EXAM 1 TRANSITION
TO PROFESSIONAL
NURSING PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, EXAM 1 TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1893 Chicago World's Fair - -Answer--Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Lloyd Dock, Bedford
Fenwick
protested the lack of uniformity of nursing schools
National League for Nursing, the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for
Nurses were formed to address issues in nursing education
precursor to ANA
1945-1969 - -Answer--Hills-Burton Act: Construct hospitals —> + facilities —> poor working
conditions—> Nursing strikes
Team Nursing Introduced (Group of Nurses care for group of Patients)
ADN programs introduced (response to shortage)
Military Nurses given officer commissions
Nursing Segregation Ended
Med allowed to enter
1961-1982 - -Answer--Social Security Act —> Medicaid/Medicare —> + Nursing opportunities
Era of specialty/Clinical specializations
NP emergence
hospitals as preferred care and work setting
Vietnam War - PTSD among nurses and soldiers
1983-2000 - -Answer--HIV
universal precautions started
changes in equipment - needles, IV catheters, gloves
2001 - 2015 - -Answer--ACA
diaster management
A group of nursing students are listening to a lecture on nursing history and the many definitions
of nursing. Which statement(s) by one of the students indicates that the teaching has been
effective? (Select all that apply.) - -Answer--Having a clear definition of nursing establishes
boundaries, clarifies the purpose and functions of nursing and guides educational preparation of
nurses. Having a clear definition does not necessarily encourage higher wages for nurses.
A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the work force today. Which
statement by one of the student nurses indicates that the teaching has been effective? - -
Answer--Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce because the nursing field is
reasonably protected from layoffs experienced by other professions.
- The increasing number of older nurses who are in the workforce is possibly due to the recent
economic downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates. The nursing field is reasonably
protected from layoffs that other professions often experience. In the past decade, the rate of
aging nurses has decreased. The average age of graduating nurses from all nursing programs
is 31 years old. One-third of the current workforce is older than 50 years of age.
A prospective student in interested in becoming a nurse, and has is meeting with an academic
advisor. The student is looking for a program that is low cost, with evening study opportunities
TO PROFESSIONAL
NURSING PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, EXAM 1 TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1893 Chicago World's Fair - -Answer--Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Lloyd Dock, Bedford
Fenwick
protested the lack of uniformity of nursing schools
National League for Nursing, the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for
Nurses were formed to address issues in nursing education
precursor to ANA
1945-1969 - -Answer--Hills-Burton Act: Construct hospitals —> + facilities —> poor working
conditions—> Nursing strikes
Team Nursing Introduced (Group of Nurses care for group of Patients)
ADN programs introduced (response to shortage)
Military Nurses given officer commissions
Nursing Segregation Ended
Med allowed to enter
1961-1982 - -Answer--Social Security Act —> Medicaid/Medicare —> + Nursing opportunities
Era of specialty/Clinical specializations
NP emergence
hospitals as preferred care and work setting
Vietnam War - PTSD among nurses and soldiers
1983-2000 - -Answer--HIV
universal precautions started
changes in equipment - needles, IV catheters, gloves
2001 - 2015 - -Answer--ACA
diaster management
A group of nursing students are listening to a lecture on nursing history and the many definitions
of nursing. Which statement(s) by one of the students indicates that the teaching has been
effective? (Select all that apply.) - -Answer--Having a clear definition of nursing establishes
boundaries, clarifies the purpose and functions of nursing and guides educational preparation of
nurses. Having a clear definition does not necessarily encourage higher wages for nurses.
A professor is presenting a lecture on the age of nurses in the work force today. Which
statement by one of the student nurses indicates that the teaching has been effective? - -
Answer--Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce because the nursing field is
reasonably protected from layoffs experienced by other professions.
- The increasing number of older nurses who are in the workforce is possibly due to the recent
economic downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates. The nursing field is reasonably
protected from layoffs that other professions often experience. In the past decade, the rate of
aging nurses has decreased. The average age of graduating nurses from all nursing programs
is 31 years old. One-third of the current workforce is older than 50 years of age.
A prospective student in interested in becoming a nurse, and has is meeting with an academic
advisor. The student is looking for a program that is low cost, with evening study opportunities
