NUR 100 CLASS 1 TLO Exam Questions
and Answers
Jeanne Prentice influence on nursing? - Answer-She fought to protect a mothers right to
choose CNM to supervise home births.
Leads the PUSH! initiative
-makes home birth a safe option and can have them unattended without a PA
Mary Breckinridge influence on nursing? - Answer-She introduced the modern rural
healthcare system in U.S.
opened the Frontier Nursing Service (1935)
-saved many lives
-decreased the rate of maternal and infant mortality
-has a hospital named after her
-Frontier school of midwifery and family nursing
Helen Fairchild influence on nursing? - Answer-War nurse!
-she wrote many letters during WW1 describing what combat nursing was like, these
letters made wartime nursing come alive
-cared for soldiers in war, had no blankets and many other things
Florence Nightingale influence on nursing? - Answer-She established the first nursing
philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
-developed the Nightingale Training School for Nurses
-first nurse epidemiologist
-she was the first nurse to focus on the patients environment
-volunteered during the Crimean war (lady with the lamp)
-ensured the quality of sanitation facilities
-reduced the mortality rate from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
Mary Mahoney influence on nursing? - Answer-First professionally educated African
American nurse
-made sure to understand the different cultures and races with patients
-focused on respecting patients and providing equal care
-brought an awareness for cultural diversity
How did the civil war influence nursing? - Answer-The civil war stimulated the growth of
nursing in the United States
, What did Clara Barton do? - Answer-Nurse in the Civil War
Founded the American Red Cross
-cared for soldiers on the battlefields
What did Dorothea Dix do? - Answer-During civil war
-created better working conditions for nurses and hospital conditions for soldiers
-fought for rights of the mentally ill
--opened many mental illness institutions
-superintendent of female nurse union army
Influence Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster had on nursing? - Answer-Opened the Henry
Street Settlement, which focused on the health needs of poor people who lived in
tenements in NYC
What did the national league for nursing (NLN) do? (1953) - Answer-Provided services
which include
-preadmission and achievement tests for nursing students
-statistical data
-testing service for state board exams
National Academy of Medicine - Answer-formerly known as institute of medicine (IOM)
-mission is to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity,
and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally
What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-purpose is to improve patient
safety
-goals are to focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them
--identify patients correctly
--improve staff communication
--use medication safely
--prevent infection
--use alarms safely
--disinfecting, handwashing
--identify patient safety risks
--find out which patients are more likely to commit suicide
--prevent mistakes in surgery
National Academy of Medicine report - Answer-explores how nurses roles,
responsibilities, and education should change to meet the increased demand for care
-nursing needs to change and adapt
How is nursing an art? - Answer--a calling
-caring
and Answers
Jeanne Prentice influence on nursing? - Answer-She fought to protect a mothers right to
choose CNM to supervise home births.
Leads the PUSH! initiative
-makes home birth a safe option and can have them unattended without a PA
Mary Breckinridge influence on nursing? - Answer-She introduced the modern rural
healthcare system in U.S.
opened the Frontier Nursing Service (1935)
-saved many lives
-decreased the rate of maternal and infant mortality
-has a hospital named after her
-Frontier school of midwifery and family nursing
Helen Fairchild influence on nursing? - Answer-War nurse!
-she wrote many letters during WW1 describing what combat nursing was like, these
letters made wartime nursing come alive
-cared for soldiers in war, had no blankets and many other things
Florence Nightingale influence on nursing? - Answer-She established the first nursing
philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration
-developed the Nightingale Training School for Nurses
-first nurse epidemiologist
-she was the first nurse to focus on the patients environment
-volunteered during the Crimean war (lady with the lamp)
-ensured the quality of sanitation facilities
-reduced the mortality rate from 42.7% to 2.2% in 6 months
Mary Mahoney influence on nursing? - Answer-First professionally educated African
American nurse
-made sure to understand the different cultures and races with patients
-focused on respecting patients and providing equal care
-brought an awareness for cultural diversity
How did the civil war influence nursing? - Answer-The civil war stimulated the growth of
nursing in the United States
, What did Clara Barton do? - Answer-Nurse in the Civil War
Founded the American Red Cross
-cared for soldiers on the battlefields
What did Dorothea Dix do? - Answer-During civil war
-created better working conditions for nurses and hospital conditions for soldiers
-fought for rights of the mentally ill
--opened many mental illness institutions
-superintendent of female nurse union army
Influence Lilian Wald and Mary Brewster had on nursing? - Answer-Opened the Henry
Street Settlement, which focused on the health needs of poor people who lived in
tenements in NYC
What did the national league for nursing (NLN) do? (1953) - Answer-Provided services
which include
-preadmission and achievement tests for nursing students
-statistical data
-testing service for state board exams
National Academy of Medicine - Answer-formerly known as institute of medicine (IOM)
-mission is to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity,
and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally
What are the National Patient Safety Goals? - Answer-purpose is to improve patient
safety
-goals are to focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve them
--identify patients correctly
--improve staff communication
--use medication safely
--prevent infection
--use alarms safely
--disinfecting, handwashing
--identify patient safety risks
--find out which patients are more likely to commit suicide
--prevent mistakes in surgery
National Academy of Medicine report - Answer-explores how nurses roles,
responsibilities, and education should change to meet the increased demand for care
-nursing needs to change and adapt
How is nursing an art? - Answer--a calling
-caring
