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| "Founder of Modern Nursing," born May 12, 1820; Nursing theory focuses on relationship between environment and health and person: CLEANLINESS, LIGHT, PURE AIR, PURE WATER , EFFICIENT DRAINAGE, QUIET |
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| Nursing Leaders- Civil War Era |
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Clara Barton
Dorothea Dix
Lillian Wald
Mary Brewster |
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| Spanish American War influenced nursing by leading to the creation of ___. |
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| Volunteer Nurse Corps (1898) |
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| World War I influenced nursing by leading to the creation of _____. |
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| World War II influenced nursing by leading to the creation of _____. |
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| The Korean War influenced nursing by leading to the creation of ____. |
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| The Vietnam War influenced nursing by leading to the creation of ____. |
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| The Gulf War influenced nursing by leading to the creation of ____. |
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| Cadet Nurse Corps, MASH Units |
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| The Iraq War influenced nursing by leading to the creation of ____. |
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| Flight nursing, hospital ships |
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American Nurses Association (ANA),
National League for Nursing (NLN),
CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education),
Sigma Theta Tau International |
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American Journal of Nursing
Nursing Outlook
Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
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| ANA's Standards of Practice |
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Standards of Care: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance: quality of care, performance appraisal, education, collegiality, ethics, collaboration, research and resource utilization |
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| The cover page of an APA formatted paper should... |
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summarize the paper’s main idea;
It should be centered, BUT NOT underlined, italicized or bolded. |
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| The author's name of an APA formatted paper should... |
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| State the author’s name (do not use titles or degrees) and institution be double spaced and centered. |
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| The running head of an APA formatted paper should... |
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be a shortened version of the paper’s full title. *Don’t forget the page number (flush right)!
be no more than 50 characters, flush left & write out “Running head: TITLE IN CAPS” |
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| A level one heading in APA differs from a level two heading in that... |
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| Level 1 is centered, Level 2 is left-aligned. Both are bold-faced. |
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| What educational preparation is required in order to be a nursing assistant (CNA)? |
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| Requires certification- Certified Nursing Assistant- required to work under the direction of an LPN or RN |
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| What educational preparation is required in order to be an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)? |
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| Required to take a one year course and NCLEX-PN, work under direction of RN or MD |
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| What educational avenues may one take in order to become an RN? |
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Hospital based diploma programs
2-year associate degree programs (community and junior colleges)
Baccalaureate programs (4-year colleges and universities) |
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| Which masters degrees may one obtain to further themselves in nursing? |
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RN to MSN (Role preparation as RN, NP, CNS, Academia)
Generic degree to RN |
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| To be an NP or CNS, one must first obtain a ___ ____. |
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| NPs may only write prescriptions under.... |
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| the supervision of an MD (most of the time). |
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| What doctoral degrees are available in the field of nursing? |
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| DSN (doctor of science in nursing), DNEd (doctor of nursing education), PhD (doctor of philosophy), DNP (doctorate in nursing practice), EdD (doctor of education) DPH (doctor of public health), DNP (doctor of nursing practice) |
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| Non-degree programs in nursing include... |
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| midwifery programs, RN anesthesia |
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| What is the difference between a policy and a procedure? |
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Policy: Set of rules and regulations that govern nursing practice and care
Procedures: Detailed description of a specific method of performing nursing care |
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| What is the role of nurse managers? |
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Managing Quality: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) addresses achieving excellence in the service rendered to every client.
Managing Budgets: Cost Containment: providing the highest quality of care at the lowest possible cost
Managing Personnel: Evaluating performance and possibly for hiring and firing as well, coach or counsel health care providers, conduct performance appraisals |
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| People with a shared system of values, belief, history, and learned patterns of behavior that individuals learn and adhere to while participating in or out of groups they usually interact with. |
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| definition of cultural competence |
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| A conscious non-linear process of taking into account a person’s or family’s cultural background, beliefs, and values and co-creating culturally specific health care |
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| What negative effects are the result of a lack of cultural competency? |
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Decreased access to health care
Unfair and biased treatments by health care providers
Disrespect by providers to patients and their culture
Poor health outcomes
Ethnic disparities in health care
Lower compliance levels/ increased length of stay for hospitalizations |
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| Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality |
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Standards of Practice:
Social Justice
Critical Reflection
Transcultural Nursing Knowledge
Cross Cultural Practice
Healthcare Systems
Patient Advocacy
Multicultural Workforce
Education and Training
Cross Cultural Communication |
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Awareness: Am I aware of my personal biases and prejudices towards cultural groups different than mine?
Skill: Do I have the skill to conduct a cultural assessment and perform a culturally-based physical assessment in a sensitive manner ?
Knowledge: Do I have knowledge of the patient's world view and the field of biocultural ecology?
Encounters: How many face-to-face encounters have I had with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds?
Desire: What is my genuine desire to "want to be" culturally competent? |
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| How to conduct a cultural assessment? |
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What do you call this illness?
What do you think has caused this illness?
Why do you think the illness started when it did?
What problem do you think the illness causes? How does it work?
How severe is the illness? Will it have a long or short course?
What kind of treatment do you believe is necessary?
What are the main problems this illness has caused you?
What do you fear most about this illness? |
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L: Listen to the patient’s perception of the problem with sympathy and understanding.
E: Explain your perceptions of the problem and your treatment plan.
A: Acknowledge and discuss differences and similarities between your perceptions and the client’s.
R: Recommend treatment that is within the client’s parameters.
N: Negotiate an agreement for treatment that is consistent with the client’s cultural framework. |
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| To develop an interpersonal interaction between client and nurse |
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| To assist the client in gaining independence as rapidly as possible. |
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| To deliver nursing care for the whole individual |
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| To interact with clients to meet immediate needs by identifying client behaviors, nurse's reactions, and nursing actions to take |
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| To provide professional nursing care to people past the acute stage of illness |
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| To assist individuals in overcoming obstacles that prevent meeting healthcare needs |
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| To use conservation activities aimed at optimal use of client's resources |
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| To reduce stress so the client can recover as quickly as possible |
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| To assist the client in achieving a maximum level of wellness |
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| To provide care and to assist the client to attain self-care |
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| To use communication to help the client reestablish a positive adaptation to his or her environment |
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| To assist individuals, families, communities, and groups to prevent or cope with illness and regain health |
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| To address the effects of stress and reactions to it on the development and maintenance health |
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| To identify the types of demands placed on a client and the client's adaptation to the demands |
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| To focus on curative factors derived from a humanistic perspective and from scientific knowledge |
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| To focus on human as living unity and humans' qualitative participation with health experience |
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