Foundations of adult health nursing Exam
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How did World War 2 impact nurses? - answer✔Increased the need for trained nurses
What program was established during World War 2 to train nurses quickly? - answer✔Cadet
Nurse Corps
Why did many nurses choose to stay in military service after World War 2? - answer✔Better
conditions compared to civilian nurses
What pressure did the need for nurses during World War 2 put on states? - answer✔Pressured
states to standardize licensing exams
What did Florence Nightingale establish while in Turkey? - answer✔Sanitary conditions
What was Florence Nightingale nicknamed? - answer✔Lady with the lamp
What is Florence Nightingale credited as? - answer✔The first nursing theorist
What led to the establishment of the Army School of Nursing during World War I? -
answer✔Nursing shortage
How many women served in the nurse corps at the height of their service during World War I? -
answer✔Around 20,000
What disappointed many women who served in the nurse corps after World War I? -
answer✔Lack of comprehensive professional education in nursing
Early nursing practices - answer✔Early nurses had no formal education and focused on
housekeeping tasks and assisting physicians, with minimal patient care.
Impact of AMA recommendation in 1869 - answer✔In 1869, the AMA recommended that large
hospitals start their own nursing schools, leading to an increase in nursing schools and the
introduction of licensing.
What training did attendant nurses receive? - answer✔Received three months of training in areas
such as cooking, nutrition, basic science, and nursing
When did practical and vocational programs for nurses rapidly expand? - answer✔From 1948 to
1954
What does NLN stand for? - answer✔National League of Nursing
What does NAPNES stand for? - answer✔National Association for Practical Nurse Education
What does NFLPN stand for? - answer✔National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
NLN, NAPNES,NFLPN - answer✔These organizations work together to set standards for
LPN/LVN practice, promote protect the interests of LPN/LVNs, and educate and inform the
general public.
Why all the organizations, accreditations, and regulations? - answer✔As a healthcare delivery
system, it is important to provide optimal healthcare to all people.
How do we provide optimal health care to all people? - answer✔By giving them the appropriate
and adequate services. We as nurses are part of that care. Our care needs to be appropriate and
adequate to meet the individual's needs
Nurse Practice Act. - answer✔defines the legal parameters of professional and practical nursing
as defined by each state
What exam must a practical nursing graduate pass to become licensed? - answer✔NCLEX-PN
What happens if a practical nursing graduate receives a 'pass' score on the NCLEX-PN? -
answer✔They are issued a license to practice from the state.
What is the goal of the health care system? - answer✔To achieve optimal levels of health care
for a defined population.
What does the nurse practice act of a state do? - answer✔It limits the nurse's scope of practice
and defines the care they can give.
What is an interdisciplinary team in healthcare? - answer✔A team involving all areas of health
providers for a particular individual, such as physical therapists, dieticians, case management,
etc., with the nurse being part of that team.
Why is communication among the interdisciplinary team important? - answer✔To provide
continuity of care and avoid fragments or breaks in the care provided.
When was Maslow's hierarchy developed? - answer✔1940's
What does Maslow's hierarchy recognize? - answer✔Basic needs must be met before advancing
to higher needs
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