Dorthea Dix - ANSWER dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill.
led movement to build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones
Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the American Red Cross
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANSWER first African American professional nurse
1st af. Am nurse
Lillian...
Quiz 1 Nursing History/
Communication/ Wellness (Unitek)
LATEST GRADED A+ (101 QAs 100% correct)
Dorthea Dix - ANSWER dedicated to improving conditions for the mentally ill.
led movement to build new mental hospitals and improve existing ones
Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the American Red Cross
Mary Eliza Mahoney - ANSWER first African American professional nurse
1st af. Am nurse
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940) - ANSWER Responsible for the development of
public health nursing in the United States through the founding of the Henry Street
Settlement in New York City.
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Established sanitary nursing care units.
Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
Led a group of nurses to Scutari, Turkey during the Crimean War.
Pastor Theodor Fliedner - ANSWER Established the Kaiserswerth School of
nursing in Kaiserswerth, Germany
Mary Ann Ball (1817-1901) - ANSWER One of the greatest nurse heroines of
the Civil War. Championed the rights and comforts of the soldiers; organized diet
kitchens, laundries, ambulance service; and supervised the nursing staff.
Linda Richards - ANSWER America's first trained nurse
Developed present day documentation system
World War 1 - ANSWER Newly formed Army & Nurse Corps
World War 2 - ANSWER Cadet Nurse Corps was established
"Lady with the Lamp" - ANSWER Florence Nightengale, now symbol of nursing
is the lamp
Pittsburgh Infirmary - ANSWER Now Passavant Hospital
, Quiz 1 Nursing History/
Communication/ Wellness (Unitek)
LATEST GRADED A+ (101 QAs 100% correct)
Created by Fliedner
Bellevue Hospital - ANSWER Opened first school of nursing (1873).
NCLEX - ANSWER National Council Licensure Examination
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ANSWER defines the scope and limitations of
professional nursing practice; vary from state to state
Accredation - ANSWER official recognition or belief; certified as meeting certain
set standards
Less standards and no fed funding w/out it
Articulation - ANSWER Allows nursing programs to collaboratively create & plan
their curricula... lessens duplication and enhances progressive buildup.
Contemporary Nursing - ANSWER -Characteristics of health care changed
rapidly as health care became an industry
-Growth and diversity became the major emphasis
-Beginning of contemporary nursing with specialized nursing care adapted to areas
*Private duty, school nursing, industrial nursing, nurse anesthesia, and nurse-
midwifery
-Holistic Care
"Nutrire" - ANSWER Latin word for Nourish. The word nursing can be traced
back to this.
NAPNE - ANSWER National Association of Practical Nurse Education
NFLPN - ANSWER National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
Founded in 1949. Membership for students and graduates. They offer cervices, and
they fight for us at state and federal level.
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