Fundamentals of Nursing
origination of the word "nurse" - ............ANSWER..........from the latin
word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ............ANSWER..........communicator,
teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ............ANSWER..........nurses use
optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - ............ANSWER..........-one of major guidelines
for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - ............ANSWER..........-define legal scope of
nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
,5 vital signs - ............ANSWER..........respirations, pulse rate, blood
pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
- ............ANSWER..........-well defined body specific and unique
knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - ............ANSWER..........defined nursing as both
an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created
freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing
Clara Barton - ............ANSWER..........established red cross; volunteered
to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as
supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - ............ANSWER..........-traditional ( passed
down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
, objective - ............ANSWER..........you can see the object
subjective - ............ANSWER..........coming from that subject
types of knowledge - ............ANSWER..........-science (observing,
identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and
occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - ............ANSWER..........-improve care in
clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ............ANSWER..........examines a general idea
and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ............ANSWER..........one builds from specific
ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health - ............ANSWER..........a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
origination of the word "nurse" - ............ANSWER..........from the latin
word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - ............ANSWER..........communicator,
teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - ............ANSWER..........nurses use
optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials, refer to
community support systems; provide care to families and patients during
end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - ............ANSWER..........-one of major guidelines
for nursing practice
-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - ............ANSWER..........-define legal scope of
nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
,5 vital signs - ............ANSWER..........respirations, pulse rate, blood
pressure, temperature, and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria
- ............ANSWER..........-well defined body specific and unique
knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - ............ANSWER..........defined nursing as both
an art and science, differentiated nursing from medicine, created
freestanding nursing education, published books; founder of modern
nursing
Clara Barton - ............ANSWER..........established red cross; volunteered
to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as
supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - ............ANSWER..........-traditional ( passed
down from generation to generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
, objective - ............ANSWER..........you can see the object
subjective - ............ANSWER..........coming from that subject
types of knowledge - ............ANSWER..........-science (observing,
identifying, describing, investigating, and explaining events and
occurences that are perceived in world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - ............ANSWER..........-improve care in
clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - ............ANSWER..........examines a general idea
and then considers specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - ............ANSWER..........one builds from specific
ideas or actions to conclusions about general ideas
health - ............ANSWER..........a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
