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Chapter 1: professional nursing JK JK JK




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1. Which early nursing leader founded the first training school for nurses that would late
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r become a model for early nursing education? a. Dorothea Dix
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b. Florence Nightingale JK



c. Clara Barton JK



d. Mary Ann Bickerdyke JK JK




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A Dorothea Dix is best known as an advocate for the mentally ill, and she created
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a brief training program at two New York hospitals for women who wished t
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o serve as nurses in the Civil War.
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B Florence Nightingale founded the first training school for nurses at St. Thomas’s
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Hospital in London in 1806. This became the model for nursing education in the
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United States. JK



C Clara Barton is known for founding the American Red Cross.
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D Mary Ann Bickerdyke is best known for nursing services during the Civil War.
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2. Who was the first educated African American professional nurse?
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a. Linda Richards JK



b. Phoebe Pember JK



c. Sojourner Truth JK



d. Mary Eliza Mahoney JK JK




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A Linda Richards was the first trained nurse in the United States.
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B Phoebe Pember was one of the first women placed in charge of a hospital.
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C Sojourner Truth was a famous abolitionist who served as a nurse for the Union
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forces in the Civil War.
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D Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American professional nurse; she was
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educated at the New England Hospital for Women and Children.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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3. To which early nursing leader is attributed the founding of the American Red Cross? a. Clar
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a Barton
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c. Florence Nightingale JK



d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock JK JK




ANS: A JK




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A Founding the American Red Cross is attributed to Clara Barton.
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B Dorothea Dix was superintendent of women nurses of the Union Army.
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C Florence Nightingale was an English pioneer in nursing.
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D Lavinia Lloyd Dock was influential in forming the National League for Nursing
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(NLN).

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4. What were some of the application requirements of nursing education programs in the 1900s?
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a. Male, intelligent, strong JK JK



b. Female, sensitive, subservient JK JK



c. Female, docile, from poor background JK JK JK JK



d. Male, high breeding, independent JK JK JK




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A Men were not thought to be sensitive enough for nursing.
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B Sensitivity, breeding, intelligence, ladylike behavior, and submission to
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authority were highly desired personal traits for nursing students.
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C High breeding was desirable for nursing education program applicants.
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D Men were not desired nursing education program applicants.
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Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 becam
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e a pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the United States?
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e. Florence Nightingale’s work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality rates was finall
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y recognized.
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f. The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in nursing education.
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g. The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing education in the
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United States.
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h. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance collaboration between
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A Florence Nightingale’s paper was on scientific training of nurses.
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B Several influential nursing leaders met at the Chicago World’s Fair and started
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the National League for Nursing Education—the precursor to the NLN.
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C The NLN, not the ANA, was formed to oversee nursing education in the United
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States.
D The ICN was not founded until 1899 and is not involved in U.S. education of
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nurses.



DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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5. Which early nursing organization is credited with first recommending state registration for
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nurses?
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a. ICN
b. NLN
c. ANA
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ANS: A JK




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A The ICN was formed to unite all nursing organizations. The topic of the first
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meeting was registration for nurses by each country and state.
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B The NLN was formed to oversee nursing education in the United States.
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C The ANA was formed to enhance collaboration between practicing nurses and
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educators.
D The National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses was formed to develop
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leadership among African American nurses. JK JK JK JK




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6. Which of the following nursing leaders, because of her work in the Henry Street Settlement
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, is considered the founder of public health nursing? a. Margaret Sanger
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b.c. ClaraLillian Barton Wald
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d. Lavinia Lloyd Dock
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ANS: C JK