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Q

Which of the following made significant contributions to the nursing care of soldiers during the Crimean War?

A. Dorothea Orem
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Linda Richards
D. Mary Mahoney

A

B. Florence Nightingale

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The nurse best performs health promotion by which of the following activities?

A. Administering immunizations
B. Giving a bath
C. Preventing accidents in the home
D. Performing diagnostic procedures

A

C. Preventing accidents in the home

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Established the American Red Cross. Recognize the need for the agency during times of need.

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Clara Barton

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Advocated for mental health. Founded the first mental health facility.

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Dorothea Dix

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Who was the nurse known as the “Lady with the Lamp” who helped to reform hosptials?

A. Clara Barton
B. Linda Richards
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Mary Mahoney

A

C. Florence Nightingale

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Provided nursing care to soldiers during the Crimean War. Native of the Caribbean. Performed a lot of folk medicine. Worked around the same time as Florence Nightingale. Did not receive as much credit b/c of her race.

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Mary Jane Seacole

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Who was the first African American nurse:

A. Lillian Wald
B. Mary Mahoney
C. Linda Richards
D. Mary Brewster

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B. Mary Mahoney

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Nursing is best defined as which of the following?

A. Handmaidens of the physician
B. Women who wear wihte
C. Someone who assists the client in teh activities that contribute to health, recovery, or death.
D. Overpaid and undereducated.

A

C. Someone who assists the client in teh activities that contribute to health, recovery, or death.

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Who organized nursing services during the Civil War and helped to establish the American Red Cross?

A. Mary Mahoney
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Linda Richards
D. Clara Barton

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D. Clara Barton

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Who participated in the movement for women’s rights and for legislation for nurses to control their own profession?

A. Lavina Dock
B. Mary Brewster
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Linda Richards

A

A. Lavina Dock

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
The founder of Planned Parenthood was actually imprisoned for opening the first birth control information clinic. Who was she?

A. Mary Brewster
B. Margaret Sanger
C. Mary Breckinridge
D. Mary Carnegie

A

B. Margaret Sanger

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The first person to recognize the importance of hand washing

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Florence Nightingale

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
Who wrote the theory for redefining nursing as a caring-healing model?

A. Florence Nightingale
B. Betty Neuman
C. Jean Watson
D. Madeleine Leininger

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C. Jean Watson

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
In protecting the public, each state sets up legal acts to regulate the practice of nursing so all nurses no matter where they work will profvide similar standards of care. What are these legal acts called?

A. Nursing process
B. Standards of practice
C. Nurse practice acts
D. State laws of nursing

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C. Nurse practice acts

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Ch. 1 - Berman Wkbk
All nursing programs, whether they train pracitical nursing or registered nursing students, require the approval from which of the following?

A. Local hospitals
B. American Medical Association
C. American Nursing Association
D. State Board of Nursing

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D. State Board of Nursing

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She is known for breaking down racial barriers and preserving the history of African American Nurses

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Mary Elizabeth Carnegie

17
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What are the four areas of nursing practice?

A

Promoting health and wellness, preventing illness, restoring health, and caring for the dying.

18
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An example of health promotion is:

A. performing diagnostic and assessment procedures
B. preventing drug and alcohol abuse
C. Consulting with other health care professionals
D. Rehabilitating clients to their optimal functional level.

A

B. preventing drug and alcohol abuse

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