Nura 1050 Test 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
Who was Lillian Wald and what was her impact on Nursing?
(1867-1940), opened the Henry street settlement in New York
City. Assisted Colombia University with developing Courses to
prepare nurses for careers in public health. She was credited
with founding American Red Cross's town and Country Nursing
Service. First President of the National Organization of pUblic
Health.
Who is Lavinia Lloyd Dock?
(1858-1956), fought for the professionalization of nursing and
the equity of women, she wrote the first medication textbook for
nurses and lobbied legislators at all levels about women's right
to vote.
Who is Anne W. Goodrich and how did she impact nursing?
(1866-1954), was appointed as state inspector for nursing
schools, in 1910. She assisted with the US Army with opening
wit opening their nursing school, and established the Nursing
Training Program at Vassar College. She also served as dean at
Yale school of Nursing.
Who is Loretta C Ford and how did she impact nursing?
(1920-), founded Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice, she became
the founding dean of the University of Rochester School of
Nursing and Director of the nursing service at the university
,hospital in 1972. In 2003, she was awarded the Blackwell
Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Who was Mary Mahoney and How did she impact Nursing?
was the first Black American to work as a professionally trained
and licensed nurse in the United States, She completed Nursing
Training in 1879. In 1879, she joined the nurses Associated
Alumnae of the United States and Canada.
What were the main points of Chapter 2?
-Nursing and the modern healthcare system are in transition
-Florence Nightingale and the greatest impact
-Nurses today still typically have a high level of responsibility
but a low level of power
-Those in the nursing profession must learn form the past and
use those lessons to create a premier profession of the future.
What must nurses know the value of?
Most nurses work on real-world problems, not theories.
Therefore, nurses need to understand the value of theories and
models for improving nursing.
What are the differences between theories and models?
Theories: Theories begin with a hypothesis, nursing theories
have become more complex and these theories play a role in
evidence-based practice.
Model: Hypothetical representation of something that exists in
reality, it's more concrete than a theory, more or less a
conceptual model.
, What are the 4 key concepts that are common to nursing
models?
-Client/Patient (individual/collective): these are complex
entities, and not just about disease.
-Health: Difficult to define/varies individually and cultural
perception enters any definition.
-Environment: Physical environment and social aspects of the
environment play a role.
-Nursing: Nursing is a concept that has changed or expanded in
recent decades beyond providing comfort and helping cure
disease.
What is general systems theory?
When systems act as a whole because of the independence of
their parts. Studying things as a system is related to deductive
reasoning.
What is an open system?
-Relatively free movement in (energy, information, etc)
-Example: sunlight striking a plant.
-Most systems that nurses deal with are open systems
What is a closed system?
-There is no movement in or out in a closed system, this means
it probably doesn't exist. For example, a biosphere, a sealed
glass container with organisms in it., its only open for energy.
Who was Lillian Wald and what was her impact on Nursing?
(1867-1940), opened the Henry street settlement in New York
City. Assisted Colombia University with developing Courses to
prepare nurses for careers in public health. She was credited
with founding American Red Cross's town and Country Nursing
Service. First President of the National Organization of pUblic
Health.
Who is Lavinia Lloyd Dock?
(1858-1956), fought for the professionalization of nursing and
the equity of women, she wrote the first medication textbook for
nurses and lobbied legislators at all levels about women's right
to vote.
Who is Anne W. Goodrich and how did she impact nursing?
(1866-1954), was appointed as state inspector for nursing
schools, in 1910. She assisted with the US Army with opening
wit opening their nursing school, and established the Nursing
Training Program at Vassar College. She also served as dean at
Yale school of Nursing.
Who is Loretta C Ford and how did she impact nursing?
(1920-), founded Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice, she became
the founding dean of the University of Rochester School of
Nursing and Director of the nursing service at the university
,hospital in 1972. In 2003, she was awarded the Blackwell
Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Who was Mary Mahoney and How did she impact Nursing?
was the first Black American to work as a professionally trained
and licensed nurse in the United States, She completed Nursing
Training in 1879. In 1879, she joined the nurses Associated
Alumnae of the United States and Canada.
What were the main points of Chapter 2?
-Nursing and the modern healthcare system are in transition
-Florence Nightingale and the greatest impact
-Nurses today still typically have a high level of responsibility
but a low level of power
-Those in the nursing profession must learn form the past and
use those lessons to create a premier profession of the future.
What must nurses know the value of?
Most nurses work on real-world problems, not theories.
Therefore, nurses need to understand the value of theories and
models for improving nursing.
What are the differences between theories and models?
Theories: Theories begin with a hypothesis, nursing theories
have become more complex and these theories play a role in
evidence-based practice.
Model: Hypothetical representation of something that exists in
reality, it's more concrete than a theory, more or less a
conceptual model.
, What are the 4 key concepts that are common to nursing
models?
-Client/Patient (individual/collective): these are complex
entities, and not just about disease.
-Health: Difficult to define/varies individually and cultural
perception enters any definition.
-Environment: Physical environment and social aspects of the
environment play a role.
-Nursing: Nursing is a concept that has changed or expanded in
recent decades beyond providing comfort and helping cure
disease.
What is general systems theory?
When systems act as a whole because of the independence of
their parts. Studying things as a system is related to deductive
reasoning.
What is an open system?
-Relatively free movement in (energy, information, etc)
-Example: sunlight striking a plant.
-Most systems that nurses deal with are open systems
What is a closed system?
-There is no movement in or out in a closed system, this means
it probably doesn't exist. For example, a biosphere, a sealed
glass container with organisms in it., its only open for energy.
