Nurs 204 - Midterm Study Guide Graded A+

"the global concepts that identify the phenomena of central interest to a discipline and the global propositions that state the relationships between or among the concepts" {Ans: Nursing metaparadigm}1. screening for early detection of disease with prompt diagnosis and treatment 2. goal - identify illness, reverse or reduce severity or provide cure {Ans: secondary health promotion and prevention}Established in 1952 as a group for students interested in nursing education programs Purpose: Student led organization, For nursing students to take action on social/ political issues. Volunteer work, guest speakers to further the nursing experienc {Ans: National student nurses association}Aims of nursing include (4) {Ans: 1. promote health 2. prevent illness 3. restore health 4. facilitate coping with disability or death}believed that holistic health care is central to the practice of caring in nursing. Defined nursing as "a human science of persons and human health-illness experiences that are mediated by professional, personal, scientific, esthetic and ethical human transactions. {Ans: Jean Watson Nursing theory}grew, temples became the centers of medical care because during this time the idea was that illness was caused by sin. Nurses cared for the community in homes and as nurse-midwives {Ans: Greek civilization}