NR222: Exam 1(CH 1, 2, 6, 16, 22):NR222 Exam 1(CH 1, 2, 6, 16, 22) Study Guide: Updated A+ Guide Solution

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assessment (Ans- nurse collects comprehensive data to pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation Diagnosis (Ans- nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or iss... ues accountability (Ans- responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing provided, ability to answer for one's own actions Caregiver (Ans- Helps patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence through the healing process patient advocate (Ans- you protect your patient's human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises Educator (Ans- you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient's progress in learning communicator (Ans- essential to the nurse-patient relationship; it allows you to know your patients including their strengths, weaknesses, and needs Manager (Ans- Coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or agency Florence Nightingale (Ans- Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. Clara Barton (Ans- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross Mother Bickerdyke (Ans- organized ambulance services and walked abandoned battlefields at night, looking for wounded soldiers. Mary Mahoney (Ans- First professionally trained African American nurse; brought cultural diversity and respect Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster (Ans- Opened the Henry Street Settlement, focusing on the health needs of the poor Mary Nutting (Ans- First Nursing professor at Columbia Teachers College. Helped move nursing into universities. health (Ans- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity health beliefs (Ans- person's ideas, convictions, and attitudes about health and illness. They may be based on factual information or misinformation, common sense or myths, or reality or false expectations positive health behaviors (Ans- activities related to maintaining, attaining, or regaining good health and preventing illness [Show More]

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