NURS 200 | FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING LECTURE FOR TEST 1, WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING LECTURE FOR TEST 1, WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS-Chapter 1 Why nursing? What to expect when becoming a nurse - Nursing is a profession focused on assisting people, families and c... ommunities to attain, recover and maintain optimum health and function from birth to old age. - Nurses are the bridge between extremely vulnerable public and health care resources that make a difference between life/death, health/disease/disability and wellbeing/ discomfort. Theory of animism- belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible forces and endowed with power. - Good spirits brough health, evil spirits brough sickness and death - Roles of nurse and physician separate and distinct - Physician as medicine man ; nurse as caring mother Ancient greek - Temples became center of medical care - Nurses cared for the sick in the home and community; practiced Historical Perspective/Early Civilizations to the 16th Century #2 Early Christian period - Nursing has a formal and more clearly defined role; deaconesses (women) made visits to the sick. - Nursing developed purpose, direction, and leadership. 16th century Shift from a religious orientation to an emphasis on warfare, exploration, and expansion of knowledge Nursing had a poor reputation; nurses received low pay and worked long hours in unfavorable conditions. Question #1 Tell whether the following statement is true or false. In the beginning of civilization, the role of the physician was carried out by the medicine man and the nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness. True or False Answer to Question #1Answer: A. True. Rationale: In the beginning of civilization, The physician was the medicine man who treated disease by chanting, inspiring fear, or opening the skull to release evil spirits. The nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by providing physical care and herbal remedies. Historical Perspective/19th to 20th Century #1 - Social reforms changed the roles of nurses and of women in general. - Nursing as we now know it began, based on many of the beliefs of Florence Nightingale. - Nightingale challenged prejudices against women and elevated the status of all nurses. - She established the first training school for nurses and wrote books about health care and nursing education. - Hospital schools organized to provide more easily controlled and less expensive staff for the hospital. - Female nurses were under the control of male hospital [Show More]

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