Exam 1 Professor Gerhardt VNSG 1122
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What year was the first nursing school founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1836
Who supervised the first nursing school? - CORRECT ANSWER - Theodor Fleidner
Where was the first nursing school founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kaiserwerth,
Germany
Who was the most famous graduate from the first nursing school in Kaiserwerth, Germany? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Florence Nightengale
What was Florence Nightingales contribution to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Modern nursing is attributed to Florence Nightingale. She said " to put a patient in the best
condition for nature to act upon them". She took 38 other women to the Crimea war front to care
for British soldiers. Established crews to clean up hospitals, create laundries, and cook meals. In
1860 founded Nightingale training school at St Thomas Hospital.
What were Nightingales core beliefs? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perfection - Nursing
was a sacred calling, a commitment to work for man kind, not a business.
2. No Licensure - To her it was too much like nurses being in a union.
3. Eliminating Prejudice - Against a better class of women entering nursing and created a push
toward the development of nursing as a respectable vocation.
Who established the American Red Cross? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clara Barton
Which war brought the increase of responsibility and return of LVN/LPN to the hospitals? -
CORRECT ANSWER - World War 2
, What are the primary roles and functions of the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Care
Provider, Educator, Advocate, Leader, Change Agent, Manager, Researcher, Collaborator,
Delegator
What was Florence Nightingale's Nursing Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Her concept
of the environment emphasized illness prevention, clean air, water, and housing. Her nursing
theoretical work discussed environmental adaptation with appropriate noise levels, hygiene,
light, comfort, socialization, hope, nutrition, and conservation of patient energy.
What was Hildegard Peplau's Nursing Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Focused on the
roles played by the nurse and the interpersonal process between a nurse and a patient. The
interpersonal process occurs in overlapping phases. 1. Orientation, 2 working - consisting of two
sub phases which are identification and exploitation, and finally 3 resolution. Used widely by
psychiatric nurses.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Specifies the
psychological and physiologic factors that affect each person's physical and mental health. Reads
from the bottom to top.
1. Physiologic Needs - IE oxygen, water, food.
2. Safety and Security - from physiologic and psychological threat, protection, stability, and lack
of danger.
3. Love and Belonging - Affection, intimacy, support, and reassurance.
4. Self Esteem - Self worth, self respect, independence, privacy, status, dignity, and self reliance.
5. Self Actualization - recognition and realization of one's potential, growth, health and
autonomy.
***This is how you will always prioritize care for every patient***
What is the criteria for a profession? - CORRECT ANSWER - altruism
body of knowledge and research
accountability
higher education
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What year was the first nursing school founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1836
Who supervised the first nursing school? - CORRECT ANSWER - Theodor Fleidner
Where was the first nursing school founded? - CORRECT ANSWER - Kaiserwerth,
Germany
Who was the most famous graduate from the first nursing school in Kaiserwerth, Germany? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Florence Nightengale
What was Florence Nightingales contribution to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Modern nursing is attributed to Florence Nightingale. She said " to put a patient in the best
condition for nature to act upon them". She took 38 other women to the Crimea war front to care
for British soldiers. Established crews to clean up hospitals, create laundries, and cook meals. In
1860 founded Nightingale training school at St Thomas Hospital.
What were Nightingales core beliefs? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Perfection - Nursing
was a sacred calling, a commitment to work for man kind, not a business.
2. No Licensure - To her it was too much like nurses being in a union.
3. Eliminating Prejudice - Against a better class of women entering nursing and created a push
toward the development of nursing as a respectable vocation.
Who established the American Red Cross? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clara Barton
Which war brought the increase of responsibility and return of LVN/LPN to the hospitals? -
CORRECT ANSWER - World War 2
, What are the primary roles and functions of the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER - Care
Provider, Educator, Advocate, Leader, Change Agent, Manager, Researcher, Collaborator,
Delegator
What was Florence Nightingale's Nursing Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Her concept
of the environment emphasized illness prevention, clean air, water, and housing. Her nursing
theoretical work discussed environmental adaptation with appropriate noise levels, hygiene,
light, comfort, socialization, hope, nutrition, and conservation of patient energy.
What was Hildegard Peplau's Nursing Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Focused on the
roles played by the nurse and the interpersonal process between a nurse and a patient. The
interpersonal process occurs in overlapping phases. 1. Orientation, 2 working - consisting of two
sub phases which are identification and exploitation, and finally 3 resolution. Used widely by
psychiatric nurses.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Specifies the
psychological and physiologic factors that affect each person's physical and mental health. Reads
from the bottom to top.
1. Physiologic Needs - IE oxygen, water, food.
2. Safety and Security - from physiologic and psychological threat, protection, stability, and lack
of danger.
3. Love and Belonging - Affection, intimacy, support, and reassurance.
4. Self Esteem - Self worth, self respect, independence, privacy, status, dignity, and self reliance.
5. Self Actualization - recognition and realization of one's potential, growth, health and
autonomy.
***This is how you will always prioritize care for every patient***
What is the criteria for a profession? - CORRECT ANSWER - altruism
body of knowledge and research
accountability
higher education
