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Diploma Programs - ANS ✔✔-In Hospital schools of nursing
-Decreasing in number
-No degree, diploma only
-First type of nursing program
-Hospital-based
-Technical skills focus
Associate Degree in Nursing - ANS ✔✔-Community colleges
-2 years in length
-Technical focus
-Developed as nursing shortages arose
Baccalaureate Nursing Programs (BSN) - ANS ✔✔-College/University based
-Emphasis on:
-Theoretical knowledge
-Decision-making
-Leadership
-Independence of practice
-Assessment skills
-Clinical component
1940s/1950s- when the realization came that a BSN was needed instead of an RN
Similarities of nursing programs: - ANS ✔✔-Expensive
-Students more heterogenous
-Flexible programs
-Follow nursing trends
-Require State Approval
-Seek accreditation from national source
-Faculty shortage
-Short supply of clinical facilities
-Involve students in curriculum development
-Require clinical experience
-Must meet national standards
Primary Care - ANS ✔✔Health promotion, prevention, improving optimal health
Secondary Care - ANS ✔✔Emergency care, acute care, hospitals, acute care settings
Tertiary Care - ANS ✔✔Rehab, long-term care, palliative care
Traits of a Profession: - ANS ✔✔-Ability to function at a high intellectual level
-High level of individual responsibility and accountability
, -Specialized body of knowledge
-Knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education
-Public service and altruistic services
-A code of ethics and guidelines
-Demonstration of professional competency
-Autonomy and Independence of practice
-Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of the profession
Which traits of a profession are nurses lacking in? - ANS ✔✔-Autonomy and Independence of practice:
Nurses work with a variety of health care providers, only advanced practice nurses have more autonomy
and independence
-Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of profession: Many treat nursing as a
job, not a career
-Knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education: Most nurses still have less than a BSN
World War II - ANS ✔✔-Improvements in educational standards of nursing care
-Majority of care still given at home
-Nurses practicing outside of milllitary
-No quality control
Industrial Revolution - ANS ✔✔-People living in close quarters
-Poor health conditions
-Community health nursing
Protestant Reformation - ANS ✔✔-Male nurses all but disappeared!!!! 😲
The Renaissance - ANS ✔✔-Technology advancements
-Microscope and Thermometers
Revolutionary War - ANS ✔✔First US hospital dedicated to treating the sick
Civil War - ANS ✔✔-Demand for nurses increased dramatically
-Navy nurses
-American Red Cross
-Army Nurse Corps
Florence Nightingale - ANS ✔✔-Founder of modern nursing
-Crimean War-focus on the patient & environment
-First nurse researcher
-Nursing should be in direct contact with patients
Dorthea Dix - ANS ✔✔-Appointed Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Army
-Organized hospitals, recruited nurses during the civil war
Clara Barton - ANS ✔✔-Angel of the Battlefield
-Founder of the American Red Cross
Isabel Adams Hampton Robb - ANS ✔✔-Raised standards of nursing education
UNIVERSITY | NUR 105 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Diploma Programs - ANS ✔✔-In Hospital schools of nursing
-Decreasing in number
-No degree, diploma only
-First type of nursing program
-Hospital-based
-Technical skills focus
Associate Degree in Nursing - ANS ✔✔-Community colleges
-2 years in length
-Technical focus
-Developed as nursing shortages arose
Baccalaureate Nursing Programs (BSN) - ANS ✔✔-College/University based
-Emphasis on:
-Theoretical knowledge
-Decision-making
-Leadership
-Independence of practice
-Assessment skills
-Clinical component
1940s/1950s- when the realization came that a BSN was needed instead of an RN
Similarities of nursing programs: - ANS ✔✔-Expensive
-Students more heterogenous
-Flexible programs
-Follow nursing trends
-Require State Approval
-Seek accreditation from national source
-Faculty shortage
-Short supply of clinical facilities
-Involve students in curriculum development
-Require clinical experience
-Must meet national standards
Primary Care - ANS ✔✔Health promotion, prevention, improving optimal health
Secondary Care - ANS ✔✔Emergency care, acute care, hospitals, acute care settings
Tertiary Care - ANS ✔✔Rehab, long-term care, palliative care
Traits of a Profession: - ANS ✔✔-Ability to function at a high intellectual level
-High level of individual responsibility and accountability
, -Specialized body of knowledge
-Knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education
-Public service and altruistic services
-A code of ethics and guidelines
-Demonstration of professional competency
-Autonomy and Independence of practice
-Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of the profession
Which traits of a profession are nurses lacking in? - ANS ✔✔-Autonomy and Independence of practice:
Nurses work with a variety of health care providers, only advanced practice nurses have more autonomy
and independence
-Strong professional identity and commitment to the development of profession: Many treat nursing as a
job, not a career
-Knowledge that can be learned in institutions of higher education: Most nurses still have less than a BSN
World War II - ANS ✔✔-Improvements in educational standards of nursing care
-Majority of care still given at home
-Nurses practicing outside of milllitary
-No quality control
Industrial Revolution - ANS ✔✔-People living in close quarters
-Poor health conditions
-Community health nursing
Protestant Reformation - ANS ✔✔-Male nurses all but disappeared!!!! 😲
The Renaissance - ANS ✔✔-Technology advancements
-Microscope and Thermometers
Revolutionary War - ANS ✔✔First US hospital dedicated to treating the sick
Civil War - ANS ✔✔-Demand for nurses increased dramatically
-Navy nurses
-American Red Cross
-Army Nurse Corps
Florence Nightingale - ANS ✔✔-Founder of modern nursing
-Crimean War-focus on the patient & environment
-First nurse researcher
-Nursing should be in direct contact with patients
Dorthea Dix - ANS ✔✔-Appointed Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Army
-Organized hospitals, recruited nurses during the civil war
Clara Barton - ANS ✔✔-Angel of the Battlefield
-Founder of the American Red Cross
Isabel Adams Hampton Robb - ANS ✔✔-Raised standards of nursing education
