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NR 548 WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Major milestone in the Late 19th Century for mental health -
correct answer reform movements led to changes in beliefs about
the role of mental asylums in the treatment of mental illness.
Focus shifted from restrictive custodial care to treatment. Dr.
Edward Cowles created the first organized training school within
a hospital for the insane in 1882
Major milestones in the Early 20th Century for mental health -
correct answer Early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians;
however, in 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed the first nurse-
organized training course for psychiatric nursing at John's
Hopkins Hospital
Major Milestones during WWI for mental health - correct answer
expanded awareness of mental health disorders and the need
for specialized nursing care. Following WWI, the national league
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for nursing education added "nursing in nervous and mental
diseases" to curriculum guides.
Major Milestones during WWII - correct answer many potential
military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric
concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related
neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended
standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
What year did National Mental Health Act (NMHA) pass? - correct
answer 1946
What was the significance of the National Mental Health Act
(NMHA) - correct answer psychiatric nursing was now recognized as
one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and
treatment. This act increased funding for psychiatric nursing
education programs and contributed to a growth in university-
based nursing education.
What year did the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing
established at Rutgers University? - correct answer 1954
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What was the significance of establishing a psychiatric nursing
graduate program? - correct answer To prepare nurse therapists.
What role was the first advanced nurse practice role? - correct
answer Psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCS)
What is the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 -
correct answer Allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS role into
community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who
had been deinstitutionalized adapt.
Who introduced the nurse practitioner role? - correct answer Loretta
Ford, RN and Henry Silver, MD.
What year was the nurse practitioner role introduced? - correct
answer 1965
What year did the ANA first publish the Standards of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practice? - correct answer 1973
What year did the states grant prescriptive authority to advance
practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing
NR 548 WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Major milestone in the Late 19th Century for mental health -
correct answer reform movements led to changes in beliefs about
the role of mental asylums in the treatment of mental illness.
Focus shifted from restrictive custodial care to treatment. Dr.
Edward Cowles created the first organized training school within
a hospital for the insane in 1882
Major milestones in the Early 20th Century for mental health -
correct answer Early psychiatric nurses were trained by physicians;
however, in 1913, Effie Jane Taylor developed the first nurse-
organized training course for psychiatric nursing at John's
Hopkins Hospital
Major Milestones during WWI for mental health - correct answer
expanded awareness of mental health disorders and the need
for specialized nursing care. Following WWI, the national league
,NR 548
for nursing education added "nursing in nervous and mental
diseases" to curriculum guides.
Major Milestones during WWII - correct answer many potential
military recruits deemed unfit for service due to psychiatric
concerns, while many veterans experienced combat-related
neuropsychiatric conditions. Laura Fitzsimmons recommended
standards of training for psychiatric nurses, which led to
improved education and standards of care.
What year did National Mental Health Act (NMHA) pass? - correct
answer 1946
What was the significance of the National Mental Health Act
(NMHA) - correct answer psychiatric nursing was now recognized as
one of the four core disciplines in psychiatric care and
treatment. This act increased funding for psychiatric nursing
education programs and contributed to a growth in university-
based nursing education.
What year did the first graduate program in psychiatric nursing
established at Rutgers University? - correct answer 1954
, NR 548
What was the significance of establishing a psychiatric nursing
graduate program? - correct answer To prepare nurse therapists.
What role was the first advanced nurse practice role? - correct
answer Psychiatric mental health clinical nurse specialist (PMHCS)
What is the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 -
correct answer Allowed for the expansion of the PMHCNS role into
community and ambulatory settings as they helped those who
had been deinstitutionalized adapt.
Who introduced the nurse practitioner role? - correct answer Loretta
Ford, RN and Henry Silver, MD.
What year was the nurse practitioner role introduced? - correct
answer 1965
What year did the ANA first publish the Standards of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practice? - correct answer 1973
What year did the states grant prescriptive authority to advance
practice registered nurse (APRN), adding medication prescribing
