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NU 131 EXAM 1 (Nursing and Healthcare I)
1. Where was the first school of nursing founded, and in what year?
A) London, England - 1850
B) Kaiserswerth, Germany - 1836
C) New York, USA - 1873
D) Paris, France - 1820
,Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: The first organized school of nursing was established in Kaiserswerth,
Germany, in 1836. Florence Nightingale later trained there in 1850-1851.
2. Who is known as the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Dorothea Dix
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is considered the founder of modern
nursing. She established the first scientifically based nursing school, stressed the
importance of environment on patient outcomes, and lowered the death rate from
42% to 2.2% during the Crimean War.
3. Clara Barton is best known for:
A) Being the first African American trained nurse
B) Founding the American Red Cross
C) Advocating for the mentally ill
D) Starting public health nursing
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after providing
nursing care to soldiers during the Civil War.
,4. Who founded public health nursing?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Linda Richards
C) Mary Seacole
D) Lillian Wald
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: D
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York in 1893,
pioneering public health nursing by providing care to immigrants in the slums,
schools, and industrial settings.
5. Mary Seacole is known for:
A) Developing the call bell system
B) Being the first American trained nurse
C) Using herbs and natural plant medicines to treat cholera, yellow fever, and
malaria
D) Founding the first nursing school in the US
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse who used her knowledge of tropical
medicine and herbs to treat diseases like cholera, yellow fever, and malaria. She
built a lodging house in Crimea with her own money during the Crimean War.
6. Who was the first American trained nurse?
A) Mary Mahoney
B) Linda Richards
, C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Linda Richards graduated from the first American nursing school in 1873
(New England Hospital for Women and Children). She also developed a format for
charting and keeping patient records.
7. Who was the first African American trained nurse?
A) Mary Seacole
B) Sojourner Truth
C) Mary Mahoney
D) Harriet Tubman
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Mary Mahoney became the first African American trained nurse in 1879.
She was a strong advocate for diversity in nursing.
8. Dorothea Lynde Dix is best known for:
A) Founding the American Red Cross
B) Advocating for the mentally ill and prisoners
C) Establishing the first nursing school
D) Creating the call bell system
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Dorothea Dix was a school teacher who became an advocate for the
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NU 131 EXAM 1 (Nursing and Healthcare I)
1. Where was the first school of nursing founded, and in what year?
A) London, England - 1850
B) Kaiserswerth, Germany - 1836
C) New York, USA - 1873
D) Paris, France - 1820
,Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: The first organized school of nursing was established in Kaiserswerth,
Germany, in 1836. Florence Nightingale later trained there in 1850-1851.
2. Who is known as the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Dorothea Dix
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is considered the founder of modern
nursing. She established the first scientifically based nursing school, stressed the
importance of environment on patient outcomes, and lowered the death rate from
42% to 2.2% during the Crimean War.
3. Clara Barton is best known for:
A) Being the first African American trained nurse
B) Founding the American Red Cross
C) Advocating for the mentally ill
D) Starting public health nursing
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after providing
nursing care to soldiers during the Civil War.
,4. Who founded public health nursing?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Linda Richards
C) Mary Seacole
D) Lillian Wald
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: D
Rationale: Lillian Wald founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York in 1893,
pioneering public health nursing by providing care to immigrants in the slums,
schools, and industrial settings.
5. Mary Seacole is known for:
A) Developing the call bell system
B) Being the first American trained nurse
C) Using herbs and natural plant medicines to treat cholera, yellow fever, and
malaria
D) Founding the first nursing school in the US
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse who used her knowledge of tropical
medicine and herbs to treat diseases like cholera, yellow fever, and malaria. She
built a lodging house in Crimea with her own money during the Crimean War.
6. Who was the first American trained nurse?
A) Mary Mahoney
B) Linda Richards
, C) Dorothea Dix
D) Lillian Wald
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Linda Richards graduated from the first American nursing school in 1873
(New England Hospital for Women and Children). She also developed a format for
charting and keeping patient records.
7. Who was the first African American trained nurse?
A) Mary Seacole
B) Sojourner Truth
C) Mary Mahoney
D) Harriet Tubman
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: C
Rationale: Mary Mahoney became the first African American trained nurse in 1879.
She was a strong advocate for diversity in nursing.
8. Dorothea Lynde Dix is best known for:
A) Founding the American Red Cross
B) Advocating for the mentally ill and prisoners
C) Establishing the first nursing school
D) Creating the call bell system
Correct ,,,ANSWER,,,: B
Rationale: Dorothea Dix was a school teacher who became an advocate for the
