Fundamentals of Nursing study
guide with correct definitions
2024.
origination of the word "nurse" - Answer from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - Answer communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - Answer nurses use optimal function of
maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide
care to families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - Answer -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
,-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - Answer -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 - Answer respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - Answer -well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
, Florence Nightingale - Answer defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - Answer established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of
James
sources of knowledge - Answer -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - Answer you can see the object
subjective - Answer coming from that subject
types of knowledge - Answer -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)
goals of nursing research - Answer -improve care in clinical setting
guide with correct definitions
2024.
origination of the word "nurse" - Answer from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to
nourish
Interrelated roles of nurses - Answer communicator, teacher, counselor, leader,
researcher, advocate, collaborator
coping with disability and death - Answer nurses use optimal function of
maximum strengths and potentials, refer to community support systems; provide
care to families and patients during end-of-life care, hospice
The Nursing Process - Answer -one of major guidelines for nursing practice
,-helps nurses implement their roles
-integrates art and science of nursing
-allows nurses to use critical thinking and clinical reasoning
-defines the areas of care that are within the domain of nursing
Nurse Practice Acts - Answer -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 - Answer respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - Answer -well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
, Florence Nightingale - Answer defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books; founder of modern nursing
Clara Barton - Answer established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of
James
sources of knowledge - Answer -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's
perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - Answer you can see the object
subjective - Answer coming from that subject
types of knowledge - Answer -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)
goals of nursing research - Answer -improve care in clinical setting
