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63 Cards in this Set
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These nurses were the original home health nurses and visiting nurses who cared for patients who were ill, injured, and birthing
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Self Proclaimed Nurses
- attendents - wet nurses - midwives |
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The first class for formal training of practical nurses was offered in the year ___ at the ____
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- 1892
- YWCA in Brooklyn, NY |
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The first practical nurising licensure was offered in the year ___ in the sate of ___
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- 1914
- Mississippi |
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What prepares one to better understand and adapt to continuing changes in nursing?
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- knowledge of changes that have occurred
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Ancient Egyptians
- left detailed nurisng care instructions that included ___, ___, and ___ |
- recording the pulse
- using splints and bandages - primitive urinary catheters |
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Florence Nightingale
- is the founder of ___ nursing |
- modern nursing
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Clara Barton
- role in nursing - established the first ___ |
- superintendent of Nurses for the Army
- American Red Cross |
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Dorothea Dix
- role in nursing - established the first ___ |
- superintendent of Nurses in the Civil War
- hospital for mentally ill |
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Henry Street Settlement
- purpose - founded by ___ who was the ___ |
- taught families in New York slums the basics of cleanliness and disease control
- Lillian Wald: founder of public health nursing |
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Smith Hudges Act of 1917
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- money was given for development of new practical nursing schools
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In 1949 the Joint Committee on Practical Nursing an the Auxillary Workers in Nursing Services did what 2 things?
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- title of LPN to differentiate between the tasks of the RN and LPN
- LPN's work under the supervision of RN's |
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List 4 hindrances to learning and retaining
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- lack of study skills
- lack of organization - inability to set priorities - not putting in the time or effort to achieve the goal |
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2 types of distractions to concentration
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- 1.) external distractions
- ex: personal space, background noises, peers, - 2.) internal distractions - ex: mental fatigue, daydreaming |
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4 ways to saty active in your learning
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- note making
- outlining - writing in margins of your notes - highlighting |
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One who does not pay attention to the lecturer. May be staring out the window, doodling, or thinking about other things that need to be done
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Passive Listener
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One who is always thinking and not just hearing; pays full attention to and listens for relevant information
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Active Listener
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4 factors of Note Making
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- actively listen to the main idea
- make sure you understand the info - don't try to memorize info - don't use shorthand |
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The most important skill for success when reading and studying is to ___
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- read with understanding
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In order to to fully understand, comprehend, and reatain infomation one must use ___
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- Visual Strategies
1.) Idea Sketches 2.) Mental Imagery |
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___ will allow for better retention of long term memory
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- reviewing by short and frequent study periods
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Critical Thinking
- entails ___, ___, ___ thinking that requires careful identification of the ___, ___, and ___ involved - is ___, ___, and ___ driven - based on the principles of ___ and ___ - uses ___ and ___ based on knowledge |
- purposeful, informed, outcome-focused , problems, issues, risks
- patient, family, community - nursing process and scientific methods - logic and intuition |
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Verbal Communication
- 3 types |
- one way (command)
- two way (feedback or discussion) - multidirectional (group discussion) |
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Nonverbal Communication
- 3 types |
- signs, signals, symbols
- body language - appearance |
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Affective Comminication
- refers to the ___ or ___ when communicating with others |
- mood or emotion
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The use of ___ may affect communication
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- proper grammar
- ex: slang |
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When trying to keep the lines of communication open you should avoid ___
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- avoid frivolous conversation and joking
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___ goes beyond empathy and involves your personal emotional feelings
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- sympathy
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3 types of asking questions
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1.) Open-Ended: permits the patient to respond in a way that is menaingful to them
2.) Closed-Ended: requires a specific answer 3.) Focused: requires more difinitive info |
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Ex: "What happened to you leg?"
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Open-Ended
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Ex: "When did you first notice the pain?"
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Closed-Ended
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Ex: "On a sacle of 1-10, with 10 being the worst possible pain, how do you rate your pain right now?"
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Focused
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The process of working effectively within the cultural context of another
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Cultural Competancy
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4 ways to improve cross-cultural communication
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- understand your own cultural values and biases
- respect the culture of others - have an interest in learning about others - avoid judging the behavior of others |
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Purposeful, disciplined attention that is focused
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Active Listening
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Patient: "My chect hurts, I can't sleep at night."
Nurse: You've been unable to sleep at night because of chest pains." |
Repeating
- repeating the info the patient has said in a slightly different way |
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Patient: "My chest hurts."
Nurse: "Exactly where does your chest hurt?" |
Clarification
- asking a closed-ended question in response to the patient's statement to be sure you understand |
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Patient: "I am sick of seeing doctors and not getting answers."
Nurse: " You are upset with the lack of answers to your health problems." |
Reflection
- putting the patient's words into an affective level of communication |
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Patient: "I don't think I'm being told the truth about my condition."
Nurse: "You think you may be more ill than what the doctor is telling you." |
Paraphrasing
- saying in your own words what you think the patient means |
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Involves pauses used with skill
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Silence
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Briefly stating the information back to the patient
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Summarizing
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Provides the patient the opportunity to correct what is said
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Validation
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Are individuals who come to the educational program directly from high school or another program of study
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Traditional Adult Learner
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Are individuals who come to the educational program having been out of school for several years, and returns as a result of a life transition such as a loss of a job
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Returning or Recycled Adult Learner
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Ex: A student has a degree in accounting an has lost the job he held for 15 years after the firm downsized
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Returning or Recycled Adult Learner
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Is nearly universal ans often rests with earlier failures and setbacks the learner has had
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Fear of failure
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The # 1 reason for success is ___
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have motivation to succeed
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3 different ways people learn
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- visual
- auditory - tactual |
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Right Brain
- the right cerebral hemisphere ___ - learning is facilitated by planning to use ___ |
- "thinks" in images
- visual input |
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Left Brain
- the left cerebral hemisphere processes ___ rather than seeing the big picture |
- sequentially
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Learn best by observing, watching video tapes, or demonstartions
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Visual
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Learn best by hearing, thus a replayable audiotape would maximize learning
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Auditory
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Learn best by thinking in terms of touch; learn best by doing, experiencing, and experimenting
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Tactual
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Learn best by hearing and saying words
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Linguistic
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Learn best by categorizing, classifying, and working with abstract patterns and concepts
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Logical / Mathmatical
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Learn best by visualizing, imagining, and using visual cues
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Spatial
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Learn best by humming, singing, or playing a musical instrument
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Musical
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Learn best by touching, moving, or bodily activities
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Bodily / Kinesthetic
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Refers to getting things done as quickly as possible
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Efficiency
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Involves choosing the most important task to do and doing it the right way
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Effectiveness
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Are small manageable tasks that can lead to accomplishing a long term goal
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Short Term Goal
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A general realistic statement of what one hopes to attain ultimately
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Long Term Goal
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5 categories of data collection
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- school
- job - family - community - recreation |
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A series of smaller tasks that lead to finishing the larger tasks
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Minitasking
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