Taylor Fundamentals Chapter 1
As civilizations grew, temples were centers for medicine because ____. - answers of
the belief that illness was caused by sin and the gods' displeasure.
In ____ period, nursing began to have a formal and more clearly defined role. -
answers early Christian
At the beginning of the 16th century nursing care: - answers changed from religious
orientation to warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge.
Why did nursing develop a poor reputation? - answers Many monasteries and convents
closed leading to a nursing shortage. Criminals were recruited to nursing in lieu of jail
sentences.
Florence Nightingale contributions (10): - answers - identifying personal needs of pt
and role of nurse of meeting needs
- est. standards for hospital management
- est. respected occupation for women
- est. nursing education
- recognizing the 2 components of nursing: health and illness
- believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
- recognizing that nutrition is important to health
- instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
- stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
- maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
(elevated status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing
care, and founded modern nursing education)
Florence Nightengale birth, etc. - answers born in 1820 to a wealthy family; grew up in
England; was well educated; traveled extensively; began training as a nurse at age 31
(despite family opposition);
The outbreak of Crimean War and request by British to organize nursing care for
military hopsital in Turkey gave her an opportunity.
, What two factors led to focus on nursing in US? - answers Nightingale's work and
casualties during Civil War.
Describe nursing 19-21st century in US: - answers schools were in hospitals. It was not
clear what was nursing care and which was education. Female nurses were under
control of male hospital administrators and physicians.
WWII effects on nursing: - answers large numbers of women worked outside the home,
women became more independent and assertive; created need for more nurses and
education; medicine and technology education broadened role of nurses.
"nurse" - answers Latin 'nutrix' meaning to nourish. Most definitions describe nurse as
person who nourishes, fosters, and protects, and who is prepared to take care of sick,
injured and aged people.
ANA - answers American Nurses Association.
knowledge base for nursing practice includes: - answers diagnosis, interventions, and
evaluation of outcomes from an established plan of care. Also, a nurse integrates
objective data w/knowledge gained from understanding of patient's or group's subjective
experience, applies scientific knowledge in nursing process, and providces a caring
relationship that facilitates health and healing.
Four Aims of Nursing: - answers 1. promote health
2. prevent illness
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping w/disability or death
Nurses use four essential competencies: - answers cognitive, technical, interpersonal,
and ethical/legal skills
to provide safe adn knowledgeable care.
cognitively skilled nurses: - answers think about nature of things sufficiently to "make
sense" of their world and to grasp conceptually what is necessary to achieve valued
goals.
cognitively skilled nurses can accomplish: - answers - offer scientific rational for
patient's plan of care
- select nursing interventions that are most likely to yield desired outcomes
- use critical thinking to solve problems creatively
technically skilled nurses: - answers manipulate equipment skillfully to produce desired
outcome or result. involves everything from manual dexterity and good hand-eye
coordination to ability to troubleshoot when equipment malfunctions, based on an
understanding of technical workings of equipment.
As civilizations grew, temples were centers for medicine because ____. - answers of
the belief that illness was caused by sin and the gods' displeasure.
In ____ period, nursing began to have a formal and more clearly defined role. -
answers early Christian
At the beginning of the 16th century nursing care: - answers changed from religious
orientation to warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge.
Why did nursing develop a poor reputation? - answers Many monasteries and convents
closed leading to a nursing shortage. Criminals were recruited to nursing in lieu of jail
sentences.
Florence Nightingale contributions (10): - answers - identifying personal needs of pt
and role of nurse of meeting needs
- est. standards for hospital management
- est. respected occupation for women
- est. nursing education
- recognizing the 2 components of nursing: health and illness
- believing that nursing is separate and distinct from medicine
- recognizing that nutrition is important to health
- instituting occupational and recreational therapy for sick people
- stressing the need for continuing education for nurses
- maintaining accurate records, recognized as the beginnings of nursing research
(elevated status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing
care, and founded modern nursing education)
Florence Nightengale birth, etc. - answers born in 1820 to a wealthy family; grew up in
England; was well educated; traveled extensively; began training as a nurse at age 31
(despite family opposition);
The outbreak of Crimean War and request by British to organize nursing care for
military hopsital in Turkey gave her an opportunity.
, What two factors led to focus on nursing in US? - answers Nightingale's work and
casualties during Civil War.
Describe nursing 19-21st century in US: - answers schools were in hospitals. It was not
clear what was nursing care and which was education. Female nurses were under
control of male hospital administrators and physicians.
WWII effects on nursing: - answers large numbers of women worked outside the home,
women became more independent and assertive; created need for more nurses and
education; medicine and technology education broadened role of nurses.
"nurse" - answers Latin 'nutrix' meaning to nourish. Most definitions describe nurse as
person who nourishes, fosters, and protects, and who is prepared to take care of sick,
injured and aged people.
ANA - answers American Nurses Association.
knowledge base for nursing practice includes: - answers diagnosis, interventions, and
evaluation of outcomes from an established plan of care. Also, a nurse integrates
objective data w/knowledge gained from understanding of patient's or group's subjective
experience, applies scientific knowledge in nursing process, and providces a caring
relationship that facilitates health and healing.
Four Aims of Nursing: - answers 1. promote health
2. prevent illness
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping w/disability or death
Nurses use four essential competencies: - answers cognitive, technical, interpersonal,
and ethical/legal skills
to provide safe adn knowledgeable care.
cognitively skilled nurses: - answers think about nature of things sufficiently to "make
sense" of their world and to grasp conceptually what is necessary to achieve valued
goals.
cognitively skilled nurses can accomplish: - answers - offer scientific rational for
patient's plan of care
- select nursing interventions that are most likely to yield desired outcomes
- use critical thinking to solve problems creatively
technically skilled nurses: - answers manipulate equipment skillfully to produce desired
outcome or result. involves everything from manual dexterity and good hand-eye
coordination to ability to troubleshoot when equipment malfunctions, based on an
understanding of technical workings of equipment.
