Chapter 1: Introduction to
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, What is a "Nurse"? A person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is prepared to take care
of sick, injured, older, and dying people
Nursing includes what aspects of a patient? Physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions
Who is the "founder" of nursing that defined nursing as Florence Nightengale
an art and a science, differentiated nursing from
medicine and created freestanding nursing education?
Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union soldiers Clara Barton
during the Civil War; served as the supervisor of nurses
for the Army of the James, organizing hospitals and
nurses; established the Red Cross in the United States
in 1882
Served as superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Dorothea Dix
Army during the Civil War; was given the authority and
the responsibility for recruiting and equipping a corps of
army nurses; was a pioneering crusader for the reform of
the treatment of the mentally ill
Organized diet kitchens, laundries, and an ambulance Mary Ann Bickerdyke
service, and supervised nursing staff during the Civil War
A nurse during the civil war; returned to New York and Louise Schuyler
organized the New York Charities Aid Associated to
improved care of the sick
Graduated in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Linda Richards
Women and Children in Boston, Massachusetts, as the
first trained nurse in the United States; became the night
superintendent of Bellevue Hospital in 1874 and began
the practice of keeping records and writing orders
Provided social services within a neighborhood setting; a Jane Addams
leader for women's rights; recipient of the 1931 Nobel
Peace prize
Nursing & Professional
Formation | Study Guide,
Practice Questions &
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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, What is a "Nurse"? A person who nourishes, fosters, and protects and who is prepared to take care
of sick, injured, older, and dying people
Nursing includes what aspects of a patient? Physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions
Who is the "founder" of nursing that defined nursing as Florence Nightengale
an art and a science, differentiated nursing from
medicine and created freestanding nursing education?
Volunteered to care for wounds and feed Union soldiers Clara Barton
during the Civil War; served as the supervisor of nurses
for the Army of the James, organizing hospitals and
nurses; established the Red Cross in the United States
in 1882
Served as superintendent of the Female Nurses of the Dorothea Dix
Army during the Civil War; was given the authority and
the responsibility for recruiting and equipping a corps of
army nurses; was a pioneering crusader for the reform of
the treatment of the mentally ill
Organized diet kitchens, laundries, and an ambulance Mary Ann Bickerdyke
service, and supervised nursing staff during the Civil War
A nurse during the civil war; returned to New York and Louise Schuyler
organized the New York Charities Aid Associated to
improved care of the sick
Graduated in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Linda Richards
Women and Children in Boston, Massachusetts, as the
first trained nurse in the United States; became the night
superintendent of Bellevue Hospital in 1874 and began
the practice of keeping records and writing orders
Provided social services within a neighborhood setting; a Jane Addams
leader for women's rights; recipient of the 1931 Nobel
Peace prize
