NURS233 EXAM 1
1. nursing: profession focused on assisting people, families, and communities to attain, recover, and maintain
optimum health
2. caregiver, communicator, teacher/educator, counselor, leader, researcher, ad-
vocate, collaborator: what are the roles of a nurse?
3. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): founder of modern nursing; went out in war and gave them
water; first to think about sanitation and hygiene; kept a journal of what worked and didn't; opened first St. Thomas
Hospital in London
4. Clara Barton (1821-1912): famous for Red Cross around 1870s, response to the damage of people
cloth for badges
5. Mary Mahoney (1845-1926): - first licensed Black nurse in American
- advocated for women's rights
- worked against discrimination
- graduated top of her class
- founded member of American Nursing Association
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,6. Dorothea:
7. status of nursing as a profession:
8. status of nursing as a discipline:
9. 1. promote health
2. prevent illness
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death: what are the aims of nursing?
10. - well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
- strong service orientation
- recognized authority by a professional group
- code of ethics
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, - professional organization that sets standards
- ongoing research
- autonomy and self-regulation: how is nursing recognized as a profession?
11. registered nurse education: diploma in nursing, associate degree in nursing, baccalaureate in
nursing
12. graduate education: master's degree, doctoral degree, PhD or DNP
13. continuing education: required to maintain licensure
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1. nursing: profession focused on assisting people, families, and communities to attain, recover, and maintain
optimum health
2. caregiver, communicator, teacher/educator, counselor, leader, researcher, ad-
vocate, collaborator: what are the roles of a nurse?
3. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): founder of modern nursing; went out in war and gave them
water; first to think about sanitation and hygiene; kept a journal of what worked and didn't; opened first St. Thomas
Hospital in London
4. Clara Barton (1821-1912): famous for Red Cross around 1870s, response to the damage of people
cloth for badges
5. Mary Mahoney (1845-1926): - first licensed Black nurse in American
- advocated for women's rights
- worked against discrimination
- graduated top of her class
- founded member of American Nursing Association
1/9
,6. Dorothea:
7. status of nursing as a profession:
8. status of nursing as a discipline:
9. 1. promote health
2. prevent illness
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death: what are the aims of nursing?
10. - well defined body of specific and unique knowledge
- strong service orientation
- recognized authority by a professional group
- code of ethics
2/9
, - professional organization that sets standards
- ongoing research
- autonomy and self-regulation: how is nursing recognized as a profession?
11. registered nurse education: diploma in nursing, associate degree in nursing, baccalaureate in
nursing
12. graduate education: master's degree, doctoral degree, PhD or DNP
13. continuing education: required to maintain licensure
3/9
