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Attributes of a good nurse ✔✔1) Caring ~ "too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a
smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around" - Leo Buscaglia
- Communication skills ~ the ability to speak and listen well
A) Use language to clearly communicate a lot of information
B) Pertinent to nursing care
C) Nurses are never focused on irrelevant or trivial information
Emotional stability ~ A persons ability to remain calm when faced with stress; recognition of your personal stress triggers
Empathy ~ people will forget what you said, what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel
Critical thinking ~ can think quickly and address problems as, or before, they arise; the difference between someone living or dying
Good attention to detail ~ to create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail - Giorgio Armani
What are the elements of Molloy Humanistic framework ✔✔Definiton ~ we believe that valuing
the individual in the context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice
Valuing ~ holding in high esteem the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals
Humanity ~ a unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting bio-psycho- socio-cultural dimensions
Health ~ a dynamic state of bio-psycho-socio-culturlal well being
Environment ~ the sum total of all internal and external dimensions that influence human beings
State to state analysis forecasted(?) a shortage of registered nurses between 2009-2010. According to the US bureau of Labor Statistics, what was the prediction discussed in class for RNs? ✔✔The current total of number of RNs will not meet the demand for the workforce(?)
Prior to the modern era, how was safe nursing care provided? ✔✔1) women traditionally
provided nurturance at home
safest nursing care was provided in ones own home
extended to sick and injured community
other societies included medicine men, shamans, and other male tribe members
C) educated as nurse midwife in england
D) started first school of midwifery in the US in 1939
E) between 1925-1975 ~ 17053 berths and 11 maternal deaths = well below national average
F) beginning of pre-natal care
G) inducted into ANA' hall of fame contributions of women, community, and family nursing and rural health care delivery
Isabel Robb ✔✔1) competencies needed to be proven in order to receive qualifications
first president of ANA
organized nursing school superintendents which became the National League of Nurses
member of the committee to form the AJN
Dorothea Dix ✔✔1) appointed to organize military hospitals, provide trained nurses (nurse
recruiter), and disperse supplies
received official status and no salary for this position
fought for rights of the mentally ill
6 million people hospitalized during the war- one half million surgical cases; 2000 nurses served in the war
most effective advice of the 19th century
Florence Nightingale ✔✔1) founder of modern nursing
established the fort nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
first practicing nurse epidemiologist
first nurse researcher
changed society's views of nurses
traveled to Crimea for the war
"notes of nursing" ~ pure air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light
body and mood as separate entities and basis of holistic view of health; data and. outcomes; nursing research and evidence based practice
the nurse who could improve the health of her patients by increasing airflow and encouraging hand washing
established a reputation that allowed her to improve nursing standards; the beginning of professional nursing education
established a training school for nurses at the infirmary in london; provided theory-based knowledge and clinical skill-building
encourages the belief that there is a body of nursing knowledge distinct from medical knowledge
brought supplies and nursed the wounded on the front
inspired by International Red Cross to form American Red Cross in 1881
Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail ✔✔1) helped to end abuses in indian health care system
decreased death rate of native american children
established funding mechanism for education of native american nurses
presidents award in 1992 for outstanding nursing health care
Virginia Henderson ✔✔1) wrote the textbook on nursing practice: Textbook of the principles
and practice of nursing
- established tools that promoted nursing research: nursing studies index
3 consider the florence nightingale of her time because of her work as a teacher and researcher
Margaret Sanger ✔✔1) one of the most controversial nurses of modern times
dedicated to provide legal birth control
founded planned parenthood
1916 - world's first birth control clinic in new york city
Mary Mahoney ✔✔First professionally trained African American nurse
Mary Seacole ✔✔1) jamaican nurse who cared for British soldiers at the battle front during the
crimean war
- established a hotel for the sick and injured soldiers
Caps ✔✔1) signified respectability, cleanliness, and servitude
a nursing cap is the universal symbol of nursing
florence nightingale was the first to wear one
Pinning ✔✔1) not graduaion
by 1916, pinning new graduates with associates degrees was standard throughout the US
it signifies the readiness for role of a nurse
The american nurses association (ANA) ✔✔1) started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated
Alumnae - renamed the ANA in 1911
represents all RN's in the us and considered the voice of nursing
founded with intent of achieving licensure
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) ✔✔1) 1973
recognition of professional achievement
accreditation program-nursing education (CNE)
certification program - specialty expertise, magnet recognition programs
American Nurses Foundation (ANF) ✔✔National philanthropic organization established by the
ANA that supports, coordinates, and funds nursing research, disseminates pertinent research findings, and manages related grants.
American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools of Nursing (National League of Nursing; LNL) ✔✔1) 1893
elevated standards of nursing education
later became national league of nursing (1952)
accredits practical nursing programs and associate degree programs
What are the mission statements of the nursing organizations reviewed ✔✔ANA ~ to improve
the quality of nursing care; to 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
NLN ~ to identify the nursing needs of society and to foster programs designed to meet these needs
AACN ~ to establish quality standards for bachelor's and graduate-degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve health care, and promote public support of baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and practice of nursing
STT ~ provide leadership and scholarship in practice, education, and research to improve the health of all people
NSNA ~ mentor the professional development of future registered nurses and facilitate their entrance into the profession by providing educational resources, leadership opportunities, and career guidance
NCSBN ~ provides an organization through which boards of nursing act together on matters of common interest and concern
What are the benefits of attending nursing schools with or without accreditation? ✔✔With
participate in federally funded and state entitlement programs
pursue advanced studies to other accredited schools RN to BSN and masters programs
more competitive in the job market
nationally established standards for nursing education
Without
- allows nclex examination and receive quality education
Accredited
qualifying for loans, scholarships, and military service
there is no data to support who graduate from accredited school are paid more
acceptance into graduate school requires that nurse graduated from an accredited school
accredited schools do not always cost more
What's. the difference between occupation and professions? ✔✔Occupation
temporary
minimal training - associate degree
only what is required to get a job or a promotion
short term
reasonable work for reasonable pay
responsibility ends with shift
no codes of conduct or ethics
Profession
occupation required extensive education or specialized training
professionals
self selected
self disciplined group of individuals who hold themselves out to the public as possessing a special skill
skill is derived from education and training
prepared to exercise skill primarily in the interest of others
a systematic body of knowledge - provides the framework for the professions practice
standardized, formal higher education
commitment to providing a service that benefits individuals and the community
standards and code of ethics
- eligible to provide basic nursing care to patients
Nursing Assistant
- works under the supervision of a nurse and performs duties that assist patients and nurses with daily routines
State Boards of Nursing ✔✔1903 - first board of nursing established in north carolina, new york,
new jersey, and virginia
1983 - new york became the first state to define a scope of proactive and adopt a mandatory licensure law
Purpose: protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public
A) ensuring all licensed nurses provide safe and competent care
B) writing the administrative rules
C) disciplining nurses for unsafe practice
D) approving nursing programs
E) nursing education of RN/LPN programs in each state
- the board of directors is appointed by the governor, depending on the state
- the board meets often to oversee board of nursing activities and to take disciplinary action on nurse licenses ad necessary
- members are state employees
NCLEX ✔✔National Council Licensure Examination
What are the ANA Standards of Practice? (6) ✔✔1. Assessment - collection of patient
- Diagnosis - analysis of assessment
- Outcome identification - expected outcomes
- Planning - strategies
- Implementation - action phase
- Evaulation - progress toward expected outcome
