NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
MIDTERM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM
PREPARATION AND KEY DRUG CLASS
SUMMARY GUIDE
◉ Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926).
Answer: The first African-American professional nurse; graduated
from New England Hospital in 1879; worked for acceptance of
African-Americans in the nursing profession
◉ Lavinia Dock (1858-1956).
Answer: Social Reformer
Pursued equal rights for women
Co-founder of the National League of Nursing
Worked with Lillian Wald at the Henry Street Settlement
◉ Isabel Hampton Robb (1860-1910).
Answer: founded the school of nursing at Johns Hopkins University
and two national nursing organizations. She wrote one of the
earliest nursing textbooks, Materia Medica for Nurses.
,◉ Annie Goodrich (1866-1954).
Answer: During WWI became chief nursing inspector for US Army
hospitals and clinics.
Organized the US Army School of Nursing.
◉ Margaret Sanger.
Answer: American leader of the movement to legalize birth control
during the early 1900's
Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the American
Birth Control League, which later became Planned Parenthood.
◉ Clara Barton (1821-1912).
Answer: Developed the American Red Cross in 1881
Worked with injured soldiers during American Civil War.
◉ Dorothea Dix (1802-1887).
Answer: Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the
mentally ill. Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Union Army.
◉ Lillian Wald (1867-1940).
, Answer: Worked at the NY Juvenile Asylum and lower east side (NY)
with poor immigrant families
Henry Street Settlement
1909 Developed the 1st national health insurance plan with
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
◉ Nursing Workforce Growth & Data (2000's).
Answer: Number of employed RNs grew by 24.1% in the 2000s.
2013-More than 4 million people held RN license -- about 2.8 million
working.
2008 data: 90% of <50 yr olds employed full time
Employment expected to grow 15% from 2016 to 2026.
◉ Nursing Workforce: Gender.
Answer: Dominated by women
2000-2013 men increase from 5% to >11%. More than 100%
increase.
MIDTERM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM
PREPARATION AND KEY DRUG CLASS
SUMMARY GUIDE
◉ Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926).
Answer: The first African-American professional nurse; graduated
from New England Hospital in 1879; worked for acceptance of
African-Americans in the nursing profession
◉ Lavinia Dock (1858-1956).
Answer: Social Reformer
Pursued equal rights for women
Co-founder of the National League of Nursing
Worked with Lillian Wald at the Henry Street Settlement
◉ Isabel Hampton Robb (1860-1910).
Answer: founded the school of nursing at Johns Hopkins University
and two national nursing organizations. She wrote one of the
earliest nursing textbooks, Materia Medica for Nurses.
,◉ Annie Goodrich (1866-1954).
Answer: During WWI became chief nursing inspector for US Army
hospitals and clinics.
Organized the US Army School of Nursing.
◉ Margaret Sanger.
Answer: American leader of the movement to legalize birth control
during the early 1900's
Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the American
Birth Control League, which later became Planned Parenthood.
◉ Clara Barton (1821-1912).
Answer: Developed the American Red Cross in 1881
Worked with injured soldiers during American Civil War.
◉ Dorothea Dix (1802-1887).
Answer: Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the
mentally ill. Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Union Army.
◉ Lillian Wald (1867-1940).
, Answer: Worked at the NY Juvenile Asylum and lower east side (NY)
with poor immigrant families
Henry Street Settlement
1909 Developed the 1st national health insurance plan with
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
◉ Nursing Workforce Growth & Data (2000's).
Answer: Number of employed RNs grew by 24.1% in the 2000s.
2013-More than 4 million people held RN license -- about 2.8 million
working.
2008 data: 90% of <50 yr olds employed full time
Employment expected to grow 15% from 2016 to 2026.
◉ Nursing Workforce: Gender.
Answer: Dominated by women
2000-2013 men increase from 5% to >11%. More than 100%
increase.
