STUDY GUIDE AND TAKEAWAYS For EXAM #1
Chapter 1
Define evidence-based practice
Practice of nursing in which interventions are based on data from
research that demonstrates that they are appropriate and successful
Review difference between roles:
Position- a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job- a group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Occupation- a group of similar jobs similar in type of work that are
usually found throughout an industry or work environment
Profession- a type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation
and formal qualifications and meets certain higher level criteria that
raise it to a higher level above that of an occupation
Professional- a person who belongs to and practices a profession
Professionalism- the demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Identify the traits that define a profession
Process approach- a continuum from position to a profession
Power approach- power, independence, and money
Trait approach- high intellectual level, high level of individual
responsibility and accountability, specialized body of knowledge,
knowledge that can be learned in institutions of high education, public
service, public service over financial gain, code of ethics that guides the
member of profession in their practice
Review how nursing compares with other professions
High intellectual level, high level of individual responsibility and
accountability, specialized body of knowledge, evidence-based practice,
public service altruistic activities, well-organized and strong
representation, nurses code of ethics
Review how students should use recourses like websites, journals
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, Research on interventions that are best for their clients
Review Nurses’ Code of Ethics
Chapter 6
Do nurses have autonomy and independence of practice? Why or why
not.
Work closely with other professionals, nurse practitioners can and do
establish their own practice
Determine the main method in which nurses can gain power in nursing
Professional unity, political activity, accountability and professionalism,
networking
Chapter 2
Compare healthcare of ancient civilizations to healthcare today. What
have the focus, influences, and interventions changed?
Common element- providing care to the ill and injured, including
individuals, families and communities, optimal health and quality of life
could be restored or maintained
Healthcare was intertwined with religion
Understand the influence of Hippocrates. How did he change medicine?
How are his teachings relevant today?
Focused on harmony with the natural law instead of on appeasing the
gods. Treating the whole client—mind, body, spirit, and the
environment—and making diagnoses on the basis of symptoms rather
than on an isolated idea of a disease.
Ethical standards—Hippocratic oath
Understand the influences of nursing through the centuries: religion,
science, war, industrialization.
Religion- Taoism emphasized balance and the driving of demons out of
the ailing body. Hinduism emphasized the need for good hygiene and
written records would soon chronicle a number of surgical procedures.
Buddhism urged the development of public hospitals, the requirement
of high standards for doctors and other hospital workers and an
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Chapter 1
Define evidence-based practice
Practice of nursing in which interventions are based on data from
research that demonstrates that they are appropriate and successful
Review difference between roles:
Position- a group of tasks assigned to one individual
Job- a group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be
carried out by one or more individuals
Occupation- a group of similar jobs similar in type of work that are
usually found throughout an industry or work environment
Profession- a type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation
and formal qualifications and meets certain higher level criteria that
raise it to a higher level above that of an occupation
Professional- a person who belongs to and practices a profession
Professionalism- the demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and
skill characteristics of a member of a profession
Identify the traits that define a profession
Process approach- a continuum from position to a profession
Power approach- power, independence, and money
Trait approach- high intellectual level, high level of individual
responsibility and accountability, specialized body of knowledge,
knowledge that can be learned in institutions of high education, public
service, public service over financial gain, code of ethics that guides the
member of profession in their practice
Review how nursing compares with other professions
High intellectual level, high level of individual responsibility and
accountability, specialized body of knowledge, evidence-based practice,
public service altruistic activities, well-organized and strong
representation, nurses code of ethics
Review how students should use recourses like websites, journals
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https://www.coursehero.com/file/19623240/Exam-1-Study-Guide/
, Research on interventions that are best for their clients
Review Nurses’ Code of Ethics
Chapter 6
Do nurses have autonomy and independence of practice? Why or why
not.
Work closely with other professionals, nurse practitioners can and do
establish their own practice
Determine the main method in which nurses can gain power in nursing
Professional unity, political activity, accountability and professionalism,
networking
Chapter 2
Compare healthcare of ancient civilizations to healthcare today. What
have the focus, influences, and interventions changed?
Common element- providing care to the ill and injured, including
individuals, families and communities, optimal health and quality of life
could be restored or maintained
Healthcare was intertwined with religion
Understand the influence of Hippocrates. How did he change medicine?
How are his teachings relevant today?
Focused on harmony with the natural law instead of on appeasing the
gods. Treating the whole client—mind, body, spirit, and the
environment—and making diagnoses on the basis of symptoms rather
than on an isolated idea of a disease.
Ethical standards—Hippocratic oath
Understand the influences of nursing through the centuries: religion,
science, war, industrialization.
Religion- Taoism emphasized balance and the driving of demons out of
the ailing body. Hinduism emphasized the need for good hygiene and
written records would soon chronicle a number of surgical procedures.
Buddhism urged the development of public hospitals, the requirement
of high standards for doctors and other hospital workers and an
This study source was downloaded by 100000805705997 from CourseHero.com on 01-03-2022 11:31:58 GMT -06:00
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