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Module 1 Kozier
Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
Question | Answer |
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Themes such as ... have influenced nursing practice in the past | women's roles & status, religious (christian) values, war, societal attitudes and visionary nrusing leadership |
Nursing Leaders | Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Lillian Wald, Lavinia Dock, Margeret Sanger & Mary Breckinridge |
Florence Nightingale | "the act of utilizing the environment ofth patient to assist him in his recovery." Her achievements for the care of war casualties in the Crimea earner her the "Lady with the Lamp" title. 1st nurse to put political pressure on govn. |
Clara Barton | established the American Red Cross; also is linked with the International Red Cross when she persuaded Congress to ratify the Geneva Convention, so the Red Cross could provide help in peace time. |
American Nursing Association Definition of Nursing 2003 | is the protection, promotion and optimization of health & ablilities, preventions of illness & injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis & treatment of human response, & advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities & popu. |
Scope of Nursing | promoting health & wellness, preventing illness, restoring health, & caring for the dying |
Purpose of the ANA Standards of Practice | are to describe the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable |
Roles and Functions of the Nurse | Caregiver, Communicator, Teacher, Client Advocate, Counseler, Change Agent, Leader, Manager, Case Manager, Research Consumer |
Profession | an occupation that requires extensive education or a calling that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation. Distiguished by specialized education, body of knowledge, service orientation, ongoing research, code of ethics, autonomy, prof org. |
American Nurses Association | advances the nurs prof by fostering high standards of nurs practice, promoting the economic & general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive & realitic view of nurs, & by lobbying congress and agencies on issues affect nurses & public |
Socialization | the process by which people learn to become membersof groups and society and learn the social rules defining relationships into which they will enter |