NUR 1290 Final Exam
What Are the Attributes of Being a "Good" Nurse?(Ans- -caring (show you genuinely care) -communication skills (speak and listen well) -emotional stability -empathy -problem-solving skills -attention to detail
- Pillars of Molloy
(Ans- -studies -community (participate) -spirituality (help pt connect w higher being) -service
Molloy's Humanistic Framework for Nursing (Ans- -we believe that valuing the individual in the context of humanity, environment, and health gives meaning to humanistic nursing practice
Humanistic Framework of Nursing (Ans- -valuing -humanity -health -environment
valuing (Ans- -holding in high esteem the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals
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humanity (Ans- -unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting bio- psycho-socio-cultural dimensions
environment (Ans- -sum total of all internal/external dimensions that influence human beings
health (Ans-
- a dynamic state of bio-psycho-socio-cultural well being
nursing (Ans- -a science and an art which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of human responses
Early Civilization of Nursing (Ans- -Egyptian physicians are believed to have specialized in certain diseases -midwives assisted with childbirth = first recorded nurses
Ancient Greece and Nursing (Ans- -Apollo = god of healing -400 BC = Hippocrates believed disease had natural, not magical causes
diagnosis (Ans- -identifying disease scientifically
prognosis (Ans- -predicting possible outcomes
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cure (Ans- -restoration of health
Roman Empire and Nursing (Ans- -influenced by Egyptians and Greeks -known for advances in public health
Ancient India and Nursing (Ans-
-male nurses needed 4 qualifications:
- knowledge of drugs for administration
- cleverness
- devotedness to pt
- purity of mind and body
Christianity and Nursing (Ans- -nursing had a more formal/defined role -led by belief that love and caring for others is most important
-women: visit sick pts
-men: nursing care and bury dead
-nursing became respected vocation
Middle Ages and Nursing (Ans- -more hospitals -nurses delivered custodial care and depended on physicians for direction -nurse midwifery flourished
Crusades and Nursing (Ans- -hospitals developed on battlefield -Knight Hospitaliers = bright red cross
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