NUR 4837 UNIT 1 QUIZ COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ 2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at
the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education Answer: 2. B
◉ 3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced
from early civilization to the 16th
century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and
homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on
knowledge expansion. Answer: 3. A
,◉ 4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century Answer: 4. D
◉ 5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton Answer: 5. C
◉ 6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams Answer: 6. B
,◉ 7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing
profession in the United States after the Civil
War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders Answer: 7. A
◉ 8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based
care and founded public health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton Answer: 8. B
◉ 9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and
scope of practice for nursing?
A) ICN
, B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission Answer: 9. B
◉ 10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an
example of what broad aim of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death Answer: 10. B
◉ 11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of
facilitating coping with disability and
death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient Answer: 11. C, E
STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ 2. Which of the following set of terms best describes nursing at
the end of the Middle Ages?
A) continuity, caring, critical thinking
B) purpose, direction, leadership
C) assessment, interventions, outcomes
D) advocacy, research, education Answer: 2. B
◉ 3. Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced
from early civilization to the 16th
century?
A) Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural
causes.
B) The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
C) The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and
homeless.
D) Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on
knowledge expansion. Answer: 3. A
,◉ 4. In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
A) pre-civilization
B) early civilization to 16th century
C) 16th to 17th century
D) 18th to 19th century Answer: 4. D
◉ 5. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton Answer: 5. C
◉ 6. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams Answer: 6. B
,◉ 7. What was one barrier to the development of the nursing
profession in the United States after the Civil
War?
A) lack of educational standards
B) hospital-based schools of nursing
C) lack of influence from nursing leaders
D) independence of nursing orders Answer: 7. A
◉ 8. Which of the following individuals provided community-based
care and founded public health nursing?
A) Adelaide Nutting
B) Lillian Wald
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Clara Barton Answer: 8. B
◉ 9. Which of the following nursing groups provides a definition and
scope of practice for nursing?
A) ICN
, B) AAN
C) ANA
D) The Joint Commission Answer: 9. B
◉ 10. Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an
example of what broad aim of nursing?
A) promoting health
B) preventing illness
C) restoring health
D) facilitating coping with disability and death Answer: 10. B
◉ 11. What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of
facilitating coping with disability and
death? Select all that apply.
A) conducting a blood pressure screening program
B) teaching testicular self-examination
C) referring to a community diabetic support group
D) administering intravenous fluids
E) admitting a patient to a hospice program
F) performing a physical assessment on a patient Answer: 11. C, E
