Author Question: Which of the following statements best reflects Nightingales' nursing philosophy on health ... (Read 49 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following statements best reflects Nightingales' nursing philosophy on health maintenance and restoration?

1. Did all the clients eat a good breakfast?
2. What is the client rating his pain level after his medication?
3. Have any clients developed a nosocomial infection last month?
4. Is anyone interested in volunteering to mentor our new graduates?

Question 2

The nurse is best able to provide quality care that benefits both client and family by:

1. Incorporating caring into the practice
2. Making the client the center of the practice
3. Integrating the science and art of nursing into the practice
4. Being knowledgeable of the institution's standards of practice

voltaire123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale studied and implemented methods to improve battlefield sanitation, which ultimately reduced illness, infection, and mortality (Cohen, 1984). Today nurses are active in de-termining the best practices for skin care management, pain control, nutritional management, and care of older adults. Infection control and its impact on disease prevention was a major outcome of her contributions to nursing. Awareness of the connection between hospital-acquired infec-tions (nosocomial) and nursing practice is the best example of her nursing philosophy.
Nutritional management and its impact on client health, while important does not reflect the best option offered.
Pain management while a vital client concern does not represent the best option offered
While volunteering is certainly reflected in Nightingale's practice it is not the best option of-fered.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Nursing is an art and a science. As a professional nurse you will learn to deliver care artfully with compassion, caring, and a respect for each client's dignity and personhood. As a science, nursing is based on a body of knowledge that is continually changing with new discoveries and innova-tions. When you integrate the science and art of nursing into your practice, the quality of care you provide to your clients is at a level of excellence that benefits clients and their families.
Caring is one part of the art of nursing.
While the client is the focus of nursing practice, this focus is not the main contributor to quality care.