Nursing History
Florence Nightingale was know as 'The lady with the..."
What is Lamp?
The long form of the acronym ABC (in regard to first aid)
What is..
Airway, Breathing, Circulation?
The most consumed beverage by the Nursing Profession
What is Coffee?
The tool nurses use when assessing and documenting a bowel movement
What is the Bristol Stool Chart?
The most respected profession by the public
What is nursing?
The decade where scrubs started to replace the traditional nurse's dress
What is the 70's?
Name 2 moments of hand hygiene.
1. Before contact with a patient environment
2. Before a clean or aseptic procedure (or accessing clean supply)
3. After contact with blood or body fluid
4. After contact with a patient or their environment
The personal qualities that make the best nurse.
What are:Critical thinking, Communication skills, adaptability, compassion, advocacy, ethical practice, technical proficiency, continuous learning, leadership
Any answer is appropriate :)
True or false. Nursing can administer medications by direct IV at the Glenrose.
What is TRUE?
Ensure you are supported by the monitoring requirements and the parenteral manual, your scope of practice, and personal competence
The ratio of Nurses to Doctors in Alberta
What is 5:1?
The statistician who advocated the sanitizing of hospitals during the Crimean War
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The acronym used in the assessment of a suspected stroke.
What is F.A.S.T.?
Face (symmetry)
Arms (able to raise)
Speech (slurred or jumbled?)
TIME (is brain)
It's Pizza Day on Wednesday. This hormone is boosted by eating pizza.
What is Serotonin?
The section of Insite where I would I find information about central lines.
What is the CCT?
The average age of nurses in the Canadian workforce
What is 41-44 years old?
The first documented nursing school in history dates back to 250 B.C. It was founded in this country.
What is India?
3 common emergency medications that can be given up to 3 times, 5 minutes apart.
What is Nitroglycerin, Epinephrine, and Naloxone?
Stress is known to affect our nursing practice. The best stress relieving practices include:
What is laughter, exercise, connecting with others, eating healthy, getting enough sleep, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, listening to music
The year that the original Glenrose (Glen East) opened.
What is 1964? (August 14, 1964)
** It was our 60th anniversary last summer!
The average number of steps taken by a nurse during an 8 hour day shift.
What is 9784.
Reference: Nurses’ steps, distance traveled, and perceived physical demands in a three-shift schedule - PMC
Long before Nightingale arrived, the first 'trained nurses' to immigrate to Canada in 1639 and were members of the religious orders. They arrived in this present day city.
What is Québec City?
The position a patient should be placed in when an air embolism is suspected.
What is the left side in Trendelenburg?
The most common reasons one choses to become a nurse.
What is helping others, passion for healthcare and medicine, family tradition, chances of professional growth
Any answer will do!
The year that the Glen West building opened.
What is 1990?
Construction began in 1988, we moved 2 years later.
The slogan developed across the globe in response to the nursing role at the start of the pandemic.
What is 'not all hero's wear capes'?