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Terms in this set (232)
Element of nursing The skills involved in nursing are primarily technical in nature.
Primary focus of nursing To assist individuals to recover from illness.
Science of nursing The knowledge base for the care that is given.
Art of nursing The collection of knowledge through research.
Nursing as a profession Nursing is considered to be both an art and a science.
Specialized knowledge in nursing Nursing is a profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills.
Nursing at the end of the Middle Ages Continuity, caring, critical thinking.
Characteristic of nursing (early civilization to 16th Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.
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Physician's role in early civilization The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
Nurse's role in early civilization The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
Nursing care period Nursing care as we now know it began in the 18th to 19th century.
Founder of professional nursing Florence Nightingale.
Red Cross founder in the U.S. Clara Barton established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882.
Barrier to nursing profession development Lack of educational standards.
Community-based care founder Lillian Wald founded public health nursing.
Nursing definition and scope The ANA provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing.
Breast self-examination teaching An example of promoting health.
Facilitating coping with disability Admitting a patient to a hospice program.
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