NUR 207 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1896 John D. Rockefeller established the first school of nursing for African American
women, where? - Answer-Atlanta Baptist Seminary, now known as Spelman College
Lillian Wald - Answer-developed a viable practice for public health nursing. Purpose
was to provide well baby care, health education, disease prevention, and treatment of
minor illnesses.
Mary Breckinridge - Answer-Established the Frontier Nursing Service
After WWII:social issues - Answer-unemployment dropped to all time lows because
women were encouraged to return to childbearing and marriage rather than to continue
employment outside the home
After WWII: advanced in nursing - Answer-emerges as a true profession with minimum
national standards for nursing education established
Nursing care during the era of the Civil War was: - Answer-plagued by communicable
diseases made worse by unsanitary conditions
nurses became an essential part of the military advance in - Answer-WWII
medicare and Medicaid changed rules to follow drgs in - Answer-1983
Barbra Nichols - Answer--ANA's first elected African-American president (1970s)
Discuss some of the changes in healthcare and nursing that occurred in the 1990s -
Answer-Health of the nation
Healthy people 2000 initiate was written focuses in disease prevention and health
promotion
Saw more deaths from heart disease, cancer, cerebral vascular disease, copd, etc.
AIDS epidemic for infection control-wearing latex gloves, using isolation procedures
Exposure to hazardous material became a large issue
Increase in coast of Medicare and Medicaid
Sairy Gamp (1843) - Answer-was portrayed as unkempt, drunk, used sick patients as
profit by Charles Dickens in literature.
Nightengale 1860's - Answer-made nursing have a positive image
in the 1930's books such as the white angel and so proudly we hale - Answer-portrayed
nurses as heroes
, 1960-1970 nurse ratched (one flew over the coo coos nest) - Answer-gave nursing a
negative image, manipulative, uncaring, controlling
MASH (1970's) - Answer-mostly showed hardworking, but also gave nurses a sexual
role
Greg Focker (2000's) - Answer-scared to admit he is a nurse because it was rare to see
male nurses
Nurses can combat the nursing shortage by: - Answer-advocating for funds to pay for
nursing education and a safer work environment
to help create a new positive image nurses/students should - Answer-Value nursing;
project it daily
Nurses should take themselves seriously and dress the part
Recognize the benefit of membership in the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta
Tau International, National League for Nursing, and specialty organizations
Portray the profession positively
Be highly visible to patients, families, and physicians
Make negative comments only to other colleagues
Be active in professional organizations
Recognize the value of nursing's contributions
Value caring, health promotion, and health teaching
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Answer-Addresses the challenges of
preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to
continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system within which they
work.
LACE Report-Model of Regulation - Answer-Licensure, accreditation of programs,
certification and education programs
4 APRN Roles - Answer-Nurse anesthetist
Nurse midwife
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse practitioner
Define and discuss quality improvement - Answer-consists of systematic and
continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the
health status of targeted patient groups
Interprofessional emphasis - Answer-everyone works together, not just nurses.
illness care to health promotion - Answer-trying to keep patieints from coming back to
the hospital, what we can do to prevent people from getting sick or injured
ANSWERS
1896 John D. Rockefeller established the first school of nursing for African American
women, where? - Answer-Atlanta Baptist Seminary, now known as Spelman College
Lillian Wald - Answer-developed a viable practice for public health nursing. Purpose
was to provide well baby care, health education, disease prevention, and treatment of
minor illnesses.
Mary Breckinridge - Answer-Established the Frontier Nursing Service
After WWII:social issues - Answer-unemployment dropped to all time lows because
women were encouraged to return to childbearing and marriage rather than to continue
employment outside the home
After WWII: advanced in nursing - Answer-emerges as a true profession with minimum
national standards for nursing education established
Nursing care during the era of the Civil War was: - Answer-plagued by communicable
diseases made worse by unsanitary conditions
nurses became an essential part of the military advance in - Answer-WWII
medicare and Medicaid changed rules to follow drgs in - Answer-1983
Barbra Nichols - Answer--ANA's first elected African-American president (1970s)
Discuss some of the changes in healthcare and nursing that occurred in the 1990s -
Answer-Health of the nation
Healthy people 2000 initiate was written focuses in disease prevention and health
promotion
Saw more deaths from heart disease, cancer, cerebral vascular disease, copd, etc.
AIDS epidemic for infection control-wearing latex gloves, using isolation procedures
Exposure to hazardous material became a large issue
Increase in coast of Medicare and Medicaid
Sairy Gamp (1843) - Answer-was portrayed as unkempt, drunk, used sick patients as
profit by Charles Dickens in literature.
Nightengale 1860's - Answer-made nursing have a positive image
in the 1930's books such as the white angel and so proudly we hale - Answer-portrayed
nurses as heroes
, 1960-1970 nurse ratched (one flew over the coo coos nest) - Answer-gave nursing a
negative image, manipulative, uncaring, controlling
MASH (1970's) - Answer-mostly showed hardworking, but also gave nurses a sexual
role
Greg Focker (2000's) - Answer-scared to admit he is a nurse because it was rare to see
male nurses
Nurses can combat the nursing shortage by: - Answer-advocating for funds to pay for
nursing education and a safer work environment
to help create a new positive image nurses/students should - Answer-Value nursing;
project it daily
Nurses should take themselves seriously and dress the part
Recognize the benefit of membership in the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta
Tau International, National League for Nursing, and specialty organizations
Portray the profession positively
Be highly visible to patients, families, and physicians
Make negative comments only to other colleagues
Be active in professional organizations
Recognize the value of nursing's contributions
Value caring, health promotion, and health teaching
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - Answer-Addresses the challenges of
preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to
continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system within which they
work.
LACE Report-Model of Regulation - Answer-Licensure, accreditation of programs,
certification and education programs
4 APRN Roles - Answer-Nurse anesthetist
Nurse midwife
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse practitioner
Define and discuss quality improvement - Answer-consists of systematic and
continuous actions that lead to measurable improvement in health care services and the
health status of targeted patient groups
Interprofessional emphasis - Answer-everyone works together, not just nurses.
illness care to health promotion - Answer-trying to keep patieints from coming back to
the hospital, what we can do to prevent people from getting sick or injured
