Exam 1: NUR210/ NUR 210 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Transition
to Practice-Capstone | Review with Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Describe early historical practices of health management
burying the dead, isolation of the diseased, aqueduct system, etc.
What is the oldest and most important practice in healthcare?
Handwashing
What were the Elizabethan Poor Laws?
codified in 1597-1598; allowed access to healthcare for the poor and disabled
Describe the Illness-Wellness Continuum
Travis describes wellness as a forward-moving continuum that moves in two directions: toward
wellness or toward disability and death
Describe complementary and alternative medicine
Healthcare systems, practices, or products that are not considered standard care in the United
States
Describe holistic healing
all nursing practice that has healing the whole person as its goal
Describe spiritual healing
believes the practitioner has a gift of some sort that can help individuals heal from whatever is
hurting them through things like prayer
What are things that are considered complementary healing?
holistic and integrative pharmacologic and biological treatments, massage, diet, nutrition,
biofeedback, meditation, relaxation techniques, and spiritual intervention
,What are things that are considered alternative healing?
acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, and use of potions, herbs, and rituals involving physical
contact between healers and patients
Describe the importance of Van Leuwenhoek
Scientist who discovered the use of a microscope in 1674
Describe the importance of Edward Jenner
Scientist who created an effective vaccine against small-pox in 1796
Describe the importance of Louis Pasteur
Established the germ theory in 1861 that is commonly used in pasteurization
Describe the importance of Joseph Lister
Introduced the use of antisepsis and sterilization in 1865
Describe the importance of Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillin in 1928
Describe the importance of Jonas Salk
Created a vaccine against polio in 1955
What was the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921?
The only significant national legislative which extended federal assistance to states seeking to
reduce the high infant mortality rate - first federally funded program social welfare program
Describe the importance of Florence Nightingale
Considered the founder of the profession; recognized that the environment in which health care
is delivered is equally as important as wound care and medicine (Crimean War)
Describe the importance of Dorothea Dix
known for her advocacy for the mentally ill; was superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps during
the Civil War
, Describe the importance of Lillian Wald
(Industrial Revolution) first to serve as public health nurse in the Henry Street Settlement House
in New York City
Describe the importance of Harriet Tubman
(Civil War) became famous for her abolitionist services involving the underground railroad
Describe the importance of Clara Barton
Founded the American Red Cross (American Civil War)
Describe the importance of Mary Adelaide Nutting
became first professor of nursing in an institution of higher learning (1900s)
Describe the importance of Mary Breckinridge
established the Frontier Nursing service, which provided nurse-midwifery services to women in
rural areas
What is the focus of WHO?
health promotion and disease prevention through population-based interventions that address
social determinants and health inequity
List the goals described by Healthy People 2020
1. Attain high-quality longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature
death
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health of all groups
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
What are the five determinants of health?
policy making, social factors, health services, individual behaviors, biology/genetics
What are Hettler's six dimensions of wellness?
physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and occupational
to Practice-Capstone | Review with Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis
Describe early historical practices of health management
burying the dead, isolation of the diseased, aqueduct system, etc.
What is the oldest and most important practice in healthcare?
Handwashing
What were the Elizabethan Poor Laws?
codified in 1597-1598; allowed access to healthcare for the poor and disabled
Describe the Illness-Wellness Continuum
Travis describes wellness as a forward-moving continuum that moves in two directions: toward
wellness or toward disability and death
Describe complementary and alternative medicine
Healthcare systems, practices, or products that are not considered standard care in the United
States
Describe holistic healing
all nursing practice that has healing the whole person as its goal
Describe spiritual healing
believes the practitioner has a gift of some sort that can help individuals heal from whatever is
hurting them through things like prayer
What are things that are considered complementary healing?
holistic and integrative pharmacologic and biological treatments, massage, diet, nutrition,
biofeedback, meditation, relaxation techniques, and spiritual intervention
,What are things that are considered alternative healing?
acupuncture, acupressure, reflexology, and use of potions, herbs, and rituals involving physical
contact between healers and patients
Describe the importance of Van Leuwenhoek
Scientist who discovered the use of a microscope in 1674
Describe the importance of Edward Jenner
Scientist who created an effective vaccine against small-pox in 1796
Describe the importance of Louis Pasteur
Established the germ theory in 1861 that is commonly used in pasteurization
Describe the importance of Joseph Lister
Introduced the use of antisepsis and sterilization in 1865
Describe the importance of Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillin in 1928
Describe the importance of Jonas Salk
Created a vaccine against polio in 1955
What was the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921?
The only significant national legislative which extended federal assistance to states seeking to
reduce the high infant mortality rate - first federally funded program social welfare program
Describe the importance of Florence Nightingale
Considered the founder of the profession; recognized that the environment in which health care
is delivered is equally as important as wound care and medicine (Crimean War)
Describe the importance of Dorothea Dix
known for her advocacy for the mentally ill; was superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps during
the Civil War
, Describe the importance of Lillian Wald
(Industrial Revolution) first to serve as public health nurse in the Henry Street Settlement House
in New York City
Describe the importance of Harriet Tubman
(Civil War) became famous for her abolitionist services involving the underground railroad
Describe the importance of Clara Barton
Founded the American Red Cross (American Civil War)
Describe the importance of Mary Adelaide Nutting
became first professor of nursing in an institution of higher learning (1900s)
Describe the importance of Mary Breckinridge
established the Frontier Nursing service, which provided nurse-midwifery services to women in
rural areas
What is the focus of WHO?
health promotion and disease prevention through population-based interventions that address
social determinants and health inequity
List the goals described by Healthy People 2020
1. Attain high-quality longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature
death
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health of all groups
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
What are the five determinants of health?
policy making, social factors, health services, individual behaviors, biology/genetics
What are Hettler's six dimensions of wellness?
physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and occupational
