Cans exam 1 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

General Systems Theory- Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1936) -ANSWER A common framework for studying several similar disciplines would allow scientists and scholars to organize and communicate findings, making it easier to build on the work of others. Components of Systems -ANSWER -Input: material that enters a system -Throughput: processes a system uses to convert material -Output: end result or product of the system -Evaluation: measures the success or failure of the output -Feedback: informat...

Benner's stages of nursing proficiency -ANSWER 1. Novice 2. Advanced Beginner 3. Competent Practitioner 4. Proficient Practitioner 5. Expert Practitioner When did Medicare and Medicaid begin? -ANSWER 1965 When did mandatory licensing examination begin? -ANSWER New Zealand: 1901 U.S.: 1903 Florence Nightingale's research -ANSWER 1st nurse researcher, used data on morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in Scutari Ethnicity of Population vs. Ethnicity of Nurses -ANSWER ...

1535 -ANSWER Beginning of New France; Important b/c up until 1760 the entire story of Canada is the story of New France 1608 -ANSWER Samuel de Champlain established Quebec; Important b/c it furthered trade with natives for beaver pelts 1663 -ANSWER Rebooting of New France by Louis XIV -Important b/c new direct rule through a triumvirate -Governor acted as a leader, security, and military defense -Intendant: chief operating officer -> in charge of all economic issues of the colony; ...