Chapter f1 fThe fVista fof fNursing
1. The ffirst fpracticing fnurse fepidemiologist fwas
a. Florence fNightingale.
b. Mildred fMontag.
c. Clara fBarton.
d. Mary fAgnes fSnively.
ANS: fA
Nightingale fwas fthe ffirst fpracticing fnurse fepidemiologist. fHer fstatistical fanalyses fconnected
f poorfsanitation fwith fcholera fand fdysentery. fMildred fMontag, fClara fBarton, fand fMary fAgnes
f Snively fcame fafter fNightingale, feach fcontributing fto fthe fnursing fprofession fin fher fown fway.
f Clara fBartonffounded fthe fAmerican fRed fCross. fDr. fMildred fMontag festablished fthe ffirst
f associate fdegree fnursing fprogram fin f1952. fMary fAgnes fSnively fbegan fforming fthe fCanadian
f National fAssociationfof fTrained fNurses fin f1883.
2. The fAmerican fRed fCross fwas ffounded fby
a. Florence fNightingale.
b. Harriet fTubman.
c. Clara fBarton.
d. Mary fMahoney.
ANS: fC
In f1882, fthe fUnited fStates fratified fthe fAmerican fRed fCross, ffounded fby fClara fBarton.
f FlorencefNightingale festablished fthe fTraining fSchool ffor fNurses fin fLondon, fEngland, fin
f 1860. fHarriet fTubman fwas factive fin fthe fUnderground fRailroad fmovement fduring fthe
American fCivil fWar.
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Mary fMahoney fwas fthe ffirst fprofessionally ftrained fAfrican fAmerican fnurse.
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3. Nurses fworking fin fthe fHenry fStreet fSettlement fin f1893 fwere famong fthe ffirst fnurses
f tofdemonstrate fautonomy fin f practice. fThis fwas fbecause fthose fnurses
a. Had fno fability fto fwork fin fthe fhospital fsetting.
b. Were frequired fto fuse fcritical fthinking fskills.
c. Focused fsolely fon fhealing fthe fvery fill.
d. Planned ftheir fcare faround fresearch ffindings.
ANS: fB
In f1893, fnurses fworking fin fthe fHenry fStreet fSettlement fwere fsome fof fthe ffirst fto fdemonstrate
f autonomy fin fpractice fbecause fthey fencountered fsituations fthat frequired fquick fand finnovative
f problem fsolving fand fcritical fthinking, fand fprovided ftherapies faimed fat fmaintaining fwellness,
f asfwell fas fcuring fthe fill. fNursing fhospitals fexpanded fin fthe flate fnineteenth fcentury fand fwere
f majorfproviders fof fnursing fcare. fNot funtil fthe fearly ftwentieth fcentury fwas fthere fa fmovement
f toward fafscientific, fresearch-based fbody fof fnursing fknowledge.
4. In f1923, fthe fGoldmark fReport fwas fan fimportant fstudy fthat
a. Formed fformal fnurse fmidwifery fprograms.
b. Established fthe fCenter ffor fEthics fand fHuman fRights.
c. Revised fthe fANA fcode fof fethics.
d. Led fto fthe fdevelopment fof fthe fYale fSchool fof fNursing.
ANS: fD
In f1923, fthe fGoldmark fReport fidentified fthe fneed ffor fincreased ffinancial fsupport ffor funiversity-
f based fschools fof fnursing. fAs fa fresult, fthe fYale fSchool fof fNursing fwas fdeveloped. fGraduate
f nursefmidwifery fprograms fdid fnot fcome finto fexistence funtil fthe f1940s, fand fthe fCenter ffor
f Ethics fand fHuman fRights fwas ffounded fin f1990. fThe fANA fcode fof fethics fwas fpublished fin
f 1985 fand fwas flast fupdated fin f2001.
5. The fmajor fdifference fbetween fa fbaccalaureate fdegree fnursing fprogram fand fan
f associatesfdegree fnursing fprogram fis fthat fthe fbaccalaureate fprogram fincludes fstudies fin
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a. Basic fsciences fand ftheoretical fcourses.
b. Social fsciences fand fhumanities.
c. Theoretical fand fclinical fcourses.
d. Basic fsciences fand fclinical fcourses.
ANS: fB
Both fassociates fdegree fprograms fand fbaccalaureate fprograms ffocus fon fbasic fsciences fand fon
f theoretical fand fclinical fcourses. fBaccalaureate fprograms, fhowever, falso ffocus fon fcourses fin
f thefsocial fsciences, farts, fand fhumanities fto fsupport fnursing ftheory.
6. The fnurse fhas fbeen fworking fin fthe fclinical fsetting ffor fseveral fyears fas fan fadvanced
f practicefnurse fand fhas fearned fher fmasters fdegree fas fa ffamily fnurse fpractitioner. fHowever,
f she fseems funfulfilled fand fhas fa fstrong fdesire fto fdo fresearch. fTo ffulfill fher fdesire, fthe fnurse
f most flikely fwould fapply fto fattend fa fprogram fthat fwould flead fto fa
a. Doctor fof fNursing fScience fdegree f(DNSc).
b. Doctor fof fPhilosophy fdegree f(PhD).
c. Doctor fof fNursing fPractice fdegree f(DNP).
d. Doctor fin fthe fScience fof fNursing fdegree f(DSN).
ANS: fB
PhD fprograms femphasize fbasic fresearch fand ftheory fand fare fresearch foriented. fProfessional
f doctoral fprograms fin fnursing f(DSN for fDNSc) fprepare fgraduates fto fapply fresearch ffindings fto
f clinical fnursing. fThe fDNP fis fa fpractice fdoctorate fthat fprepares fadvanced fpractice fnurses fsuch
f asfnurse fpractitioners.
7. The fnurse fis fcaring ffor fher fpatients fand fis ffocused fon fmanaging ftheir fcare fas fopposed fto
f managing fand fperforming fskills. fThis fnurse fdemonstrates fwhich flevel fof fproficiency faccording
f tofBenner?
a. Novice
b. Competent