The Art & Science
of Nursing Care
MIAMI - DADE COLLEGE
GENERIC NURSING PROGRAM
Fundamentals Of Nursing
Pottery & Perry
Chapter
Objectives and Readings
Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
Describe educational programs for register nurses.
Describe the roles and career opportunities for nurses.
Discuss the influence of social, political and economic
changes on the nursing practice.
Define and use the terms in the vocabulary list of the
curriculum and textbook.
Potter & Perry: Chap. 1,2
Curriculum page: 1-7, 47- 50, 25-28,
Page 1 for Key Terms
Brief History of Nursing
Religious influence
Dark Ages of
Nursing
1800 1860
Nursing not
defined as a profession
Low salaries
Poor conditions
Civil War 1860-1865
Evolution of nursing
knowledge and research
Brief History Of Nursing.
19th Century
Florence Nightingale
(p2)
Served in the Crimean War
Organized Military Nursing for
the British Army
Contributed to the Standards of
Nursing Care
Set the stage for using
evidence to direct practice.
Established the first nursing
philosophy on Health
Maintenance and Restoration
Developed the first program to
train nurses
Florence Nightingales Contributions:
Standards for hospital management
Respect for nursing as a profession
Established schools of nursing in
hospitals
Separated Nursing from Medicine
Contributions cont.
Nutrition,
Occupational
& Recreational
Therapy
Importance of
documentation
Hx Nursing Education
Poor separation
nursing service
from nursing
education
Poor salaries
Long working
hours
IMPACT WWs
Need for nurses
Women outside the
home: assertive,
independent
Upgraded education
Educational objectives
developed
Universities and colleges
instituted
1950 - integration
scientific knowledge
Nursing Organizations
American Nurses
Association ( ANA )
Established standards of practice
and represents nurses through
legislative actions, supports the
National Student Nurses
Association ( NSNA)
ANA: Standards of Professional
Performance
competent level of behavior
in the professional role,
including activities related to
quality care, performance
appraisal, education, collegiality,
ethics, collaboration, research
and resource utilization.
ANA: Standards of Nursing
Practice
describe a competent level of
nursing care.
Nursing responsibilities for:
Diversity
Health Promotion
Safety
Treatment
Education
Planning
Continuity of Care
American Nurses
Association
Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA Safe Nurs
e Staffing Action and Information
Safe Staffing Bill
National Student Nurses
Association
For students
enrolled
in nursing
education
programs
Specialty Nursing
Organizations:
Provide information on
specialty areas of nursing:
American Association of
Critical Care Nurses
National Black Nurses
Association
Nurses Christian Fellowship
Areas of Expertise..
(From Novice to Expert)
Think like an ED nurse,
Assess like an ICU nurse,
Organize like a Med-Surg
nurse,
Connect like a Psych nurse,
IMPLEMENT like an EXPERT!
Aims of Nursing:
Promote
wellness
Prevent illness
Restore health
Facilitate coping
Nursing Education
National Council
Licensure
Examination
identify minimal safe
practice.
Educational Preparation for
Nursing Practice
Practical / Vocational
Nursing
12-15 months
LPN
Licensed by the National
Council
Licensure Examination for
Practical Nurses
( NCLEX- PIN )
Registered Nurse
Education
Education: 2,3,4 years:
2- year Associate Degree - college.
3- year Diploma - associated with
a hospital.
4- year Baccalaureate - college or
university.
Post graduate MSN, Adm., Edu.,
ARNP
Graduate DNP, PhD
Registered Nurses
Licensed by the National
Council Licensure
Examination for Registered
Nurses
( NCLEX- RN)
Graduate Nursing
Education
ANA (1969): ARNP/DNP
The purpose of the graduate
nurse program is to prepare nurse
clinicians capable of improving
nursing care through the
advancement of nursing theory and
science.
Continuing Education
ANA (1994) Standards for
Nursing Professional
Development:
Continuing Education formal education through
courses, seminars and
workshops.
In - Service
Education:
Designed to increase the
expertise, skills of nursing staff.
Provided within the institution
all year long.
EX: CPR, Standard
Precautions, Fire Safety
Nurse Practice Act and
Licensure
to regulate nursing practice; to
protect the public by defining the
legal scope of nursing practice,
excluding untrained or unlicensed
individuals from practicing nursing.
to establish educational
requirements.
State Board of
Nursing
Sets standards for entry into
practice.
Ensures education requirements met.
Enforces the Nurse Practice Act-
suspension or revocation of license.
Defines standards of nursing practice.
INCREASING AUTONOMY
(Publix/,Sedanos, CVS and Walmart )
NURSING
ACTIONS:
Dependent physician
initiated
Independent nurse
initiated
Interdependent /
collaborative
Classroom Activity
Group Activity:
In groups of 3 discuss the
nursing leaders. Page 8- 9
curriculum
In groups of 3 discuss
questions 5,6,7,8,9,10 of
the curriculum
Potter & Perry: Chap. 1,2
Curriculum page: 1-7, 47-
50, 25-28,
Review o Key Terms from
Curriculum and textbook
