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origination of the word "nurse" Ans: from the latin word "nutrix"
meaning to nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses Ans: communicator, teacher, counselor,
leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death Ans: nurses use optimal function of
maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems;
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provide care to families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process Ans: -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
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-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
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-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
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Nurse Practice Acts Ans: -define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal
requirements and titles for RNs and LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
5 vital signs Ans: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature,
and pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria Ans: -well
defined body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
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-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale Ans: defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing
education, published books; founder of modern nursing
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Clara Barton Ans: established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds
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and feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses
for the army of James
sources of knowledge Ans: -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
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-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
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perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective Ans: you can see the object
subjective Ans: coming from that subject
types of knowledge Ans: -science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in
world)
-philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the
processes used to develop and construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring
about a desired result)
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goals of nursing research Ans: -improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics,
nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning Ans: examines a general idea and then considers
specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning Ans: one builds from specific ideas or actions to
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conclusions about general ideas
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health Ans: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being,
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness Ans: the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
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wellness Ans: an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle
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promoting good physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory Ans: differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining,
predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) Ans: a problem-solving approach to
making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both
science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist of
specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care
of patients
steps in implementing EBP Ans: Step 1: ask a question about a clinical
area of interest or an intervention
Step 2: collect the most relevant and best evidence