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Foundation of Nursing
both
As a science and
As an art
Environmental Theory, Five Key Environmental Factors
Fresh air
Pure water
Efficient drainage
Cleanliness/ sanitation
Light/ direct sunlight
Mother of Nursing / Founder of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Melena
Blood in stool
Hematuria
Blood in urine
Bed sores is also known as
Decubitus (pressure) ulcers
Nosocomial infection
Infection you develop/get while still in the hospital
Aka HAI: Hospital Acquired Infection
When and where was Florence Nightingale born, and what was her family background?
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy, to wealthy parents who often traveled abroad.
Florence Nightingale developed her nursing theory after her travel to
Scutari during the Crimean War
Nightingale clarified that Nursing knowledge is distinct from
Medical knowledge
Nightingale’s philosophy is ______ oriented
Environmentally
Nightingale believed that the environment of the patient should be
Altered to allow nature to act on the patient
Nightingale: Nurse’s duty is to
Alter the patient’s environment so that nature could act upon the patient repair their health
Four core components of the environmental theory
Environment
Person
Health
Nursing
Environment
Anything to place the patient in the best possible condition for nature to act
Has 2 components: Physical and Psychological
8 Physical: ventilation, warmth, room temp, light, nutrition, medicine, stimulation, and activity
2 Psychological: avoiding chattering hopes and advices, providing variety
Person
The one receiving care
That person is a dynamic and complex being
Comprises of 5 components: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual
Health
Not only to be well but use well every power we have
Prevention, health promotion, nursing patient from illness to health
Nursing
Believed to be a spiritual calling
“Science of environmental management”
Done until the main goal of nursing is accomplished
Different types of nursing
(Nursing proper) nursing of the sick
(General nursing/ nursing general) nursing of the well and health promotion
Midwifery nursing
Main goal of nursing
Improve the health state
Nightingale’s 13 canons
Ventilation and warmth
Light
Cleanliness of rooms and walls
Health of houses
Noise
Bed and bedding
Personal cleanliness
Variety
Chattering hopes and advices
Taking food
What food
Petty management
Observation of the sick
Philosophy and Science of Caring
Jean Watson
Watson’s Philosophy and Science of Caring began as a textbook for a nursing curriculum at the
University of Colorsdo
Caring is defined as
The ethical and moral ideal of nursing with interpersonal and humanistic qualities
Caring science as
"an evolving philosophical-ethical-epistemic field of study, grounded in the discipline of nursing and informed by related fields"
Watson desired to bring meaning and focus to nursing as
An emerging discipline and a distinct health profession
Watson’s 10 Carative Factors
Formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values
Instillation of faith/hope
Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self and to others
Development of a helping-trusting relationship
Caritas means
To cherish, appreciate, and give special attention and is related to carative
Carative
A deeper and expanded dimension of nursing that joins caring with love
Watson calls caring as
"the ethical principle or standard by which curing interventions are measured"
Watson viewed nursing as
Both a science and an art