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first nurses were

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male attendants and jesuit priests

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who founded first hospital in Quebec in 1640s

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Jeanne Mance

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who formed sisters of Charity in 1738 ; first visiting nurses in Canada
founder of grey nun

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Marguerite d’Youville

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which diseases quickly from immigrants and travellers

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Infectious

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who cared for soldiers from both sides of French-English war

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Grey Nuns

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founder of Modern Nursing/ mother of nursing

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Florence Nightingale

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who known as the first nurse statistician

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florence nightingale

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what did Florence nightingale do

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  • introduce hygiene all over the world
  • dramatically decreases mortality rates with simple nursing care
  • cared for wounded soldiers in creimean war
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who founded first financially independent schools of nursing

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Florence nightingale

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which year first financial independent school of nursing establish

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1860

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what got lost as hospital schools of nursing developed

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Educational model

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students provide nursing care in exchange for

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education and costs of living in hospital schools

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first training school in Canada

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St. Catherine training school 1874

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what did students learn in training school

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chemistry, sanitary science, physiology, anatomy, and hygiene

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what are the admission standards for training school

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plain English education, good character, and christian motives

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what are the role of nurses

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observe patients and report faithfully to doctors

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greu nuns established missions in

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Manitoba, sasketchewan, and the Northwest Territories or CaNADA

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grey nuns often arrived to care for

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new settlers as they arrived

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who was the Superintendent at Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing for Educational Reform

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Mary Agnes Snively 1881

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what did educational reform do for students

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established proper living conditions, a curriculum, established criteria for clinical and educational time.

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nursing organizations assisted in

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establishing educational standards for nurses

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who also contributed to the impact of nursing organizations

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women’s rights movement

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who sets scope of practice, protect title of nurse, protect the public against unqualified, incompetent practice

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provincial nursing associations

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first undergraduate program establishes at

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University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1919

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what influences University Programs
consequences of World War I, influenza epidemic of 1981
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World War I leads to
Depression where School of nurses hit hard, loss of donor money, student numbers reduced, deplorable (shocking, bad in quality) conditions for students
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when shortages as nurses enlisted or left profession to work in factories
World War II
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what happened to compensate shortage of nurses in World war II
increase in funding to manage shortage
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first Masters of Nursing Program was established at
University of Western Ontario in 1959
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first doctoral program was established at
University of Alberta in 1991
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nursing education called for baccalaureate as entry to practice in 1975
Alberta Task Force
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what is changing the face of nursing
multicultural dimension
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During the eighteenth-century British regime, which of the following was the main health reason for the increased need for health care facilities in the British colonies
Infectious disease
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Where did the traditions of good nursing practice that anchor nursing in Canada originate?
New France
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What is the primary purpose of licensure laws for the nursing profession?
To protect the public against unqualified and incompetent practitioners
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highest award in Red Cross for providing exceptional care
Florence nIghtingale award
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major achievements of Florence nightingale
improving sanitization and hygiene utilizing statistics and data analysis inspire international red cross
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BCCNM stands for
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
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governing bodY of LPN is
within the care aide
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difference between LPN and RN
LPN mainly care for stable patients and predictable health outcomes
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nurses that can prescribe medications
Nurse practitioner
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LPNs may care for patients with more complex needs after
successfully completing additional education
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LPNs work collaboratively with
patients, their family members, and other health care team members to provide safe, competent and ethical care
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Where can LPNs work?
- Hospitals (acute care) medical/ surgical/ emergency etc - Long-term care facilities - Home and community care - Health clinics - Schools - Occupational/industrial health - Correctional facilities - Palliative care (Hospice) - Mental health facilities
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how does government control LPN practice
legislation/Regulation Health professionals Act (HPA) Nurses (Licensed Practical) Regulation
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Health professionals Act (HPA)
sets parameters & provides a common regulatory framework for B.C.'s regulated health professionals (i.e. nurses, chiropractors, dental hygienists, dieticians, etc)
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Nurses (Licensed Practical) Regulation
part of HPA specific to LPNs defines scope of practice outlines requirements for registration, practice, conduct and continuing competence
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how does BCCNM control LPN practice
BCCNM sets Standards Limits Conditions
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Limits for LPN
specifies what LPNs are not permitted to do
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Standard set for LPN
an expected and achievable level of performance against which actual performance can be compared. It is the minimum level of acceptable performance
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Condition sets for LPN
sets to the circumstances under which LPNs may carry out an activity i.e. after successfully completing additional education
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how does organization control LPN
every organization has their own policies for LPN restrictions
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how does the LPN control their own practice
individuals nurse responsibility to determine their own competence to carry out a particular activity
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BCCNM standards of practice
Professional standards Practice standards Scope of practice standards
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Professional standards
meant to guide and direct LPN practice PNs, BCCNM, employers, educators and the public all use the professional standards to support safe, competent and ethical care
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4 Professional standards
responsibility and accountability Competency-based practice Client-focused provision of service Ethical practice
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Standards means
is an expected behaviour against which actual behaviour can be compared
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indicators are
used to measure the actual performance of an individual nurse.
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LPNs uses the professional standards to
- understand their professional practice obligations - support their continuing competence and professional development - Explain LPN practice to others - Resolve professional practice problems - Advocate for changes to policies and practices
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BCCNM uses the professional standards to
- outline requirements for LPN practice - assist LPNs an employers to understand LPN practice - assess professional performance when complaints use - address incompetent, impaired or unethical practice amongst LPNs
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Employers uses professional standards to
- develop job descriptions - create orientation programs - provide performance feedback - develop work environments that support LPN practice
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Educators use the professional standards to
- teach practical nursing students about safe, competent and ethical practice - develop evaluation tools - provide performance feedback - support practical nursing students to understand their professional obligations once they become licensed
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Public uses professional standards to
understand the role of LPNs in providing health care
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Practice standards
set out requirements for specific aspects of LPN practice - are skill that LPNs perform or the things they do daily to care for patients
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Responsibility and accountability professional standards means
maintains standards of nursing practice and professional conduct established by BCCNM
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Competency-based practice professional standards means
LPNs applies appropriate knowledge, skills, judgement and attitudes consistently in nursing practice
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Client-focused provision of service professional standards means
LPNs provides nursing services and works with others in the best interest of clients
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ethical practice professional standards means
LPNs understands, upholds and promotes the ethical standards of nursing profession
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LPNs practice standards include
- Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - Communicable Diseases: Preventing Nurse-to-Client Transmission - Conflict of Interest - Consent - Documentation - Duty to Provide Care - Duty to Report - Medication - Privacy and Confidentiality - Regulatory Supervision of Students - Use of Title - Working with Health Care Assistants - Indigenous cultural safety, cultural humility, and anti-racism (NEW)
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new practice standard introduce by BCCNM on
feb 25th, 2022 to address Indigenous - specific racism and discrimination in healthcare
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Scope of practice standards
BCCNM's Scope of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses is based on the Regulation and sets out the activities that LPNs are educated and authorized to perform if employer policy permits it and if the LPN has the competence
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communication with the doctor through
SBAR Situation Background Assessment Recommendation

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