- teacher
- advocate
- caregiver
- communicator
- change agent
- counselor
- leader
- manager
- case manager
- research consumer
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Nursing is...
Definition
- caring
- an art
- a science
- client centered
- hollistic
- adaptive
- concerned with health promotion, maintenence, health restoration
- a helping profession
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Expanded nursing roles
Definition
- Nurse practitioner
- Nurse midwife
- nurse educator
- nurse anesthetist
- nurse researcher
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What percentage of nurses are men?
Definition
around 6%
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Factors that influence nursing careers
Definition
- health care 'system'
- consumer demand
- technology
- family dynamics
- demographic changes
- professional issues such as research finding, professional organizations, organized labor, nursing shortage
Term
Evidence Based Practice (EBP)
Definition
access of research articles that address the problem you wish to explore such as electronic databases, scholarly journals, conferences/presentations, utilizing critical thinking to evaluate the relevance, significance, and apllicability
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Nursing Research
Definition
formal and systematic process to address problems and answer questions - the overall goal is to improve nursing care and patient outcomes
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Nurses Role in research process:
Definition
1 - ID practice problem
2 - literature review
3 - recruit study participants
4 - informed consent
5 - protect patients rights, monitor for adverse effects (not to be harmed, full disclosure, self determination, privacy/confidentiality)
6 - Collect data
7 - implement interventions
8 - evaluate/interpret findings
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Philosophy
Definition
a belief system
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Concepts
Definition
Considered the building blocks of theories
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Conceptual Framework
Definition
group of related ideas, statements, or concepts, often used interchangeably with conceptual model of grand theory
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theory
Definition
defined as a system of ideas presumed to explain a given phenomena
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Paradigm
Definition
a pattern of shared understanding and assumptions about reality and the world
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Meta-paradigm
Definition
concepts that can be superimposed on almost any work of nursing
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4 major maraparadigms in nursing
Definition
1 - person
2 - environment
3 - health
4 - nursing
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Florence Nightingale
Definition
the first nursing theorist to determine the nursing role is to help the patient recover from illness. she linked 5 environmental factors: pure water, fresh air, efficient drainage, cleanliness, light/direct sunlight - her concepts still remain in nursing activities today
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Roy Adaptation Model
Definition
a person is a 'biopsychosocial' adaptive system with continual cycle of input (stimuli) and output (responses) - says that adaptive responses lead to improved health
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4 modes of individuals responses to stimuli (roy model)
Definition
1 - physiological (body's basic needs)
2 - self-concept (body image, idea of self)
3 - role function (performance of the role in society)
4 - interdependence (interaction with sig. others/support persons)
Term
Peplau
Definition
interpersonal relations model of nursing
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Henderson
Definition
defined nursing as concerned with health and ill persons. nursing interdependent of other health disciplines
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Roger
Definition
whole person is greater than sum of its parts
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Orem
Definition
self-care deficit theory - nurses helping role to guide, teach, support or perform care
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Neuman
Definition
systems model based on individual's response to stress
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Leininger
Definition
human caring is culturally derived
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Watson
Definition
human caring defined as central to nursing
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Parse
Definition
emphasis on individual choices and responsibilities for health, nurse is in the helping role
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