Module 1 - Basic Elements of Nursing

Looking at Canadian nursing history, gender, class, race, and ethnicity played a role in who became nurses.

Health promotion can be effective even if the client has a low personal desire for change.

"Caring" can be described as:

Immunizations are an example of secondary prevention.

This nurse elevated the standards of nursing and was responsible for nursing education becoming what it is today.

Unlike Florence Nightingale, modern nurse theorists see the nurse as concerned with:

Which of the following is NOT a social determinant of health?

Health is:

Nursing as a profession has evolved in response to:

Peoples' lives and health are minimally affected by interactions with their environments.

Nursing is:

Which is NOT one of the 4 Over-Arching Functions of Nursing:

There is a humanistic-scientific combination underlying the practice of nursing.

A person's illness may affect the family in what way?

The influence of the nuns and Florence Nightingale shaped nursing around ideals of femininity & selfless devotion

This important Canadian document shifted thinking to an emphasis on the importance of lifestyle factors in health status

"Health" can be defined as:

Holistic practice looks at the whole person including all of the following dimensions EXCEPT:

The physical, mental and social aspects of health are inseparable and must be considered in relation to the others.

Caring (and nursing) has existed in every society.

The 6 Cs of Caring include: compassion, confidence, comportment, competence...

Most provinces brought in nurse registration between 1910 and 1922.

A "profession" differs from a "job" in that a profession:

People with illness can experience:

This important Canadian document recognized the significant influence of social and environmental factors on health:

Early caregivers included:

Wellness is a component of health and refers to quality of life.