Exam 1: 205 What is Nursing

National League for Nursing (NLN)

advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse population in a changing health care environment

Virginia Henderson

assists the client in gaining independence also founder of sigma theta tau

Nurses today

increased enrollment into AD and BSN degree programs advanced practice nurses have roles expanded to include prescriptive authority in many states National Center for Nursing has been established and given institution status in 1993

Hildegard Peplau

interpersonal connection between nurse and client

what was the 2004 American nurses association Nursing scope and standards of practice

looked at what they could do to protect and promote good health

What was nightingales definition of nursing

mother of nursing/founder 3 biggest things that were making people better were air light and cleanliness She kept stats and documented everything First lady to see what happened if they changed bandages and kept wounds clean

Florence nightingale

needs of the sick and principles of good health

Novice

no experience of the situation which they are expected to perform Lacks confidence to demonstrate safe practice and requires continual verbal and physical cues

Benner's stages of nursing proficiency

novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert

Proficient

nurse perceives situation as a whole rather than a term of chopped up parts or aspects can see long term goals can see how plans need to be modified

What is an occupation

training occurs on the job length of training varies working is largely manual workers are supervised people often change jobs values, ethics, beliefs are not prominent features

Lewin Change Model

unfreezing: need to change moving: Moving toward new health refreezing: solidifying the new behavior

Naughty nurse

very sexualized because you work intimately with others

How did the spanish american war affect nursing

volunteer nurse corps was established and became the Army Corps and then the Navy Nurse Corps was established

Handmaiden

we do what people tell us to do

Military Nurse

where nursing all began

Battle ax nurse

yelling, throw you around

Nursing back in the day

diploma programs produce most nurses advanced practice nurses have limited authority nursing research is minimally supported and recognized

Registered Nurse Programs

Graduates eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination-RN (NCLEX-RN). Programs include diploma nursing programs, associate degree programs, baccalaureate degree programs, and graduate entry programs.

Practical Nursing Programs

Graduates eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam—Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN) to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN).

Flourence Nightingale

Improved health laws, reformed hospitals, reorganized military medical services, and established nursing as a profession. Established notes on Nursing and started the nightingale training school for nurses

Why do we define nursing

1. provides important framework 2. Important first steps in becoming a professional nurse 3. clarify functions and purpose 4. differentiate nurses from other health care occupations 5. influence health policy at local/state/national levels 6. guides educational preparation standards 7. develop research agendas 8. make nursing visible and valuable

BSN

4-5 years Courses in physical and behavioral sciences, humanities, liberal arts, nursing theory, research and clinical

socialization

A process involving learning both skills and also internalizing an identity appropriate to specific role

Associates degree in nursing (ADN)

A two year degree for individuals seeking to become a registered nurse general ed, science courses, nursing courses, and clinical

Association of Colleges in Nursing

AACN - National voice for baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs. Focus on establishing quality and education standards, influencing the nursing profession to improve healthcare, and promoting public support of baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and nursing practice.

Advanced beginner

Acceptable performance efficient and skilful in parts of the practice but requires occasional supportive cues knowledge is developing

Linda richards

America's first trained nurse

Professional nurse organizations

American Nurse Association National league for nursing American association of colleges in nursing Sigma theta tau honors society National student nurses association

Standard Practice for Nurses

Assessment Diagnosis Outcome Identification Planning Implementation a. coordination of care b. health teaching and health promotion c. consultation d. prescriptive authority Evaluation

World war II nursing

Black nurses first admitted into military services

US department of education to accredit nursing programs are the following

CCNE: commission of collegiate nursing education ACEN: Accreditation commission for education in nursing

Angel of Mercy

Cares for you and holds your hand in need

Who founded the American red cross

Clara Barton

royal college of nursing definition

Clinical judgement ... our thinking in a situation improve, maintain, and recover health, to cope with their health problems and to achieve the best quality of life.

During the civil war who founded the Nurse Corps of the US Army; expanding nursing's role

Dorothea Dix

What is a profession

Education takes place in a college or university Education is prolonged Work involves mental creativity Values, beliefs, ethics are integral part Accountability rests with individual

General systems theory

Major assumptions of this theory all systems must be goal directed A system is more than the sum of its parts A system is ever changing and any change in one part affects the whole Boundaries are implicit, and the human systems are open and dynamic

21st century nursing

Nurses need to be able to render care in a wide range of settings, adapt to needs of diverse patients, and be knowledgeable of emerging technologies

Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster

Opened the Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the health needs of the poor

Is nursing a profession or an occupation

PROFESSION!!! committed education college theories research we have an identity

QSEN (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses)

Patient-Centered Care Teamwork and Collaboration Evidence-Based Practice Quality Improvement Safety Informatics

Professional nurses are accountable to

Penn nurse Practice Act: Each state defines nursing practice differently: MUST PASS NCLEX Nursing social policy statement: Expresses the social contract between society and the profession of nursing... look at the mind body and spirit Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice: What we are legally allowed to do ANA: Code of ethics

Four major concepts to the nursing theory

Person Environment Health Nursing

What is the number one need of Maslow's hierarchy of human needs

Physiological needs oxygen food water elimination rest temperature sexuality

American Nurses Association (ANA)

Professional nursing organization concerned with all aspects of professional nursing provides standards and leadership for the profession comprised of individual state nursing associations and also has nursing specialty bodies representing all nursing practice areas

Kellys characteristics

Services provided are vital to humanity and the welfare of society There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged by research Services involve intellectual activities and individual accountability Practitioners are educated with higher learning Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own policies and activities Practitioners are motivated by service There is a code of ethics There is an organization that encourages and supports high standards of practice

What are some barriers to nursing

Variable education backgrounds Gender issues HIstorical issues with religious orders and military External conflicts (mind body spirit) Internal conflicts

International council of nursing

autonomous and collaborative care of families, communities and or individuals, sick and or well

Dorothea Orem

care for client and attain self care

Nurse respondibilities

caregiver patient advocate educator decision maker manager and coordinator communicator

Expert

deep understanding of the total situation there job becomes fluid and flexible and highly proficient

Esther Lucille Brown

developed the brown report recommending nursing education in colleges and universities

Competent

has been on the job for two to three years demonstrates efficiency, is coordinated and has confidence in his or her actions No supporting cues

Criteria of a profession

having a specific body of knowledge and a set of values and skills that differentiate members of a profession from one another

functional health patterns

health perception and health management activity and exercise nutrition and metabolism elimination sleep and rest

Ancient history of nursing

hippocrates recognized a need for nurses and needed a boundary between nursing and medicine was often blurred. Christianity improves the status of nursing by attracting the intelligent individuals and establishing a military nursing order.

DeSales University Department of Nursing definition

nursing is a profession an art and a science. professional nursing enhances health by understanding health and illness through collaboration through a nurse, client and all professional distances. we do not segregate anyone out, we all work together. We have caring relationships (art), we do problem solving and critical thinking which relates back to science. We want to imporve health outcomes, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and advocacy for families individuals and communities.

early 20th century nursing

nursing was not to cure the sick but to prevent disease in the healthy

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

physiological safety love esteem self actualization

American Nurses Associated

subjective data and diagnosis' and treatments took place

post world war II nursing definition

therapeutic (sick or well) intrapersonal process...they wanted to see the forward movement in personality of patients and being creative, community living, the giving of direct assistance to people who need it if the pt cant do something I am the instrument who helps them