NURS 1110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Oxygen Therapy, Health Equity
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Chapter 1: the development of professional nursing: history, The way a person appears to others. Public viewpoints of nursing and nurses are typically based on personal experiences with nurses. This can lead to a narrow view of a nurse, often based only on a brief personal experience. Always positive response, but nursing is struggling to keep qualified students and keep practice current. Internal factors to deal with as an rn: role confusion, lack of professional confidence, There are internal factors that we can change as well as can not change. Genetics are an internal factor that we can not change regarding our health. However there are things that we can attempt to control that will assist change for instance: i may be hispanic and have a higher risk for diabetes but that does not mean i need to be obese. I can control my diet which will decrease my chances of getting diabetes.
