NUR 110 Final 1
1. Florence nightingale
Answer
Prevent infection, need air & water; Demonstrating efficient & knowledgeable nursing care,
defining nursing practice as separate; kept objective records during Crimean war
2. Ludwig von bertalanffy
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Universal application theory; break things into parts & learn how the parts work together in
"systems"
3. Erik Erikson
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Theory of psychosocial development on the process of socialization emphasizing howindividuals
learn to interact with the world; 8 stages of life
4. Abraham Maslow
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Theory of human needs in terms of physical & psychosocial needs considered essential to
human life rather than by chronological age;'5 levels of need in hierarchy
5. Ultimate nursing goal
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Holistic patient care, individualized to meet needs, pro- mote health, & prevent or treat illness
6. Concepts in nursing theory
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Person(patient), environment, health, & nursing; focus is always the patient
7. JeanWatson
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,Concept of caring! CCAC basis; Nursing is concerned with promoting & restoring health,
preventing illness, & caring for the sick
8. Madeline Leininger
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Transcultural terminology; Caring is the central theme of nursing care, knowledge, & practice
9. Maslow's hierarchy of human needs
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1. Physiological (breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion)
2. Safety (security of body, employment, family, health, property)
3. Love/belonging (friendship, family, sexual intimacy)
4. Esteem (self esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others)
5. Self actualization (morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of preju- dice,
acceptance of facts)
10. Evidence based practice
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Problem solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence available
11. PICO
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1patient, population, or problem of interest
-Intervention of interest
-Comparison of interest
-Outcome of interest
12. Family
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Any group of people who live together & depend on one another for physical, emotional, or
financial support
13. Nuclear family
,Answer
One or more children living with two parents who are married to one another & are each
biological or adoptive partners to all children in the family
14. Blended family
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Two single parents families joined together to form a new family unit
15. Extended family
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Nuclear family & other related people
16. Holistic framework of care
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Involves not just the individual patient but all those around the patient, mostly importantly the
family & their active participation in promoting health
17. Assessing oxygen needs
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Assessing skin color, vital signs, anxiety levels, responses to activity, restlessness, & mental
responsiveness
18. Oxygen
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Most essential needs because all body cells require oxygen for survival. Acute
cpr; chronic
requiring special positioning, treatments, & teaching
, 19. Edema
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The collection of fluid in body tissues caused by diseases of the cardio- vascular or renal system,
trauma, & other factors
20. Dehydration
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Results from severe diarrhea, vomiting, lack of fluid intake
21. Assessing water balance
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I&O, skin turgor, checking condition of skin & mu- cous membranes, & weighing patient
22. Self esteem needs
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Need for a person to feel good about oneself, to feel pride & a sense of accomplishment, & to
believe there's also respect & appreciate those accomplishments
23. Self actualization needs
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Acceptance of others & who they are, focus of interest on problems outside oneself, ability to be
objective, feelings of happiness & affection for others, respect for all people, ability to discriminate
between good & evil, creativity as a guideline for solving problems & pursuing interests
24. Community
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Specific population or group of people living in the same geographic area under similar
regulations & having common values, interests, & needs
25. Holistic cate
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Care that addresses the many dimensions that compromise the whole person