Exam 1 VNSG 1122 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Nightingale nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,improved patient care by such measures as
good hygiene and sanitation
2. patient observation
3.accurate record keeping
4.nutritional improvement
5. introduction and use of new medical equipment
"Nightingale Plan," - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Students had to pass strict procedures for
admission,
2. nurses' training lasted 1 year
3. included formal instruction and practical experience
4. Complete records were kept on each student's progress.
Who was Theodor Fliendner - CORRECT ANSWER - a German pastor in Kaiserswerth,
Germany, the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses established the first school of nursing in the mid-
1800s
What is the difference of ancient Pesthouse/hospital to today? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
dirty
2. overcrowded with patients
3.scpe of care delivered was limited.
4. untrained care provider
What is illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Illness (an abnormal process in which aspects of
the social, emotional, or intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or
impaired) was considered to be an indicator of how one stood with God; it was understood as a
direct outcome of divine disfavor.(opposite of wellness)
, Mention the factors that have changed Nursing and nursing education. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. the method our society uses to care for the sick.
2. the way people live
3.the relationship of people to their environment
4.the search for knowledge and truth through education
5. technological advances.
Who was responsible for the development of public health nursing in the United States through
the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940)
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) - CORRECT ANSWER - Who was the first African-
American professional nurse
that worked for acceptance of African Americans in the nursing profession?
What was Lavinia Dock (1858-1956) contribution to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
She was responsible, with Robb, for the organization of the American Society of Superintendents
of Training Schools, which evolved into the National League for Nursing Education.
Who organised the first graded system of theory and practice in the schools of nursing and also
the founders of the American Journal of Nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER - Isabel
Hampton Robb (1859-1910)
She is the first trained nurse in America.
Responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records.
Credited with the development of our present-day documentation system. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Linda Richards (1841-1930)
She was the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Nightingale nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,improved patient care by such measures as
good hygiene and sanitation
2. patient observation
3.accurate record keeping
4.nutritional improvement
5. introduction and use of new medical equipment
"Nightingale Plan," - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.Students had to pass strict procedures for
admission,
2. nurses' training lasted 1 year
3. included formal instruction and practical experience
4. Complete records were kept on each student's progress.
Who was Theodor Fliendner - CORRECT ANSWER - a German pastor in Kaiserswerth,
Germany, the Lutheran Order of Deaconesses established the first school of nursing in the mid-
1800s
What is the difference of ancient Pesthouse/hospital to today? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
dirty
2. overcrowded with patients
3.scpe of care delivered was limited.
4. untrained care provider
What is illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - Illness (an abnormal process in which aspects of
the social, emotional, or intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or
impaired) was considered to be an indicator of how one stood with God; it was understood as a
direct outcome of divine disfavor.(opposite of wellness)
, Mention the factors that have changed Nursing and nursing education. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. the method our society uses to care for the sick.
2. the way people live
3.the relationship of people to their environment
4.the search for knowledge and truth through education
5. technological advances.
Who was responsible for the development of public health nursing in the United States through
the founding of the Henry Street Settlement in New York City? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lillian D. Wald (1867-1940)
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) - CORRECT ANSWER - Who was the first African-
American professional nurse
that worked for acceptance of African Americans in the nursing profession?
What was Lavinia Dock (1858-1956) contribution to nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
She was responsible, with Robb, for the organization of the American Society of Superintendents
of Training Schools, which evolved into the National League for Nursing Education.
Who organised the first graded system of theory and practice in the schools of nursing and also
the founders of the American Journal of Nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER - Isabel
Hampton Robb (1859-1910)
She is the first trained nurse in America.
Responsible for the development of the first nursing and hospital records.
Credited with the development of our present-day documentation system. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Linda Richards (1841-1930)
She was the greatest nurse heroines of the Civil War.
