Final Nursing Exam

Florence Nightingale

provided care to wounded soldiers and introduction to sanitary science; founded first training school for nurses at St. Thomas Hospital in London; known as lady with the lamp

Dorothea Dix

was appointed superintendent of women nurses of the army

Clara Barton

civil War nurse; instrumental in founding the American Red Cross

Linda Richards

first train nurse in the United States

Mary Mahoney

first trained African-American nurse in the United States

Chicago world fair

turning point for nursing

Lilian Wald

founded the ANA and established first formalized public health nursing practice

Autonomy

right to determine your own actions and decisions

Beneficence

Promoting good for patients and others

Nonmaleficence

do no harm; nurse must not intentionally act to harm patient

Justice

equals should be treated the same, and that unequal should be treated differently

Fidelity

faithfulness; honoring one's commitments or promises to patients

Veracity

telling the truth

Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self actualization

maslow's hierarchy of needs

metaparadigm

refers to the most abstract aspect of the structure of nursing knowledge

Philosophy

Set of beliefs about the nature of how things work and how the world should be viewed

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)

Comprehensive list of approved nursing diagnosis

Documentation

The most important part of Implementation of Planned Interventions 

Assessment, Analyzing and Identifying the problem, planning, implementing planned intervention, evaluation

The Nursing Process

Clinical Judgement 

• Consists of both: informed opinion, decisions based on empirical knowledge and experience 

• Developed gradually as nurses gain a broader knowledge base and clinical experience. 

Rehabilitation services

• Restore level of function and independence 

• Disease management (chronic disease) 

Long-term care

• Assisted living  

• Skilled and intermediate nursing home 

Federal agencies

National institutes of health (NIH); Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

State agency

State Department of Health, State board of nursing  

Voluntary healthcare agency

American heart association, March of dimes, American red cross 

Primary Care

care rendered when patient enters healthcare system/ treat health problems, prevention, health promotion

Secondary Care

management of condition or illness by specialists/ prevent complications from disease

Tertiary Care

services providing long-term care, rehab, terminally ill 

stakeholders

individuals with a vested interest 

American Nurses Association

Broad Purpose Organization

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Specialty Practice Organization

Sigma Theta Tau

Specialty Interest organization