Florence Nightingale
Dorthea Dix
Established early Nurse Corp
Clara Barton
Established Red Cross
Journal of Nursing
- Evidence Based Practice —> better patient outcomes
What guides Nurses Legally?
Nurse Practice acts
-varies state to state
What guides Nurses Ideals?
ANA has Standards of Professional Practice
What defines a Novice Nurse?
No Experience, follows rules
What kind of nurse is characterized by actions guided by prior experience?
Advanced Beginner
What kind of nurse is consciously and deliberately planning goals?
Competent
What defines a Proficient Nurse?
Views situation as a whole
What kind of nurse has an intuitive grasp of the situation and zeros in on the problem?
Expert