Test Bank For Davis Advantage Basic Nursing: Thinking
Doing and Caring 3rd Edition By Leslie S. Treas; Karen
L. Barnett; Mable H. Smith
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Founder of modern nursing or "Lady with the
Lamp"
Began professional education of nursing.
Advocate for quality healthcare.
Transformed nursing into respected profession.
Recognized for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Designed hospitals to decrease mortality rates incorporating air, light, nutrition, and
adequate ventilation and space into the design.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses.
Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental asylums.
Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - ANSWER Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases
among poor immigrants.
Mary Brewster - ANSWER Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases
among poor immigrants.
Edward Lyon - ANSWER first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve
officer
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER First African American graduate nurse in the U.S.
Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908, which eventually
merged with the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Lavinia Dock - ANSWER Nurse, feminist, social activist.
Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890.
Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing
Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for
Nurses of the U.S. and Canada, now the National League for Nursing
ANA nursing definition 1980 - ANSWER The diagnosis and treatment of human
responses to actual and potential health problems
Clinical Judgement - ANSWER A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing
the cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evaluating
outcomes (safety).
, Critical Thinking - ANSWER a reflective thinking process that involves collecting
information, analyzing the adequacy and accuracy of the information, and carefully
considering options for action.
Problem-solving - ANSWER When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find
a satisfactory solution to achieve the best outcomes.
Full-spectrum nursing - ANSWER This term refers to nursing that involves clinical
judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse: - ANSWER • Nursing
practice is individualized
• Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons, families,
support systems, and other providers)
• Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse
• Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide individualized care
to their healthcare consumers.
• A strong link exists between the professional work environment and the registered
nurse's ability to provide quality healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes
2015 ANA defines professional nursing as: - ANSWER Nursing is the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
provide healing, decrease suffering, through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response and advocate care for clients, families, groups, communities and
population
1.) Health Protection and Promotion
2.) Illness and Injury Prevention
3.) Alleviation of Suffering
4.) Healthcare Advocacy
Nurses Today - ANSWER • Nurses are educated, competent, and caring
professionals
• The complexity of healthcare delivery requires that nurses use critical thinking,
effective communication, organization, leadership, advocacy, and technical skills to
ensure that clients receive safe and effective care.
Why do we have to DEFINE Nursing? - ANSWER • Help the public understand the
value of nursing
• Describe what activities and roles belong to nursing versus other health professions
• Help students and practicing nurses understand what is expected of them within
their role as nurses
nursing has undergone tremendous change, from a role limited to providing kindness
and support to full-spectrum nursing, which is based in science but still focuses on
care and nurturing
Doing and Caring 3rd Edition By Leslie S. Treas; Karen
L. Barnett; Mable H. Smith
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Founder of modern nursing or "Lady with the
Lamp"
Began professional education of nursing.
Advocate for quality healthcare.
Transformed nursing into respected profession.
Recognized for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Designed hospitals to decrease mortality rates incorporating air, light, nutrition, and
adequate ventilation and space into the design.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER Served as superintendent of the U.S. Army Nurses.
Advocate of mentally ill. Created first generation of American mental asylums.
Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - ANSWER Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases
among poor immigrants.
Mary Brewster - ANSWER Pioneer of public health nursing.
Founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York to fight the spread of diseases
among poor immigrants.
Edward Lyon - ANSWER first male nurse to receive commission as a reserve
officer
Mary Mahoney - ANSWER First African American graduate nurse in the U.S.
Cofounded the National Association of Colored Graduates in 1908, which eventually
merged with the American Nurses Association (ANA)
Lavinia Dock - ANSWER Nurse, feminist, social activist.
Compiled the first manual of drugs for nurses 1890.
Contributing editor to the American Journal of Nursing
Helped establish the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for
Nurses of the U.S. and Canada, now the National League for Nursing
ANA nursing definition 1980 - ANSWER The diagnosis and treatment of human
responses to actual and potential health problems
Clinical Judgement - ANSWER A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing
the cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions, taking actions, and evaluating
outcomes (safety).
, Critical Thinking - ANSWER a reflective thinking process that involves collecting
information, analyzing the adequacy and accuracy of the information, and carefully
considering options for action.
Problem-solving - ANSWER When a nurse considers an issue and attempts to find
a satisfactory solution to achieve the best outcomes.
Full-spectrum nursing - ANSWER This term refers to nursing that involves clinical
judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
2010 ANA acknowledged 5 characteristics of a Nurse: - ANSWER • Nursing
practice is individualized
• Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships (with persons, families,
support systems, and other providers)
• Caring is central to the practice of the registered nurse
• Registered nurses use the nursing process to plan and provide individualized care
to their healthcare consumers.
• A strong link exists between the professional work environment and the registered
nurse's ability to provide quality healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes
2015 ANA defines professional nursing as: - ANSWER Nursing is the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
provide healing, decrease suffering, through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response and advocate care for clients, families, groups, communities and
population
1.) Health Protection and Promotion
2.) Illness and Injury Prevention
3.) Alleviation of Suffering
4.) Healthcare Advocacy
Nurses Today - ANSWER • Nurses are educated, competent, and caring
professionals
• The complexity of healthcare delivery requires that nurses use critical thinking,
effective communication, organization, leadership, advocacy, and technical skills to
ensure that clients receive safe and effective care.
Why do we have to DEFINE Nursing? - ANSWER • Help the public understand the
value of nursing
• Describe what activities and roles belong to nursing versus other health professions
• Help students and practicing nurses understand what is expected of them within
their role as nurses
nursing has undergone tremendous change, from a role limited to providing kindness
and support to full-spectrum nursing, which is based in science but still focuses on
care and nurturing
