NU 131 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Year the first school of nursing was founded - correct answer 1863
Place the first school of nursing was founded - correct answer
Kaiserswerth, Germany
The first nursing school's most famous pupil - correct answer
Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910 ; known as the founder of
modern nursing
Who is Clara Barton? What did she do? - correct answer Founder of
the American Red Cross
Who is Lillian Wald? - correct answer Founder of public health
nursing
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Who is Dorothea Dix? - correct answer -An American school teacher;
-Advocate for the mentally ill. (1840's) champion building of
mental asylums as places of refuge. Difficulty with funding the
up-keep of facilities-became ran down.
-Organized a corps of female nurses to serve in the Civil War.
Florence Nightingale's contributions to nursing (just 4) - correct
answer Stressed environment, the need for careful observation,
holistic care, and critical thinking in nursing.
In early civilization, illness was believed to be caused by - correct
answer Supernatural forces
Knowledge of disease process occurred with the - correct answer
Advent of bacteriology
Affordable Care Act - correct answer An expansion of medicaid, most
of employers must provide health insurance, have insurance or
face surtax, prevents rejection based on pre-existing condition.
Also referred to as "Obamacare", signed into law in 2010.