You DEFINE me...
A blend of of SCIENCE and ART.
What is NURSING?
This war started the growth of nursing as a profession.
World War II
This is the rights of patients to make health care decisions.
Autonomy
The degree that you are currently attempting to earn at Community College.
What is an Associate Degree in Nursing?
It means supporting what we do as nurses with researched guidelines or science.
What is EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
It originated from the Latin word NUTRIX, meaning "TO NOURISH."
What is the origin of the word NURSE?
The decade in which nursing began to be recognized as a "profession".
1950's
This is to avoid causing harm
Nonmaleficence
Formerly, this nursing educational program was sponsored by a hospital and was usually 3 years in length.
What is a Diploma degree in Nursing?
Many patients and their families are surprised by how short this is now.
What is HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY?
Don't delegate what you can:
EAT:
E - Evaluation
A - Assessment
T - Teaching
Florence Nightingale returned from the Crimean War and established the first school for nurses in this country
England
Treating not just the medical diagnosis of a patient, but the person in his/her entirety.
Holistic nursing care
This academic degree would require attendance of a college or university and would total 4 years, either resulting in Arts or Sciences.
What is a Baccalaureate Nursing Degree?
As the nursing workforce ages, and the nursing faculty workforce ages, this may become critical condition.
What is a nursing shortage?
Caregiver, communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate and collaborator.
What are the roles of a nurse?
A British war nurse and nurse educator who made a point of keeping records, insisting on education in nursing, and wrote a book: "Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not."
Who is FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE?
Recreates a clinical experience, but in a safe, judgement-free environment
Simulation lab
Generally, this degree would enable a nurse to teach, be an nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist.
What is a Master's degree in Nursing?
It is just a natural consequence of the post World War II "baby boom".
What is the increase in the age of the population in America?
It is a defined body of specific knowledge, with a strong service orientation, recognized as an authority, it has a code of ethics, it has set standards, it conducts its own research, and is autonomous.
What is the definition of a PROFESSION?
Although he is much more famous for his poetic work "Leaves of Grass," this American man volunteered to nurse soldiers during the Civil War.
Who is WALT WHITMAN?
When two or more clear moral principles apply but support mutually inconsistent courses of action.
Ethical dilemma
This is a terminal degree in nursing, and I don't mean end of life!
What is the Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP)
The largest group of healthcare providers in the United States.
What are NURSES?