30 Questions
What does the author believe is the key to effective nursing?
Practicing with compassion and common logic
What is the focus of nursing according to the author?
Caring through environmental alteration
Why does the author believe nursing cannot be taught by books alone?
Because nursing requires clinical training
What is the author's view on the relationship between nursing and medicine?
Nursing and medicine are most effective when working together
What aspects of the environment does the author focus on in her environmental theory?
Physical aspects such as ventilation and cleanliness
What does the author compare nursing to in terms of commitment?
A religious vow
What is the primary concern of Florence Nightingale's nursing care?
Utilizing the environment to assist in patient recovery
What is the primary purpose of ensuring pure fresh air in a healthcare setting?
To keep the air the patient breathes as pure as the external air
What is the consequence of a deficiency in one or more of the essential components of a healthy environment?
Impaired functioning of life processes or diminished health status
What is the importance of light, especially direct sunlight, in a healthcare setting?
It is useful in treating disease
What is the primary concern related to water in healthcare settings, according to Florence Nightingale?
The well water of a very impure kind is used for domestic purposes
What are the five major components of a healing environment, according to Florence Nightingale?
Ventilation, Light, Warmth, Control of noise, Cleanliness
What is the central focus of Henderson's theory?
The person as a biological, sociological, and spiritual being
What is a key aspect of the person in Henderson's theory?
Their emotional and physiological balance
What is the primary goal of nursing care?
To promote the person's adaptation
What is the environment in Henderson's theory?
The external conditions and influences that affect life and development
What is the process of adapting to internal and external environmental demands?
Adaptation
What are the seven essentials that must be present in the environment?
Light, temperature, air movement, atmospheric pressure, waste disposal, minimal chemicals, and cleanliness
What is the significance of the 14 fundamental human needs in Henderson's theory?
They are the operationalization of the person's biological, sociological, and spiritual components
What is the role of the cognator subsystem?
Involves 4 cognitive-emotive channels
What is a characteristic of the person as a client in Henderson's theory?
They are whole, complete, and independent beings
What type of responses promote the integrity of the human system?
Adaptive responses
What is the primary function of the regulator subsystem?
To respond automatically to stimuli
What is necessary for a person to adapt to the environment?
Both innate and acquired ways of interacting
What is the primary focus of the CRITIQUE SIMPLICITY model?
Description and explanation rather than prediction
According to Ernestine Wiedenbach's Perspective Theory, what is the primary role of a nurse?
Identifying a patient's need for help
What is the key component of a nurse's judgment in Wiedenbach's Perspective Theory?
Deliberative action
What is the outcome of a nurse's identification of a patient's need for help?
The nurse facilitates the medical plan of care and creates a nursing plan of care
What is a key characteristic of the CRITIQUE SIMPLICITY model?
Little provision for empirical examination
What is the goal of a nurse's observation of a patient's symptoms in Wiedenbach's Perspective Theory?
To determine the cause of discomfort
Test your understanding of the principles and ideals that guide the nursing profession, including the importance of enthusiasm, art, and science in nursing practice.
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