The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing

Flashcards covering the contemporary image, historical portrayals, legislative impacts, and professional demographics of nursing based on the Chapter 2 lecture notes.

What percentage of the health care workforce is comprised of nurses?

Nurses make up $40\%$ of the health care workforce.

Who was the first nurse casualty in Iraq and served as a clinic nurse manager?

Captain Maria Ortiz.

Who was the first nurse to serve on a U.S. Army Special Operations Cultural Support team and was killed in action in $2013$?

Captain Jennifer Moreno.

Why have nursing shortage trends reversed over the last decade?

Nursing became a more attractive career option, and there was a surge of new nurses as well as nurses retiring later.

What was the primary focus of the Nurse Reinvestment Act signed in August $2002$?

It provided $20\,million$ dollars for nursing scholarships, public service announcements, faculty loan cancellation programs, geriatric training grants, and nurse retention and enhancement grants.

How did the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of $2010$ support nurse faculty?

It provided up to $40,000\,dollars$ in educational loan repayment for nurse faculty and $80,000\,dollars$ for doctorally prepared nurse faculty.

When do the earliest literary references to nursing appear?

In the Bible, chronicling the actions of two nurse midwives in approximately $1900\,BC$.

In Victorian literature, which character portrayed by Charles Dickens represented the negative image of a drunken, uncaring nurse?

Sairey Gamp.

What specific contribution did Florence Nightingale make to the field of data representation?

She was an early user of statistics and developed the pie chart.

What does the tall, white, limestone statue 'the Spirit of Nursing' in Arlington National Cemetery honor?

It honors all military nurses for their bravery and compassion.

Which U.S. Navy destroyer was named after a Navy nurse in the $1940s$?

The USS Higbee.

Which nurse is commemorated on a postage stamp for deliberately obtaining mosquito bites to study yellow fever during the Spanish-American War?

Clara Maass.

A $1998$ study by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) found that nurses were cited in what percentage of health care-related articles?

Nurses were cited only $4\%$ of the time.

Which company invested $30\,million$ dollars in the 'Campaign for Nursing’s Future' to reduce the nursing shortage?

Johnson and Johnson.

According to Gallup Polls, how have nurses ranked in terms of honesty and ethics since $1999$?

They have ranked first every year except $2001$, when firemen were ranked first.

What percentage of Registered Nurses (RNs) are male, and how does this compare to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthethetists (CRNAs)?

Approximately $11\%$ of RNs are male, but they make up $41.1\%$ of CRNAs.

What does 'failure to rescue' data document in the nursing profession?

It documents human and financial loss that occurs when nursing judgment is not available.

When a nurse works with a physician whose practice is substandard, how should the issue be addressed according to professional guidelines?

The problem must be addressed through medical staff bylaws rather than being treated as a nursing problem.

What are some 'self-sabotage' activities cited that negatively affect the professional image of nursing?

Inappropriate dress, inking and tattoos, deferential positioning in meetings, and wearing nursing uniforms in public places.

What specific actions are suggested for nurses to create a new, positive professional image?

Nurses should take themselves seriously, dress the part, be highly visible to patients and physicians, be active in professional organizations (like ANA or STTI), and keep disagreements in-house.