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Chapter111:11professional11nursing


MULTIPLE11CHOICE

1. Which11early11nursing11leader11founded11the11first11training11school11for11nurses11that1
1would11later11become11a11model11for11early11nursing11education?11a.11Dorothea11Dix
b. Florence11Nightingale
c. Clara11Barton
d. Mary11Ann11Bickerdyke
ANS:11B

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A Dorothea11Dix11is11best11known11as11an11advocate11for11the11mentally11ill,11and
11she11created11a11brief11training11program11at11two11New11York11hospitals11fo
r11women11who11wished11to11serve11as11nurses11in11the11Civil11War.
B Florence11Nightingale11founded11the11first11training11school11for11nurses11at11St.11
Thomas’s11Hospital11in11London11in111806.11This11became11the11model11for11nur
sing11education11in11the
United11States.
C Clara11Barton11is11known11for11founding11the11American11Red11Cross.
D Mary11Ann11Bickerdyke11is11best11known11for11nursing11services11during11the11C
ivil11War.

DIF:11Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge


2. Who11was11the11first11educated11African11American11professional11nurse?
a. Linda11Richards
b. Phoebe11Pember
c. Sojourner11Truth
d. Mary11Eliza11Mahoney
ANS:11D

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A Linda11Richards11was11the11first11trained11nurse11in11the11United11States.
B Phoebe11Pember11was11one11of11the11first11women11placed11in11charge11of11a11hos
pital.
C Sojourner11Truth11was11a11famous11abolitionist11who11served11as11a11nurse11for11t
he11Union
forces11in11the11Civil11War.
D Mary11Eliza11Mahoney11was11the11first11African11American11professional11nurse;
11she11was
educated11at11the11New11England11Hospital11for11Women11and11Children.

DIF:11Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge

3. To11which11early11nursing11leader11is11attributed11the11founding11of11the11American11Red11C
ross?11a.11Clara11Barton
b. Dorothea11Dix

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c. Florence11Nightingale
d. Lavinia11Lloyd11Dock




ANS:11A

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A Founding11the11American11Red11Cross11is11attributed11to11Clara11Barton.
B Dorothea11Dix11was11superintendent11of11women11nurses11of11the11Union11Army.
C Florence11Nightingale11was11an11English11pioneer11in11nursing.
D Lavinia11 Lloyd11Dock11was11influential11in11forming11the11National11League11fo
r11Nursing
(NLN).

DIF:11Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge

4. What11were11some11of11the11application11requirements11of11nursing11education11programs11in11the1119
00s?
a. Male,11intelligent,11strong
b. Female,11sensitive,11subservient
c. Female,11docile,11from11poor11background
d. Male,11high11breeding,11independent
ANS:11B

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A Men11were11not11thought11to11be11sensitive11enough11for11nursing.
B Sensitivity,11breeding,11intelligence,11ladylike11behavior,11and11submission11to
authority11were11highly11desired11personal11traits11for11nursing11students.
C High11breeding11was11desirable11for11nursing11education11program11applicants.
D Men11were11not11desired11nursing11education11program11applicants.
DIF: Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge


Which11of11the11following11statements11best11describes11how11the11Chicago11World’s11Fair11of11
189311became11a11pivotal11point11in11the11history11of11nursing11education11in11the11United11Stat
es?
e. Florence11Nightingale’s11work11on11sanitation11and11its11relationship11to11mortality11rates11
was11finally11recognized.
f. The11organization11today11known11as11the11NLN11was11formed11to11address11issues11in11nursing11e
ducation.
g. The11American11Nurses11Association11(ANA)11was11formed11to11oversee11nursing11educa
tion11in11the11United11States.

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h. The11International11Council11of11Nurses11(ICN)11was11formed11to11enhance11collaboratio
n11between11practicing11nurses11and11educators.
ANS:11B

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A Florence11Nightingale’s11paper11was11on11scientific11training11of11nurses.
B Several11influential11nursing11leaders11met11at11the11Chicago11World’s11Fair11and
11started
the11National11League11for11Nursing11Education—the11precursor11to11the11NLN.
C The11NLN,11not11the11ANA,11was11formed11to11oversee11nursing11education11in1
1the11United
States.
D The11ICN11was11not11founded11until11189911and11is11not11involved11in11U.S.11edu
cation11of
nurses.



DIF:11Cognitive11Level:11Comprehension

5. Which11early11nursing11organization11is11credited11with11first11recommending11state11regis
tration11for11nurses?
a. ICN
b. NLN
c. ANA
d. National11Association11of11Colored11Graduate11Nurses
ANS:11A

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A The11ICN11was11formed11to11unite11all11nursing11organizations.11The11topic11of11t
he11first
meeting11was11registration11for11nurses11by11each11country11and11state.
B The11NLN11was11formed11to11oversee11nursing11education11in11the11United11State
s.
C The11ANA11was11formed11to11enhance11collaboration11between11practicing11nurse
s11and
educators.
D The11National11Association11of11Colored11Graduate11Nurses11was11formed11to11d
evelop
leadership11among11African11American11nurses.

DIF:11Cognitive11Level:11Knowledge

6. Which11of11the11following11nursing11leaders,11because11of11her11work11in11the11Henry11Stree
t11Settlement,11is11considered11the11founder11of11public11health11nursing?11a.11Margaret11Sa
nger
b.c.11 ClaraLillian11Barton11Wald
d.11Lavinia11Lloyd11Dock
ANS:11C