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a sense of oneself that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the
nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a
nurse.
Professional Identity
What are the roles of a nurse?
caregiver, educator, communicator, patient advocate, counselor, collaborator,
researcher
Nursing is both an __ and a __.
art and science
The nurse usually was the ____ who cared for the family during sickness by
providing physical care and herbal remedies
Mother
Led by the idea that love and caring for others were important, women called
______ made the first organized visits to sick people, and members of male
religious orders gave nursing care and buried the dead.
Deaconesses
____ were built for the enormous number of pilgrims needing health care, and
nursing became a respected vocation.
Hospitals
, Many _____ and _____ closed, leading to tremendous shortage of people to care
for the sick.
Monasteries and Convents
To meet the need of the nursing shortage, women who were __________ were
recruited into nursing in lieu of serving jail sentences.
Convicted of crime
In addition to having a _______, these nurses received low pay and worked long
hours in unfavorable conditions.
Poor Reputation
The outbreak of the ________ and a request by the British to organize nursing
care for a military hospital in Turkey gave Nightingale an opportunity for
achievement.
Crimean War
Both the work of Florence Nightingale and the care provided for battle casualties
during the ______ focused attention on the need for educated nurses in the U.S.
Civil War
Founder of modern nursing; established the first training school for nurses;
challenged prejudices against women and established nursing as a respected
occupation for women; identified the personal needs of the patient and the role of
the nurse in meeting those needs; est. standards for hospital management; est.
nursing education; recognized nutrition is imp to health
Florence Nightingale