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| who's studied and implemented methods to improve battlefield sanitation, which ultimately reduced illness, infection, and mortality |
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| Florence Nightingale established the first |
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| nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration |
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| WHO'S views on nursing came from a spiritual philosophy, developed in her adolescence and adulthood (Macrae, 1995), and reflected the changing needs of society |
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| In 1853 Nightingale went to Paris to study with the Sisters of Charity and was later appointed superintendent of the English General Hospitals in Turkey. During this period she brought about major reforms in ____ ___ and ____ practice |
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| hygiene, sanitation, nursing |
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| WHO volunteered during the Crimean War in 1853 and traveled the battlefield hospitals at night carrying her lamp; she thus was known as the “lady with the lamp.” |
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| mother _______ organized ambulance services, supervised nurses, and walked abandoned battlefields at night, looking for wounded soldiers. |
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| WHO was concerned with relationships between cultures and races, and as a noted nursing leader, she brought forth an awareness of cultural diversity and respect for the individual, regardless of background, race, color, or religion. |
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| WHO Helped found the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada in 1896. This organization became the American Nurses Association in 1911. |
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| nursing in the community did not increase significantly until 1893, when Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster opened the ____ _____ ____ which focused on the health needs of poor people who lived in tenements in New York City |
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| She became the first professor of nursing at Columbia University Teachers College in 1906 |
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| Multiple external forces affect nursing. These include demographic changes of the ( NAME 4) |
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| population, human rights, increasing numbers of medically underserved, and the threat of bioterrorism. |
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| The____ ____ ____ changed the way society viewed the rights of all of its members, including minorities, clients with terminal illness, pregnant women, and older adults. |
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| The rising rates of underemployment and low-paying jobs, mental illness, and homelessness and rising health care costs all contribute to an increase in the |
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| medically underserved population |
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| ADIPIE (6 STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE) |
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| ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, outcomes Identification, Planning, implementation, Evaluation. |
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| the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your clients. |
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| as a ______ you help the client regain health and a maximal level of independent function through the healing process. |
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| as a ______ _____ you protect your client's human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises. |
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| The _____ advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse population in a changing healthcare environment. they () set standards for excellence and innovation in nursing education. |
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| National League for Nursing (NLN) |
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| The _____ advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse population in a changing healthcare environment. they () set standards for excellence and innovation in nursing education. |
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| National League for Nursing (NLN) |
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| WHO's purpose is to improve standards of health and the availability of health care, to foster high standards for nursing, and to promote the professional development and general and economic welfare of nurses. |
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| ANA american nursing association. |
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| The ____ is part of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) |
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| The ____ is active in political, professional, and financial issues affecting health care and the nursing profession, and is a strong lobbyist in professional practice issues, such as limits of overtime hours. |
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You practice using nursing's code of ethics for professional registered nurses. This code:
1. Improves self–health care
2. Protects the client from harm
3. Ensures identical care to all clients
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2. Lacey Conrad, an 18-year-old woman, is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The physician asks you to obtain her vital signs, auscultate her lung sounds, listen to her heart sounds, determine her level of comfort, and collect blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice are you performing?
1. Diagnosis
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3. Lacey Conrad remains in the emergency department and has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The physician orders a medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of care are you performing?
1. Planning
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You are caring for a client with end-stage lung disease. The client wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the client to have a new surgical procedure. You explain the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discuss the client's wishes with the family. You are acting as the client's:
1. Educator
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5. Evidence-based practice is defined as:
1. Nursing care based on tradition
2. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
3. A problem-solving approach to clinical practice based on best practices
4. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner |
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6. The examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all clients
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all clients
3. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
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7. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse possess knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Choose all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion |
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8. Advanced practice nurses generally:
1. Function independently
2. Function as unit directors
3. Work in acute care settings
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