Ch. 1 Intro to Nursing - Taylor's (8th)

The AACN addresses ,

educational standards

Sigma Theta Tau International

is the honor society for nursing.

Nurse practice acts are

laws established by each state to regulate the practice of nursing.

Dorothea Dix

was a pioneering crusader for the reform of the treatment of the mentally ill.

Linda Richards

was the first trained nurse in the United States.

Graduates from vocational, diploma, and associate degree programs do not have

coursework in nursing research and are not expected to independently use it in clinical practice.

Most early civilizations believed

that illness had supernatural causes. The physician was the medicine man who treated disease by chanting, inspiring fear, or opening the skull to release evil spirits (Dolan, Fitzpatrick, & Herrmann, 1983). The nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by providing physical care and herbal remedies.

Standards of practice are essential

they serve as guidelines for providing and evaluating nursing care.

help to restore health and prevent illness

treating hypertension pharmacologically, and removing secretions that can threaten oxygenation

Nurses with baccalaureate degrees are expected to

use research findings to improve practice.

What were barriers to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the Civil War?

A lack of educational standards, a male dominance of health care and the pervading belief that women were dependent on men.

The ANA Standards of Nursing Practice

defines the activities of nurses that are specific and unique to nursing.

NLN promotes

various aspects of nursing.

Nurse administrators

serve as liaisons between staff members and directors of nursing.

Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?

American Nurses Association (ANA) The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities specific and unique to nursing. T

Nursing's Social Policy Statement

describes the values and social responsibility of nursing, provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing and nursing's knowledge base, as well as the methods by which nursing is regulated.

In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?

From the middle of the 18th century to the 19th century, social reforms changed the roles of nurses and of women in general. It was during this time that nursing as we now know it began, based on the beliefs of Florence Nightingale.

A nurse has recently completed the administration of seasonal influenza vaccinations for the residents of a long-term care facility. Which of the following aims of nursing has the most clearly demonstrated?

Vaccinations are one of the most concrete measures that nurses take to prevent illness in patients, as the antibody production that is induced by vaccination actively prevents the recipient from developing the influenza.

Lillian Wald established

a neighborhood nursing service for the sick and poor of the Lower East Side in New York City and was the founder of public health nursing.

Nurse researchers

are responsible for the continued development and refinement of nursing. They usually have advanced education in addition to a baccalaureate degree in nursing.

current changes in the medical system in USA

clients enter the health care system acutely ill. Hospital stays are much shorter, Nurses in the past relied on intuition to make decisions. Today, they have specific knowledge developed through research and evidence-based practice. The health care delivery system is more, not less, controversial now.

American Nurses Association (ANA)

describes the values and social responsibility of nursing, provides a definition and scope of practice for nursing, discusses nursing's knowledge base, and describes the methods by which nursing is regulated within its Nursing's Social Policy Statement (2003).

Nurses from all levels of education provide

direct care, administer medications, and collaborate with other health care providers.

Health promotion involves

encouraging individuals to be proactive in taking measures to foster their well-being and maximize optimal functioning. Exercise is one of the most common, and accessible, activities that can help achieve this.

Quality of practice

enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.

Henry Street Settlement

established by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster - the first public health service for the sick and poor.

Clara Barton

established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882.

Support groups often

focus on coping,

A clinical nurse specialist not a doctoral degree.

may offer advanced education for nurses. requires at least a master's degree in nursing. They can work in hospitals and community health agencies, too.

AACN is the

national voice for baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing education programs and provides accreditation for collegiate nursing programs.

A clinical nurse leader

oversees the care coordination of a specific group of clients.

The ANA is the

professional organization for RNs in the United States, and it establishes standards of practice, encourages research to advance nursing practice, and represents nursing for legislative actions.

Leadership involves

providing leadership in the profession and professional practice setting.

Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?

ANA has established standards of clinical nursing practice that define the specific and unique activities of nurses. Standards serve as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health care is given.

The need for university-based nursing education programs was brought to light during which important historical time?

World War II: Esther Lucille Brown, in her report on nursing education wrote that nursing education belonged in colleges and universities, not in hospitals.

As civilizations grew, temples became

centers of medical care because of the belief that illness was caused by sin and the gods' displeasure.

The ICN provides a venue

for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define standards and scope of practice.

Resource utilization

has the nurse considering factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and the impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.

Nursing process is used to

identify the client's strengths, limitations, and health care needs, to formulate a plan of care to address the health care needs, to implement that plan of care, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to achieve established outcomes.

Practice evaluation

involves the nurse evaluating one's own practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, and rules and regulations.

Nurse researchers tend to work in

large teaching hospitals, research centers, and academic institutions

National League for Nursing (NLN)

serves as the primary source of research data about nursing education, conducting annual surveys of schools and new RNs. It serves as the professional nursing organization for nurse educators.