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1. Which10early10nursing10leader10founded10the10first10training10school10for10nurses10that1
0would10later10become10a10model10for10early10nursing10education?10a.10Dorothea10Dix
b. Florence10Nightingale
c. Clara10Barton
d. Mary10Ann10Bickerdyke
ANS:10B
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A Dorothea10Dix10is10best10known10as10an10advocate10for10the10mentally10ill,10and
10she10created10a10brief10training10program10at10two10New10York10hospitals10fo
r10women10who10wished10to10serve10as10nurses10in10the10Civil10War.
B Florence10Nightingale10founded10the10first10training10school10for10nurses10at10St.10
Thomas’s10Hospital10in10London10in101806.10This10became10the10model10for10nur
sing10education10in10the
United10States.
C Clara10Barton10is10known10for10founding10the10American10Red10Cross.
D Mary10Ann10Bickerdyke10is10best10known10for10nursing10services10during10the10C
ivil10War.
DIF:10Cognitive10Level:10Knowledge
2. Who10was10the10first10educated10African10American10professional10nurse?
a. Linda10Richards
b. Phoebe10Pember
c. Sojourner10Truth
d. Mary10Eliza10Mahoney
ANS:10D
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A Linda10Richards10was10the10first10trained10nurse10in10the10United10States.
B Phoebe10Pember10was10one10of10the10first10women10placed10in10charge10of10a10hos
pital.
C Sojourner10Truth10was10a10famous10abolitionist10who10served10as10a10nurse10for10t
he10Union
forces10in10the10Civil10War.
D Mary10Eliza10Mahoney10was10the10first10African10American10professional10nurse;
10she10was
educated10at10the10New10England10Hospital10for10Women10and10Children.
DIF:10Cognitive10Level:10Knowledge
3. To10which10early10nursing10leader10is10attributed10the10founding10of10the10American10Red10C
ross?10a.10Clara10Barton
b. Dorothea10Dix
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c. Florence10Nightingale
d. Lavinia10Lloyd10Dock
ANS:10A
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A Founding10the10American10Red10Cross10is10attributed10to10Clara10Barton.
B Dorothea10Dix10was10superintendent10of10women10nurses10of10the10Union10Army.
C Florence10Nightingale10was10an10English10pioneer10in10nursing.
D Lavinia10 Lloyd10Dock10was10influential10in10forming10the10National10League10fo
r10Nursing
(NLN).
DIF:10Cognitive10Level:10Knowledge
4. What10were10some10of10the10application10requirements10of10nursing10education10programs10in10the1019
00s?
a. Male,10intelligent,10strong
b. Female,10sensitive,10subservient
c. Female,10docile,10from10poor10background
d. Male,10high10breeding,10independent
ANS:10B
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A Men10were10not10thought10to10be10sensitive10enough10for10nursing.
B Sensitivity,10breeding,10intelligence,10ladylike10behavior,10and10submission10to
authority10were10highly10desired10personal10traits10for10nursing10students.
C High10breeding10was10desirable10for10nursing10education10program10applicants.
D Men10were10not10desired10nursing10education10program10applicants.
DIF: Cognitive10Level:10Knowledge
Which10of10the10following10statements10best10describes10how10the10Chicago10World’s10Fair10of10
189310became10a10pivotal10point10in10the10history10of10nursing10education10in10the10United10Stat
es?
e. Florence10Nightingale’s10work10on10sanitation10and10its10relationship10to10mortality10rates10
was10finally10recognized.
f. The10organization10today10known10as10the10NLN10was10formed10to10address10issues10in10nursing10e
ducation.
g. The10American10Nurses10Association10(ANA)10was10formed10to10oversee10nursing10educa
tion10in10the10United10States.
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h. The10International10Council10of10Nurses10(ICN)10was10formed10to10enhance10collaboratio
n10between10practicing10nurses10and10educators.
ANS:10B
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A Florence10Nightingale’s10paper10was10on10scientific10training10of10nurses.
B Several10influential10nursing10leaders10met10at10the10Chicago10World’s10Fair10and
10started
the10National10League10for10Nursing10Education—the10precursor10to10the10NLN.
C The10NLN,10not10the10ANA,10was10formed10to10oversee10nursing10education10in1
0the10United
States.
D The10ICN10was10not10founded10until10189910and10is10not10involved10in10U.S.10edu
cation10of
nurses.
DIF:10Cognitive10Level:10Comprehension
5. Which10early10nursing10organization10is10credited10with10first10recommending10state10regis
tration10for10nurses?
a. ICN
b. NLN
c. ANA
d. National10Association10of10Colored10Graduate10Nurses
ANS:10A
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A The10ICN10was10formed10to10unite10all10nursing10organizations.10The10topic10of10t
he10first
meeting10was10registration10for10nurses10by10each10country10and10state.
B The10NLN10was10formed10to10oversee10nursing10education10in10the10United10State
s.
C The10ANA10was10formed10to10enhance10collaboration10between10practicing10nurse
s10and
educators.
D The10National10Association10of10Colored10Graduate10Nurses10was10formed10to10d
evelop
leadership10among10African10American10nurses.
DIF:10Cognitive10Level:10Knowledge
6. Which10of10the10following10nursing10leaders,10because10of10her10work10in10the10Henry10Stree
t10Settlement,10is10considered10the10founder10of10public10health10nursing?10a.10Margaret10Sa
nger
b.c.10 ClaraLillian10Barton10Wald
d.10Lavinia10Lloyd10Dock
ANS:10C