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1. Florence Nightin- - founder of modern nursing
gale - established professional education of nursing
2. Standards of allow nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the
nursing practice patient, and the institution where health care is provided
3. Nurse Practice - laws in each state that regulate the practice of nursing
Act - sets scope of practice in each state
- sets requirements for nursing school curriculum
4. Code of ethics for - statements of the professional nurse values and beliefs
nurses - 9 total provisions
- practice with compassion and respect
- primary commitment is to the patient
- promotes, advocates, and protects patients' rights
5. Social policy - contract of nursing with society and society's contract with nursing
statement - What does society expect from nursing - stay up to date with nursing practice,
continuing education
- What does nursing expect from society - provide facilities, allow nursing to grow
6. Roles of nurses - caregiver
- communicator
- teacher / educator
- counselor
- leader
- researcher
- advocate
- collaborator
7. 4 aims of nursing - to promote health
- to prevent illness
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- to restore health
- to facilitate coping with disability or death
8. Nursing process - Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
9. Types of assess- - comprehensive
ment - focused
- emergency
- time-lapsed
- assessment of communities/special populations
10. Comprehensive - complete health history (medical, surgical, family, social)
assessment - allergies
- medications
- safety
11. Focused assess- assessment for a specific problem, focuses on pertinent history and body regions
ment for that problem
12. Emergency as- type of rapid focused assessment conducted when addressing a life-threatening
sessment or unstable situation, focus on ABCs
13. Time-lapsed as- compares a patient's current status to baseline data obtained earlier
sessment
14. Community as- helps identify community needs, clarify problems, and identify strengths and
sessment resources (# of hospitals, grocery stores, churches, parks)
15. Characteristics of - purposeful
assessments - prioritized