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What are some of the non-technical aspects of Nursing that we should be learning in this class?
- Assertiveness
- Communication
- Ethical Decision Making
- Professional Behavior
- Conflict Resolution
- Recognizing Impending Problems
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Florence Nightengale spurred reform in the british army in the ________ war by:
- Crimean War
- Keeping Statistics on the dead and dieing, illness and wounds
- Realizing that aseptic techniques were needed
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Florence Nightengale is known for:
- demonstrating infection control and aseptic techniques
- collecting research
- being politically active to ensure healthcare reform
- establishing the first nursing school in England
- introducing a system to maintain pt records
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When did the origin of American Nursing Occur?
- During the Civil War
- At the start there were no nurses. As the conflict continued, women volunteered
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Who was Dorthea Dix?
- a long-time advocate for the mentally ill in prewar years.
- Superintendent of Women Nurses of the (Union) Army.
- created a month-long training program at two New York hospitals for women who wished to serve
- organized military hospitals and dispersed supplies.recieved no salary
- Inpatient Mentally Ill hospitals
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Who was Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke?
- an uneducated, widowed housekeeper known locally for her nursing ability
- was sent to the Western Front to investigate the situation in the hospital camp at Cairo, Illinois, where she found appalling conditions.
- created clean, if not sanitary, conditions. Even though she was not a formally trained nurse she provided much needed nursing services
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Who was Clara Barton?
- “Angel of the Battlefield.” in Culpepper, Va
- She went on to found an organization whose name is synonymous with compassionate service: the American Red Cross.
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Who was sojourner Truth
- Abolitionist
- Cared for soldiers during war
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Who was harriet tubman?
- Known as "moses"
- Former slave/spy
- Served as nurse in civil war
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What were the three nursing schools modeled after Florence Nightengale's school in 1873?
- Bellevue Training school in NY
- Connecticut Trainig School in New Haven
- Boston Training School in MA General Hospital
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Who was the first African American Nurse
Mary Eliza Mahoney
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Who was considered the first trained Nurse?
Linda Richards, graduating from New England School of Nursing
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What were some of the requirements of early nursing school applicants
- Good Breeding
- Lady-Like Behavior
- Submission to authority
- Sensitivity
- Intelligence
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Nursing was origionally discriminatory against which 3 kinds of people
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The first school for male nurses was
New York City Training School (1886)
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First school for African Americans was:
Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary (later Spelman college)
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What happened at the 1893 Chicago WOrld's Fair?
- Several Nursing Leaders Gathered to share ideas
- Isabel Hampton (Robb)
- Lavainia Lloyd Dock
- Bedford Fenwick
- Paper by Florence Nightingale
- Nat'l League for Nursing was created at this meeting
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Who founded American Nurses Ass'n?
Isabel Hampton Robb
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Who founded the International Council of Nurses
Beford Fenwick (1899)
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What was the purpose of the Henrey Street Settlement and who was it founded by
- Lillian Wald
- Address serious health conditions of immigrants (in NYC)
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What was Margaret Sanger known for
- for preserving reproductive and contraceptive rights for women
- worked at Henrey Street Settlement
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What was the Stillman House?
- A branch of Henrey Street Settlement
- Served "colored" people
- broke through racial barriers
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What historical event set the stage for Army Nurse Corps and Navy Nurse Corps
- Spanish American war and the outbreak of Typhoid Fever.
- There were not enough nurses
- forced to enlist untrained lay nurses
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How did 'title protection' come to be?
- in 1903 Four states created permissive liscensure
- in 1923 All states required an exam for 'title protection'
- in 1950 NLN estabished the first nationwide State Board Test Pool Exam
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Mary Breckenridge is known for:
- Establishing the first midwifery program
- Established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925 in rural Kentucky to assist disadvantaged women and children
- Documented the impact of nursing services on improving the health of communities
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What were some of the nursing challenges between 1917-1930
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What were some of the nursing challenges between 1930 and 1945?
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In what era was clinical specialization developed
1961-85
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What are Flexner's criteria of a Professional?
- Intellectual
- has own body of knowledge
- practical
- taught through specialized education
- altruism
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What are Hall's criteria of a Professional?
- Qualifications
- organized
- calling
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What is the difference between an occupation and a profession?
- Type and length of preparation required
- Level of commitment
- Body of values, beliefs
- Core competencies
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What is an Occupation?
- The principle business of one’s life.
- Training can be On the Job
- MOstly manual work
- Trial and Error
- Workers are supervised
- Commitment varies
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What is a Vocation?
A summons/strong inclination for a particular career/course of action.
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What is the modern day definition of Profession?
- A calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation. Not mechanical/agricultural.
- Intellectual endeavoers
- Accountability
- Specialized body of knowledge
- Public Service
- Code of Ethics
- Professional Identity
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What are the objectives of the State Nurse Practice Acts?
- 1. Defines the practice of professional nursing
- 2. Sets the minimum educational qualifications and other requirements for licensure
- 3. Determines the legal titles and abbreviations nurses may use
- 4. Provides for disciplinary action of licensees for certain causes
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Nurses must hold a liscence in order to:
- practice
- use associated abreviations and titles
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