Nursing as a Profession Flashcards
Definition of Nursing
Both Art and Science
is the art of caring for the sick and well individual
Art: Definition of Nursing
it refers to the dynamic skills and methods in assisting sick and well individual in their recovery and in the promotion and maintenance of health
Art: Definition of Nursing
is the scientific knowledge and skills in assisting individual to achieve optimal health
Science: Definition of Nursing
it is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential problem.
Science: Definition of Nursing
Actual health problem - this are the health problem that is already existing
Potential healht problem - have capacity on the developing
medical condition
hypertension
medical condition
asthma
medical condition
urinary tract infection
medical condition
diabetes
medical condition
UTI
medical condition
anemia
Example of medical condition
hypertension
Asthma
urinary tract infection
UTI
Diabetes
anemia
Nursing process: 5 steps
A-D-P-I-E
A-D-P-I-E
What is the meaning of A
Assesment
A-D-P-I-E
What is the meaning of D
Diagnosis
A-D-P-I-E
What is the meaning of P
Planning
A-D-P-I-E
What is the meaning of I
Intervention
A-D-P-I-E
What is the meaning of E
Evaluation
(4) Four Eras in the Nursing history
Intuitive, Apprentice, Educative, and Contemporary Period
Practiced since pre-historic times among primitice tribes and lasted through the early Christian era
Period of Intuitive Nursing
Nursing was untaught and instinctive
Period of Intuitive Nursing