NURS 2300 EXAM 1 | VERIFIED GUIDE

NURS 2300 EXAM 1 1) Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education? C – Numbers of RNs with bachelors and higher degrees are increasing 2) What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared nurses? C – Outcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses. 3) Which of the following nursing roles is not considered an advanced practice role? C – Community health nurse 4) NPs are advanced practice nurses who: D – Can diagnose and treat common and chronic conditions 5) Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would later become a model for early nursing education? A – Florence Nightingale (St. Tomas’s Hospital) 6) To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? D – Clara Barton 7) The first trained African American nurse in the United States lived in Boston and was named: A – Mary Eliza Mahoney 8) Which of the following nursing leaders, because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement, is considered the founder of public health nursing? D – Lillian Wald 9) When surveyed, which profession was chosen by the general public as highest in honesty and ethics? A – Nurse 10) The nursing image is responsible for improving its own image. The MOST EFFECTIVE avenue for changing the image of nursing is: A – have nurses appear and behave professionally and explain what nurses do in each patient interaction 11) Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about factors that contribute to the image of nursing? C – The media’s portrayal of nurses is always professional and respectable.