Nur 115 Final exam (Answered) 80 Questions
and Correct Answers, 100% Correct.
2024/2025.
what is Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing?
Proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and proper selection and administration of
diet - All at the least expense of the patient
how did the post-World War II influence the definition of nursing?
Advanced technology, more aware of emotions playing a part
what is holistic nursing?
Nourishes the whole person, body, mind and spirit
list 8 factors contribute to Holistic Nursing
1. Nursing is an open system
2.Nursing provides several health care services including maintaining health, preventing disease,
restoring health, and achieving a peaceful death.
3. nursing involves collaborating with patient and families.
4. nursing is involved with people at points along the health-illness continuum.
5. nursing care is provided regardless of diagnosis,differences, age, beliefs,gender,sexual preference,
and other factors.
6. nursing requires advanced knowledge and skills
7. nursing requires caring, compassion, and concern,respect and warmth.
8 nursing links theory and research in an effort to answer difficult questions.
what is the definition of belief?
1.intellectual acceptance of sth as true or correct.
2.serves as a roadmap for critical thinking and decision-making.
3.shown throng attitudes and behaviors.
4.it is important to know and understnad one's beliefs because the practice of nursing frequently
challenges a nurse's belief.
5.nurses need to adopt non-judgmental attitudes towards patients' belief.
6. most recent published set of beliefs for nursing is called the "nursing code of ehtics" and was
published by the ANA. this code of ehtics affirm the beliefs about nursing and guides the practice of
nursing.
List 10 professional nursing values
1. compassion/caring
2. accountability/ responsibility
3.Ethical
4. knowledgeable
5. Teamwork
6. Patient advocate
, 7 Holistic
8 Competent
9 openness to learning
10.respectful
what is the definition of the "philosophy of nursing?
Statement of beliefs about nursing; expressions of values in nursing; used for decision making and
the practice of nursing; individual nurses' philosophies; Collective philosophies-such as hospitals and
schools of nursing
Clara Barton
Founded American Red Cross
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
a Civil war lay nurse who rallied the soldiers, cleaning up the camps and the soldiers
Dorthea Dix
an avid reformer of care of the mentally ill; appointed by president Lincoln as superintendent of
"women nurses of the army".
Florence Nightingale
founder of modern nursing and nursing education
Adelaide Nutting
First Professor of nursing in the world
Isabel Hampton Robb
Helped to form the National League of Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
Mildred Montag
Founded ADN education in 1952
Lillian Wald
Founded the Henry Street Settlement and public health nursing
Hildegard Peplau
Pioneer in nursing theory
Mary Mahoney
first black trained nurse
Mary Breckenridge
nurse midwife who founded the Frontier Nursing Service.
What 2 major challenges did African-American nurses face in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
and Correct Answers, 100% Correct.
2024/2025.
what is Florence Nightingale's definition of nursing?
Proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and proper selection and administration of
diet - All at the least expense of the patient
how did the post-World War II influence the definition of nursing?
Advanced technology, more aware of emotions playing a part
what is holistic nursing?
Nourishes the whole person, body, mind and spirit
list 8 factors contribute to Holistic Nursing
1. Nursing is an open system
2.Nursing provides several health care services including maintaining health, preventing disease,
restoring health, and achieving a peaceful death.
3. nursing involves collaborating with patient and families.
4. nursing is involved with people at points along the health-illness continuum.
5. nursing care is provided regardless of diagnosis,differences, age, beliefs,gender,sexual preference,
and other factors.
6. nursing requires advanced knowledge and skills
7. nursing requires caring, compassion, and concern,respect and warmth.
8 nursing links theory and research in an effort to answer difficult questions.
what is the definition of belief?
1.intellectual acceptance of sth as true or correct.
2.serves as a roadmap for critical thinking and decision-making.
3.shown throng attitudes and behaviors.
4.it is important to know and understnad one's beliefs because the practice of nursing frequently
challenges a nurse's belief.
5.nurses need to adopt non-judgmental attitudes towards patients' belief.
6. most recent published set of beliefs for nursing is called the "nursing code of ehtics" and was
published by the ANA. this code of ehtics affirm the beliefs about nursing and guides the practice of
nursing.
List 10 professional nursing values
1. compassion/caring
2. accountability/ responsibility
3.Ethical
4. knowledgeable
5. Teamwork
6. Patient advocate
, 7 Holistic
8 Competent
9 openness to learning
10.respectful
what is the definition of the "philosophy of nursing?
Statement of beliefs about nursing; expressions of values in nursing; used for decision making and
the practice of nursing; individual nurses' philosophies; Collective philosophies-such as hospitals and
schools of nursing
Clara Barton
Founded American Red Cross
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
a Civil war lay nurse who rallied the soldiers, cleaning up the camps and the soldiers
Dorthea Dix
an avid reformer of care of the mentally ill; appointed by president Lincoln as superintendent of
"women nurses of the army".
Florence Nightingale
founder of modern nursing and nursing education
Adelaide Nutting
First Professor of nursing in the world
Isabel Hampton Robb
Helped to form the National League of Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
Mildred Montag
Founded ADN education in 1952
Lillian Wald
Founded the Henry Street Settlement and public health nursing
Hildegard Peplau
Pioneer in nursing theory
Mary Mahoney
first black trained nurse
Mary Breckenridge
nurse midwife who founded the Frontier Nursing Service.
What 2 major challenges did African-American nurses face in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
