NUR 4837 UNIT 1 QUIZ PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ Mary Seacole. Answer: nurse who learned the art of healing from
her mother, nicknamed "Doctress"
◉ Dorthea Dix. Answer: appointed to organize military hospitals and
medical supplies
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: -the mother of nursing
-lady with the lamp
-first epidemiologist
-demonstrated infection control procedures
-founder of professional nursing
◉ Clara Barton. Answer: -founded the Red Cross
-operated a war relief program
◉ Louisa May Alcott. Answer: -became an author (Hospital
Sketches) detailing accounts of experiences of nurses
,◉ Susie King Taylor. Answer: -started as a laundress, began caring
for wounded
-not considered an official Union Army nurse
◉ Mary Breckinridge. Answer: -founded frontier nursing
-established one of the earliest midwifery schools in the U.S.
-women and children
-Kentucky mountains (rural)
◉ Harriet Tubman. Answer: cared for wounded soldiers and
conducted an underground railroad to lead slaves to freedom
◉ Medicaid. Answer: provide insurance for low income families
◉ Medicare. Answer: established in 1964, provides federal funds for
disabled and those over 65 years old
◉ Sheppard-Towner Act. Answer: first legislation to improve the
health for women and children
◉ Nurse Training Act of 1943. Answer: first instance of federal
funding for nursing
, ◉ Hill-Burton Act. Answer: provided funding to construct hospitals
◉ New Deal. Answer: enacted to rescue the country and provide for
medical care and other services for the large numbers of indigent
people
◉ Social Security Act of 1935. Answer: affected health care and
provided avenues for public health nursing
◉ Nurse Practice Act. Answer:
◉ Historical development of the profession of nursing:. Answer:
Florence Nightingale demonstrated the value of aseptic techniques,
infection control, and the political activism to affect health care
reform
◉ Nursing:. Answer: -a profession; an art and a science
-nursing practice requires a blend of the most current knowledge
with an insightful and humane approach to patient, family, and
population care
◉ Profession Characteristics:. Answer: 1. college/university
2. prolonged education
3. mental creativity
AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ Mary Seacole. Answer: nurse who learned the art of healing from
her mother, nicknamed "Doctress"
◉ Dorthea Dix. Answer: appointed to organize military hospitals and
medical supplies
◉ Florence Nightingale. Answer: -the mother of nursing
-lady with the lamp
-first epidemiologist
-demonstrated infection control procedures
-founder of professional nursing
◉ Clara Barton. Answer: -founded the Red Cross
-operated a war relief program
◉ Louisa May Alcott. Answer: -became an author (Hospital
Sketches) detailing accounts of experiences of nurses
,◉ Susie King Taylor. Answer: -started as a laundress, began caring
for wounded
-not considered an official Union Army nurse
◉ Mary Breckinridge. Answer: -founded frontier nursing
-established one of the earliest midwifery schools in the U.S.
-women and children
-Kentucky mountains (rural)
◉ Harriet Tubman. Answer: cared for wounded soldiers and
conducted an underground railroad to lead slaves to freedom
◉ Medicaid. Answer: provide insurance for low income families
◉ Medicare. Answer: established in 1964, provides federal funds for
disabled and those over 65 years old
◉ Sheppard-Towner Act. Answer: first legislation to improve the
health for women and children
◉ Nurse Training Act of 1943. Answer: first instance of federal
funding for nursing
, ◉ Hill-Burton Act. Answer: provided funding to construct hospitals
◉ New Deal. Answer: enacted to rescue the country and provide for
medical care and other services for the large numbers of indigent
people
◉ Social Security Act of 1935. Answer: affected health care and
provided avenues for public health nursing
◉ Nurse Practice Act. Answer:
◉ Historical development of the profession of nursing:. Answer:
Florence Nightingale demonstrated the value of aseptic techniques,
infection control, and the political activism to affect health care
reform
◉ Nursing:. Answer: -a profession; an art and a science
-nursing practice requires a blend of the most current knowledge
with an insightful and humane approach to patient, family, and
population care
◉ Profession Characteristics:. Answer: 1. college/university
2. prolonged education
3. mental creativity
