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