ESTUDYR
NUR 205 OBJECTIVES UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED SUCCESS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
1. The Renaissance and Reformation period is often referred to as the “dark ages of
nursing” because:
A. Medical knowledge declined
B. Religious orders dominated nursing
C. Nursing became undesirable and crude care was common
D. Hospitals were nonexistent
Rationale:
Although medicine advanced, nursing declined due to poor working conditions and lack of
formal education, making it undesirable.
2. During the Renaissance period, nursing primarily became:
A. A respected academic discipline
B. A male-dominated profession
C. An undesirable occupation often performed by untrained individuals
D. A government-regulated profession
Rationale:
Nursing lacked structure and professionalism, discouraging educated women from participation.
3. The Sisters of Charity contributed to nursing by:
A. Establishing licensure laws
B. Recruiting young women and developing nurse education programs
C. Creating military nursing ranks
D. Founding public health nursing
Rationale:
They formalized training and emphasized service to vulnerable populations.
,ESTUDYR
4. St. Vincent de Paul is best known for:
A. Founding nursing licensure
B. Establishing military hospitals
C. Creating hospitals for abandoned and orphaned children
D. Developing nursing research
Rationale:
His work focused on caring for society’s most vulnerable.
5. Health care in Colonial America was characterized by:
A. Advanced medical training
B. Government-funded hospitals
C. Low life expectancy and poorly trained physicians
D. Widespread nursing education
Rationale:
Colonial health care lacked structure, training, and disease control.
6. The first hospital in the United States was:
A. Johns Hopkins Hospital
B. Bellevue Hospital
C. Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Benjamin Franklin
D. Massachusetts General Hospital
Rationale:
Pennsylvania Hospital marked the beginning of institutional health care.
7. The Harley Street Experience demonstrated the importance of:
A. Religious control of nursing
B. Military nursing leadership
C. Competent, egalitarian nursing care without religious restrictions
D. Physician-led nursing practice
Rationale:
It emphasized professional nursing independent of religious status.
,ESTUDYR
8. Florence Nightingale’s leadership during the Crimean War resulted in:
A. Increased mortality
B. Improved surgical techniques only
C. Dramatic reduction in death rates through sanitation reforms
D. Elimination of infectious disease
Rationale:
Her sanitation reforms reduced mortality from 42% to 2%.
9. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of professional nursing because
she:
A. Created licensure laws
B. Served in the Civil War
C. Established formal education, sanitation practices, and nursing records
D. Developed the nursing process
Rationale:
She professionalized nursing through education, research, and systems.
10. Mary Seacole contributed to nursing history by:
A. Founding the Red Cross
B. Serving as a U.S. Army nurse
C. Providing independent care to soldiers during the Crimean War
D. Establishing the first nursing school
Rationale:
Despite discrimination, she independently cared for wounded soldiers.
11. Dorothea Dix’s primary contribution during the Civil War was:
A. Establishing nursing licensure
B. Organizing and equipping military nurses
C. Creating battlefield hospitals
D. Writing nursing textbooks
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Rationale:
She was instrumental in recruiting and organizing army nurses.
12. Clara Barton is best known for:
A. Developing public health nursing
B. Founding the American Red Cross
C. Creating nursing standards
D. Advocating for mental health reform
Rationale:
Her work led to the establishment of disaster relief nursing.
13. Harriet Tubman contributed to nursing by serving as:
A. A nursing administrator
B. A nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War
C. A hospital founder
D. A nursing educator
Rationale:
She provided care while also serving in intelligence roles.
14. Lillian Wald is considered the founder of:
A. Military nursing
B. Hospital-based nursing
C. Public health nursing
D. Nurse education
Rationale:
She established community-based nursing services.
15. Mary Elizabeth Mahoney is historically significant because she was:
A. The first nurse educator
B. A public health nurse
NUR 205 OBJECTIVES UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | ASSURED SUCCESS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
1. The Renaissance and Reformation period is often referred to as the “dark ages of
nursing” because:
A. Medical knowledge declined
B. Religious orders dominated nursing
C. Nursing became undesirable and crude care was common
D. Hospitals were nonexistent
Rationale:
Although medicine advanced, nursing declined due to poor working conditions and lack of
formal education, making it undesirable.
2. During the Renaissance period, nursing primarily became:
A. A respected academic discipline
B. A male-dominated profession
C. An undesirable occupation often performed by untrained individuals
D. A government-regulated profession
Rationale:
Nursing lacked structure and professionalism, discouraging educated women from participation.
3. The Sisters of Charity contributed to nursing by:
A. Establishing licensure laws
B. Recruiting young women and developing nurse education programs
C. Creating military nursing ranks
D. Founding public health nursing
Rationale:
They formalized training and emphasized service to vulnerable populations.
,ESTUDYR
4. St. Vincent de Paul is best known for:
A. Founding nursing licensure
B. Establishing military hospitals
C. Creating hospitals for abandoned and orphaned children
D. Developing nursing research
Rationale:
His work focused on caring for society’s most vulnerable.
5. Health care in Colonial America was characterized by:
A. Advanced medical training
B. Government-funded hospitals
C. Low life expectancy and poorly trained physicians
D. Widespread nursing education
Rationale:
Colonial health care lacked structure, training, and disease control.
6. The first hospital in the United States was:
A. Johns Hopkins Hospital
B. Bellevue Hospital
C. Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Benjamin Franklin
D. Massachusetts General Hospital
Rationale:
Pennsylvania Hospital marked the beginning of institutional health care.
7. The Harley Street Experience demonstrated the importance of:
A. Religious control of nursing
B. Military nursing leadership
C. Competent, egalitarian nursing care without religious restrictions
D. Physician-led nursing practice
Rationale:
It emphasized professional nursing independent of religious status.
,ESTUDYR
8. Florence Nightingale’s leadership during the Crimean War resulted in:
A. Increased mortality
B. Improved surgical techniques only
C. Dramatic reduction in death rates through sanitation reforms
D. Elimination of infectious disease
Rationale:
Her sanitation reforms reduced mortality from 42% to 2%.
9. Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of professional nursing because
she:
A. Created licensure laws
B. Served in the Civil War
C. Established formal education, sanitation practices, and nursing records
D. Developed the nursing process
Rationale:
She professionalized nursing through education, research, and systems.
10. Mary Seacole contributed to nursing history by:
A. Founding the Red Cross
B. Serving as a U.S. Army nurse
C. Providing independent care to soldiers during the Crimean War
D. Establishing the first nursing school
Rationale:
Despite discrimination, she independently cared for wounded soldiers.
11. Dorothea Dix’s primary contribution during the Civil War was:
A. Establishing nursing licensure
B. Organizing and equipping military nurses
C. Creating battlefield hospitals
D. Writing nursing textbooks
, ESTUDYR
Rationale:
She was instrumental in recruiting and organizing army nurses.
12. Clara Barton is best known for:
A. Developing public health nursing
B. Founding the American Red Cross
C. Creating nursing standards
D. Advocating for mental health reform
Rationale:
Her work led to the establishment of disaster relief nursing.
13. Harriet Tubman contributed to nursing by serving as:
A. A nursing administrator
B. A nurse, scout, and spy during the Civil War
C. A hospital founder
D. A nursing educator
Rationale:
She provided care while also serving in intelligence roles.
14. Lillian Wald is considered the founder of:
A. Military nursing
B. Hospital-based nursing
C. Public health nursing
D. Nurse education
Rationale:
She established community-based nursing services.
15. Mary Elizabeth Mahoney is historically significant because she was:
A. The first nurse educator
B. A public health nurse
