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Intro/Nursing: Exam 1
History, theorists, profession
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2010

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% of Male Nurses
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5.7%
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Average age
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46.8 yo
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Largest employment setting
Definition
Hospitals (acute care)
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Majority/Primary Demographic Profile
Definition
Female; age 46; white; hospital setting
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% educated out of US
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3.5%
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Top 3 areas educating nurses outside US
Definition

1. Philippines, 50.2%

2. Canada, 20.2%

3. U.K., 8.4%

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Florence Nightingale
Definition

-Provided care for soldiers during war

-Wrote "notes on nursing"

-Founded 1st training hosp for nurses (St. Thomas Hosp, London)

-"Lady w/ the lamp"

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Dorthea Dix
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-Superintendant of women nurses of army

-Created 2mo training program at 2 NY hosp's

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Clara Barton
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-Founded Amer. Red Cross
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"Famous Trio"
Definition

-1st 3 American training schools for nurses; modeled after F.N.

1. Bellevue Training for Nurses, NYC

2. Connecticut, New Haven

3. Boston, Mass Gen Hosp

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Linda Richards
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-1st trained nurse in US
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Mary Eliza Mahoney
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-1st trained A.A. nurse
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Organizations
Definition

-Chicago World's Fair- turning point

-Nurses met and discussed lack of uniformity in curricula/edu

-Nt'l League of Nursing Edu (now NLN)

-American Nurses Assoc (ANA)

-1st assoc of nursing in history

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Lillian Wald
Definition

-Founded Henry Street Settlement

-NY's east side

-Established 1st formalized public health Nursing Practice

-Cared for babies, treated minor ill's, prevented disease transmission, provided health edu to neighborhood

-Visiting nurses & clincs

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Mary Breckinridge
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-Frontier Nursing Service

-1st known as Kentucky Committee for mothers and babies

-1st organiz. midwifery progr

-Horseback travel

-Delivered babies, provided pre/postnatal care & edu for mothers/families

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Major Categories of Healthcare Services
Definition

1. Health promotion & maintenance

-Early detection, promote lifestyles (ex: health edu)

2. Illness prevention

-Reduce risk-factors, address health probs (ex: ear plugs in factory)

3. Diagnosis & treatment

-Heavy emphasis by US, modern techn

4. Rehab & long-term care

-Disease managm, restore functioning/indepen.

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Classification of Health Care Systems
Definition

1. Federal: Nt'l Instit of Health (NIH; CDC)

2. State: St Dept of Health; St Boards/Nursing

3. Voluntary (private): Am Heart Assoc, March of Dimes, Am Red Cross

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Nurse Citizen
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-Registered to vote, kept informed of HC issues, know local/state/federal officials
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Nurse Activist
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-Contacts public officials via letters/calls, registers people to vote, works on campaigns
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Nurse Politician
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-Runs for office, seeks appointment to regular agency, uses nursing expertise as front-line policymaker to enhance HC
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Nurse's Role
Definition

-Provider of care

-Researcher

-Educator

-Collaborator

-Counselor 

-Patient Advocate

-Manager

 

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Types of Nursing Delivery Systems
Definition

1. Functional Nursing

-Tasks (skills); medication (1); bathing (1); vitals (1)

2. Team Nursing

-R.N.; L.P.N.; N.A.: sharing of tasks

3. Primary Nursing: (1 RN:several pat's)

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Definition of Nursing
Definition

-Focused on assisting individuals/ families/ communities, in attaining/maintaining/recovering health/functioning

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Model of Professional Socialization:

Brenner's Stages of Nursing Proficiency

(5 stages)

Definition

1. Novice- stud's entering nursing sch

2. Adv. Beginners- learners have become competent; can use theory/principles; not proficient

3. Competent Practitioner (2-3y)- begun to feel competent; organized & efficient most of time

4. Proficient Practitioners (3-5y)- begin to view pat's holistically; can recogn subtle changes; can focus on long-term goals

5. Expert Practitioners (extensive pract)- learners grasp pat. needs right away/autom; "sense" of what needs to be done based on experience

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Levels of Healthcare Services
Definition

1. Primary- treat health prob's; prevention (ex: going to Dr; ER)

2. Secondary- prevent complications from disease (ex: someone in hosp.)

3. Tertiary- long-term care; rehab; terminally ill (ex: hospice, recovery after stroke)

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Nursing Organizations
Definition

-Complex role of assoc

-Communicate, educ, serve

-Why join?

-Network, contin. educ, remain informed

-Unions (collective bargaining unit)

-Work collectively, control over practice, negotiate issues

-Benefits

-Skills, networking, projects

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