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PVR test 1

unit 1 test

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Hippocrates father of medicine denounced mystical causes of disease
holistic healthcare body, mind, soul groundwork of modern nursing
Aristotle emphasized virtue and strength of character first to deal with heart/blood vessels
caduceus staff of Mercury symbol of modern medicine
Phoebe mentioned by Paul in Romans deaconess and first visiting nurse
Fabiola Rome provided funding for first free hospital
St. Marcella converted home into monastery first nursing educator
St. Paula established inns and hospitals for travelers to Jerusalem first to call nursing art as well as science
St. Helena mother of Emperor Constantine first to establish geriatric facility
Knights Hospitalers military and medical order during Crusades symbol was Maltese Cross
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweiss Hungarian obstetrician invented antiseptic methods
Pastor Theodore Fleidner Kaiserwerth, Germany established first school of nursing
Florence Nightengale founder of modern nursing opened first school of nursing not connected with hospital
Nightengale's influence theoretical model of nursing nature cures, environment influences
Dorothea Dix volunteered during Civil War campaigned against inhumane treatment of mentally ill
Clara Barton first civilian to gather supplies for the army founded American Red Cross in 1881
Isabel Robb introduced charting and licensure founded ANA
Lillian Wald nurse and social worker founded Public Health nursing
Mary Mahoney campaigned for better treatment of African American nurses and minority HC workers first African American graduate nurse
Lina Rogers implemented careful record keeping developed school nurses
Pittsburgh Infirmary taught by Fleidner first real school of nursing in US
Mississippi 1914 first state to offer PN licensing
NAPNES National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service established standards for practice
NFLPN National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses established code of ethics
Tennessee Nurse Practice Act administered by TBON established scope of LPN
NLN National League for Nursing offers voluntary accreditation for nursing programs
ALPNA American Licensed Practical Nurses Association focuses on lobbying and legislative issues
TBON Tennessee Board of Nursing oversees mandatory approval of nursing programs
Florence Nightingale's Theory natural healing nature cures, environment assists
Virginia Henderson's Theory independent functioning mind & body are one
Dorothea Orem's Theory self-care builds on Maslow's
Sis. Callista Roy's Theory adaptation continuum
Betty Neuman's Theory systems internal & external environments
Madeline Leininger pioneer nurse anthropologist transcultural nurse theorist
New York 1955 first state to mandate licensure for LPNs
shaman medicine/holy man disease = sin/possession
Created by: BJordan
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