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NU 116 Exam 2 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Florence Nightingale - Ans:✔✔-Opened a training school dor durses and developed theory based
practice and skills
Clara Barton - Ans:✔✔-Started the American Red Cross in 1865
Mary Mahoney - Ans:✔✔-Became the first African American nurse in 1879, and was an original member
of the American Nurses Association
Lavinia Dock - Ans:✔✔-Founded the national league for nursing in 1893
Lillian wald - Ans:✔✔-Founder of public health nursing
Margaret Higgins Sanger - Ans:✔✔-Founder of planned parenthood
Mary Breckenridge - Ans:✔✔-Founded the first midwifery training school
Edward T Lyon - Ans:✔✔-Became the first male nurse for the army nurse corps
International council of nurses - Ans:✔✔-Represents nurses throughout the world
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American Nurses Association (ANA) - Ans:✔✔-The professional organization that represents all nurses in
the US
What is the nursing profession? - Ans:✔✔-Based on technical and scientific knowledge, competence is
evaluated by peers, and has a service orientation and code of ethics
What is nursing discipline? - Ans:✔✔-Has a domain of theoretical knowledge arising from clinical
practice and research and practical boundaries that are the current state of knowledge and research in
the field
What is the nursing occupation? - Ans:✔✔-A person's regular, principal or immediate business or job
Diploma education - Ans:✔✔--2-3 years
-associated with a hospital
Associate degree - Ans:✔✔--18-21 months
-general ed and science classes prior to or with nursing
Baccalaureate Degree - Ans:✔✔--4-5 years
-emphasis on liberal arts and science
Concurrent/dual enrollment BSN program - Ans:✔✔--begin with university, enter community college,
and then finish at university
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Masters program - Ans:✔✔--part time or full time
-good gpa from undergraduate and satisfactory score from GRE
-choose an area of specialization
Doctoral program - Ans:✔✔--doctor of nursing science/doctor of nursing practice
The national council licensure examination (NCLEX) - Ans:✔✔-the standardized exam you must pass to
become a registered nurse
What is the nurse responsible for? - Ans:✔✔--they need to practice within the scope of their abilities
-if they practice outside the scope of practice they could be charged with professional misconduct2qq
What is a transition and what are the types? - Ans:✔✔-Changing from one situation condition, or state
toanother over time
-developmental
-situational
-health/illness
-organizational
Could be positive negative or neutral
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