Nursing and Healthcare Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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Nursing and Healthcare Questions and
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Florence Nightingale

Ans: Founder of modern nursing; established nursing school.


Nightingale Training School

Ans: First nursing school in England, founded in 1860.


Crimean War

Ans: War where Nightingale improved soldier care; death rate
decreased.


Death Rate Reduction

Ans: Dropped from 420 to 22 per 1000 casualties.


Mary Seacole

Ans: Built a lodging house in Crimea for the soldiers; used
natural and herbal medicines.



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Holistic Care Approach

Ans: Focus on overall care of the individual.


Formal Practical Nursing

Ans: First program opened in 1893 in Brooklyn.


State Licensure

Ans: Mississippi first state to license practical nurses.


Public Health Nursing

Ans: Placed emphasis on education for slums, schools, and well
baby care.


Lilian Wald

Ans: Founded Henry Street Settlement; public health nurse.


20th Century Nursing

Ans: Increased nursing education and licensure post -war.


Cadet Nurse Corps

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Ans: Government program to ensure nursing workforce during
war.


Practical Nursing Duties

Ans: Tasks performed under RN supervision, maintaining
asepsis.


RN Education

Ans: Requires a 4-year collegiate program.


PN/VN Education

Ans: Requires a 2-year technical program.


NLN Vision Statement

Ans: Recognizes role of practical nurses in health.


Aseptic Technique

Ans: Maintaining cleanliness to prevent infection.


Home Nursing Practices

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