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What role did Florence Nightingale play in the evolution of nursing?

  • She founded modern nursing and emphasized health maintenance. (correct)
  • She was the first nurse to serve in a hospital.
  • She created a government policy for nursing education.
  • She established the first medical school for nurses.

What significant improvement in sanitary conditions did Nightingale achieve?

  • Introduced new surgical techniques.
  • Lowered the mortality rate at the Barracks Hospital. (correct)
  • Reduced hospitalization costs for patients.
  • Increased the number of available nurses.

What was the primary focus of Nightingale's nursing philosophy?

  • Developing new medical treatments.
  • Conducting research on diseases.
  • Health maintenance and restoration. (correct)
  • Training female nurses exclusively.

What role did Florence Nightingale serve in addition to being a nurse?

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How did the nursing practices of the early 1800s contrast with Nightingale's approaches?

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What institution did Nightingale establish to improve nursing education?

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Which of the following was NOT a significant change in nursing during the early 20th century?

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During which conflict did Nightingale notably volunteer to care for soldiers?

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How is nursing defined in the context provided?

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Which statement about career opportunities in nursing is true?

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What role did mother-nurses play in early civilizations?

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During which period did the establishment of hospitals first occur in the Eastern Roman Empire?

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What significant change occurred in nursing education during the first half of the 20th century?

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What was the societal view of nursing during the Renaissance period?

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What characterized the caregivers in the Byzantine hospitals?

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Who was the first individual in Turkey to emphasize the need for specialized nursing training?

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What year marked the establishment of the first bachelor-degree program in nursing in Turkey?

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What significant development occurred during 2000 BC in Babylonia and Assyria?

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Which organization became an active member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 1949?

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What was the primary role of priestesses in ancient Greek temples?

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What was the primary field of practice for nurses in Turkey as indicated in the content?

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What role did Esma Deniz play in the development of nursing in Turkey?

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Which of the following criteria is NOT used to define nursing as a professional discipline?

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What is the primary purpose of the assessment standard in professional nursing practice?

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What significant event occurred in 1972 relating to nursing education in Turkey?

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What innovation did Perihan Velioğlu bring to nursing upon her return to Turkey from training in England?

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What role did Leman Birol have in the field of nursing?

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Which standard involves the nurse's responsibility to ensure culturally competent care?

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What does the diagnosis standard in nursing practice primarily involve?

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What is a crucial aspect of nursing that differentiates it from simply performing tasks?

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Which of the following best illustrates autonomy in nursing practice?

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Leman Birol is recognized for her contribution to which area of nursing?

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What is the minimum duration of the nursing undergraduate program in Turkey?

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Which of the following best describes the focus of nursing graduate education in Turkey?

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Which advanced degree is essential for the role of a nurse educator?

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What type of doctoral program prepares nurses to apply research findings to clinical practice?

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The need for nurses with doctoral degrees is increasing due to which of the following factors?

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What primary responsibility does a nurse hold in healthcare settings?

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What does accountability mean in professional nursing?

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Which action exemplifies nursing autonomy?

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What is a primary responsibility of a caregiver in nursing?

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How does a nurse act as an advocate?

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Which role involves teaching patients about self-care activities?

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What is essential for effective nursing roles and activities?

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What should nurse managers focus on to provide quality care?

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What aspect of nursing supports lifelong learning?

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How is the effectiveness of a nurse educator evaluated?

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What does the role of nurse emphasize for career development?

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Flashcards

Nursing Definition

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on caring for individuals, families, and communities to improve their health and quality of life.

Nursing Scope

Nursing roles extend beyond hospitals; they include clinical practice, education, research, management, administration, and innovation.

Early Nursing in Ancient Civilizations

Nursing in ancient societies, like Babylonia/Assyria, involved 'wet nurses', and in Greece, care was often provided in homes by women.

Early Nursing in the Roman Empire

Early Roman hospitals had caregivers who mostly volunteered, with little formal training.

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Nursing in the Middle Ages

Nursing in large Byzantine cities primarily involved male assistants; however, women still played a vital role in rural areas and Western societies.

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Nursing Renaissance Period

The Renaissance saw growing interest in the arts and sciences, but nursing practices remained largely within the home as a female duty.

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Evolution of Nursing

Nursing's development spans thousands of years, evolving from early civilizations to eventually becoming a formal profession.

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Historical Nursing Highlights

Tracing the origins and changing roles of nursing throughout various historical periods, from ancient civilizations to the Renaissance.

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Florence Nightingale's Impact

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing, establishing a nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration. Her work improved sanitation in hospitals, significantly reducing mortality rates during the Crimean War. She also established the first nursing school.

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Crimean War Impact

Nightingale's work during the Crimean War dramatically reduced hospital mortality rates by improving sanitation and hygiene.

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First Nursing School

Florence Nightingale established the first formal nursing school, the Nightingale Training School at St. Thomas' Hospital, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

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Nursing Philosophy

Nightingale developed a nursing philosophy focusing on health maintenance and restoration.

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Epidemiologist Nurse

Florence Nightingale was one of the first practicing nurse epidemiologists. She used statistical analysis to show links between poor sanitation and diseases like cholera and dysentery.

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Early 20th Century Changes

The start of the 20th century brought significant changes in healthcare funding, including the introduction of third-party payments and prepaid health insurance.

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Early Nursing Standards

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, there were no standardized practices for nurses in hospitals.

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Early Nursing Roles

Nursing in the early 1800s was a task mostly done in the house by family members of the sick. Some hospitals required women for simple tasks such as making beds, cleaning and personal care.

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Nursing as a profession

Nursing is more than just skills; it's a profession with a specific body of knowledge, service orientation, professional authority, a code of ethics, research, and self-regulation.

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Nursing's defining criteria

Specific knowledge, service focus, professional group recognition, ethics code, ongoing research, and self-regulation are key to nursing as a profession.

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Nursing Assessment

Gathering relevant patient health information to understand their situation.

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Nursing Diagnosis

Analyzing assessment data to identify existing or potential health problems.

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Outcome Identification

Creating personalized, measurable goals for patient improvement.

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Nursing Planning

Creating a strategy (plan) to achieve the identified treatment goals.

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Nursing Implementation

Putting the care plan into action.

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Nursing Evaluation

Checking on the progress of implementing the care plan and adjusting accordingly.

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Patient Advocate

A nurse who protects and supports a patient's rights, ensuring they receive appropriate care and advocating for their needs.

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Caregiver

A nurse who assists patients in maintaining or regaining health, managing illness, and achieving maximum independence through the healing process.

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Educator

A nurse who teaches patients about their health conditions, treatment plans, and self-care techniques.

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Communication in Nursing

Essential for all nursing roles, involving clear and effective interaction with patients, families, colleagues, and the community.

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Nurse Manager's Role

Creating a safe and supportive environment for collaborative patient-centered care, aiming to achieve quality outcomes.

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Career Development in Nursing

A profession that encourages lifelong learning and career advancement to provide patients with the latest and best care.

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Standards of Practice

Guidelines that outline a competent and expected level of nursing care, ensuring safe and effective practice.

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What is the goal of a caregiver?

To help patients maintain or regain health, manage illness, and achieve maximum independence during the healing process.

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First formal nursing education program in Turkey

A six-month program started in 1911, marking a significant step in formal nursing education in Turkey.

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Nursing education move to universities

Nursing programs shifted from hospitals to universities during the first half of the 20th century.

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Turkish Nurses Association (TNA)

A professional organization for nurses in Turkey, established in 1933. It fostered nursing standards and professionalization.

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First bachelor's degree program in nursing (Turkey)

The Ege University School of Nursing launched the first bachelor's degree nursing program in 1955.

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Florence Nightingale School of Nursing opening

Opened in 1961, this school was a significant step in nursing education in Turkey.

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First master's degree in nursing

The program started in 1968 at Hacettepe University in Turkey.

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First nursing doctorate program (Turkey)

Launched in 1972 at Hacettepe University, it marked a major advancement in nursing studies.

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Esma Deniz's contributions

A pioneering nurse who advanced nursing education and profession in Turkey; a founder of nursing schools and the Turkish Nurses Association, contributing to legislation.

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Nursing Degree Requirements

A baccalaureate nursing degree in Turkey typically requires 4 years of study and 4600 hours of theoretical and practical training, focusing on basic sciences, clinical courses, and humanities.

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Graduate Nursing Programs

A master's degree in nursing is obtained after a baccalaureate degree and prepares nurses for roles like educators, administrators, and advanced practice.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing

A PhD in nursing focuses on research and prepares graduates to apply research findings to clinical practice, basic research, and theory.

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Expanding Clinical Roles

The demand for doctoral-prepared nurses is increasing due to expanding clinical roles requiring advanced knowledge and skills.

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Nursing's Focus

Nurses prioritize patient needs by focusing on health promotion, illness prevention, symptom management, family support, and end-of-life care.

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Autonomy in Nursing

Autonomy in nursing involves initiating independent nursing interventions without needing medical orders, demonstrating professional judgment.

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Accountability in Nursing

Accountability in nursing means being responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided, both professionally and legally.

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What are Essential Elements of Professional Nursing?

Two essential elements of professional nursing are autonomy and accountability. Autonomy is the ability to make independent decisions, while accountability means being responsible for actions and their consequences.

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Study Notes

Introduction to Nursing

  • Nursing is both an art and a science.
  • It's a healthcare profession focused on individual, family, and community care to promote optimal health and quality of life.
  • Nurses work closely with other healthcare professionals (doctors, pharmacists, therapists).

Nurses' Career Paths

  • Nursing career opportunities are limitless.
  • These include clinical practice, education, research, management, administration, and innovation.

Historical Highlights of Nursing

  • 4000 BC: Primitive societies, mother-nurses worked with priests.
  • 2000 BC: Babylonia and Assyria used wet nurses.
  • 800-600 BC: Health religions of India.
  • 700 BC: Greece, source of modern medical science.
  • 460 BC: Hippocrates.
  • 3 BC: Ireland, pre-Christian nursing.
  • AD 390: Fabiola, founded the first hospital.
  • 390-407: Early Christianity, deaconesses.
  • 711: Field hospital with nursing, Spain.
  • 1100: Ambulatory clinics, Spain (Moslems).
  • 1440: First Chairs of Medicine (Oxford and Cambridge).
  • 1522: Military nursing orders.
  • 1600-1752: Deterioration of hospitals and nursing.
  • 1633: Founded: Daughters of Charity.
  • 1820: Florence Nightingale born.
  • 1826: Kaiserwerth deaconesses reestablished.
  • 1837: First American college for women, Mount Holyoke.
  • 1841: Founded: Nursing Sisters of the Holy Cross.
  • 1848: Women's Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, New York.
  • 1854-1856: Crimean War.
  • 1859: Nightingale's Notes on Nursing published in England
  • 1860: First Nightingale School of Nursing, St. Thomas' Hospital, London.
  • 1861-1865: Civil War, United States.

Evolution of Nursing

  • Early Civilizations: Nursing dates back to 4000 BC in primitive societies.
  • Ancient Greece: Priests and priestesses in temples cared for people.
  • Roman Empire: Caregivers in hospitals, no formal training.
  • Middle Ages: Male caregivers in hospitals in large Byzantine cities.
  • Renaissance: Interest in the arts and sciences, no formal nursing schools.

Florence Nightingale

  • Considered the founder of modern nursing.
  • Relieved suffering caring for the sick.
  • Established the first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration.
  • Implemented nursing principles that reduced morbidity and mortality rates during the Crimean War.
  • Established the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital, London.
  • First school for nurses focusing on theory and clinical skill-building.
  • The first practicing nurse epidemiologist.
  • Established links between poor sanitation and illness and mortality.
  • Known as "the lady with the lamp."

Twentieth Century

  • 20th-century changes influenced contemporary nursing: introduction of third-party payments and prepaid health insurance, and growing importance of public health nursing.
  • Nursing became more specialized and autonomous and nursing protocols was established.

History of Nursing in Turkey

  • Besim Ömer Akalın Pasha emphasized the need for nursing education in Turkey (1911).
    1. The first six-month nursing education program started .
  • 1920: American Bristol Health School began a 2 1/2- year nursing education program for American Hospital.
  • 1925: Kızılay Nursing School established
  • Other nursing schools opened through the 1940s and 1950s.
  • The first bachelor-degree nursing program opened in 1955,
  • The Florence Nightingale school of Nursing opened in 1961.
  • In 1968, the first master's program.
  • In 1972, first nursing doctorate
  • Turkish Nurses Association joined International Council of Nurses in 1949.

Leader Nurses in Turkey

  • Esma Deniz: First nurse to pursue both graduate and post-graduate studies. Fluent in English, French, and German. Founder of many nursing schools, and the Turkish Nurses Association (THD - Türk Hemşireler Derneği).
  • Perihan Velioğlu: Received training in surgical nursing in England (Cambridge). Brought innovations to Turkish nursing (surgery procedure and surgery nursing). She was the first director of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing (1961).
  • Leman Birol: Graduated from Boston University (master's degree). First nurse professor title. Founder of the Oncology Nursing Association. Wrote nursing textbooks (Nursing Diagnosis, Medical Nursing).

Nursing Education

  • Educational preparation for nursing involves various programs worldwide.
  • Two types of entry-level programs in the United States are licensed practical nurse (LPN/LVN; 1-year programs) and registered nurse (RN).
  • RN programs include associate degree (2-year) and baccalaureate degree programs (4-year in most countries)
  • Post-graduate education can include master's or doctoral studies in nursing or in other fields.

Nursing Professional Responsibilities and Roles

  • Nurses provide care and comfort in all settings, considering patient needs, health promotion, illness prevention, disease and symptom management, family support, and end-of-life care.
  • Autonomy: Nurses initiate independent interventions.
  • Accountability: Professional and legal responsibility for provided care.
  • Caregiver: Help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease, and attain independence.
  • Advocate: Protect patients’ human and legal rights.
  • Educator: Explain concepts and reinforce learning.
  • Communication: Effectively communicate with various stakeholders.
  • Manager: Create an environment for collaborative patient-centered care.
  • Career Development: Lifelong learning and expanding career opportunities.

Standards of Professional Performance and Practice

  • Assessment
  • Diagnosis
  • Outcomes Identification
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
  • Collaboration
  • Leadership
  • Education
  • Evidence-based practice and research
  • Quality of Practice
  • Professional Practice Evaluation
  • Resource Utilization
  • Environmental Health

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