Nursing Fundamentals CH 1 Latest Verified Edition Graded A+
Florence Nightingale
elevated the status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care,
and founded modern nursing education.
The American Nurses Association (AMA)
defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injuries, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and
populations.
Nursing's 4 broad aims:
promote health, prevent illness, restore health, facilitate coping with disability or death
To meet these aims, nurses use 4 blended competencies:
cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal.
More recently, these aims have been further specified as the QSEN, quality and safety education
for nurses competencies:
patient centered care,
teamwork and collaboration,
quality improvement,
safety,
evidence-based practice,
informatics
Nursing is recognized as:
a profession with a unique body of knowledge, service, orientation, code of ethics, autonomy,
and self-regulation
Educational preparation for nursing practices involves several different types of programs that
can lead to licensure as an RN:
diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate, and newer alternative routes including entry-level
master's programs, accelerated programs for graduates of non-nursing disciplines, community-
based baccalaureate programs, RN completion programs for LPNs and other allied health
providers. Graduate programs include: master's degrees, doctor of nursing practice (DNP),
doctor of nursing science (DNSc), and PhD's.
Florence Nightingale
elevated the status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care,
and founded modern nursing education.
The American Nurses Association (AMA)
defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injuries, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of
human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and
populations.
Nursing's 4 broad aims:
promote health, prevent illness, restore health, facilitate coping with disability or death
To meet these aims, nurses use 4 blended competencies:
cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal.
More recently, these aims have been further specified as the QSEN, quality and safety education
for nurses competencies:
patient centered care,
teamwork and collaboration,
quality improvement,
safety,
evidence-based practice,
informatics
Nursing is recognized as:
a profession with a unique body of knowledge, service, orientation, code of ethics, autonomy,
and self-regulation
Educational preparation for nursing practices involves several different types of programs that
can lead to licensure as an RN:
diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate, and newer alternative routes including entry-level
master's programs, accelerated programs for graduates of non-nursing disciplines, community-
based baccalaureate programs, RN completion programs for LPNs and other allied health
providers. Graduate programs include: master's degrees, doctor of nursing practice (DNP),
doctor of nursing science (DNSc), and PhD's.
