Nur 103 Midterm Exam Questions And Answers
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER -Defined nursing as both an art and a science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books about nursing and health care, regarded as the founder of modern
nursing.
-Improved sanitary conditions
-Decreased infection and mortality during Crimean War.
-Encouraged healthy nutrition
Clara Barton-ANSWER -Volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during
the Civil War, served as supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized
hospitals and nurses', established the American Red Cross in 1882.
Dorothea Dix ANSWER Served as superintendent of the female. nurses of the 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.
Harriet Tubman - ANSWER - A nurse and an abolitionist active in the Underground
Railroad movement before joining up with the union Army during the civil war.
-Knows various cures with plants and herbs.
-Opened a home for the aged after the Civil War.
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - ANSWER - Professional nurse and first African American
graduated from New England Hospital for women and children in 1879.
• Graduated from a program that called for 16 hours 7 days a week.
• Was 1 of 3 that graduated out of an original class of 40.
• Established National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.
, Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER -A leader in nursing and nursing education, organized
the nursing school at John Hopkins Hospital, initiated policies that included limiting the
number of hours in a day's work and wrote a textbook to help student learning, first
president of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada- later
became the American Nurses Association.
Joe Hogan - ANSWER -Fought for equal rights for men in nursing schools.
-Was already a nurse when he wanted to pursue further education but was turned down.
-In 1982, he was allowed. to attend the university of Mississippi ending sex
discrimination in publicly funded schools around the country.
Concepts in Nursing Theory - ANSWER 1. The person (patient)
2. The environment
3. Health
4. Nursing
Health - ANSWER A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
Illness - ANSWER The unique response. of a person to a disease, an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning.
Disease - ANSWER Medical term, referring to pathologic changes in the structure or
function of the body or mind.
Wellness - ANSWER An active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health.
Auditory Learning - ANSWER - One-on-one conversations
- Videos
- Podcasts
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER -Defined nursing as both an art and a science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education,
published books about nursing and health care, regarded as the founder of modern
nursing.
-Improved sanitary conditions
-Decreased infection and mortality during Crimean War.
-Encouraged healthy nutrition
Clara Barton-ANSWER -Volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during
the Civil War, served as supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized
hospitals and nurses', established the American Red Cross in 1882.
Dorothea Dix ANSWER Served as superintendent of the female. nurses of the 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.
Harriet Tubman - ANSWER - A nurse and an abolitionist active in the Underground
Railroad movement before joining up with the union Army during the civil war.
-Knows various cures with plants and herbs.
-Opened a home for the aged after the Civil War.
Mary Elizabeth Mahoney - ANSWER - Professional nurse and first African American
graduated from New England Hospital for women and children in 1879.
• Graduated from a program that called for 16 hours 7 days a week.
• Was 1 of 3 that graduated out of an original class of 40.
• Established National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses.
, Isabel Hampton Robb - ANSWER -A leader in nursing and nursing education, organized
the nursing school at John Hopkins Hospital, initiated policies that included limiting the
number of hours in a day's work and wrote a textbook to help student learning, first
president of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada- later
became the American Nurses Association.
Joe Hogan - ANSWER -Fought for equal rights for men in nursing schools.
-Was already a nurse when he wanted to pursue further education but was turned down.
-In 1982, he was allowed. to attend the university of Mississippi ending sex
discrimination in publicly funded schools around the country.
Concepts in Nursing Theory - ANSWER 1. The person (patient)
2. The environment
3. Health
4. Nursing
Health - ANSWER A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
Illness - ANSWER The unique response. of a person to a disease, an abnormal process
involving changed level of functioning.
Disease - ANSWER Medical term, referring to pathologic changes in the structure or
function of the body or mind.
Wellness - ANSWER An active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting good
physical, mental, and emotional health.
Auditory Learning - ANSWER - One-on-one conversations
- Videos
- Podcasts
