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a role that has traditionally included those activities that assist the client physically and psychologically
caregiver
a nurse who works with the multidisciplinary health team to measure the effectiveness of the case management plan and monitor outcomes
case manager
persons (or groups) who initiate change or who assist others in making modifications in themselves or the system
change agents
a schoolteacher who volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War. Most notably, she organized the American Red Cross, which linked with the International Red Cross when the US Congress ratified the Geneva Convention in 1882
Clara Barton
a person who engages the advice or services of another person who is qualified to provide this service
client
the role assumed by the nurse where s/he represents the client's needs and wishes to other health care professionals; the nurse also assists the client in exercising their rights
client advocate
nurses identify client problems and then communicate these verbally or in writing to other members of the health team
communicator
an individual, a group of people, or a community that uses a service or commodity
consumer
the process of helping a client to recognize and cope with stressful psychologic or social problems, to develop improved interpersonal relationships, and to promote personal growth
counseling
the study of population, including statistics about distribution by age and place of residence, mortality and morbidity
demography
a Medicare payments system to hospitals and physicians that establishes fees according to diagnosis
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
a woman leader who provided nursing care during the Civil War
Dorethea Dix
a wealthy Roman matron; viewed by some as the patron saint of early nursing who used her position and wealth to establish hospitals for the sick
Fabiola
considered the founder of modern nursing, she was influential in developing nursing education, practice, and administration
Florence Nightingale
the establishment and maintenance of social, political, and economic arrangements by which practitioners control their practice, self-discipline, working conditions, and professional affairs
governance
known as the "Moses of Her People" for her work with the Underground Railroad; during the Civil War she nursed the sick and suffering of her own race
Harriet Tubman
an order of knights that dedicated themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis, and chronic skin conditions
Knights of Saint Lazarus
a nursing leader and suffragist who was active in the protest movement for women's rights that resulted in the US Constitution amendment allowing women to vote in 1920
Lavinia L. Dock
a person who influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal
leader
founder of Henry Street Settlement and Visiting Nurse Service, which provided nursing and social services and organized educational and cultural activities; considered the founder of public health nursing
Lilian Wald
America's first trained nurse
Linda Richards
one who is appointed to a position in an organization that gives the power to guide and direct the work of others
manager
considered the founder of Planned Parenthood, was imprisoned for opening the first birth control information clinic in Baltimore in 1916
Margaret Higgins Sanger
a nurse who practiced midwivery in England, Australia, and New Zealand; founded the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky in 1925 to provide family-centered primary health care to rural populations
Mary Breckinridge
first African American professional nurse
Mary Mahoney
a person who is waiting for or undergoing medical treatment and care
patient
legislation requiring that every competent adult be informed in writing or admission to a health care institution about his or her rights to accept or refuse medical care and to use advance directives
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
an occupation that requires extensive education or a call that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation
profession
a set of attributes, a way of life that implies responsibility and commitment
professionalism
the process of becoming professional; acquiring characteristics considered to be professional
professionalization
a character in the Charles Dickens book 'Martin Chizzlewit' who represented the negative image of nurses in the early 1800's
Sairy Gamp
a process by which a person learns the ways of a group of society in order to become a functioning participate
socialization
an abolitionist, Underground Railroad agent, preacher, and women's rights advocate, she was a nurse for more that 4 years during the Civil War and worked as a nurse and counselor for the Freedman's Relief Association after the war
Sojourner Truth
descriptions of the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
Standards of Practice
a set by the ANA (American Nurses Association, describe behaviors expected in the professional nursing role
Standards of Professional performance
a nurse who helps clients learn about their health and the health care procedures they need to perform to restore or maintain their health
teacher
the transmission of information from one site to another, using equipment to transmit information in the form of signs, signals, words, or pictures by cable, radio or other systems
telecommunications