SCR.110 Nursing and Nursing Process Lecture 1 (Complete/Needs
Refinement) Exam| Questions with Correct Answers |Verified
Paradigm - A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Paradigm - Links science, philosophy, and theories accepted and applied by a discipline.
Nursing Paradigm - Links person, health, environment/situation, and nursing.
LaGuardia Philosophy of Nursing - We have intellect & free will, capable of self-direction;
assume responsibility for our own behavior, Do not exist alone; as members of a family, etc.
with beliefs that influence development etc., Need: Rest & activity, elimination, acceptance &
belonging, safety & comfort, oxygen, & nutrition.
Health - Dynamic state of well being & is a continuum from wellness to illness, Being in a
state of wellness means meeting basic needs. Everyone is different, this affects their ability to
meet needs, Failure may create a problem for which may require varying degrees of assistance
from health care providers.
Professional Nursing - Diagnoses & treats human responses to actual or potential
problems. Independent & dependent functions & responsibilities. Directed towards the delivery
of preventive, supportive, & restorative aspects of health care. Applies scientific principles to
the use of the nursing process.
Professional Nursing - The goal is to assist human beings to attain or regain a state of
optimal physical, psychosocial, & spiritual wellness during the life process. When this goal is not
possible, nursing lends dignity & meaning to death.
Theory - 1) Contains a set of concepts, definitions, and assumptions of propositions that
explain a phenomenon.
2) Provide: A) A perspective from which to view patient situations. B) A way to organize data. C)
A method for analyzing and interpreting information.
,3) Guide the design of Nursing interventions.
Nursing Theory - 1) A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing.
2) Describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care and guides practice.
Conceptual Framework - 1) Group of concepts...provide a focus...a tool for the
integration and interpretation.
2) Basis for many theories, such as communication theory and general systems theory.
3) Provide a foundation and organization for the educational plan.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Educational Philosophy supports the Needs Conceptual Framework
- 1) The major concepts of philosophy are persons, health, and nursing.
2) You will be able to provide competent care, utilizing critical thinking in a variety of structured
settings and function in a culturally diverse society.
3) Expectations...become increasingly complex with successive courses.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Education Needs Conceptual Framework - 1) R - Rest and
Activity
2) E - Elimination
3) A - Acceptance and belonging
4) S - Safety and Comfort
5) O - Oxygen
6) N - Nutrition
Mas low's Hierarchy of Needs - 1) Emphasize identifying a patient's individual needs.
2) Prioritizing those needs.
3) Encouraging the patient's individual discovery of self (self actualization).
, 4) They are from most highest priority to lowest priority: A) Physiological B) Safety C)
Love/belonging D) Esteem E) Self-actualization
Nursing - Diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health
problems..
Nurses "Are" - 1) A provider of care.
2) A manager of care.
3) A member within the discipline of nursing.
Steps of the Nursing Process - 1) A - Assessment
2) D - Diagnosis
3) P - Planning
4) I - Implementation
5) E - Evaluation
Healthy People Documents - National health care goals which first started in 1979 with
the publication of Health People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and
Disease.
Healthy People 2000 results showed that infant mortality rates decrease and childhood
immunizations went up.
Healthy People Documents - Healthy People 2010 served as a road map for improving
the health of all people in the United States.Health People 2020 looks towards the future and
has added a few new categories.
Definition of Health - More than the absence of disease & is a State of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity as according to the
World Health Organization.
Refinement) Exam| Questions with Correct Answers |Verified
Paradigm - A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
Paradigm - Links science, philosophy, and theories accepted and applied by a discipline.
Nursing Paradigm - Links person, health, environment/situation, and nursing.
LaGuardia Philosophy of Nursing - We have intellect & free will, capable of self-direction;
assume responsibility for our own behavior, Do not exist alone; as members of a family, etc.
with beliefs that influence development etc., Need: Rest & activity, elimination, acceptance &
belonging, safety & comfort, oxygen, & nutrition.
Health - Dynamic state of well being & is a continuum from wellness to illness, Being in a
state of wellness means meeting basic needs. Everyone is different, this affects their ability to
meet needs, Failure may create a problem for which may require varying degrees of assistance
from health care providers.
Professional Nursing - Diagnoses & treats human responses to actual or potential
problems. Independent & dependent functions & responsibilities. Directed towards the delivery
of preventive, supportive, & restorative aspects of health care. Applies scientific principles to
the use of the nursing process.
Professional Nursing - The goal is to assist human beings to attain or regain a state of
optimal physical, psychosocial, & spiritual wellness during the life process. When this goal is not
possible, nursing lends dignity & meaning to death.
Theory - 1) Contains a set of concepts, definitions, and assumptions of propositions that
explain a phenomenon.
2) Provide: A) A perspective from which to view patient situations. B) A way to organize data. C)
A method for analyzing and interpreting information.
,3) Guide the design of Nursing interventions.
Nursing Theory - 1) A conceptualization of some aspect of nursing.
2) Describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care and guides practice.
Conceptual Framework - 1) Group of concepts...provide a focus...a tool for the
integration and interpretation.
2) Basis for many theories, such as communication theory and general systems theory.
3) Provide a foundation and organization for the educational plan.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Educational Philosophy supports the Needs Conceptual Framework
- 1) The major concepts of philosophy are persons, health, and nursing.
2) You will be able to provide competent care, utilizing critical thinking in a variety of structured
settings and function in a culturally diverse society.
3) Expectations...become increasingly complex with successive courses.
LaGuardia Nursing Program Education Needs Conceptual Framework - 1) R - Rest and
Activity
2) E - Elimination
3) A - Acceptance and belonging
4) S - Safety and Comfort
5) O - Oxygen
6) N - Nutrition
Mas low's Hierarchy of Needs - 1) Emphasize identifying a patient's individual needs.
2) Prioritizing those needs.
3) Encouraging the patient's individual discovery of self (self actualization).
, 4) They are from most highest priority to lowest priority: A) Physiological B) Safety C)
Love/belonging D) Esteem E) Self-actualization
Nursing - Diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health
problems..
Nurses "Are" - 1) A provider of care.
2) A manager of care.
3) A member within the discipline of nursing.
Steps of the Nursing Process - 1) A - Assessment
2) D - Diagnosis
3) P - Planning
4) I - Implementation
5) E - Evaluation
Healthy People Documents - National health care goals which first started in 1979 with
the publication of Health People: The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and
Disease.
Healthy People 2000 results showed that infant mortality rates decrease and childhood
immunizations went up.
Healthy People Documents - Healthy People 2010 served as a road map for improving
the health of all people in the United States.Health People 2020 looks towards the future and
has added a few new categories.
Definition of Health - More than the absence of disease & is a State of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity as according to the
World Health Organization.
