NURSING ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE
PROFESSION ALL CHAPTERS REVISION
HANDBOOK 2026 ETHICS LEADERSHIP AND
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
◉ As a result of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the majority of
registered nurses in the U.S.:
a. sought employment in hospitals, often working for little or no
wages.
b. were opposed to government relief efforts to provide relief to
unemployed persons.
c. increasingly found work as self-employed private duty nurses.
d. decided to leave nursing to seek work in areas other than health
care.. Answer: sought employment in hospitals, often working for
little or no wages.
◉ During the late 19th century, advances in science contributed to
the growth in nursing education because:
,a. schools of nursing were increasingly relied upon to aid in the
discovery of the causes of disease.
b. the need for university preparation of professional nurses had
been firmly established.
c. improvement in technology required educated nurses for the care
of patients with more complex conditions.
d. the hospital was determined to be the only place where patients
should be treated.. Answer: improvement in technology required
educated nurses for the care of patients with more complex
conditions.
◉ Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to the
emergence of nursing as a profession was her:
a. discovery that dirt, rather than pathogens, is the primary cause of
disease.
b. use of political influence to obtain permission to take a group of
nurses to the Crimean War.
,c. establishment of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas'
Hospital.
d. work with Pastor Fliedner to establish the Deaconess Home and
Hospital.. Answer: establishment of the Nightingale School of
Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital.
◉ The American Nurses Association Position Paper, which was
published in 1965, had a significant impact on the nursing
profession because it:
a. reaffirmed that nursing education should occur in patient care
settings, such as hospitals.
b. stated that the minimum preparation for beginning professional
nurses should be a baccalaureate degree.
c. united U.S. nurses in the belief that significant changes were
needed in nursing education.
d. stated that no formal education should be required for beginning
technical nurses who would practice solely at the patient's bedside..
Answer: stated that the minimum preparation for beginning
professional nurses should be a baccalaureate degree.
, ◉ The chief characteristic of early hospital-based schools of nursing
in the U.S. was that:
a. student nurses received an education based on sound
instructional principles.
b. student nurses were required to work long hours with few formal
classes and little clinical supervision.
c. schools of nursing were few in number so that their quality could
be ensured.
d. schools of nursing employed well-educated faculty members
committed to meeting their students' needs.. Answer: student
nurses were required to work long hours with few formal classes
and little clinical supervision.
◉ The first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S.:
a. allowed anyone in the state to apply for nurse licensure,
regardless of their educational preparation.
b. barred persons who had not graduated from a school of nursing
from the practice of nursing for pay.
PROFESSION ALL CHAPTERS REVISION
HANDBOOK 2026 ETHICS LEADERSHIP AND
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
◉ As a result of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the majority of
registered nurses in the U.S.:
a. sought employment in hospitals, often working for little or no
wages.
b. were opposed to government relief efforts to provide relief to
unemployed persons.
c. increasingly found work as self-employed private duty nurses.
d. decided to leave nursing to seek work in areas other than health
care.. Answer: sought employment in hospitals, often working for
little or no wages.
◉ During the late 19th century, advances in science contributed to
the growth in nursing education because:
,a. schools of nursing were increasingly relied upon to aid in the
discovery of the causes of disease.
b. the need for university preparation of professional nurses had
been firmly established.
c. improvement in technology required educated nurses for the care
of patients with more complex conditions.
d. the hospital was determined to be the only place where patients
should be treated.. Answer: improvement in technology required
educated nurses for the care of patients with more complex
conditions.
◉ Florence Nightingale's most significant contribution to the
emergence of nursing as a profession was her:
a. discovery that dirt, rather than pathogens, is the primary cause of
disease.
b. use of political influence to obtain permission to take a group of
nurses to the Crimean War.
,c. establishment of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas'
Hospital.
d. work with Pastor Fliedner to establish the Deaconess Home and
Hospital.. Answer: establishment of the Nightingale School of
Nursing at St. Thomas' Hospital.
◉ The American Nurses Association Position Paper, which was
published in 1965, had a significant impact on the nursing
profession because it:
a. reaffirmed that nursing education should occur in patient care
settings, such as hospitals.
b. stated that the minimum preparation for beginning professional
nurses should be a baccalaureate degree.
c. united U.S. nurses in the belief that significant changes were
needed in nursing education.
d. stated that no formal education should be required for beginning
technical nurses who would practice solely at the patient's bedside..
Answer: stated that the minimum preparation for beginning
professional nurses should be a baccalaureate degree.
, ◉ The chief characteristic of early hospital-based schools of nursing
in the U.S. was that:
a. student nurses received an education based on sound
instructional principles.
b. student nurses were required to work long hours with few formal
classes and little clinical supervision.
c. schools of nursing were few in number so that their quality could
be ensured.
d. schools of nursing employed well-educated faculty members
committed to meeting their students' needs.. Answer: student
nurses were required to work long hours with few formal classes
and little clinical supervision.
◉ The first nurse practice acts passed in the U.S.:
a. allowed anyone in the state to apply for nurse licensure,
regardless of their educational preparation.
b. barred persons who had not graduated from a school of nursing
from the practice of nursing for pay.
