NU 131 / NUR 131 Nursing and Healthcare I
Exam 1-3 (Questions & Answers Plus
Detailed Rationales) Latest 2026/2027 | PDF
- Galen College of Nursing
Question 1
When and where was the first school of nursing founded?
A) 1860 in England
B) 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany
C) 1873 in the United States
D) 1900 in Canada
Answer: B - The first school of nursing was founded in 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany,
by the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses.
Question 2
Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: C - Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing. She
organized military nursing during the Crimean War and established the Nightingale
Training School in England in 1860.
Question 3
Which individual is credited as the founder of the American Red Cross?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Lillian Wald
,C) Clara Barton
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: C - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse
during the Civil War.
Question 4
Who is considered the founder of public health nursing and established the Henry Street
Settlement?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mary Seacole
Answer: B - Lillian Wald is considered the founder of public health nursing. She
established the Henry Street Settlement, which provided nursing services to the poor in
New York City.
Question 5
Which state was the first to license practical nurses?
A) New York
B) Mississippi
C) California
D) Pennsylvania
Answer: B - Mississippi was the first state to license practical nurses.
Question 6
What effect did World War I have on the nursing profession?
A) Nurses were not allowed to serve overseas
B) Nurses chose to stay overseas, leading to a nursing shortage and prompting hospitals
to open their own nursing schools
,C) Nursing schools closed due to lack of students
D) Nursing became less respected as a profession
Answer: B - During World War I, many nurses chose to remain overseas, which
contributed to a nursing shortage. Hospitals responded by opening their own nursing
schools to meet the demand.
Question 7
Who was the most famous pupil of the Kaiserswerth School of Nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mary Seacole
Answer: C - The Kaiserswerth School of Nursing's most famous pupil was Florence
Nightingale.
Question 8
Where was the Nightingale Training School for Nurses established?
A) Kaiserswerth, Germany
B) New York, United States
C) England
D) Scotland
Answer: C - The Nightingale Training School was established in England in 1860.
Question 9
The first nursing school was founded in 1836 by the:
A) Lutheran Order of Deaconesses
B) Catholic Sisters of Mercy
C) Salvation Army
D) Red Cross
, Answer: A - The first school of nursing was founded by the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses in 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany.
Question 10
Who founded the first nursing school in Kaiserswerth, Germany?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Carline Fliedner
C) Clara Barton
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: B - The Kaiserswerth school was founded by the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses under the teaching of Carline Fliedner.
SECTION 2: HEALTH, WELLNESS, & ILLNESS (Questions 11-50)
Question 11
What is the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health?
A) The absence of disease or infirmity
B) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
C) A balance of internal and external forces leading to optimal functioning
D) The ability to perform activities of daily living
Answer: B - The WHO defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Question 12
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A) Mammogram to detect breast cancer
B) Blood pressure screening
Exam 1-3 (Questions & Answers Plus
Detailed Rationales) Latest 2026/2027 | PDF
- Galen College of Nursing
Question 1
When and where was the first school of nursing founded?
A) 1860 in England
B) 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany
C) 1873 in the United States
D) 1900 in Canada
Answer: B - The first school of nursing was founded in 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany,
by the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses.
Question 2
Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: C - Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing. She
organized military nursing during the Crimean War and established the Nightingale
Training School in England in 1860.
Question 3
Which individual is credited as the founder of the American Red Cross?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Lillian Wald
,C) Clara Barton
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: C - Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse
during the Civil War.
Question 4
Who is considered the founder of public health nursing and established the Henry Street
Settlement?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mary Seacole
Answer: B - Lillian Wald is considered the founder of public health nursing. She
established the Henry Street Settlement, which provided nursing services to the poor in
New York City.
Question 5
Which state was the first to license practical nurses?
A) New York
B) Mississippi
C) California
D) Pennsylvania
Answer: B - Mississippi was the first state to license practical nurses.
Question 6
What effect did World War I have on the nursing profession?
A) Nurses were not allowed to serve overseas
B) Nurses chose to stay overseas, leading to a nursing shortage and prompting hospitals
to open their own nursing schools
,C) Nursing schools closed due to lack of students
D) Nursing became less respected as a profession
Answer: B - During World War I, many nurses chose to remain overseas, which
contributed to a nursing shortage. Hospitals responded by opening their own nursing
schools to meet the demand.
Question 7
Who was the most famous pupil of the Kaiserswerth School of Nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Mary Seacole
Answer: C - The Kaiserswerth School of Nursing's most famous pupil was Florence
Nightingale.
Question 8
Where was the Nightingale Training School for Nurses established?
A) Kaiserswerth, Germany
B) New York, United States
C) England
D) Scotland
Answer: C - The Nightingale Training School was established in England in 1860.
Question 9
The first nursing school was founded in 1836 by the:
A) Lutheran Order of Deaconesses
B) Catholic Sisters of Mercy
C) Salvation Army
D) Red Cross
, Answer: A - The first school of nursing was founded by the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses in 1836 in Kaiserswerth, Germany.
Question 10
Who founded the first nursing school in Kaiserswerth, Germany?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Carline Fliedner
C) Clara Barton
D) Lillian Wald
Answer: B - The Kaiserswerth school was founded by the Lutheran Order of
Deaconesses under the teaching of Carline Fliedner.
SECTION 2: HEALTH, WELLNESS, & ILLNESS (Questions 11-50)
Question 11
What is the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health?
A) The absence of disease or infirmity
B) A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
C) A balance of internal and external forces leading to optimal functioning
D) The ability to perform activities of daily living
Answer: B - The WHO defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Question 12
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A) Mammogram to detect breast cancer
B) Blood pressure screening
