NURSING 225 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Florence Nightingale - Answers :Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. first epidemiologist
Clara Barton - Answers :Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answers :founded the Henry Street Settlement and Visiting Nurse Service
which provided nursing and social services and organized educational and cultural
activities. She is considered the founder of public health nursing
Mary nutting - Answers :First Nursing professor at Columbia Teachers College.
Helped move nursing into universities.
autonomy - Answers :the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical
orders
Accountability - Answers :Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
protect the public - Answers :main goal of nurse practice act
Nurse Practitioner - Answers :a nurse with graduate training who often works as a
primary care provider in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, or community
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Answers :Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice.
extended care facility - Answers :a facility that provides health care and help with the
activities of daily living to people who may be physically or mentally unable to care for
themselves; this type of care may last from days to years
skilled nursing facility - Answers :Institution or part of an institution that meets criteria for
accreditation established by the sections of the Social Security Act that determine the
basis for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing care, including
rehabilitation and various medical and nursing procedures.
community-based nursing - Answers :the provision of acute care and care for chronic
health problems to individuals and families in the community
community health nursing - Answers :nursing practice in the community, with the
primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in a community.
The goal is to preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health
public health nursing - Answers :The practice of promoting and protecting the health of
populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences
Florence Nightingale - Answers :Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of
modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. first epidemiologist
Clara Barton - Answers :Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Lillian Wald - Answers :founded the Henry Street Settlement and Visiting Nurse Service
which provided nursing and social services and organized educational and cultural
activities. She is considered the founder of public health nursing
Mary nutting - Answers :First Nursing professor at Columbia Teachers College.
Helped move nursing into universities.
autonomy - Answers :the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical
orders
Accountability - Answers :Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
protect the public - Answers :main goal of nurse practice act
Nurse Practitioner - Answers :a nurse with graduate training who often works as a
primary care provider in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, or community
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Answers :Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice.
extended care facility - Answers :a facility that provides health care and help with the
activities of daily living to people who may be physically or mentally unable to care for
themselves; this type of care may last from days to years
skilled nursing facility - Answers :Institution or part of an institution that meets criteria for
accreditation established by the sections of the Social Security Act that determine the
basis for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing care, including
rehabilitation and various medical and nursing procedures.
community-based nursing - Answers :the provision of acute care and care for chronic
health problems to individuals and families in the community
community health nursing - Answers :nursing practice in the community, with the
primary focus on the health care of individuals, families, and groups in a community.
The goal is to preserve, protect, promote, or maintain health
public health nursing - Answers :The practice of promoting and protecting the health of
populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences
