N138 - QUIZ ON CH 1-4 (WEEKLY QUIZ) QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

N138 - QUIZ ON CH 1-4 (WEEKLY QUIZ) QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model for early nursing education? A. Florence Nightingale B. Mary Ann Bickerdyke C. Dorothea Dix D. Clara Barton - Answers A. Florence Nightingale Who was the first educated African-American professional nurse? A. Phoebe Pember B. Mary Eliza Mahoney C. Linda Richards D. Sojourner Truth - Answers B. Mary Eliza Mahoney To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? A. Clara Barton B. Lavinia Lloyd Dock C. Dorothea Dix D. Florence Nightingale - Answers A. Clara Barton What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the 1900's? A. Female, docile, from poor background B. Female, sensitive, subservient C. Male, intelligent, strong D. Male, high breeding, independent - Answers B. Female, sensitive, subservient What was the most important influence of war on nursing? A. It allowed for the development of hospitals. B. Improved medical care increased soldiers' survival rates. C. Nurses were able to preform medical procedures during war. D. It provided for the creation of new technology to make work easier - Answers C. Nurses were able to preform medical procedures during war. During the Great Depression, staffing of hospitals changed with an impact lasting to the current day. What was this change? A. The employment of graduate nurses in hospitals. B. The opening of more schools of nursing in hospitals C. The need for increased private duty nurses and rural health nurses decreased the number of nurses seeking employment in hospitals D. The increased number of collegiate schools of nursing, which allowed hospitals to increase the educational requirements for the staff. - Answers A. The employment of graduate nurses in hospitals. Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked on the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 1900s with immigrant women. What was the focus of her work? A. Safe contraception and family planning for women B. Providing nursing care to underserved African-American families C. Sanitation to prevent diseases transmission D. Health education for children - Answers A. Safe contraception and family planning for women Historically, one solution that attempted to correct the shortage of RN's was to increase the supply of nurses. Means of increasing the supply of nurses included (Select all that apply). A. importation of nurses from English-speaking countries B. use of registered care technicians C. development of associate degree programs D. use of "traveling nurses" E. Implementation of team nursing - Answers A. importation of nurses from English-speaking countries C. development of associate degree programs D. use of "traveling nurses" Nursing practices during the Civil War advanced the cause of professional nursing. The move toward formal education and training was supported by (select all that apply). A. reports of inadequate conditions in hospitals reported by social reformers after the Civil War. B. endorsement by the Catholic nursing orders (Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and Sisters of the Holy Cross). C. the appointment of Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of Women Nurses of the (Union) Army. D. lobbing by the United States Sanitary Commission for the creation of nursing schools. E. a proposal by Dr. Samuel Gross in 1869 that large hospitals develop training schools for nurses. - Answers A. reports of inadequate conditions in hospitals reported by social reformers after the Civil War. C. the appointment of Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of Women Nurses of the (Union) Army. D. lobbing by the United States Sanitary Commission for the creation of nursing schools. E. a proposal by Dr. Samuel Gross in 1869 that large hospitals develop training schools for nurses. The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the population as a whole when: A. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice B. the percentage of African-American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of white nurses. C. the nonwhite portion of the general population decreases. D. the number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase. - Answers A. the increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to practice One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they A. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside B. encourage RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing. C. encourage nurses to move into management positions in which they can influence patient care on a broader scale. D. provide training to staff nurses so they can move seamlessly across departments. - Answers A. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside Which of the following statements is true about community health nursing (CHN)? A. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill.