NURSING 145 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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NUR 145
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NUR 145
Describe the influences of Florence Nightingale on the development of contemporary nursing in the United States Nightingale tok 38 nurses to the British Hospital in Scutari, Turkey. Her and the other nurses organized and cleaned the hospital and provided care to the wounded soldiers.
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NURSING 145 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Describe the influences of Florence Nightingale on the development of contemporary
nursing in the United States ✅Nightingale tok 38 nurses to the British Hospital in
Scutari, Turkey. Her and the other nurses organized and cleaned the hospital and
provided care to the wounded soldiers.
Briefly differentiate between the educational/training options for students wishing to
become RN ✅3 options:
1. hospital-based diploma program
*they were taught by physicians and other nurses
*it was the earliest form of nursing education in the US
* many programs were not apart of higher education system in the US but now most
programs are affiliates with Universities or Colleges
2. BSN program
* first program was established in 1909 at the Univ. of Minnesota
*4 year program (either get accepted as freshmen or transfer)
*they are able to take the NCLEZ-RN exam
3. ADN program
*established programs in 1952 as a result of WWII nursing shortage
*low tuition fees, more locations at community colleges
then they are able to take the NCLEX exam for licensure
Identify Social, Political, and Economic factors that influence the Nursing Profession
today ✅-deal with ethical issues
- nurses deal with moral dilemmas when they disagree with the policies of their
institutions
- gender/ sex
- technology
Explain the effect that wars had towards advancing the nursing profession ✅1.
Crimean War
2. *WW1*:
- trained nurses to US Army hospitals abroad
, -influenza spread public education of hygiene
3. *WW2*:
-people were too poor to afford in home nurses so many nurses were unemployed
-hospitals were closing down but more nursing school were forming... eventually new
nursing students were able to work for minimum wage
3. Korean War
4. Vietnam War
5. Iran War
6. Afghanistan War
Compare and contrast the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role to the Nurse Practitioner Role
✅NP: independent, broader, can work outside of hospital
clinical: can only work in hospital
Explain the difference from licensure and certification ✅*Need license to practice
nursing*
licensure establishes minimal levels of practice while certification recongnizes
excellence on practice
License - government
Certification - private, advance education of RN
LICENSURE Licensure by exam (NCLEX)
-As nursing programs proliferated, the need to demonstrate a certain level of nursing
skill and knowledge evolved.
Primary purpose was (still is) the protection of the public
CERTIFICATION Recognizes excellence in nursing practice
Nongovernmental agencies (usually professional nursing organizations) grant
certification.
Requirements and practice opportunities vary
Analyze the traditional roles of women in our society and discuss how it has affected the
development of nursing as a profession ✅Traditional role of a women in our society
has been to be the person to care for those in need. A motherly figure to the rest of us.
- because of the stereotypes of a women it was hard for people to consider nursing as a
profession
In what ways does the media influence the image of nursing ✅Sexualize the image of
nursing
Discuss the barriers men may face when choosing nursing as a career ✅Guys are
seen more feminine or gay
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