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QUIZ 1: NURSING HISTORY/
COMMUNICATION/ WELLNESS (UNITEK)
Dorthea Dix - Correct Answers -dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill. led movement to build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones Clara Barton - Correct Answers -Founded the American Red Cross Mary Eliza Mahoney - Correct Answers -first African American professional nurse 1st af. Am nurse Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940) - Correct Answers -Responsible for the development of public health nursing in the United States through the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City. Florence Nightingale - Correct Answers -Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War. Pastor Theodor Fliedner - Correct Answers -Established the Kaiserswerth School of nursing in Kaiserswerth, Germany Mary Ann Ball (1817-1901) - Correct Answers -One of the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War. Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet kitchens, laundries, ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff. Linda Richards - Correct Answers -America's first trained nurse Developed present day documentation system World War 1 - Correct Answers -Newly formed Army & Nurse Corps World War 2 - Correct Answers -Cadet Nurse Corps was established "Lady with the Lamp" - Correct Answers -Florence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing is the lamp Pittsburgh Infirmary - Correct Answers -Now Passavant Hospital Created by Fliedner
Bellevue Hospital - Correct Answers -Opened first school of nursing (1873). NCLEX - Correct Answers -National Council Licensure Examination Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - Correct Answers -defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice; vary from state to state Accredation - Correct Answers -official recognition or belief; certified as meeting certain set standards Less standards and no fed funding w/out it Articulation - Correct Answers -Allows nursing programs to collaboratively create & plan their curricula... lessens duplication and enhances progressive buildup. Contemporary Nursing - Correct Answers --Characteristics of health care changed rapidly as health care became an industry -Growth and diversity became the major emphasis -Beginning of contemporary nursing with specialized nursing care adapted to areas *Private duty, school nursing, industrial nursing, nurse anesthesia, and nurse-midwifery -Holistic Care "Nutrire" - Correct Answers -Latin word for Nourish. The word nursing can be traced back to this. NAPNE - Correct Answers -National Association of Practical Nurse Education NFLPN - Correct Answers -National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. Founded in 1949. Membership for students and graduates. They offer cervices, and they fight for us at state and federal level. wellness-illness continuum - Correct Answers -The range of a person's total health; one's position in this range is ever changing and influences by physical condition, mental condition, and social well-being Acute - Correct Answers -New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic Develops suddenly & resolves over a short time chronic - Correct Answers -Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute Develops slowly over a long time, lasts throughout lifetime Terminal Illness - Correct Answers -an illness or injury for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery Typically ends in death
Reciever - Correct Answers -Person who the message is conveyed to. "Receives" from sender physiological - Correct Answers -1st Basic Need on Maslow Heirarchy breathing, food, water, sexuality, sleep, homeostasis, excretion safety and security - Correct Answers -2nd Basic Need health, employment, property, family and social stability, freedom from fear and anxiety love and belonging - Correct Answers -3rd basic need friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection esteem - Correct Answers -4th need need for self-esteem, achievement, competence, and independence; need for recognition and respect from others self-actualization - Correct Answers -Last most Nobel need met the process by which people achieve their full potential Hippocartes - Correct Answers -Father of medicine Eye contact in communication: - Correct Answers -Intention to interact 2-6 seconds is appropriate time Why do we use Maslows hierarchy? - Correct Answers -Helps with care planning and understanding the patient and how to properly care for them What is health? - Correct Answers -a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity LVN scope of practice found where? - Correct Answers -NPA (Nurse Practice Act) Hebrews were know for what kind of care - Correct Answers -Home Health/care 1st Nursing Theorist - Correct Answers -Florence Nightingale Patients Bill of Rights - Correct Answers -summary of a patient's rights regarding fair treatment and appropriate information What did hospital sanitation help during the war? - Correct Answers -Lower/ better mortality rate Angel of the Battlefield - Correct Answers -Clara Barton's nickname Kaiserwerth (Germany) - Correct Answers -Reputable institution that trained deaconesses, had lectures from MD's and was attended by Florence Nightengale
Florence Nightingale focus - Correct Answers -Sanitation, cleanliness, hygiene Nutrition Documentation Assessment Nursing School/teaching/eduacation American Nurses Association (ANA) - Correct Answers -Promote educational and professional advancement of nurses Definition of Nursing - Correct Answers -Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Holistic care - helping profession 4 Areas of Nursing Practice - Correct Answers -Promoting Health and Wellness Preventing Illness Restoring Health Caring for the Dying Orem's nursing theory - Correct Answers -Self-Care Deficit Model- A nurse fills in the gap when a patient is not able to participate in self-care activities. Early Nurses - Correct Answers -•Female •Usually lower class
- Prostitutes, Alcholics Active Listening - Correct Answers -paying close attention to what someone is saying and communicating passive listening - Correct Answers -listening without reacting Or eye contact, head nod, encouraging phrase "I see" Therapeutic communication - Correct Answers -Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive relationship. Communication Blockers - Correct Answers -Using statements or gestures indicating a lack of interest or dialogue Crossed Arms Facial Expressions Attitude Nursing is an art... - Correct Answers -compassionate, caring delivery, empathy, understanding
3 types of healthy promotion and illness prevention - Correct Answers -Primary Prevention Secondary Prevention Tertiary Prevention primary prevention - Correct Answers -Seek to AVOID disease through wellness activities and preemptive screening programs. secondary prevention - Correct Answers -Efforts to LIMIT the effects of an injury or illness that you cannot completely prevent. tertiary prevention - Correct Answers -The management of care activities for those with serious health problems who seek to improve the quality of life and reduce further loss of function Four basic concepts that were basis for all nursing models of care: - Correct Answers -
- Nursing
- Patient
- Health
- Environment National League for Nursing (NLN) - Correct Answers -accredit colleges for nursing school and establish the department of practical nursing What type of patient is most at risk for being one of the "medically underserved in the US? - Correct Answers -Ex. An elderly homeless veteran Using Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, the nurse assigns highest priority to which client need? - Correct Answers -The client who is unable to eat due to difficulty chewing and swallowing. Physiological needs are priority over most other problems. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in oder - Correct Answers -1) Physiological
- Safety & Security
- Love & Belonging
- Esteem
- Self-Actualization True or False? An LVN makes independent decisions about altering the care plan - Correct Answers - False, it is not in their scope of practice How would you speak to a Pt. who is hard of hearing? - Correct Answers -Normal Volume Low tone Towards the better hearing ear Facing Pt. So they can read your lips
Rephrasing sentences if they don't understand rather than repeating the same thing
