Nursing

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nursing

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding of modern nursing?Florence Nightingale established the first professional nursing school in 1860
2. What is the core nursing process?A systematic method: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
3. What is nursing and why is it important?Nursing is like being a superhero who helps people feel better when they’re sick or hurt. Nurses use science and caring to keep patients safe and help them recover faster.
4. Who started modern nursing?Florence Nightingale started modern nursing. She worked during the Crimean War and opened a nursing school in 1860 to train nurses.

Nursing Process: A systematic, patient-centered framework for providing nursing care.
Holistic Care: Addressing the physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects of a patient's health.
Telehealth: The delivery of healthcare services and information via telecommunications technologies.