PVN – Exam 1, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Did educated women provide care during the "Dark Ages'? - correct answer ✔✔ No. Medicine
men partook in witchcraft/rituals because they believed evil spirits overtook a body when
someone became sick. Women were more likely to stay home and help with childbirth.
Was scientific evidence used in the "Dark Ages'? - correct answer ✔✔ No, witchcraft and rituals
were performed. Very unsanitary
What is Nightingale known for? - correct answer ✔✔ The is known as the first nursing theorist
and also starting the first sanitation process in the Crimean War (hand washing, washing
clothes, etc). Also referred to as "Lady with the Lamp" going around campsites at night with a
lamp checking on her patients.
Where was Nightingale educated? - correct answer ✔✔ The Kaiserworth Program in 1851.
Who was the first American Nightingale nurse? - correct answer ✔✔ Linda Richards
What concepts are included in the Nightingale Plan? - correct answer ✔✔ Strict procedures to
be accepted into the program. First one to keep records of who is in school and also who
graduated. A year's length requirement involving formal instruction and practical teachings.
What are the most important and basic needs in Maslow's Hierarchy? - correct answer ✔✔
Nutrition, elimination, sexuality, oxygenation
What are the 5 categories of Maslow's Hierarchy? - correct answer ✔✔ (1st) Physiological, (2nd)
safety/security, (3rd) love and belongingness, (4th) esteem, (5th) self-actualization
When did all 50 states require the Nurse Practice Act (NPA)? - correct answer ✔✔ 1955
Did educated women provide care during the "Dark Ages'? - correct answer ✔✔ No. Medicine
men partook in witchcraft/rituals because they believed evil spirits overtook a body when
someone became sick. Women were more likely to stay home and help with childbirth.
Was scientific evidence used in the "Dark Ages'? - correct answer ✔✔ No, witchcraft and rituals
were performed. Very unsanitary
What is Nightingale known for? - correct answer ✔✔ The is known as the first nursing theorist
and also starting the first sanitation process in the Crimean War (hand washing, washing
clothes, etc). Also referred to as "Lady with the Lamp" going around campsites at night with a
lamp checking on her patients.
Where was Nightingale educated? - correct answer ✔✔ The Kaiserworth Program in 1851.
Who was the first American Nightingale nurse? - correct answer ✔✔ Linda Richards
What concepts are included in the Nightingale Plan? - correct answer ✔✔ Strict procedures to
be accepted into the program. First one to keep records of who is in school and also who
graduated. A year's length requirement involving formal instruction and practical teachings.
What are the most important and basic needs in Maslow's Hierarchy? - correct answer ✔✔
Nutrition, elimination, sexuality, oxygenation
What are the 5 categories of Maslow's Hierarchy? - correct answer ✔✔ (1st) Physiological, (2nd)
safety/security, (3rd) love and belongingness, (4th) esteem, (5th) self-actualization
When did all 50 states require the Nurse Practice Act (NPA)? - correct answer ✔✔ 1955
