NUR 380 Exam
NUR 380 Fundamentals Test #1 Questions
and Answers
History of Nursing - -began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for
nurses
-traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement
Important Wars for developing Nursing - -Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co.
cleaned up military hospitals and implemented sanitation practices
-American Civil War --> several nurses who made a contribution to the war torn country
-WW1 --> progress in surgery with blood typing , anesthetic, infection control, and
prosthetics
-WW11 --> Cadet nurse corps established to combat nursing shortage
-Vietnam--> 11,000 American nurses stationed
-Afghanistan+Iraq --> over 6,000 nurses stationed
Harriet Tubman - Nurse who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad, nursed
the sick in the civil war
Sojourner Truth - Abolitionist and feminist who spoke against slavery and for the rights
of women. Worked as a nurse in the war and after it.
Dorthea Dix - Tireless reformer, who worked mightily to improve the treatment of the
mentally ill. Appointed superintendant of women nurses for the Union forces.
Florence Nightingale - Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
NUR 380 Exam
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Clara Barton - Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Linda Richards - America's first trained nurse
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - America's first African American nurse
Maragaret Sanger - Founder of Planned Parenthood
Lillian Wald - Founder of public health nursing
Mary Breckenridge - Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service
What does the Nursing Profession entail? - ANA defines nursing as "the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, preventions of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations"
Purpose of Nurse Practice Act - Protection of the Public,
Protect the title of the RN
Regulate the practice of nursing in the US for each state individually
Purpose of standards of practice - describes the responsibility for which nurses are
accountable. These are here to ensure that all patients receive equal care for their needs
and the nurse knows how to proceed.
Benner's Level of Proficiency - -novice: nursing student with no experience, performance
is limited and inflexible
NUR 380 Exam
NUR 380 Fundamentals Test #1 Questions
and Answers
History of Nursing - -began in religious and military service, war accentuates the need for
nurses
-traditionally a woman's role despite some male involvement
Important Wars for developing Nursing - -Crimean --> Florence Nightingale and co.
cleaned up military hospitals and implemented sanitation practices
-American Civil War --> several nurses who made a contribution to the war torn country
-WW1 --> progress in surgery with blood typing , anesthetic, infection control, and
prosthetics
-WW11 --> Cadet nurse corps established to combat nursing shortage
-Vietnam--> 11,000 American nurses stationed
-Afghanistan+Iraq --> over 6,000 nurses stationed
Harriet Tubman - Nurse who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad, nursed
the sick in the civil war
Sojourner Truth - Abolitionist and feminist who spoke against slavery and for the rights
of women. Worked as a nurse in the war and after it.
Dorthea Dix - Tireless reformer, who worked mightily to improve the treatment of the
mentally ill. Appointed superintendant of women nurses for the Union forces.
Florence Nightingale - Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern
nursing. began professional education of nursing.
NUR 380 Exam
, NUR 380 Exam
Clara Barton - Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
Linda Richards - America's first trained nurse
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - America's first African American nurse
Maragaret Sanger - Founder of Planned Parenthood
Lillian Wald - Founder of public health nursing
Mary Breckenridge - Founder of the Frontier Nursing Service
What does the Nursing Profession entail? - ANA defines nursing as "the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, preventions of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations"
Purpose of Nurse Practice Act - Protection of the Public,
Protect the title of the RN
Regulate the practice of nursing in the US for each state individually
Purpose of standards of practice - describes the responsibility for which nurses are
accountable. These are here to ensure that all patients receive equal care for their needs
and the nurse knows how to proceed.
Benner's Level of Proficiency - -novice: nursing student with no experience, performance
is limited and inflexible
NUR 380 Exam
