Nursing Foundations - Practice Flashcards

This flashcard set covers the foundational concepts of nursing as a profession, including historical figures like Florence Nightingale, educational pathways, and core nursing roles and competencies.

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)

Pioneer who established the first correlation between infection and unclean conditions and utilized data collection like note-taking and hand-drawn graphs to illustrate the link between cleanliness and health.

Associate degree nursing program

A two-year nursing education option in the U.S. designed to reach the criteria for safe client practice.

Diploma program

A three-year nursing education program option available in the U.S.

Bachelor of science degree program

A four-year nursing education program option available in the U.S.

NCLEX-RN

The board exam that all registered nursing students take to begin at entry-level practice.

Health Literacy

Refers to clients’ knowledge and understanding about their conditions, which includes performing health research and acquiring a working knowledge of health care options.

Holistic Nursing Care

A style of care where nurses address the whole person, including their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Case Managers

Nurses who act as a conduit between clients and the health care system to ensure safe navigation and care through interdisciplinary care plans.

Nursing Roles

The various positions nurses assume including leaders, care providers, researchers, educators, managers, and change agents.

Nursing Competencies

A set of essential professional attributes including advocacy, counseling, change management, communication, collaboration, compassion, honesty, and integrity.