When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as: correct answersThe most trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the correct answersdiploma program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to correct answersstaf...
When surveyed, nursing has consistently been chosen as: correct answersThe most trusted profession
The earliest type of formal nursing education program was the correct answersdiploma program.
In 1900, the primary reason for hospital-based nursing education programs was to correct answersstaff
the hospitals that operated the education programs.
Florence Nightingale is often credited as being the first nurse researcher. This designation is based on
correct answersher use of data on the morbidity and mortality of soldiers in hospitals in Scutari.
Which of the following African-American public health nurses was instrumental in providing excellent
nursing care to underserved families despite these social challenges? correct answersJessie Sleet Scales
Because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, which of the following nursing leaders is considered
the founder of public health nursing? correct answersLillian Wald
Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse correct answersMary Eliza Mahoney
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked in the early 1900s with immigrant women. What was
the focus of her somewhat controversial work? correct answersSafe contraception and family planning
for women
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? correct answersClara
Barton
What war impacted nursing to stretch its boundaries of nursing practice in jungle mobile hospital units
and assuming the responsibility to perform emergency procedures? correct answersVietnam War
,Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model
for early nursing education? correct answersFlorence Nightingale
What was the most significant impact on the profession of nursing made by Mary Breckenridge in her
role as a frontier nurse? correct answersShe demonstrated that nurses were capable of caring for new
mothers and newborns in remote areas.
What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the 1900s? correct
answersFemale, sensitive, subservient
What was the conclusion of the Goldmark Report? correct answersAdvocated for the establishment of
collegiate nursing education.
Who was the Superintendent of Women Nurses of the Union Army? correct answersDorthea Dix
What is the significance of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946? correct answersProvided funds to construct
hospitals, nursing homes, and other health facilities
To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? correct answersClara
Barton
Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role? correct
answersCommunity health nurse
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of
BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared
nurses? correct answersOutcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education? correct answersNumbers of RNs with
bachelor's and higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)? correct
answersPrevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
, During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with an impact lasting to the current day.
What was this change? correct answersThe employment of graduate nurses in hospitals
NPs are advanced practice nurses who correct answerscan diagnose and treat common and chronic
conditions.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the
population as a whole when correct answersthe increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities
enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary work site for RNs
is correct answersacute care hospitals.
What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of
BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared
nurses? correct answersOutcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
A component that separates occupations from professions is commitment. Which of the following is the
best way that nurses can show commitment to each other? correct answersMentoring nursing students
and novice nurses
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are correct answerslobbyists for the American Medical
Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
One of the characteristics of a profession identified by Kelly was "there is an organization (association)
that encourages and supports high standards of practice." Which of the following illustrates a concern
for nursing meeting this characteristic? correct answersThe membership of the ANA is less than 10% of
all nurses.
Similarities exist between various ideas about what constitutes a profession. Which of the following is
believed to be a characteristic of a profession? correct answersMembers have autonomy.
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