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CCNE (commission collegiate nursing education)
nations leading accrediting agency for baccalaureate, master, DNP programs at schools of nursing and also accredits post baccalaureate nurse residences Arm of the aacn
American Association of colleges of nursing (AACN) purpose
- to establish quality standards for bachelors, and graduate degree nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement those standards
- influence the nursing profession to improve health care, promote public support of baccalaureate/ graduate education
NLN purpose
- to identify the nursing needs of society and to foster programs designed to meet:
- open to all nurses/ non-nurses
- accredits nursing education program
- conduct surveys to collect data on education program
- accredits practical nursing/ associate degree programs
ANA purpose
- improve quality of nursing care
- establish standards of nursing practice
- Establish code of ethics
National League of Nursing (NLN)
- accredits practical nursing programs and associate degree
American Nurses Association ( ANA)
- started as Nurses Associated Alumnae renamed to ANA
- Represent all RN's in US considered voice of nursing
Profession
Extensive training
Occupation?
Doesn't require a specialized skill
Mary Seacole
- Jamaican nurse who cared for brattish solders at battle front during crimean war
- Established a hotel for sick and injured soldiers
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney
- 1st black women to work as a professionally trained nurse in USA 1845- 1926
Florence S. Wald
- part of hospice movement
- developed 1st program in Connecticut
- The mother of the American hospice movement
Virginia A. Henderson
frontier of nursing service (FNS)
- educated nurse midwife
- beginning of prenatal care
- inducted into ANA's hall of fame of women, community and family nursing and rural health care
Marget Sanger
- dedicated to provide legal birth control
- founded planned parenthood
- 1916 worlds 1st birth control clinic in NYC
Clara Barton
- concerned about the condition of wounded solders, nursing the wounded front
- inspired by international Red Cross from American Red Cross in 1881.
Dorothea Dix
- appointed military hospitals
- provided trained nurse
- fought for the mental ill
- never received training to become nurse
Florence Nightingale
- founder of modern military nursing
- established the 1st school for nurses that provided theory based knowledge and clinical skill building ( at st. Johns)
Florence became?
- the nurse who could improve health of her patients by increasing air flow, encouraging hand washing
Florence Nightingale created...
- notes on nursing (encompassed whole person)
- 5 essential point:
- pure air
- pure water
- efficient drainage
- cleanlyness
- light
1st hospital started where?
on battle felids
Nursing in antiquity
-passed on from generation to another of trail/ error of nursing
Prior to modern era what was safest nursing care?
Done in peoples homes
What are the four of Molloy and what do they represent?
-Community, service, spiritual, study Service + Mission + Prayer
Capping Ceremony
-Caps originally large to cover head to keep hair neat Cap/aprons signified respectability, cleanliness and servitude -Later became symbolic of recognition of achievement Capping ceremony
What organizations offer Accreditation to nursing education programs?
NLN, AACN, CCNE
What are the benefits of applying to a nursing program/school with accreditation?
-Participate in federally funded and state entitlement programs -Pursue advanced studies to other accredited schools-RN-to- BSN and Master's Programs -More competitive in the job market -Nationally established standards for nursing education
What organization offer certification?
ANA or usually a voluntary professional credential that recognizes a professional has passed a certification exam given by a private agency
Attending a non accredited nursing school allows
NCLEX examination Receive quality education
What are the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice?
-Quality improvement initiatives -Certification and Credentialing -Position descriptions and performance appraisals -Classroom teaching an in-service education programs -Boards of nursing members orientation programs -Regulatory decision- making activities Assessment -Collection of Patient Data •Diagnosis- analysis of assessment data •Outcome Identification-identifying expected outcomes •Planning -Strategies/alternatives for expected outcomes •Implementation
to measure the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry- level nurse. CAT is a method for administering exams that merges computer technology with modern measurement theory to increase the efficiency of the exam process.
What is the State Boards of Nursing (BON)? Purpose?
Purpose: Protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public By... licensing nurses -Ensuring all licensed nurses provide safe and competent care. -Writing the administrative rules. -Disciplining nurses for unsafe practice. -Approving nursing programs
- Nursing education of RN/LPN programs in each state
Factors leading fewer nurses entering the profession
lack of nursing faculty leads to fewer new nurses entering the profession, as well as clinical sites, reducing hiring younger faculty, inadequate education budget
Crimean War
in 1854 the crimean war broke out. The French had nursing nuns, but the British lacked any kind of disease solders were dying from disease not injuries. Florence Nightingale traveled to Crimea.
what influences the practice of nursing?
Desire to keep people healthy and to provide comfort and assurance to the sick.
Advancing science and changing society's needs have deeply influenced the practice of nursing
Humanistic Framework Humanity
Humanity- unique human being, functioning as an integrated whole, reflecting biopyschosociocultral dimensions
Humanistic Framework Valuing
holding in high esteem the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals
Humanistic Framework Health
a dynamic state of the biopyschosociocultral well being
Humanistic Framework Environment
