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Davis Advantage Basic Nursing, 3e
Chapter 1
Evolution of Nursing
Thought & Action

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Influential Persons in the Evolution
of Nursing
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Florence Nightingale

Dorothea Dix

Clara Barton

Lillian Wald

Mary Brewster

Edward Lyon

Lavinia Dock

Mary Mahoney

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Safe, Effective Nursing Care

Many individuals were instrumental in
advancing the profession of nursing. In looking
at the contributions of Clara Barton, Lillian
Wald, and Lavinia Dock, how does “caring”
remain an essential aspect of the nurse’s role?

Discuss how “caring” was demonstrated.

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Safe, Effective Nursing Care
(cont.)

Florence Nightingale made a tremendous
difference in the care the soldiers received,
which resulted in significantly
improved outcomes.

Relate each competency of “provide goal-
directed client-centered care” to the actions of
Florence Nightingale and her nurses.

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Nursing Today

Nurses are competent and
caring professionals.

The complexity of healthcare delivery requires
that nurses use critical thinking,
communication, organization, leadership,
advocacy, and technical skills to ensure that
clients receive safe and effective care.

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Thinking Skills

Clinical judgment
•
A process; consists of recognizing and analyzing the
cues, prioritizing hypotheses, generating solutions,
taking actions, and evaluating outcomes

Critical thinking; reflective thinking
•
Involves collecting and analyzing information and
carefully considering options for action

Problem-solving
•
Considers an issue and attempts to find a
satisfactory solution

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Nursing Is
American Nurses Association (ANA)
(1980): “The diagnosis and treatment of
human responses to actual and
potential health problems.”

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Nursing Is
(cont.)

ANA (2010): Nursing practice
•
Nursing practice is individualized.
•
Nurses care by establishing partnerships.
•
Caring is central to the practice of the registered
nurse (RN).
•
RNs use the nursing process to plan and provide
individualized care to the healthcare consumers.
•
A strong link exists between the professional work
environment and the RN’s ability to provide quality
healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes.

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Nursing Is
(cont.)

ANA (2015): “Nursing is the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, groups, communities, and
populations.”