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Nursing 102 WKU Questions and Answers
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during Florence Nightingale's time, women typically were involved in what
type of work or activity
Ans: women typically did not work outside of the home. being a house wife,
cooking, cleaning, and being caregivers
what was the first war that Florence Nightingale was involved in?
Ans: Crimean war (1854-1856)
what organization represents all RN in the united states
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Ans: American Nursing Association (ANA)
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what is the international honor society for nursing?
Ans: Sigma Theta Tau International (a non-profit that provides leadership and
scholarship in practice, education, and research to improve the health of all
people)
Dorthea Dix
Ans: she improved conditions for mentally ill
she was the union superintendent of females nurses in civil war (advocated for
insane persons confined in cages, stalls, and pens)
Linda Richards
Ans: She created the first individual patient record and helped with process
improvement (America's first trained nurse)
What three individuals started the Jefferson street mission
Ans: Lillian Wald, Mary Brewster, and Lavinia Dock
What did Jefferson Street Mission later become named
Ans: Henry Street Settlement
Who was Mary Mahoney
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Ans: the first black professional nurse that gave expert care to the sick
Who is Adelaide Nutting
Ans: she was a nurse educator and the world's first professor in nursing
Who is Clara Barton
Ans: she helped POWs reunite with their families and worked to improve
hospitals on the battlefield during the Civil War. She founded the American Red
Cross in 1882
Who was Ignaz Semmelweis
Ans: A doctor working in the obstetrical ward of Vienna general hospital and
tried to institute a strict hand washing policy with chlorinated lime water to
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reduce the number of deaths due to childbed fever
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did Ignaz Semmelweis receive rightful recognition from his colleagues
Ans: no he was largely ignored, rejected, and ridiculed (he was dismissed from
the hospital and harassed by the medical community with forced him to move to
Budapest)
was organized religion and or military establishments linked with the care
of the sick
Ans: yes (especially during the crusade times and the medieval era when health
was strongly believed to be influenced by religion)
who was Margaret Sanger
Ans: left nursing to devote her life to educating women about birth control,
specifically unwanted pregnancies to reduce the number of abortions. founded
planned parenthood
what are the characteristics of a profession
Ans: autonomy, responsibility, and accountability (practice responsibility of the
profession through standards and a codes of ethics
commitment to members or the profession)
what role should each nurse take to improve the image of nursing in the
community
Nursing 102 WKU Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
during Florence Nightingale's time, women typically were involved in what
type of work or activity
Ans: women typically did not work outside of the home. being a house wife,
cooking, cleaning, and being caregivers
what was the first war that Florence Nightingale was involved in?
Ans: Crimean war (1854-1856)
what organization represents all RN in the united states
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Ans: American Nursing Association (ANA)
Exampromax - Stuvia US
what is the international honor society for nursing?
Ans: Sigma Theta Tau International (a non-profit that provides leadership and
scholarship in practice, education, and research to improve the health of all
people)
Dorthea Dix
Ans: she improved conditions for mentally ill
she was the union superintendent of females nurses in civil war (advocated for
insane persons confined in cages, stalls, and pens)
Linda Richards
Ans: She created the first individual patient record and helped with process
improvement (America's first trained nurse)
What three individuals started the Jefferson street mission
Ans: Lillian Wald, Mary Brewster, and Lavinia Dock
What did Jefferson Street Mission later become named
Ans: Henry Street Settlement
Who was Mary Mahoney
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Ans: the first black professional nurse that gave expert care to the sick
Who is Adelaide Nutting
Ans: she was a nurse educator and the world's first professor in nursing
Who is Clara Barton
Ans: she helped POWs reunite with their families and worked to improve
hospitals on the battlefield during the Civil War. She founded the American Red
Cross in 1882
Who was Ignaz Semmelweis
Ans: A doctor working in the obstetrical ward of Vienna general hospital and
tried to institute a strict hand washing policy with chlorinated lime water to
© 2025 Assignment Expert
reduce the number of deaths due to childbed fever
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did Ignaz Semmelweis receive rightful recognition from his colleagues
Ans: no he was largely ignored, rejected, and ridiculed (he was dismissed from
the hospital and harassed by the medical community with forced him to move to
Budapest)
was organized religion and or military establishments linked with the care
of the sick
Ans: yes (especially during the crusade times and the medieval era when health
was strongly believed to be influenced by religion)
who was Margaret Sanger
Ans: left nursing to devote her life to educating women about birth control,
specifically unwanted pregnancies to reduce the number of abortions. founded
planned parenthood
what are the characteristics of a profession
Ans: autonomy, responsibility, and accountability (practice responsibility of the
profession through standards and a codes of ethics
commitment to members or the profession)
what role should each nurse take to improve the image of nursing in the
community
