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1. When describing nursing to a group of nursing students, the nursing instructor lists all of the following characteristics of nursing except a. historically nursing is as old as mankind. b. nursing was originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care of the sick. c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal education. d. nursing has always been identifiable as a distinct occupation. ANS: A Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by religious orders dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with no formal education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean war. There, Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing introduced the world to the functional roles of professional nursing and the need for formal education. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity 2. The nursing profession’s first nurse researcher, who served as an early advocate for high-quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing infection, was a. Abraham Maslow. b. Martha Rogers. c. Hildegard Peplau. d. Florence Nightingale. ANS: D An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing infection marks her as the profession’s first nurse researcher. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 1 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care 3. Today, professional nursing education begins at the a. undergraduate level. b. graduate level. c. advanced practice level. d. administrative level. ANS: A lOMoARcPSD| Page 2 of 187 Today, professional nursing education begins at the undergraduate level, with a growing number of nurses choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice roles and/or research opportunities. Nurses are prepared to function as advanced practice nurse practitioners, administrators, and educators. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2 TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: All phases MSC: Client Needs: Management of Care